Coaches and media of the

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...

award the following individual honors at the end of each

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...

season. In addition, the ''

Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...

'' awards the

Chicago Tribune Silver Football The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the '' Chicago Tribune'' to the college football player determined to be the best player from the Big Ten Conference. The award has been presented annually since 1924, when Red Grange of Illinoi ...

to the most valuable football player of the conference.

General

Player of the Year

''Sanctioned by AP and

UPI United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th c ...

; replaced with separate offensive and defensive selections in 1990.'' * 1982: Anthony Carter, WR,

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

* 1983: Don Thorp, DT,

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

* 1984:

Keith Byars Keith Alan Byars (born October 14, 1963) is an American sports broadcaster and former American football fullback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets. Early life B ...

, TB,

Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...

* 1985:

Chuck Long Charles Franklin Long Jr. (born February 18, 1963) is a former American football player and coach who is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Renegades of the XFL. He played quarterback in college at Iowa for Hayden F ...

, QB,

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

and

Lorenzo White Lorenzo Maurice White (born April 12, 1966) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft. He attended Dillard High School in Ft. Lauderdale in Fl ...

, TB,

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

* 1986:

Jim Harbaugh James Joseph Harbaugh (; born December 23, 1963) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current and 20th head football coach of the Michigan Wolverines. He played college football at Michigan from 1983 to 1986. He play ...

, QB,

* 1987:

, TB,

and Ernie Jones, WR,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

* 1988: Anthony Thompson, TB,

* 1989: Anthony Thompson, TB,

(2)

Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year

''Selected by coaches and media. In 2011, the award was renamed the Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year Award in honor of Northwestern's

Otto Graham Otto Everett Graham Jr. (December 6, 1921 – December 17, 2003) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Graha ...

and Ohio State's

Eddie George Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American football coach and former player who is the current head coach at Tennessee State. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily ...

.'' * 1990: Nick Bell, RB,

''(coaches)'',

Matt Rodgers Matt Rodgers (born January 8, 1969) is a former college football player for the University of Iowa from 1988-1991. He was the quarterback who started for the Hawkeyes in the 1991 Rose Bowl game and won the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year awar ...

, QB,

''(coaches)'',

Jon Vaughn Jonathan Stewart Vaughn (born March 12, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons from 1991 to 1994 for the Seattle Seahawks, New E ...

, TB,

''(coaches)'', and Tico Duckett, RB,

''(media)'' * 1991:

Desmond Howard Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior. Howard w ...

, SE,

* 1992:

Tyrone Wheatley Tyrone Anthony Wheatley Sr. (born January 19, 1972) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Previously, he served as the running backs coach of the Denver Broncos of ...

, RB,

* 1993:

Brent Moss Brent A. Moss (January 30, 1972 – November 13, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1991–1994. Moss played ...

, RB,

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

* 1994:

Kerry Collins Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was a member of six NFL teams, most notably the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, ...

, QB, Penn State * 1995:

, RB,

* 1996:

Orlando Pace Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975) is a former American football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Rams. Pace played college football at Ohio State, where he twice recei ...

, OT,

* 1997:

Curtis Enis Curtis Thomas Enis (born June 15, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and ear ...

, RB, Penn State ''(coaches)'' and

Tavian Banks Tavian Remond Banks (born February 17, 1974) is a former running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1998 and 1999. College and high school careers Tavian Banks was a high school standout in both ...

, RB,

''(media)'' * 1998:

Joe Germaine Joseph Berton Germaine (born November 16, 1975) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft after playing college football at Ohio State. Germaine earned a Super Bowl ...

, QB,

''(coaches)'' and

Drew Brees Drew Christopher Brees (; born January 15, 1979) is an American former American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. A member of the New Orleans Saints for most of his career, Brees i ...

, QB,

Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and mo ...

''(media)'' * 1999:

Ron Dayne Ronald Dayne (born March 14, 1978) is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Dayne played college football for the University of Wisconsin and won the 1999 Heisma ...

, RB,

* 2000:

, QB,

* 2001:

Antwaan Randle El Antwaan Randle El (; born August 17, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Detroit Lions of the Nati ...

, QB,

* 2002:

Brad Banks Brad Banks (born April 22, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Iowa where he was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. Early years Banks attended Glades Central High School where he was a First-team A ...

, QB,

* 2003: Chris Perry, RB,

* 2004:

Braylon Edwards Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Michigan, earned unanimous All-American honors, and was recognize ...

, WR,

* 2005: Michael Robinson, QB, Penn State ''(coaches)'' and

Brett Basanez Brett Stephen Basanez (born May 11, 1983) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Northwestern. Basanez was also a member of the Chicago ...

, QB, Northwestern ''(media)'' * 2006:

Troy Smith Troy James Smith (born July 20, 1984) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Ohio State, was recognized as an All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy in 2006. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fi ...

, QB,

* 2007:

Rashard Mendenhall Rashard Jamal Mendenhall (born June 19, 1987) is a former American football running back and current television writer who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football at Illinois and was drafted b ...

, RB,

* 2008:

Shonn Greene Shonn Greene (born August 21, 1985) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the University of Iowa, where in 2008, he was recognized as a unanimous All-American and also won the Doak Walker Award and the Jim ...

