AP Release
Pat Bryant – AP All-Big Ten First Team
Bryant ranked second in the Big Ten in receiving yards (984) and tied for first in receiving touchdowns (10) during the regular season. He led the nation with three game-winning touchdown catches in the final minute/overtime this season.
Xavier Scott – AP All-Big Ten First Team
Illinois' defense was led by AP All-Big Ten First Team honoree
Xavier Scott, who joined Devon Witherspoon (2022), Sydney Brown (2022), and Kerby Joseph (2021) as All-Big Ten First Team defense backs during
Bret Bielema's tenure. Scott tied for second in the Big Ten in interceptions (4) and was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s best defensive back.
