# 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).

## 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
Media = Selected by the conference media