, RB,

* 2009: John Clay, RB,

* 2010:

Denard Robinson Denard Xavier Robinson (born September 22, 1990) is currently the Assistant Director of Player Personnel for the University of Michigan football program. Robinson is also a former American football running back who played for four seasons in th ...

, QB,

* 2011:

Montee Ball Montee Ball Jr. (born December 5, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin, where he was twice recognized as the be ...

, RB,

* 2012:

Braxton Miller Braxton Marcellus Miller (born November 30, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was their starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013, before moving to the wide receiver posit ...

, QB,

* 2013:

, QB,

(2) * 2014:

Melvin Gordon Melvin Gordon III (born April 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round ...

, RB,

* 2015:

Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elijah Elliott (born July 22, 1995) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned second-team All-America honors in 2015. Elli ...

, RB,

* 2016:

Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley ( ; born February 9, 1997) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to entering the NFL in 2018, Barkley played college football at Penn State for three seasons gai ...

, RB, Penn State * 2017:

, RB, Penn State (2) * 2018:

Dwayne Haskins Dwayne Haskins Jr. (May 3, 1997 – April 9, 2022) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football at Ohio State, where he set the Big Ten Conference records fo ...

, QB,

* 2019: Justin Fields, QB,

* 2020: Justin Fields, QB,

(2) * 2021: C. J. Stroud, QB,

* 2022: C. J. Stroud, QB,

(2)

Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year

''Selected by coaches and media. The award was renamed the Nagurski–Woodson Award in 2011 in honor of Minnesota's

Bronko Nagurski Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski (November 3, 1908 – January 7, 1990) was a Canadian-born professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL), renowned for his strength and size. Nagurski was also a successful professional ...

and Michigan's

Charles Woodson Charles Cameron Woodson (born October 7, 1976) is a former American football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Michiga ...

.'' * 1990:

Moe Gardner Morris "Moe" Gardner Jr. (born August 10, 1968) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons (1991–1996). Moe Gardner graduated from Cathedral High Sch ...

, NT,

''(coaches)'' and

Darrick Brownlow Darrick Dewayne Brownlow (born December 28, 1968) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Illin ...

, LB,

''(media)'' * 1991: Leroy Smith, DE,

''(coaches)'' and

Troy Vincent Troy Darnell Vincent (born June 8, 1970) is a former American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dolphins as the 7th ...

, CB,

''(media)'' * 1992:

Steve Tovar Steven Eric Tovar (born April 25, 1970) is a former college and professional American football linebacker and a former football coach at the University of Kansas. College career Tovar played for the Ohio State University Buckeyes from 1989 to ...

, LB,

''(coaches)'' and Jeff Zgonina, DT,

''(media)'' * 1993: Dana Howard, LB,

and Dan Wilkinson, DT,

''(media)'' * 1994: Dana Howard,

(2) * 1995:

Pat Fitzgerald Patrick William Fitzgerald Jr. (born December 2, 1974) is the current head coach of the Northwestern University Wildcats football team. He was selected after the unexpected death of Randy Walker and announced at a press conference on July 7, 2 ...

, LB, Northwestern * 1996:

Shawn Springs Shawn Springs (born March 11, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for Ohio State University, and earned All- ...

, CB,

''(coaches)'' and

, LB, Northwestern ''(media)'' (2) * 1997:

, CB,

* 1998: LaVar Arrington, LB, Penn State ''(coaches)'' and Tom Burke, DL,

''(media)'' * 1999: Courtney Brown, DL, Penn State * 2000: Jamar Fletcher, DB,

* 2001:

Larry Foote Lawrence Edward Foote, Jr. (born June 12, 1980) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the co-defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Foote previously served as the lineback ...

, LB,

* 2002:

Mike Doss Michael Allen Doss (born March 24, 1981) is an American former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for Ohio State University, earned consensus All-American honors, an ...

, DB,

''(coaches)'' and Michael Haynes, DL, Penn State ''(media)'' * 2003:

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh ...

, DE,

* 2004:

Erasmus James Erasmus James (born November 4, 1982) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at University of Wisconsin, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings 18th overall in the ...

, DE,

* 2005:

A. J. Hawk Aaron James Hawk (born January 6, 1984) is an American sports analyst and former American football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers fifth overall in the 2006 NFL Draf ...

, LB,

* 2006:

LaMarr Woodley LaMarr Dewayne Woodley (born November 3, 1984) is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football at Michigan, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sec ...

, DE,

* 2007:

James Laurinaitis James Richard Laurinaitis (born December 3, 1986) is a former American football linebacker who played for the St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he was a ...

, LB,

* 2008:

, LB,

(2) * 2009:

Jared Odrick Jared Taylor Odrick (born December 31, 1987) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at ...

, DT, Penn State ''(coaches)'' and Greg Jones, LB,

''(media)'' * 2010:

Ryan Kerrigan Patrick Ryan Kerrigan (born August 16, 1988) is an American football coach and former outside linebacker and defensive end who is the assistant defensive line coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played c ...

, DE,

* 2011:

Devon Still Devon Joshua Still (born July 11, 1989) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State, where he earned consensus All-Am ...

, DT, Penn State * 2012: John Simon, DE,

* 2013: Chris Borland, LB,

* 2014:

Joey Bosa Joseph Anthony Bosa (born July 11, 1995) is an American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was selected third overall by the (then San Dieg ...

