PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Led by P Adam Korsak earning Second Team and both WR Aron Cruickshank (return specialist) DL Aaron Lewis taking a place on the Third Team, eight from Rutgers football were recognized in the All-Big Ten selections announced Tuesday.

Rutgers Football All-Big Ten Honors
Second Team (coaches): P Adam Korsak
Third Team (coaches): RS Aron Cruickshank, DL Aaron Lewis
Third Team (media): P Adam Korsak
Honorable Mention (coaches): DB Christian Izien, DB Max Melton, DB Avery Young
Honorable Mention (media): DB Christian Braswell, RS Aron Cruickshank, DB Christian Izien, LB Deion Jennings, DL Aaron Lewis, DB Max Melton, DB Avery Young


CHRISTIAN BRASWELL
Returning after missing the 2021 season due to injury, Braswell ranked third in the Big Ten with 1.17 passes defended per game. That included 11 pass breakups and three interceptions. He contributed a pick-six to help seal the victory over Indiana and a career-high four pass breakups at Maryland.


ARON CRUICKSHANK
Often kicked away from by opponents, Cruickshank averaged 20.6 yards on 18 kickoff returns this past season. He ripped off a season-long 66-yard return to help set up a touchdown versus Penn State. This marks his third time earning All-Big Ten honors, claiming First Team in 2020 and Second Team in 2019.


CHRISTIAN IZIEN
Izien garners All-Big Ten recognition for the third-straight season after totaling 84 tackles with five for loss, four pass breakups and a blocked punt. Starting all 12 games, he had two games recording double-digit stops with a high of 15 versus Iowa and became the 14^th player in program history to reach 300 career tackles (303).


DEION JENNINGS
Jennings collected a team-high 91 tackles on the season, recording 8.5 for loss with six pass breakups. The 8.3 tackles per game ranked seventh in the league, posting four games with at least 10. The linebacker capped the season with 12 stops, three tackles-for-loss, a sack and two pass breakups at Maryland.


ADAM KORSAK
A finalist for the Ray Guy Award, Korsak is an All-Big Ten honoree for the fifth-straight year. The Aussie led the country with 32 punts downed inside the 20 and -11 return yards against, ranking third in net punt average (43.57). He is the NCAA all-time leader in punting attempts (349) and yardage (15,318), a three-time captain for the Scarlet Knights and tied for the program record with 58 games played.


AARON LEWIS
Lewis emerged on the defensive line with 55 tackles with eight for loss in 2022. He posted a career high with 11 tackles, two in the backfield, and a forced fumble in the road win over Temple, adding sacks versus Nebraska and Penn State.


MAX MELTON
Melton contributed on both defense and special teams, posting 10 pass breakups, two interceptions, 33 tackles and a nation-leading three blocked punts. The blocked punt versus Michigan led to a touchdown. He also recovered a fumble on punt coverage in playing all 12 games.


AVERY YOUNG
Young collects postseason recognition for the second time after registering 84 tackles at safety. He added an interception, four pass breakups and a forced fumble as a starter in all 12 games. The defensive back finishes his career with 326 tackles, 10^th-most in program history.

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