Michigan safety-turned-linebacker Jabrill Peppers has been voted the preseason Big Ten defensive player of the year by league media.
Peppers edged out Iowa cornerback and Detroit native Desmond King in polling conducted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Peppers received 13 first-place votes and 65 voting points from a 39-writer panel representing every Big Ten market. Detroit Free Press reporter Mark Snyder was one of the voters.
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was voted preseason offensive player of the year.
Earlier today, the same poll named the Buckeyes the conference favorite, with Michigan and Michigan State voted second and third in the East Division.