, DL,

* 2015:

Carl Nassib Carl Paul Nassib (born April 12, 1993) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) . He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning unanimous All-America ...

, DL, Penn State * 2016:

Jabrill Peppers Jabrill Ahmad Peppers (born October 4, 1995) is an American football strong safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first r ...

, LB,

* 2017:

Josey Jewell Josey Jewell (born December 25, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa. Early years Jewell attended Decorah High School in Decorah, Iowa, w ...

, LB,

* 2018: Devin Bush, LB,

* 2019:

Chase Young Chase Young (born April 14, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Maryland, he played college football at Ohio State University for the Buckeyes. Dur ...

, DE,

* 2020:

Daviyon Nixon Daviyon Nixon (born December 13, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa Western and Iowa before he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. E ...

, DT,

* 2021:

Aidan Hutchinson Aidan Hutchinson (born August 9, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, where he won several awards as a senior in 2021, such as the Te ...

, DE,

* 2022: Jack Campbell, LB,

Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year

''Selected by coaches and media. In 2011, the award was renamed the Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year Award in honor of Minnesota's

Darrell Thompson Darrell Alexander Thompson (born November 23, 1967) is a former professional American football running back who played for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers. He was selected by Green Bay in the first roun ...

and Indiana's

.'' * 1986:

, TB,

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

''(coaches)'' * 1987: Tony Lowery, QB,

''(coaches)'' * 1988: Brian Fox, QB,

''(coaches)'' and Ed Sutter, LB-P, Northwestern ''(media)'' * 1989: Eric Hunter, QB,

* 1990: Robert Smith, TB,

* 1991: Corey Rogers, TB,

* 1992:

Korey Stringer Korey Damont Stringer (May 8, 1974 – August 1, 2001) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football at the Ohio State University and w ...

, OT,

''(coaches)'' and

Simeon Rice Simeon James Rice (; born February 24, 1974) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals third overall in the 1996 NFL Draft. In his 12-year NFL career, Rice recorded 122 sacks, forced 25 fumbles, recov ...

, DL,

''(media)'' * 1993: Reggie Garnett, MLB,

* 1994:

, OT,

* 1995:

, DB,

''(coaches)'' and

, RB, Penn State ''(media)'' * 1996:

Andy Katzenmoyer Andrew Warren Katzenmoyer (born December 2, 1977) is a former football player who was a linebacker. He was selected in the first round (28th overall) of the 1999 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. He played college football for Ohio State, a ...

, LB,

and

, RB,

''(coaches)'' * 1997: Anthony Thomas, RB,

* 1998:

, QB,

* 1999:

Brooks Bollinger Brooks Michael Bollinger (born November 15, 1979) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. He also was a member of the Florida Tusk ...

, QB,

* 2000:

Stuart Schweigert Stuart Eric Schweigert (born June 21, 1981) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Purdue and played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons, from 2004 to 2008. He was drafted in the third round of the ...

, DB,

* 2001:

Anthony Davis Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis is an eight-time ...

, RB,

* 2002:

Maurice Clarett Maurice Edward Clarett (born October 29, 1983) is a former American football running back who played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. He also played professionally for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. During his fr ...

, RB,

* 2003: Laurence Maroney, RB,

and

Steve Breaston Steven William Breaston (born August 20, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan. Breaston also played for the K ...

, WR,

''(coaches)'' * 2004: Mike Hart, RB,

* 2005: Tyrell Sutton, RB, Northwestern * 2006: P. J. Hill, RB,

* 2007:

Arrelious Benn Arrelious Markus Benn (born September 8, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Illinois Fighti ...

, WR,

* 2008:

Terrelle Pryor Terrelle Pryor Sr. (born June 20, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver and quarterback. Considered the most recruited high school football-basketball athlete in southwestern Pennsylvania since Tom Clements, Pryor was widely rega ...

, QB,

* 2009: Chris Borland, LB,

* 2010: James White, RB,

* 2011:

, QB,

* 2012: Deion Barnes, DE, Penn State * 2013:

Christian Hackenberg Christian Blaize Hackenberg (born February 14, 1995) is a former American football quarterback and current quarterbacks coach for Winslow Township High School. He played college football at Penn State, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the ...

, QB, Penn State * 2014: J. T. Barrett, QB,

* 2015:

, S/RB,

* 2016:

Mike Weber Michael Weber (born December 16, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He previously played with the Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey Lea ...

, RB,

* 2017: Jonathan Taylor, RB,

* 2018:

Rondale Moore Rondale DaSean Moore (born June 9, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue, and was drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the 20 ...

, WR,

* 2019: David Bell, WR,

* 2020:

Brandon Joseph Brandon Joseph (born February 5, 2001) is an American football safety for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played for the Northwestern Wildcats. Early life and high school Joseph grew up in College Station, Texas and attended Colleg ...

