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Dillon Gabriel, Will Johnson highlight 2024 Big Ten football preseason honors

Updated Jul. 23, 2024 11:23 a.m. ET

With Big Ten Football Media Days underway in Indianapolis, the Big Ten Conference announced its 2024 football preseason honors. The 12-member preseason list was selected by a media panel and announced Tuesday morning ahead of the three-day event.

The preseason list is highlighted by a number of standout players, including Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel, Michigan DB Will Johnson and Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka.

Ohio State leads the way with four members on the preseason list: Egbuka (WR), Caleb Downs (DB), TreVeyon Henderson (RB) and JT Tuimoloau (DE), while defending national champion Michigan has three members: Johnson (DB), Mason Graham (DT) and Colston Loveland (TE).

Oregon, one of four newcomers in the Big Ten Conference this year, has two members on the list: Gabriel (QB) and Tez Johnson). Iowa (LB Jay Higgins), Penn State (DE Abdul Carter), and Rutgers (RB Kyle Monangai) each have one player represented.

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Four of this year's Big Ten preseason honorees — Higgins, Gabriel, Egbuka and Monangai — are scheduled to attend Big Ten Media Days this week in Indianapolis.

Here is the complete list of Big Ten preseason honorees:

2024 Big Ten Preseason Honors

LB Jay Higgins, IOWA

DT Mason Graham, MICH

DB Will Johnson, MICH

TE Colston Loveland, MICH

QB Dillon Gabriel, ORE

WR Tez Johnson, ORE

SAF Caleb Downs, OSU

WR Emeka Egbuka, OSU

RB TreVeyon Henderson, OSU

DE JT Tuimoloau, OSU