It's interesting to look at where the bulk of the talent is going to be on the teams we face.  Might as well learn these names now before the season starts.  Temple has so many players on either the 1st or 2nd teams it's ridiculous.  For everybody else, ehhhh there's just not that much star power really.  Of course getting on All-Conference teams in the Big 12/10 is a lot harder than the MAC.  NIU's selections can be found here.

Key

PS = Phil Steele, # = Steele's position rank, ATH = Athlon, CFN = College Football News, RVS = Rivals

Bold = 1st or 2nd Team

Iowa State Offense

C Ben Lamaak (6'4" 315 SR), 2nd PS #8

RB Alexander Robinson (5'9" 186 SR), 3rd PS #51

LT Kelechi Osemele (6'5" 327 JR), 3rd PS #37, 2nd ATH

QB Austen Arnaud (6'3" 226 SR) PS #57

Iowa State Defense

SS David Sims (5'9" 209 SR), 2nd PS #16

CB Leonard Johnson (5'10" 184 JR), 4th PS #45

Illinois Offense

RB Mikel Leshoure (6'0" 230 JR), 1st PS #31, 2nd ATH

LT Jeff Allen (6'5" 305 JR), 4th PS

RB Jason Ford (6'0" 235 JR) PS #48

Illinois Defense

CB Terry Hawthorne (6'0" 185 SO), 1st PS

MLB Martez Wilson (6'4" 250 JR), 2nd PS #19

DE Clay Nurse (6'3" 260 SR), 4th PS

CB Tavon Wilson (6'0" 205 JR), 4th PS #33

DT Corey Liuget (6'3" 300 JR) PS #43

Minnesota Offense

RG Matt Carufel (6'5" 302 SR), 4th PS

QB Adam Weber (6'3" 221 SR) PS #24

C D.J. Burris (6'2" 290 SR) PS #29

Minnesota Defense

FS Kim Royston (5'11" 193 SR), 4th PS #44

OLB Keanon Cooper (6'0" 210 SO) PS #62

Minnesota Special Teams

KR Troy Stoudermire (5'10" 183 JR), 4th PS #15

Akron Offense

LG Mike Ward (6'3" 300 SR), 2nd PS, 2nd RVS

LT Corey Woods (6'5" 300 SR), 3rd PS, 1st ATH, 1st CFN

WR Jeremy LaFrance (6'1" 195 SR), 4th PS

WR Jalil Carter (6'0" 200 SR), HM PS

Akron Defense

DT Almondo Sewell (6'1" 285 SR), 1st PS #26, 2nd ATH, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

MLB Brian Wagner (6'2" 220 SO), 2nd PS #43, 2nd ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

CB Manley Waller (5'8" 165 JR), 2nd PS, 2nd RVS

DE Hasan Hazime (6'4" 270 JR), 3rd PS

SLB Mike Thomas (5'11" 220 SR), 4th PS

Temple Offense

RB Bernard Pierce, (6'0" 218 SO) 1st PS, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

TE Vaughn Charlton (6'4" 230 SR), 1st PS

RG Colin Madison (6'4" 320 SR), 1st PS #41, 1st ATH, 2nd CFN, 1st RVS

C John Palumbo (6'5" 305 JR), 2nd PS #44, 2nd ATH

RT Darius Morris (6'4" 315 SR), 2nd PS, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

LG Steve Caputo (6'5" 319 JR), 1st CFN

QB Chester Stewart (6'3" 214 JR), 4th PS

WR Rod Streater (6'4" 190 JR), HM PS

Temple Defense

DE Adrian Robinson (6'2" 245 JR, 1st PS #21, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

DT Muhammad Wilkerson (6'5" 303 JR), 1st PS #31, 1st ATH, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

MLB Elijah Joseph (6'2" 240 SR), 1st PS #36, 2nd ATH, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

FS Jaiquawn Jarrett (6'2" 197 SR), 1st PS #8, 2nd ATH, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

OLB Amara Kamara (6'2" 235 SR), 3rd PS #64, 2nd ATH

CB Marquise Liverpool (5'11" 190 SR), HM PS

Temple Special Teams

KR James Nixon (6'1" 188 JR), 1st PS #21, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

PR Delando Green (5'10" 170 SR), 2nd PS, 2nd ATH, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

K Brandon McManus (6'3" 190 SO), 4th PS

Buffalo Offense

LG Peter Bittner (6'4" 297 SR), 1st PS #56, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 2nd RVS