, DB, Northwestern * 2021: C. J. Stroud, QB,

* 2022: Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State

Dave McClain / Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year

''From 1986 through 2010, this award was dedicated in honor of Dave McClain, who served as the

Wisconsin Badgers The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin). They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level ( Football Bowl Subdivis ...

head coach from 1978 to 1985. Recipients were selected by the media. The coaches selected a separate award from 1982 to 1991. When the coaches resumed selecting a coach of the year in 2011, it was named for the first two recipients of the Big Ten Coach of the year,

Bo Schembechler Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr. ( ; April 1, 1929 – November 17, 2006) was an American football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University o ...

and

Woody Hayes Wayne Woodrow Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Denison University (1946–1948), Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (1949–1950), and Ohio State University (1951 ...

, as the Hayes–Schembechler coach of the year.'' * 1972:

* 1973:

* 1974:

Denny Stolz Dennis Earl Stolz (born September 12, 1934) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Alma College (1965–1970), Michigan State University (1973–1975), Bowling Green State University (1977–1985), and Sa ...

* 1975:

(2) * 1976:

(2) * 1977:

Darryl Rogers Darryl Dale Rogers (May 28, 1934 – July 10, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at California State College at Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay (1965), California State Univers ...

* 1978:

Jim Young James Norman Young (born June 6, 1943) is a former professional American football and Canadian football player. Young played running back and wide receiver for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for two seasons (1965–66), and the CFL's BC Lions f ...

* 1979:

Earle Bruce Earle Bruce (March 8, 1931 – April 20, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Tampa (1972), Iowa State University (1973–1978), Ohio State University (1979–1987), the University of N ...

* 1980:

(3) * 1981:

Hayden Fry John Hayden Fry (February 28, 1929 – December 17, 2019) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1962 to 1972, North Texas State University—now known ...

* 1982:

Dennis Green Dennis Earl Green (February 17, 1949 – July 21, 2016) was an American football coach. During his National Football League (NFL) career, Green coached the Minnesota Vikings for 10 seasons. He coached the Vikings to eight playoff appearances ...

, Northwestern ''(media)'' and

''(coaches)'' (4) * 1983: Mike White,

''(media and coaches)'' * 1984:

Leon Burtnett James Leon Burtnett (May 30, 1943 – June 1, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1982 to 1986, compiling a record of 21–34–1. He was a sales professional at Central Chevrolet ...

''(media and coaches)'' * 1985:

''(media and coaches)'' (5) * 1986:

Bill Mallory William Guy Mallory (May 30, 1935 – May 25, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University (1969–1973), the University of Colorado at Boulder (1974–1978), Northern Illinois Universi ...

''(media and coaches)'' * 1987:

''(media)'' (2) and

George Perles George Julius Perles (July 16, 1934 – January 7, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He was a defensive line coach, defensive coordinator, and assistant head coach for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972 to ...

''(coaches)'' * 1988:

John Mackovic John Mackovic (born October 1, 1943) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach of the Italy national American football team, which was formed to compete in the EFAF European Championship. Previously, Mackovic served as the he ...

''(media and coaches)'' * 1989:

''(media)'' (2) and

''(coaches)'' (6) * 1990:

''(media and coaches)'' (2) * 1991:

Gary Moeller Gary Oscar Moeller (; January 26, 1941 – July 11, 2022) was an American football coach best known for being head coach at the University of Michigan from 1990 to 1994. During his five seasons at Michigan, he won 44 games, lost 13 and tied 3 f ...

''(media)'' and

''(coaches)'' (3) * 1992:

(2) * 1993:

Barry Alvarez Barry Lee Alvarez (born December 30, 1946) is a former American football coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons, from 1990 to 2005, compiling a caree ...

* 1994:

Joe Paterno Joseph Vincent Paterno (; December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012), sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2 ...

, Penn State * 1995:

Gary Barnett Gary Lee Barnett (born May 23, 1946) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Fort Lewis College (1982–1983), Northwestern University (1992–1998), and the University of Colorado at Boulder (1999–2005), ...

, Northwestern * 1996:

, Northwestern (2) * 1997:

Joe Tiller Joseph Henry Tiller (December 7, 1942 – September 30, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Wyoming from 1991 to 1996 and Purdue University from 1997 to 2008, with a career record of know ...

* 1998:

(2) * 1999:

Glen Mason Glen Orin Mason (born April 9, 1950) is a former American football player and coach. Mason served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1986 to 1987, the University of Kansas from 1988 to 1996, and the University of Minnesota ...

* 2000: Randy Walker, Northwestern * 2001: Ron Turner,

* 2002:

Kirk Ferentz Kirk James Ferentz (born August 1, 1955) is an American football coach. He is the current head football coach at the University of Iowa, a position he has held since the 1999 season. From 1990 to 1992, Ferentz was the head football coach at the ...

* 2003:

John L. Smith John Lawrence Smith (born November 15, 1948) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, a position he held from 2016 until he was fired by the university in 2018. ...

* 2004:

(2) * 2005:

, Penn State (2) * 2006:

Bret Bielema Bret Arnold Bielema (; born January 13, 1970) is currently the head American football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bielema served as the head football coach at of the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 2006 to 2012 ...

* 2007:

Ron Zook Ronald Andrew Zook (; born April 28, 1954) is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the Defensive Coordinator of the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He was the head football coach at the University of Florida from ...

* 2008:

, Penn State (3) * 2009:

(3) * 2010:

Mark Dantonio Mark Justin Dantonio (born March 9, 1956) is a former American football coach and player. He most recently served as the head football coach at Michigan State University, a position he had held from 2007 to 2019, presiding over one of the most ...

