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Two University of Wisconsin offensive players were named the best in the Big Ten at their position Wednesday.

Sophomore Jonathan Taylor won the Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year Award and senior left guard Michael Deiter took home Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year honors.

The conference's offensive awards and All-Big Ten performers were announced Wednesday on BTN Live, while the All-Big Ten defensive teams and awards were released Tuesday.

Taylor's 1,989 rushing yards are 290 more than any other player in the country and already exceed what he accumulated in 14 games last season, when he finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting. His 15 rushing touchdowns are also two more than last year and rank seventh nationally.

"I see absolute improvement in him," UW offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph said. "I think probably one of the things that helps me appreciate him more than anything is his steadiness of approach. ... The one thing I did see come out in him is kind of a little gear sometimes where he says, 'I'm going.' Now he does that within the framework of what we're trying to do."