RB Ike Nduka (5'11" 217 SR), 3rd PS

LT Jordan Jerrold (6'8" 307 SR), HM PS

Buffalo Defense

CB Dominic Cook (5'8" 186 SR), 1st PS #61, 1st ATH, 2nd CFN, 1st RVS

FS Davonte Shannon (6'0" 196 SR), 2nd PS #4, 1st ATH, 1st CFN

OLB Justin Winters (5'11" 212 SR), 3rd PS #53

CB Josh Thomas (5'10" 186 SR), 4th PS

OLB Steve Means (6'3" 232 SO), HM PS, 2nd ATH, 2nd CFN

Buffalo Special Teams

K A.J. Principe (5'8" 153 SR), 3rd PS

Central Michigan Offense

C Colin Miller (6'3" 292 SR), 1st PS #14, 1st ATH, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

LG Jeff Maddux (6'5" 315 SR), 3rd PS, 1st RVS

RT Rocky Weaver (6'6" 272 JR), 4th PS

TE David Blackburn (6'3" 233 JR), 2nd ATH, 2nd CFN

WR Kito Poblah (6'2" 203 SR), 2nd RVS

Central Michigan Defense

MLB Nick Bellore (6'1" 241 SR), 1st PS #12, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

DT Sean Murnane (6'1" 266 SR), 2nd PS, 1st ATH, 2nd CFN, 1st RVS

WLB Matt Berning (6'0" 232 SR), 3rd PS

Central Michigan Special Teams

P Brett Hartman (6'4" 229 SR), HM PS

Western Michigan Offense

WR Robert Arnheim (6'2" 198 JR), 1st PS, 2nd CFN, 1st RVS

WR Juan Nunez (6'1" 183 SR), 2nd PS, 2nd CFN

LT Anthony Parker (6'5" 326 JR), 1st PS #33, 2nd ATH, 1st RVS

LG Phillip Swanson (6'4" 313 SR), 2nd PS #49

RT Dann O'Neill (6'7" 309 SO) 2nd CFN

RB Aaron Winchester (5'6" 181 JR), 3rd PS

RG Nick Clemens (6'4" 305 SR), 4th PS

Western Michigan Defense

FS Doug Wiggins (5'10" 202 JR), 3rd PS

DE Freddie Bishop (6'3" 247 SO), 4th PS

WLB Dex Jones (6'0" 249 SO), HM PS

ROV Jamail Barry (6'1" 205 SR), HM PS, 1st CFN

Western Michigan Special Teams

P Ben Armer (5'11" 219 JR), 2nd PS, 2nd ATH, 2nd RVS

Toledo Offense

WR Eric Page (5'10" 171 SO), 1st PS, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

TE Danny Noble (6'5" 233 JR), 4th PS

C Kevin Kowalski (6'4" 299 SR), 4th PS

LT Mike VanDerMulen (6'7" 304 JR), 4th PS #51, 2nd ATH

RB Morgan Williams (5'11" 197 JR), HM PS, 2nd ATH

WR James Green (6'3" 200 FR), HM PS

Toledo Defense

MLB Archie Donald (6'2" 244 SR), 2nd PS #35, 2nd ATH

NG Alex Johnson (6'2" 259 SR), HM PS

DE Doug Westbrook (6'3" 233 SR), HM PS

CB Daxton Swanson (5'10" 180 SO), HM PS

Toledo Special Teams

KR Eric Page, 2nd Team, 2nd RVS

Ball State Offense

RB MiQuale Lewis (5'6" 201 SR), 2nd PS #60, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

TE Madaris Grant (6'5" 235 SR), 3rd PS, 1st CFN

LG Michael Switzer (6'5" 293 SR), 3rd PS

WR Briggs Orsbon (6'0" 189 JR), 4th PS

Ball State Defense

DE Robert Eddins (6'3" 242 SR), 1st PS, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

WLB Davyd Jones (6'1" 215 SR), 3rd PS #69

MLB Travis Freeman (6'0" 223 SO), 4th PS

CB Charlie Todd (5'10" 190 SR), 4th PS

S Sean Baker (6'1" 204 JR), 4th PS #10, 2nd ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

