Six players from the IU football program were named to one of the three All-Big Ten teams on Tuesday, and 11 more earned an honorable mention.
Meanwhile, IU coach Curt Cignetti was named the league’s coach of the year.
Here is a summary of the honors announced on Tuesday.
A full release from IU Athletics is further below.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Curt Cignetti
OFFENSE:
- Kurtis Rourke – second team QB
- Elijah Sarratt – third team WR
- Mike Katic – third team OL (media)
OFFENSE HONORABLE MENTION: Justice Ellison, Zach Horton, Mike Katic (coaches), Myles Price, Carter Smith.
DEFENSE:
- Mikail Kamara – first team DE
- Aiden Fisher – first team LB
- D’Angelo Ponds – first team CB
DEFENSE HONORABLE MENTION: CJ West, Jailin Walker, James Carpenter, Lanell Carr Jr., Shawn Asbury II.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
SPECIAL TEAMS HONORABLE MENTION: Mark Langston, Myles Price, Nicolas Radicic.
Here is the full release from IU Athletics:
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With the regular season in the books, the Indiana football program is well represented on the All-Big Ten teams with six among the first, second and third teams and an additional 11 Hoosiers named honorable mention all-conference.
Indiana placed the most defenders on the first-team All-Big Ten squad with three players tabbed to the first team by both the coaches and media. On the offensive side, IU had one second-team honoree and two third-team selections. The honorable mentions saw three on the offensive side, five on defense, two on special teams and one selected on both offense and special teams.
DEFENSE
Aiden Fisher, LB
All-B1G First Team (Coaches & Media)
Led the team and ranked third in the Big Ten in total tackles at 108 stops on the season … Started all 12 games and chipped in eight-plus tackles in eight games on the season, with four double-digit tackle games … Had 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Broke up three passes.
Mikail Kamara, DL
All-B1G First Team (Coaches & Media)
Finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy … Ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten in sacks (10.0) and tackles for loss (15.0) … Started all 12 games … Totaled 44 total tackles with multiple tackles in 11 of 12 games … Season sack total ranks tied for No. 5 on the IU single-season charts with Adewale Ogunleye (10.0; 1997) … Posted the first double-digit sacks by a Hoosier since Jammie Kirlew in 2008 (10.5) … Posted a tackle for loss in nine of 12 games in 2024 and 30 of 35 career games … Forced two fumbles and recovered three fumbles … Finished atop the Big Ten and No. 2 in the Power 4 in total pressures (64) per Pro Football Focus.
D’Angelo Ponds, DB
All-B1G First Team (Coaches & Media)
Graded as the No. 3 coverage cornerback in the Big Ten per Pro Football Focus (84.7) … Appeared in all 12 games with 11 starts … Totaled 53 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss … Grabbed two interceptions and broke up nine passes … Returned one interception or a touchdown … Blocked a punt at Michigan State that ended in a safety.
Shawn Asbury II, DB
Honorable Mention (Media)
Finished No. 3 on the team with 62 tackles … Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts … Chipped in 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Lone interception came against Nebraska … Ranks No. 10 on IU’s charts for longest interception return with a 78-yard interception return against Nebraska (10/19) … Broke up three passes.
Lanell Carr Jr., DL
Honorable Mention (Media)
Logged a career-high 37 tackles … Started all 12 games … Made 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Recovered a fumble against Purdue and returned it 8 yards … Made multiple tackles in eight of 12 games in 2024 … Broke up one pass.
James Carpenter, DL
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy for the nation’s most outstanding player that began his career as a walk-on … Started all 12 games … Logged 31 tackles from the defensive interior … Totaled 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks to rank No. 2 on the team in both categories … Broke up one pass.
Jailin Walker, LB
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Graded as the No. 6 linebacker in the Big Ten per Pro Football Focus (81.5) … Started all 12 games … Ranked No. 2 on the team and No. 19 in the Big Ten with a career-best 72 tackles … Added 9.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Pulled down two interceptions and broke up eight passes … Added two forced fumbles … Totaled 4.0 tackles for loss against Purdue to tie for No. 6 on IU’s single-game list.
CJ West, DL
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Boasted seven games with multiple tackles on the defensive interior … Appeared in 12 games with 10 starts … Totaled 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Added a forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Ranked as the No. 6 run defender (81.9) and No. 10 overall defender (76.9) among defensive interiors in the Big Ten per Pro Football Focus.
OFFENSE
Kurtis Rourke, QB
All-B1G Second Team (Coaches & Media)
Led the nation in passing efficiency (181.4) and paced the Big Ten in touchdown passes (27) and fewest interceptions (4) … Started 11 games … Three-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week … Semifinalist for the Maxwell, Walter Camp Award and Davey O’Brien Award … Only Big Ten quarterback since 2000 to throw for 250 yards and at least 3 touchdown passes in their first three conference road games … Threw program-record-tying six touchdown passes against Purdue … Season passing total of 2,827 yards sits No. 7 on the single-season list at IU … Tied for No. 2 on single-season passing touchdowns list … Highest-graded passer (92.9) in the Big Ten per Pro Football Focus.
