2011 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 2011 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2011 Big Ten Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).^[1]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Russell Wilson, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Kirk Cousins, Michigan State (Coaches-2)
Denard Robinson, Michigan (Media-2)

Running backs

Montee Ball, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Rex Burkhead, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Marcus Coker, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Silas Redd, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Receivers

A.J. Jenkins, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Marvin McNutt, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
B. J. Cunningham, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Nick Toon, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)
Jeremy Ebert, Northwestern (Media-2)

Centers

David Molk, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Peter Konz, Wisconsin (Media-1)
Mike Caputo, Nebraska (Coaches-2 [tie])
Mike Brewster, Ohio State (Coaches-2 [tie])

Guards

Joel Foreman, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Travis Frederick, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Adam Gettis, Iowa (Coaches-2)
Spencer Long, Nebraska (Media-2)

Tackles

Riley Reiff, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Josh Oglesby, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Mike Adams, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Taylor Lewan, Michigan (Coaches-2)
Jeff Allen, Illinois (Media-2)

Tight ends

Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Brian Linthicum, Michigan State (Coaches-2)
Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin (Media-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Whitney Mercilus, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jerel Worthy, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Devon Still, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
John Simon, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Kawann Short, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Michael Buchanan, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Mike Martin, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
William Gholston, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Mike Daniels, Iowa (Coaches-2)
Jack Crawford, Penn State (Coaches-2)
Broderick Binns, Iowa (Media-2)

Linebackers

Lavonte David, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Chris Borland, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Gerald Hodges, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Mike Taylor, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Max Bullough, Michigan State (Coaches-2)
Andrew Sweat, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
Denicos Allen, Michigan State (Media-2)
Jonathan Brown, Illinois (Media-2)
Gerald Hodges, Penn State (Media-2)

Defensive backs

Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Johnny Adams, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Shaun Prater, Iowa (Coaches-1)
Aaron Henry, Wisconsin (Coaches-1)
Trenton Robinson, Michigan State (Media-1)
Brian Peters, Northwestern (Media-1)
Antonio Fenelus, Wisconsin (Media-1)
Isaiah Lewis, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Nick Sukay, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
C. J. Barnett, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
Ricardo Allen, Purdue (Coaches-2)
Micah Hyde, Iowa (Media-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Brett Maher, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Carson Wiggs, Purdue (Coaches-2)
Anthony Fera, Penn State (Media-2)

Punter

Brett Maher, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Cody Webster, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Key

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and media

Coaches = Selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches^[1]

Media = Selected by the conference media^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "All-Big Ten & Award Winners" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

[B10-1] "All-Big Ten & Award Winners" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

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