Ball State Special Teams

K Ian McGarvey (5'9" 195 SR), 2nd PS, 2nd ATH, 1st CFN, 2nd RVS

P Scott Kovanda (6'3" 195 SO), 3rd PS, 2nd CFN

KR Eric Williams (5'10" 203 SO), 4th PS

PR Charlie Todd, 4th PS

Eastern Michigan Offense

TE Ben Thayer (6'4" 240 SR), 2nd PS

RB Dwayne Priest (5'8" 192 SR), 4th PS

Eastern Michigan Defense

DT Brandon Slater (6'2" 291 JR), 4th PS

And for the rest of the MAC East teams we don't play:

Ohio Offense

WR LaVon Brazill (5'11" 188 SR), 1st PS, 2nd ATH, 1st CFN, 2nd RVS

WR Terrance McCrae (6'4" 198 SR), 3rd PS

RT Joe Flading (6'4" 289 JR), 3rd PS, 1st ATH, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

QB Phil Bates (6'2" 224 JR), HM PS

QB Boo Jackson (6'1" 202 SR), 2nd CFN

Ohio Defense

MLB Noah Keller (6'1" 227 SR), 1st PS #15, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

DT Ernie Hodge (6'2" 292 SR), 2nd PS, 2nd ATH

DE Dak Notestine (6'3" 250 SR), 2nd PS, 2nd RVS

DT Marcellis Williamson (6'1" 340 SR), 3rd PS

SS Gerald Moore (6'1" 191 SO), 3rd PS #33, 2nd RVS

DE Stafford Gatling (6'4" 239 SR), 4th PS

FS Steven Jackson (6'2" 198 SR), HM PS

CB Julian Posey (5'11" 187 SR), 2nd PS

Ohio Special Teams

K Matt Weller (6'0" 208 SO), 1st PS #9, 1st ATH, 2nd CFN, 1st RVS

PR LaVon Brazill, 1st PS, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

Kent State Offense

RB Eugene Jarvis (5'5" 170 SR), 2nd PS #63, 2nd ATH, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

WR Tyshon Goode (6'1" 162 SO), 2nd PS, 2nd ATH, 2nd RVS

QB Spencer Keith (6'3" 215 SO), 3rd PS, 1st ATH, 1st RVS

C Chris Anzevino (6'2" 305 JR), HM PS #41

Kent State Defense

MLB Cobrani Mixon (6'1" 240 SR), 1st PS #33, 1st ATH, 2nd CFN, 1st RVS

CB Josh Pleasant (5'10" 181 JR), 1st PS #29, 1st ATH, 2nd RVS

FS Brian Lainhart (6'1" 207 SR), 1st PS #7, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

BUCK Monte Simmons (6'3" 266 SR), 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 2nd RVS

DT Quinton Rainey (5'11" 235 SR), 3rd PS

SLB Dorian Wood (6'1" 235 SR), 4th PS

DT Zach Williams (6'3' 255 SR), HM PS

SS Dan Hartman (6'2" 205 SR), HM PS

Kent State Special Teams

P Matt Rinehart (5'9" 171 JR), 1st PS, 1st ATH, 1st CFN, 1st RVS

K Freddy Cortez (6'0" 200 SO), HM PS

KR Anthony Bowman (5'10" 168 SR), HM PS

PR Leneric Muldrow (5'7" 178 SR), HM PS

Bowling Green Offense

C Ben Bojicic (6'5" 294 JR), 3rd PS #22, 1st RVS

RB Willie Geter (5'7" 175 SR), 4th PS

RT Tyler Donahue (6'6" 300 SR), HM PS

Bowling Green Defense

SS Keith Morgan (6'0" 206 JR), 2nd CFN

DT Kevin Alvarado (6'2" 274 JR), 4th PS

DT Chris Jones (6'2" 274 SO), HM PS

WLB Eugene Fells (6'1" 228 SR), HM PS

Miami Offense

QB Zac Dysert (6'4" 207 SO), 1st PS #46, 1st CFN, 2nd RVS

LT Brandon Brooks (6'5" 315 SR), 1st PS

WR Armand Robinson (6'1" 200 SR), 2nd PS, 1st ATH, 1st RVS

WR Jamal Rogers (5'11" 172 SR), 4th PS

RG Nate Williams (6'5" 308 SR), HM PS

Miami Defense

MLB Jerrell Wedge (5'9" 222 JR), 2nd PS #45, 2nd CFN, 2nd RVS

CB Brandon Stephens (5'10" 205 SR), 2nd PS, 2nd ATH

FS Anthony Kokal (6'0" 202 JR), 2nd PS