* 2011:

Brady Hoke Brady Patrick Hoke (; born November 3, 1958) is an American football coach in his second stint as the head coach at San Diego State University. He was previously the head coach at the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2014. Hoke grew up in O ...

''(media and coaches)'' * 2012: Bill O'Brien, Penn State ''(media and coaches)'' * 2013:

''(media and coaches)'' (2) * 2014:

Jerry Kill Gerald R. Kill (born August 24, 1961) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at New Mexico State University. He played college football at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas from 1979 to 1982. Kill served as the head ...

''(media and coaches)'' * 2015:

''(media and coaches)'' (4) * 2016: James Franklin, Penn State ''(media)'' and

Paul Chryst Paul Joseph Chryst (born November 17, 1965) is a former American football head coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach for the Wisconsin Badgers. Chryst was the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 2012 to ...

''(coaches)'' * 2017:

''(media and coaches)'' (2) * 2018:

, Northwestern ''(media and coaches)'' * 2019: Ryan Day,

''(media)'' and P. J. Fleck,

''(coaches)'' * 2020: Tom Allen,

''(media and coaches)'' * 2021:

Mel Tucker Melvin Tucker II (born January 4, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Michigan State University, a position he has held since 2020. Previously, Tucker served as the head football coach ...

''(media and coaches)'' * 2022:

''(media and coaches)''

Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award

* 2011:

Archie Griffin Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football running back. He played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. As college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, he is considered one of the greate ...

, Ohio State * 2012:

Jon Runyan Sr. Jon Daniel Runyan (born November 27, 1973) is an American athlete and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before entering politics, he was an American football offensive ta ...

, Michigan * 2013: Gene Washington, Michigan State * 2014: Mike Hopkins, Illinois * 2015:

Brian Griese Brian David Griese ( ; born March 18, 1975) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the th ...

, Michigan * 2016: Reggie McKenzie, Michigan * 2017:

, Wisconsin * 2018:

, Indiana * 2019: Doug Schlereth, Indiana * 2020: Napoleon Harris, Northwestern * 2021: Pat Richter, Wisconsin * 2022:

Ron Guenther Ronald E. Guenther (born October 3, 1945) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois from 1975 to 1978, compiling a recor ...

, Illinois

Dungy–Thompson Humanitarian Award

* 2011: George Taliaferro, Indiana * 2012:

Chris Spielman Charles Christopher Spielman (born October 11, 1965) is a former American football player and is a special assistant to the owner and CEO for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played linebacker at Ohio State University, w ...

, Ohio State * 2013:

, Purdue * 2014:

, Michigan * 2015: John Shinsky, Michigan State * 2016:

Trent Green Trent Jason Green (born July 9, 1970) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons. He played college football for Indiana University. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in ...

, Indiana * 2017:

Chad Greenway Chad Greenway (born January 12, 1983) is a former American football linebacker who spent his entire 11-year career with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa, and was drafted by the Vikin ...

, Iowa * 2018:

Jake Wood Jake Dylan Wood (born 12 July 1972) is an English actor and podcaster, known for his role as Max Branning in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. He has also made guest appearances in series including ''Only Fools and Horses'' and '' Red Dwarf'' ...

, Wisconsin * 2019:

J. J. Watt Justin James Watt (born March 22, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Michigan and Wisconsin and was drafted by the Houston Texans i ...

, Wisconsin * 2020: Vincent Smith, Michigan * 2021: Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State * 2022:

Nate Sudfeld Nathan Michael Sudfeld (born October 7, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round in ...

, Indiana

All-Big Ten

Offensive

Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year

''Award started in 2011, named in honor of Purdue's

Bob Griese Robert Allen Griese (pronounced ; born February 3, 1945) is a former American football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins. Gri ...

and

.'' * 2011:

Russell Wilson Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson is widely regarded ...

* 2012:

* 2013:

(2) * 2014: J. T. Barrett,

* 2015:

Connor Cook Connor Cook (born January 29, 1993) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was their starting quarterback from 2013 to 2015. He holds the record for most career wins at Michigan ...

* 2016: J. T. Barrett,

(2) * 2017: J. T. Barrett,

(3) * 2018:

* 2019: Justin Fields,

* 2020: Justin Fields,

(2) * 2021: C. J. Stroud,

* 2022: C. J. Stroud,

(2)

Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year

''Award started in 2011, named in honor of Wisconsin's Alan Ameche and

.'' * 2011:

* 2012:

(2) * 2013:

Carlos Hyde Carlos Dawon Hyde (born September 20, 1990) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State University and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. High ...

* 2014:

* 2015:

* 2016:

, Penn State * 2017:

, Penn State (2) * 2018: Jonathan Taylor,

* 2019: Jonathan Taylor,

(2) * 2020: Mohamed Ibrahim,

* 2021: Kenneth Walker III,

* 2022: Blake Corum,

Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year

''Award began in 2011 and is named in honor of Wisconsin's Pat Richter and Michigan's

.'' * 2011: Marvin McNutt,

* 2012: Allen Robinson, Penn State * 2013: Allen Robinson, Penn State (2) * 2014: Tony Lippett,

* 2015:

Aaron Burbridge Aaron Burbridge (born December 23, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Michigan State, and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Early years Burbridge at ...

