The Big Ten didn’t have a quarterback selected in the first round of the NFL Draft from 1996 through 2018, and the league’s play at that position over that span largely reflected that reality. Much has changed in the Big Ten over the past eight years, and that’s especially true at quarterback.Since 2019, six Big Ten quarterbacks have been drafted in the first round. But the league has its deepest talent pool at the position right now. Entering this fall, as many as six quarterbacks could land in the Heisman Trophy race and first-round discussion, with another five or six capable of becoming upper-level starters. So determining three teams of preseason All-Big Ten quarterbacks is nearly impossible, let alone deciding on a first-team selection.Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin edges Oregon’s Dante Moore, USC’s Jayden Maiava and Washington’s Demond Williams Jr. — in that order — for preseason All-Big Ten honors in The Athletic’s analysis. In most years, Williams would be a first-team choice; instead, he is the best incoming player ever left off a Big Ten preseason team.Here’s a look at those quarterbacks and others who land on our preseason All-Big Ten team. To accommodate different schemes, the offense and defense each have 12 players.
Preseason All-Big Ten teams: Which star quarterback gets the first-team nod?
The Big Ten is deeper than ever at quarterback, but only one signal caller could earn our preseason first-team honors.
















