# 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1999 NCAA Division I-A 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).

## Offensive selections
### Quarterbacks

* Drew Brees, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Antwaan Randle El, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Running backs

* Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Thomas Hamner, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Anthony Thomas, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Ladell Betts, Iowa (Coaches-2)
* Damien Anderson, Northwestern (Media-2)

### Receivers

* Plaxico Burress, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* David Terrell, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Chris Daniels, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Chafie Fields, Penn State (Coaches-2)
* Marcus Knight, Michigan (Media-2)

### Centers

* Ben Hamilton, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Casey Rabach, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-1)

### Guards

* Bill Ferrario, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Steve Hutchinson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Shaun Mason, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Ray Redziniak, Illinois (Coaches-2)
* Eric Cole, Penn State (Media-2)

### Tackles

* Chris McIntosh, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Kareem McKenzie, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Jeff Backus, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Marques Sullivan, Illinois (Coaches-2)
* Matt Light, Purdue (Media-2)

### Tight ends

* Tim Stratton, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Chris Baker, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* Courtney Brown, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Rob Renes, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Robaire Smith, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Karon Riley, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Dwayne Missouri, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* John Schlecht, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* David Nugent, Purdue (Coaches-2)
* Adewale Ogunleye, Indiana (Coaches-2)
* Akin Ayodele, Purdue (Media-2)

### Linebackers

* LaVar Arrington, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Brandon Short, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ian Gold, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Julian Peterson, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Na'il Diggs, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Dhani Jones, Michigan (Coaches-2)
* Kevin Bentley, Northwestern (Media-2)

### Defensive backs

* Amp Campbell, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Tyrone Carter, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ahmed Plummer, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Tommy Hendricks, Michigan (Coaches-1)
* David Macklin, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Aric Morris, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Willie Middlebrooks, Minnesota (Coaches-2)
* Adrian Beasley, Purdue (Media-2)
* Matt Bowen, Iowa (Media-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Vitaly Pisetsky, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Paul Edinger, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Punters

* Craig Jarrett, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Drew Hagan, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-1)

## Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big Ten Conference coaches
Media = selected by a media panel