* 2016:

Austin Carr Austin George Carr (born March 10, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is known by Cleveland ...

, Northwestern * 2017: D. J. Moore,

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

* 2018:

* 2019:

Rashod Bateman Rashod Bateman (born November 29, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota and was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2021 ...

* 2020: Ty Fryfogle,

* 2021: David Bell,

* 2022: Marvin Harrison Jr.,

Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year

''Award began in 2011 and is named in honor of Penn State's

Ted Kwalick Thaddeus John Kwalick (born April 15, 1947) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) and World Football League (WFL). He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1969-1974 and the Oakland Raiders from 1975-1977 ...

and Iowa's

Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is a former American football tight end who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Iowa, earned unanimous All-American honors, and was reco ...

.'' * 2011:

Drake Dunsmore Drake C. Dunsmore (born November 4, 1988) is a former American football tight end. Dunsmore attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. During college, he played for Northwestern. At Northwestern, he was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten Perform ...

, Northwestern * 2012: Jacob Pedersen,

* 2013:

Devin Funchess Devin Akeem Funchess (born May 21, 1994) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Michigan, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Indian ...

* 2014:

Maxx Williams Maxx Williams (born April 12, 1994) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Minnesota and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. College career Williams was ...

* 2015:

Jake Butt Jonathan Duane "Jake" Butt (born July 11, 1995) is a former American football tight end and current football analyst for the Big Ten Network. He played college football at Michigan. As a junior, he won the Ozzie Newsome Award. He was selected a ...

* 2016: Jake Butt,

(2) * 2017: Troy Fumagalli,

* 2018:

T. J. Hockenson Thomas James Hockenson (born July 3, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round (eighth selection overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lion ...

* 2019:

Brycen Hopkins Brycen Avery Hopkins (born March 27, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue. Early life and high school Hopkins grew up in Nashville, Tennes ...

* 2020: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State * 2021: Austin Allen,

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

* 2022:

Sam LaPorta Sam LaPorta (born January 12, 2001) is an American football tight end for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was named the Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year in 2022. High school career LaPorta attended Highland High School in Highland, Illinois. He pla ...

Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year

''Selected by Big Ten radio broadcasters until 1991; selected by coaches since. In 2011, the award was renamed the Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Award, in honor of Nebraska's

Dave Rimington David Brian Rimington (born May 22, 1960) is a former American college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s. Rimington played college football for the Universi ...

and Ohio State's

.''

* 1984:

Jeff Dellenbach Jeffrey Alan Dellenbach (born February 14, 1963) is a former American football center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a member of the Green ...

, G,

* 1985:

Mike Haight Michael James Haight (born October 6, 1962) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Iowa. He played high schoo ...

, T,

* 1986:

Dave Croston David Charles Croston (born November 10, 1963) is a former tackle in the National Football League. Biography Croston was born David Charles Croston on November 10, 1963 in Sioux City, Iowa. Career Croston was the drafted in the third roun ...

, G,

* 1987:

Tony Mandarich Ante Josip "Tony" Mandarich (born September 23, 1966) is a Canadian former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He was selected second overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 1989 ...

, T,

* 1988:

, T,

(2) * 1989:

Bob Kula Robert Kula (born August 24, 1967) is a former American football offensive tackle who played college football at Michigan State University and attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Kula was drafted b ...

, T,

* 1990: ''no award'' * 1991:

Greg Skrepenak Gregory Andrew Skrepenak (born January 31, 1970) is an American former county commissioner in Pennsylvania and retired professional football player. He was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles/Oaklan ...

, T,

* 1992: Mike Devlin, C,

* 1993:

, T,

* 1994:

, T,

(2) * 1995:

, T,

* 1996:

, T,

(2) * 1997: Flozell Adams, T,

* 1998:

Jon Jansen Jonathan Ward Jansen (born January 28, 1976) is a former American football offensive tackle. He previously played for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sec ...

, T,

* 1999:

Chris McIntosh Chris McIntosh (born February 20, 1977) is an American college athletics administrator, businessman, and former professional American football player who is the current athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After a standout ...

, T,

* 2000: Steve Hutchinson, G,

* 2001: LeCharles Bentley, C,

* 2002: Eric Steinbach, OL,

* 2003: Robert Gallery, T,

* 2004:

David Baas David Andrew Baas (born September 28, 1981) is a former American football center. He played college football for the University of Michigan, and was recognized as a consensus All-American and the top college center. The San Francisco 49ers se ...

, C,

* 2005:

Greg Eslinger Greg Eslinger (born April 23, 1983) is a former American college and professional American football center. He played college football for the University of Minnesota, received consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the best coll ...

, C,

* 2006:

Jake Long Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Michigan, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins first overall in the 2008 NFL ...

, T,

* 2007:

, T,

(2) * 2008:

A. Q. Shipley Allan Quay Shipley (born May 22, 1986) is a former American football coach and center who most recently was an offensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played twelve seasons in the (NFL) and was ...

, C, Penn State * 2009:

Bryan Bulaga Bryan Joseph Bulaga ( ; born March 21, 1989) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa. Bulaga was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl ...

, T,

* 2010:

Gabe Carimi Gabriel Andrew Carimi ( ; born June 13, 1988) is a former American football guard. Carimi had 49 starts at left tackle in his four-year Wisconsin Badgers college career, which culminated at the 2011 Rose Bowl. He was awarded the 2010 Outland T ...

