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]

See also

• 2011 College Football All-America Team

References