CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Offensive lineman Kendrick Green was named second team All-America by USA TODAY Sports. He is the first Illinois offensive lineman to be named All-America since Jon Asamoah in 2009 (second team by Sporting News).

USA TODAY Sports All-America Honorees

OL Kendrick Green (2nd team) 

• Illinois' first offensive player to earn All-America honors since FB Jay Prosch in 2011
• Illinois' first offensive lineman to earn All-America honors since Jon Asamoah in 2009
• Associated Press first team All-Big Ten
• Consensus first team All-Big Ten
• Third highest rated guard in the country by PFF and No. 17 (min. 475 snaps) offensive lineman in the nation during the regular season
• Has made 33 straight starts
• Moved to center for three games while starting center Doug Kramer was sidelined
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten third team
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team
• Outland Trophy watch list
• Organized Black Lives Matter march for Illini student-athletes on Aug. 31, 2020