, T,

* 2011:

David Molk David Michael Molk (born December 15, 1988) is a former American football center. Molk previously played college football at the same position for University of Michigan, where he was a consensus All-American and won the 2011 Rimington Trophy ...

, C,

* 2012:

Taylor Lewan Taylor Curtis Lewan (born July 22, 1991) is an American football tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, where he twice received first-team All-American honors, and was sel ...

, T,

* 2013:

, T,

(2) * 2014:

Brandon Scherff Brandon Scherff (born December 26, 1991) is an American football guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2 ...

, T,

* 2015:

Taylor Decker Taylor Decker (born August 23, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. Early years Decker attended Butler High School in Vandalia ...

, T,

* 2016:

Pat Elflein Patrick Elflein (born July 6, 1994) is an American football center for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he won the Rimington Trophy as a senior in 2016. Elflein was dra ...

, C,

* 2017: Billy Price, C,

* 2018:

Michael Deiter Michael Deiter (born September 3, 1996) is an American football center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2019 NFL Dra ...

, G,

* 2019:

Tristan Wirfs Tristan Wirfs (born January 24, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa. High school career Wirfs played high school football at Mo ...

, T,

* 2020:

Wyatt Davis Wyatt Davis (born February 17, 1999) is an American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2021 ...

, G,

* 2021:

Tyler Linderbaum Tyler Linderbaum (born April 7, 2000) is an American football center for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa and was selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Early years Linde ...

, C,

* 2022:

Peter Skoronski Peter Skoronski (born July 31, 2001) is an American football offensive tackle for the Northwestern Wildcats. He is the grandson of Bob Skoronski, who won five NFL championships as a tackle for the Green Bay Packers. Career Skoronski attended ...

, T, Northwestern

Defensive

Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year

''Selected by Big Ten radio broadcasters until 1991; selected by coaches since. In 2011, the award was renamed the Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Award in honor of Michigan State's

Bubba Smith Charles Aaron Smith (February 28, 1945 – August 3, 2011), commonly known as Bubba Smith, was an American football defensive end and actor. He first came into prominence at Michigan State University, where he twice earned All-American hon ...

and Penn State's Courtney Brown.'' * 1984: Paul Hufford, T,

* 1985:

Mike Hammerstein Michael Scott Hammerstein (born March 3, 1963) is a former American football player. He played college football, principally as a defensive tackle, from 1981 to 1985. He was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in 1985. He played pr ...

, T,

* 1986:

Eric Kumerow Eric Palmer Kumerow (born April 17, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons for the Miami Dolphins and one season with the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He played 42 games in his NFL career. ...

, OLB,

* 1987: Dave Haight, NG,

* 1988:

Mark Messner Mark W. Messner (born December 29, 1965) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams during the 1989 NFL season. He sustained a serious knee injury in the 1989-90 ...

, T,

* 1989:

, NT,

* 1990: ''no award'' * 1991: Leroy Smith, DE,

* 1992: Chris Hutchinson, DL,

* 1993: Dan Wilkinson, T,

* 1994:

, DE,

* 1995:

Mike Vrabel Michael George Vrabel (; born August 14, 1975) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned con ...

, DE,

* 1996:

, DE,

(2) * 1997: Jared DeVries, DL,

* 1998: Tom Burke, DL,

* 1999: Courtney Brown, DE, Penn State * 2000: Wendell Bryant, DL,

and Karon Riley, DE,

* 2001: Wendell Bryant, DL,

(2) * 2002:

Jimmy Kennedy James Kennedy (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was a Northern Irish songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as " Teddy Bears' Picnic" and " My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr, ...

, DT, Penn State * 2003:

, DE,

* 2004:

, DE,

* 2005:

Tamba Hali Tamba Boimah Hali (born 3 November 1983) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), where he earned All-American honors, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the ...

, DE, Penn State * 2006:

, DE,

* 2007:

Vernon Gholston Vernon Gholston (born June 5, 1986) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted sixth overall by the New York Jets in the 2008 NFL Draft. Gholston was also a member of the Chicago Bears a ...

, DE,

* 2008: Mitch King, DT,

* 2009:

, DT, Penn State * 2010:

, DE,

* 2011:

, DT, Penn State * 2012: John Simon, DE,

* 2013:

Shilique Calhoun Shilique Calhoun (born March 20, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State. Early years C ...

, DE,

* 2014:

, DE,

* 2015: Joey Bosa, DE,

(2) * 2016:

Tyquan Lewis Tyquan Lewis (born January 30, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, and high school football at Tarboro High School. High s ...

, DE,

* 2017:

Nick Bosa Nicholas John Bosa (born October 23, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was selected second overall by the 49ers in the 20 ...

, DE,

* 2018:

Kenny Willekes Kenny Willekes (born July 22, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. Early years Willekes attended NorthPointe Christian High ...

, DE,

* 2019:

, DE,

* 2020:

, DT,

* 2021:

, DE,

* 2022: Mike Morris, DE,

Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year

''Award started in 2011, named in honor of Illinois'

Dick Butkus Richard Marvin Butkus (born December 9, 1942) is an American former professional football player, sports commentator, and actor. He played football as a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to ...

and Northwestern's

.'' * 2011:

Lavonte David Lavonte Lamar David (born January 23, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Nebraska, and was drafted by the Buccaneers in ...

