COLUMBUS – Nick Bosa and J.K. Dobbins were selected today to the Big Ten’s preseason list of 10 outstanding players from the conference.
Five players from each division are selected by a media panel:
2018 Big Ten Preseason Honors
EAST DIVISION
Nick Bosa, Jr., DE, Ohio State
J.K. Dobbins, So., RB, Ohio State
Rashan Gary, Jr., DL, Michigan
Brian Lewerke, Jr., QB, Michigan State
Trace McSorley, Sr., QB, Penn State
WEST DIVISION
Noah Fant, Jr., TE, Iowa
Stanley Morgan Jr., Sr., WR, Nebraska
Paddy Fisher, So., LB, Northwestern
T.J. Edwards, Sr., LB, Wisconsin
Jonathan Taylor, So., RB, Wisconsin
Bosa, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was the Big Ten’s Smith-Brown defensive lineman of the year in 2017.
Dobbins is coming off the best statistical seasons for any freshman running back in program history, rushing for 1,403 yards and seven touchdowns while starting all 14 games for the Big Ten and Cotton Bowl champion Buckeyes.
Ohio State opens the 2018 football season against Oregon State on Sept. 1 (Noon/ABC).