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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State junior defensive end Chop Robinson was named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media to lead 16 Penn State defensive and special teams players picking up All-Big Ten honors on Tuesday.
Sophomore linebacker Abdul Carter was voted first team by the coaches, while senior defensive end Adisa Isaac was selected first team by the media.
Joining Robinson, Carter and Isaac were CB Kalen King (second team), CB/PR Daequan Hardy (second team as return specialist, third team as defensive back), K Alex Felkins (second team), DE Dani Dennis-Sutton (third team), CB Johnny Dixon (third team), DT Zane Durant (honorable mention), DT Dvon Ellies (honorable mention), LB Curtis Jacobs (honorable mention), LB Kobe King (honorable mention), S Jaylen Reed (honorable mention), KR Nicholas Singleton (honorable mention), P Riley Thompson (honorable mention) and S Kevin Winston Jr. (honorable mention).
The Penn State defense leads the country in total defense (223.2), first downs allowed (151), sacks per game (4.0) and total sacks (48), while sitting second in pass defense (153.6), rushing defense (69.7), turnovers gained (24) and tackles for loss per game (8.4). The Nittany Lions are third in the nation in scoring defense (11.4), total tackles for loss (101) and fumbles recovered (12).
Penn State's nation-leading 223.2 total yards allowed per game currently stands as the lowest in a single season in the FBS since Alabama's 183.6 in 2011.
All-Big Ten offensive selections will be announced today.