* 2012: Michael Mauti, Penn State * 2013: Chris Borland,

* 2014: Mike Hull, Penn State * 2015:

Joe Schobert Joseph Robert Schobert (born November 6, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Schobert played college football at Wisconsin where he won t ...

* 2016:

* 2017:

* 2018: Devin Bush,

* 2019:

Micah Parsons Micah Aaron Parsons (born May 26, 1999) is an American football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Parsons played college football at Penn State, where he was named a Consensus All-American, the Bu ...

, Penn State * 2020:

Paddy Fisher Padriac William Fisher is an American football linebacker for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. High school career Fisher attended Katy High School in Ka ...

, Northwestern * 2021: Leo Chenal,

* 2022: Jack Campbell,

Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year

''Award started in 2011, named in honor of Ohio State's

Jack Tatum John David Tatum (November 18, 1948 – July 27, 2010) was an American football safety. He played 10 seasons, from 1971 through 1980, with the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL). He was popularly known as " ...

and Michigan's

.'' * 2011: Alfonzo Dennard, CB,

* 2012: Micah Hyde, CB,

* 2013:

Darqueze Dennard Darqueze Derrell Dennard (born October 10, 1991) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Dennard w ...

, CB,

* 2014: Kurtis Drummond, S,

* 2015: Desmond King, CB,

* 2016: Jourdan Lewis, CB,

* 2017: Josh Jackson, CB,

* 2018:

Amani Hooker Amani Corvelle Hooker (born June 14, 1998) is an American football strong safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa. Early years Hooker attended Park Center Senior High School in Br ...

, S,

* 2019:

Antoine Winfield Jr. Antoine Duane Winfield Jr. (born August 16, 1998) is an American football free safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was drafted by the Buccaneers in the second r ...

, S,

* 2020: Shaun Wade, CB,

* 2021: Riley Moss, CB,

* 2022: Devon Witherspoon, CB,

Special teams

Bakken–Andersen Kicker of the Year

''Named in honor of Wisconsin's

Jim Bakken James LeRoy Bakken (born November 2, 1940) is an American former professional football player who was a punter and placekicker for the National Football League’s St. Louis Cardinals. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and was named to the ...

and Michigan State's

Morten Andersen Morten Andersen (born 19 August 1960), nicknamed the "Great Dane", is a Danish former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. ...

.'' * 2011: Brett Maher,

* 2012: Brett Maher,

(2) and Jeff Budzien, Northwestern * 2013: Jeff Budzien, Northwestern (2) * 2014: Brad Craddock,

* 2015: Griffin Oakes,

* 2016: Emmit Carpenter,

* 2017: Griffin Oakes,

(2) * 2018: Chase McLaughlin,

* 2019:

Keith Duncan Keith Duncan (born February 19, 1998) is an American football placekicker. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes football, Iowa Hawkeyes. Early life and high school Duncan grew up in Weddington, North Carolina and attended Weddington H ...

* 2020: Connor Culp,

* 2021:

Jake Moody Jake Moody (born ) is an American football placekicker for the Michigan Wolverines. He won the 2021 Lou Groza Award and was the consensus first-team placekicker on the 2021 college football All-America team. Early years Moody attended Northvill ...

* 2022:

(2)

Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year

''Named in honor of Illinois' Dwight Eddleman and Michigan State's

Brandon Fields Brandon David Fields (born May 21, 1984) is a former American football punter who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Michigan State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He ...

.'' * 2011: Brett Maher,

* 2012:

Will Hagerup William Hagerup (born December 1991) is a former punter for the Michigan Wolverines. Following his junior season, he redshirted for the 2013 team. He played his redshirt senior season for the 2014 team. He holds the Michigan single-season punt ...

* 2013: Cody Webster,

* 2014: Peter Mortell,

* 2015: Sam Foltz,

* 2016: Cameron Johnston,

* 2017: Ryan Anderson,

Rutgers Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and w ...

* 2018: Will Hart,

* 2019: Blake Hayes,

* 2020: Tory Taylor,

* 2021: Jordan Stout, Penn State * 2022:

Bryce Baringer Bryce Baringer (born April 26, 1999) is an American football punter for the Michigan State Spartans. Early life and high school Baringer grew up Waterford, Michigan and attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy. He initially sig ...

Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year

''Named in honor of Nebraska's

Johnny Rodgers Johnny Steven Rodgers (born July 5, 1951) is an American former football player. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and won the Heisman Trophy in 1972. Rodgers played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) ...

and Iowa's Tim Dwight.'' * 2015: William Likely,

* 2016:

* 2017:

, Penn State * 2018: Ihmir Smith-Marsette,

* 2019: Javon Leake,

* 2020: Aron Cruickshank,

* 2021: Charlie Jones,

* 2022: Jaylin Lucas,

References

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Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year

Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year

Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year

Dave McClain / Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year

Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award

Dungy–Thompson Humanitarian Award

All-Big Ten

Offensive

Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year

Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year

Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year

Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year

Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year

Defensive

Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year

Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year

Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year

Special teams

Bakken–Andersen Kicker of the Year

Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year

Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year

See also

References