Athlon All-America Teams | Athlon All-Big Ten Teams

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois football program was represented with two All-Americans and 11 All-Big Ten selections on Athlon's preseason honors list. The Fighting Illini's defensive tackle combo of Jer'Zhan Newton and Keith Randolph Jr. were both named Preseason All-Americans, with Newton appearing on the first team and Randolph earning a spot on the third team. Illinois is one of only eight schools with multiple players within the top three All-America teams on defense, joining Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, and LSU.

The full list of Illinois' honorees is below:

Athlon Preseason All-America

First-Team Defense
DL Jer'Zhan Newton 

Third-Team Defense
DL Keith Randolph Jr. 

Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten

First-Team Offense
WR Isaiah Williams 

First-Team Defense
DL Jer'Zhan Newton 
DL Keith Randolph Jr. 

Second-Team Offense
OL Isaiah Adams 

Third-Team Offense
RB Josh McCray 
OL Julian Pearl 

Third-Team Specialists 
K Caleb Griffin 
PR Isaiah Williams 

Fourth-Team Defense
LB Seth Coleman 
LB Gabe Jacas 
CB Tahveon Nicholson