# 2008 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 2008 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2008 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

* Daryll Clark, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Adam Weber, Minnesota (Coaches-2)
* Juice Williams, Illinois (Media-2)

### Running backs

* Shonn Greene, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Javon Ringer, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Beanie Wells, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Evan Royster, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Receivers

* Eric Decker, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Derrick Williams, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Arrelious Benn, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* David Gilreath, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)
* Deon Butler, Penn State (Media-2)

### Centers

* A. Q. Shipley, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Rob Bruggeman, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2 [tie])
* Ryan McDonald, Illinois (Media-2 [tie])

### Guards

* Seth Olsen, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State (Coaches-2)
* Roland Martin, Michigan State (Media-2)

### Tackles

* Alex Boone, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Gerald Cadogan, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Xavier Fulton, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Bryan Bulaga, Iowa (Coaches-2)
* Kyle Calloway, Iowa (Media-2)
* Jesse Miller, Michigan State (Media-2)

### Tight ends

* Brandon Myers, Iowa (Coaches-1)
* Garrett Graham, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Jack Simmons, Minnesota (Media-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* Mitch King, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Aaron Maybin, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jammie Kirlew, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Jared Odrick, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Willie VanDeSteeg, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Corey Wootton, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Brandon Graham, Michigan (Coaches-2)
* Matt Kroul, Iowa (Media-2)
* Mike Newkirk, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)

### Linebackers

* Navorro Bowman, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* James Laurinaitis, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Greg Jones, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Brit Miller, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Pat Angerer, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Marcus Freeman, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Defensive backs

* Vontae Davis, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Otis Wiley, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Anthony Scirrotto, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Allen Langford, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Traye Simmons, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Kurt Coleman, Ohio State (Media-2)
* Lydell Sargeant, Penn State (Media-2)
* Amari Spievey, Iowa (Coaches-2)
* Jay Valai, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Kevin Kelly, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Brett Swenson, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Punter

* Zoltan Mesko, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ryan Donahue, Iowa (Coaches-2)
* Aaron Bates, Michigan State (Media-2)

## Key

Coaches = Selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches