Individual Big Ten Award Winners •
Griese-
Brees Quarterback of the Year:
Russell Wilson,
Wisconsin •
Richter-
Howard Receiver of the Year:
Marvin McNutt,
Iowa •
Ameche-
Dayne Running Back of the Year:
Montee Ball, Wisconsin •
Kwalick-
Clark Tight End of the Year:
Drake Dunsmore,
Northwestern •
Rimington-
Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year:
David Molk,
Michigan •
Smith-
Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year:
Devon Still,
Penn State •
Butkus-
Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year:
Lavonte David,
Nebraska •
Tatum-
Woodson Defensive Back of the Year:
Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska •
Bakken-
Andersen Kicker of the Year:
Brett Maher, Nebraska •
Eddleman-
Fields Punter of the Year: Brett Maher, Nebraska
All-Big Ten The following players were named by the coaches.:
HONORABLE MENTION:
Illinois:
Jeff Allen, Jonathan Brown,
Derek Dimke,
Terry Hawthorne, Ian Thomas;
Indiana: Mitch Ewald, Jeff Thomas;
Iowa: Broderick Binns,
James Ferentz,
Eric Guthrie,
Micah Hyde,
James Morris,
Markus Zusevics;
Michigan:
Kenny Demens,
J.T. Floyd,
Kevin Koger,
Junior Hemingway,
Denard Robinson,
Fitzgerald Toussaint,
Ryan Van Bergen;
Michigan State:
Denicos Allen,
Le'Veon Bell,
Kenshawn Martin,
Trenton Robinson,
Marcus Rush;
Minnesota: Kim Royston;
Nebraska:
Will Compton, Ben Cotton,
Spencer Long,
Marcel Jones, Baker Steinkuhler;
Northwestern:
Jeremy Ebert,
Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter,
Dan Persa,
Brian Peters;
Ohio State:
Johnathan Hankins,
Dan Herron,
Jack Mewhort,
Jake Stoneburner;
Penn State: Drew Astorino,
Anthony Fera,
Jordan Hill,
D'Anton Lynn,
Derek Moye, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell,
Johnnie Troutman;
Purdue: Joe Holland,
Dennis Kelly;
Wisconsin:
Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym,
Antonio Fenelus,
Peter Konz,
Brad Nortman, Jacob Pedersen,
Ricky Wagner. The following players were named by the media panel.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Illinois: Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Travon Wilson;
Indiana: Mitch Ewald;
Iowa: Mike Daniels, James Ferentz, Adam Gettis, Eric Guthrie, James Morris, Tyler Nielsen, Shaun Prater, Markus Zusevics;
Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger,
Jordan Kovacs, Taylor Lewan, Craig Roh, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen;
Michigan State: Le'Veon Bell, Max Bullough, Dan Conroy, Kirk Cousins,
Darqueze Dennard, Brian Linthicum, Chris McDonald, Chris Norman, Kevin Pickelman, Marcus Rush;
Minnesota: Chris Bunders, Kim Royston;
Nebraska: Mike Caputo, Austin Cassidy, Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Marcel Jones, Cameron Meredith, Daimion Stafford, Baker Steinkuhler;
Northwestern:
Kain Colter, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa;
Ohio State: C.J. Barnett, Mike Brewster, Johnathan Hankins, Jack Mewhort, Tyler Moeller, Andrew Norwell, Jake Stoneburner, Andrew Sweat;
Penn State: Drew Astorino, Quinn Barham, Jack Crawford, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Nate Stupar, Johnnie Troutman;
Purdue: Ricardo Allen, Dwayne Beckford, Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly, Carson Wiggs;
Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Aaron Henry, Brad Nortman, Nick Toon, Ricky Wagner, Philip Welch.
National Award Winners • David Molk, Michigan –
Rimington Trophy • Whitney Mercilus, Illinois –
Ted Hendricks Award First Team All-Americans There are many outlets that award All-America honors in football. The NCAA uses five official selectors to also determine Consensus and Unanimous All-America honors. The five teams used by the NCAA to compile the consensus team are from the
Associated Press, the
AFCA, the
FWAA,
The Sporting News and the
Walter Camp Football Foundation. A point system is used to calculate the consensus honors. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and three points for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a Consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position in football for first team then the players who are tied shall be named to the team. A player named first-team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is recognized as a Unanimous All-American.
Academic All-American The Big Ten led all conferences with 7
Academic All-America selections: 1st team – Rex Burkhead (Nebraska), Austin Cassidy (Nebraska), Patrick Ward (Northwestern) and Joe Holland (Purdue); 2nd team – Mike Sadler (Michigan State), Sean Fisher (Nebraska) and Jacob Schmidt (Northwestern). Cassidy was one of four repeat first-team winners, while Holland was a 2010 second-team selection. ==Bowl games==