Elijah Sarratt, WR
All-B1G Third Team (Coaches & Media)
Finished No. 5 in the Big Ten in receiving yards (890) and No. 8 in receiving touchdowns (8) … Started all 12 games … Caught 49 passes on the season with 37 going for a first down or touchdown … Season receiving yardage total ranks No. 12 in IU history and season touchdown receptions are tied for No. 10 on IU’s single-season list … Owns a reception in all 37 career games played.
Mike Katic, C
All-B1G Third Team (Media)
Honorable Mention All-B1G (Coaches)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Anchored an offensive line that graded out as the No. 3 unit in the Big Ten and was named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist … Graded out as the No. 5 center in the Big Ten per Pro Football Focus (72.4) over 763 snaps at center … Started and served as a game captain in all 12 games … Helped IU rush for multiple rushing touchdowns in 11 of 12 games and tie the program record of 37 rushing touchdowns in a season … Helped IU score a program-record 69 offensive touchdowns.
Justice Ellison, RB
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Rated as the No. 3 running back in the Big Ten (87.9) per Pro Football Focus … Appeared in 12 games with six starts … Totaled 811 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns … Ranked No. 7 in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns and No. 9 in yards rushing … Had a streak of seven-straight games with a rushing touchdown (Week 2-6, 8-9), the longest single-season streak at IU since Tevin Coleman in 2013 (nine straight), which was part of a 15-game streak that spanned 2013-14 … Rushed for 100 yards in back-to-back games against Nebraska (105) and Washington (123) and is the first IU running back with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Stevie Scott III in 2019 … Added 11 catches for 84 yards … Helped IU rush for multiple rushing touchdowns in 11 of 12 games and tie the program record of 37 rushing touchdowns in a season.
Zach Horton, TE
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Rated as the No. 2 pass blocking tight end in the Big Ten (77.3) … Started all 12 games … Caught at least one pass in nine of 12 games with four games of multiple catches … Pulled in four touchdown passes, with three in Big Ten play … Totaled 20 catches for 182 yards … Averaged 15.2 yards per reception … Averaged a touchdown catch every five receptions.
Carter Smith, OL
Honorable Mention (Media)
Anchored an offensive line that graded out as the No. 3 unit in the Big Ten and was named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist … Graded out as the No. 6 offensive lineman in the Big Ten per Pro Football Focus (78.1) over 763 snaps at left tackle … Started all 12 games … Helped IU rush for multiple rushing touchdowns in 11 of 12 games and tie the program record of 37 rushing touchdowns in a season … Helped IU score a program-record 69 offensive touchdowns … Ranked No. 4 among offensive tackles in the Big Ten in fewest total pressures allowed (10) in 2024.
Myles Price, WR
Honorable Mention (Media)
Was the No. 9 highest graded wide receiver in the Big Ten overall (79.2) … Appeared in 12 games with 10 starts … Totaled 33 receptions for 410 yards and two touchdowns … Added six rushes for 64 yards and one touchdown … Has caught a pass in 18 straight games – 17 with multiple catches – dating back to his time at Texas Tech … Finished No. 3 on the team in all-purpose yards (760) and garnered honorable mention All-Big Ten as a return specialist, as well.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Mark Langston, LS
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Snapped for every placement in 2024 … Posted the most field goal/extra point snaps of any snapper in the Big Ten (79) … Ranked No. 3 among all B1G snappers in fewest punts over 0.9 seconds and was No. 4 in snaps better than 0.9 seconds … Owned the second-fewest missed snaps in the Big Ten among starting long snappers.
Myles Price, RS
Honorable Mention (Media)
Along with his accolades at wideout, ranked No. 6 on IU’s single-season charts for punt return yardage (289) … Posted a 65-yard punt return against Washington for the longest punt return against an FBS opponent by a Hoosier since J-Shun Harris II against Ball State in 2018 … Ranked No. 7 nationally and No. 2 in the Big Ten in punt return average (12.6) … Totaled 23 punt returns on the season for the most by an IU returner since Tracy Porter (23) in 2007.
Nicolas Radicic, K
Honorable Mention (Media)
Led the FBS in made extra points (69) … Set Indiana’s single-season extra points record in just nine games to pass Mitch Ewald (56; 2013) … Ranks No. 10 in career extra points made (71) … Currently ranks tied for No. 8 on the Big Ten single-season list for extra points made with Noah Ruggles (Ohio State; 2022) … Connected on first eight career field goals to rank tied for No. 10 on Indiana’s consecutive field goals made charts … Is tied for No. 7 on the program’s single-season scoring charts (96) … On pace for the first 100-point season at Indiana since Griffin Oakes (125; 2015).
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