The 2010 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of

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players for the

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. 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

* Dan Persa, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Denard Robinson, Michigan (Media-1) * Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)

Running backs

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, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Dan Herron, Ohio State (Coaches-1) * Edwin Baker, Michigan State (Media-1) *

Evan Royster Evan Mathias Royster (born November 26, 1987) is an American former professional American football, football running back. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played for three seasons. He ...

, Penn State (Coaches-2) * John Clay, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2) * James White, Wisconsin (Media-2)

Receivers

* Dane Sanzenbacher, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Tandon Doss, Indiana (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa (Coaches-1) * Jeremy Ebert, Northwestern (Media-1) * Marvin McNutt, Iowa (Coaches-2) * Roy Roundtree, Michigan (Media-2)

Centers

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, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Mike Brewster, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1)

Guards

* John Moffitt, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2) *

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, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Julian Vandervelde, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tackles

* Mike Adams, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Riley Reiff, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2) * D. J. Young, Michigan State (Coaches-2) * Jeff Allen, Illinois (Media-2)

Tight ends

* Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Allen Reisner, Iowa (Coaches-2) * Charlie Gantt, Michigan State (Media-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

* Adrian Clayborn, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1) * J. J. Watt, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Corey Liuget, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Karl Klug, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Mike Martin, Michigan (Coaches-2) *

Ollie Ogbu Olong O. "Ollie" Ogbu (born May 18, 1987) is a defensive line coach for Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. Prior to this year he coached Defensive Line at Wagner College, where he coached 3× All-American 6th round pick DE Titus Leo. Other c ...

, Penn State (Coaches-2) * Vince Browne, Northwestern (Media-2) * Kawann Short, Purdue (Media-2)

Linebackers

* Greg Jones, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Brian Rolle, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Ross Homan, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Martez Wilson, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Eric Gordon, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Jeremiha Hunter, Iowa (Coaches-2) * Jonas Mouton, Michigan (Media-2)

Defensive backs

* Chimdi Chekwa, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Shaun Prater, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Tyler Sash, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Jermale Hines, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Antonio Fenelus, Wisconsin (Media-1) *

Brett Greenwood Brett Greenwood (born September 14, 1987) is a former defensive back for the Iowa Hawkeyes college football team. Greenwood was a walk-on freshman for the team, starting for the Hawkeyes for three seasons. He was a member of the NFL's Pittsbur ...

, Iowa (Coaches-2) *

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, Michigan State (Coaches-2) * Trenton Robinson, Michigan State (Coaches-2) * Chris L. Rucker, Michigan State (Coaches-2) * Aaron Henry, Wisconsin (Coaches-2) * Marcus Hyde, Michigan State (Media-2) * Brian Peters, Northwestern (Media-2) * Ricardo Allen, Purdue (Media-2)

Special teams

Kickers

* Dan Conroy, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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, Illinois (Coaches-2) *

Devin Barclay Devin Barclay (born April 9, 1983) is a former American football placekicker for The Ohio State Buckeyes. Prior to that, he was formerly a professional soccer player,

, Ohio State (Media-2)

Punter

* Anthony Santella, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Aaron Bates, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-1)

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

References

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