# 2012 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 2012 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2012 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).

## Offensive selections
### Quarterbacks

* Taylor Martinez, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Braxton Miller, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)

### Running backs

* Montee Ball, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
* Venric Mark, Northwestern (Coaches-2)
* Carlos Hyde, Ohio State (Coaches-2)

### Receivers

* Allen Robinson, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Kenny Bell, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Corey Brown, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
* Cody Latimer, Indiana (Media-2)

### Centers

* Matt Stankiewitch, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Travis Frederick, Wisconsin (Media-1)
* James Ferentz, Iowa (Coaches-2)

### Guards

* Spencer Long, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* John Urschel, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Patrick Omameh, Michigan (Coaches-1)
* Andrew Norwell, Ohio State (Media-1)
* Ryan Groy, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)
* Brian Mulroe, Northwestern (Media-2)

### Tackles

* Taylor Lewan, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Rick Wagner, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jeremiah Sirles, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Hugh Thornton, Illinois (Coaches-2)
* Jack Mewhort, Ohio State (Media-2)

### Tight ends

* Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin (Coaches-1)
* Kyle Carter, Penn State (Media-1)
* Dion Sims, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* John Simon, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jordan Hill, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Kawann Short, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Eric Martin, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Adam Replogle, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Michael Buchanan, Illinois (Coaches-2)
* Craig Roh, Michigan (Coaches-2)
* Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
* William Gholston, Michigan State (Media-2)
* D.L. Wilhite, Minnesota (Media-2)

### Linebackers

* Michael Mauti, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Max Bullough, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Ryan Shazier, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Chris Borland, Wisconsin (Coaches-1)
* Mike Taylor, Wisconsin (Media-1)
* Gerald Hodges, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Will Compton, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
* Jake Ryan, Michigan (Media-2)

### Defensive backs

* Micah Hyde, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Bradley Roby, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Johnny Adams, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Daimion Stafford, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Travis Howard, Ohio State (Media-1)
* Jordan Kovacs, Michigan (Coaches-2)
* Christian Bryant, Ohio State (Coaches-2)
* Ricardo Allen, Purdue (Coaches-2)
* Josh Johnson, Purdue (Media-2)
* Devin Smith, Wisconsin (Media-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Jeff Budzien, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Brett Maher, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)

### Punter

* Mike Sadler, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Brett Maher, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
* Will Hagerup, Michigan (Media-1)

## Key

Coaches = Selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches