Ohio State’s Mike Weber has established himself as one of the nation’s top first-year players and a worthy successor to Ezekiel Elliott. Michigan’s Rashan Gary has lived up to his billing as the country’s No. 1 overall recruit.

Out of that spotlight, other young players have begun to emerge across the Big Ten. Here’s a look at the best true or redshirt freshmen on each of the 14 teams:

Illinois: Guard Darta Lee, a two-star recruit out of Texas, became the first true freshman to start a season opener on the Illini’s offensive line in at least 20 years. He was back in the starting lineup last week at Nebraska and has held onto the job for this week’s game against Purdue.

Indiana: Marcelino Ball has thrived in the hybrid linebacker-safety position called “husky” in new defensive coordinator Tom Allen’s system. The 17-year-old is third on the team with 27 tackles. He had eight tackles and an interception against Ball State and a season-high nine against Wake Forest.

Iowa: Defensive end Anthony Nelson, a redshirt freshman who flipped his commitment from Iowa State to Iowa a month before signing day in 2015, opened the season with a monster performance against Miami (Ohio), forcing two fumbles that led to touchdowns and recording 2.5 sacks. He had a season-high six tackles in the win at Rutgers.

Michigan: Gary is meeting the high expectations that greeted him in Ann Arbor, having made 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack with four quarterback hurries on one of the nation’s best defensive lines. This is a big week for him . The New Jersey native plays at home-state Rutgers in Michigan’s first road game.

Minnesota: Defensive end Tai’yon Devers had a big debut, with two sacks and two forced fumbles leading to touchdowns against Oregon State, and he has three of the Gophers’ nine sacks. Devers is only going to get better. He played just one year of high school football and one year at Georgia Prep Sports Academy before heading to college.