The 2022 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of

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players chosen as All-

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players for the 2022 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-, second- and third-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-, second- and third-team players (the "Media" team).

Key

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

C. J. Stroud Coleridge Bernard "C. J." Stroud IV (born October 3, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He played high school football at Rancho Cucamonga High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Stroud holds many Ohio S ...

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

Aidan O'Connell Aidan James O'Connell (born September 1, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. High school career O'Connell attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. In his only season as a starter he threw for ...

, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-3) * J. J. McCarthy, Michigan (Coaches-3; Media-2) *

Taulia Tagovailoa Taulia Tagovailoa (born February 26, 2000) ( ) is an American football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins. He holds the Maryland single-season and all time school records for completions and passing yards and a share of the touchdowns record. ...

, Maryland (Coaches-2)

Running backs

Blake Corum Blake Nolan Corum (born November 25, 2000) is an American football running back for the Michigan Wolverines. He won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football and was named a unanimous All-American in 2022 after rushing for over 1,400 yards with 18 touc ...

, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Braelon Allen, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2) *

Chase Brown Chase Brown (born March 21, 2000) is a Canadian football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played one season at Western Michigan before transferring to Illinois in 2019. In his final season in 20 ...

, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Nicholas Singleton, Penn State (Coaches-3; Media-3) *

Miyan Williams Miyan Williams (born October 29, 2001) is an American football running back for the Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State Buckeyes. High school career Williams attended Winton Woods High School in Forest Park, Ohio. During his career, he had 5 ...

, Ohio State (Coaches-3; Media-3)

Wide receivers

Marvin Harrison Jr. Marvin Darnell Harrison Jr. (born August 11, 2002) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State; he was recognized as a two-time unanimous All-American and winner of the 2023 Fr ...

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

Charlie Jones Charles, Charlie, Charley or Chuck Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Chuck Jones (1912–2002), American animator, director, and producer * Charles Jones (c. 1889–1942), American actor better known as Buck Jones * Charles Jones (pho ...

, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

Emeka Egbuka Emeka Egbuka (born October 18, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school Egbuka grew up in DuPont, Washington and attended Steilacoom High School. He was named the Washington Gatorade Pl ...

, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Trey Palmer, Nebraska (Coaches-3; Media-2) *

Ronnie Bell Ronald Percy Bell FRS FRSC FRSE (24 November 1907 – 9 January 1996) was a leading British physical chemist who worked in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Oxford. Life Ronald Percy Bell was the eldest child of Edwin ...

, Michigan (Coaches-3; Media-3) *

Jayden Reed Jayden Reed (born April 28, 2000) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Western Michigan before transferring to Michigan State in 2019. Early life Reed grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He initially attended Metea Val ...

, Michigan State (Coaches-2) *

Keon Coleman Keon Coleman (born May 17, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan State Spartans. He also plays for the Michigan State Spartans basketball team. High school career Coleman attended Opelousas Catholic School in Opelousas, ...

, Michigan State (Media-3)

Centers

* John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

Olusegun Oluwatimi Olusegun Oluwatimi (born August 5, 1999) is an American football center for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously attended the University of Virginia, playing college football for the Virginia Cavaliers before graduating with a degree in econom ...

, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Alex Pihlstrom, Illinois (Coaches-2) *

Juice Scruggs Frederick Henry "Juice" Scruggs (born January 19, 2000) is an American football center for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was selected by the Texans in the second round o ...

, Penn State (Coaches-3) *

Luke Wypler Luke Wypler (born May 3, 2001) is an American football center for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school career Wypler was born on May 3, 2001. He grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and attended Saint Joseph Regional High School. Wy ...

, Ohio State (Media-3)

Guards

Zak Zinter Zak Zinter (born April 17, 2001) is an American football guard. He played college football at Michigan, where he was a unanimous All-American and national champion in 2023. College career In 2021, Zinter was part of Michigan's offensive lin ...

, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

Trevor Keegan Trevor Keegan (born August 30, 2000) is an American football offensive guard for the Michigan Wolverines. Keegan was 2x All-Big Ten, helping Michigan win a national championship in 2023 Early life and high school career Keegan was born in 200 ...

, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2) *

Donovan Jackson Donovan Jackson (born December 4, 2002) is an American football offensive guard for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school Jackson grew up in Bellaire, Texas and attended Episcopal High School. He was rated a five-star recruit and ...

, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Matthew Jones, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Axel Ruschmeyer, Minnesota (Coaches-3; Media-3) * Chuck Filiaga, Minnesota (Coaches-3) * Isaiah Adams, Illinois (Media-3)

Tackles

* Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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 ...

, Northwestern (Coaches-1; Media-2) *

Olu Fashanu Olumuyiwa Anthony Fashanu (born December 9, 2002) is an American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Penn State, earning All-American honors in 2023. Early life and college Fashanu was born on December 9, 2002, in Waldorf ...

, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-3) * Ryan Hayes, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-3) * Dawand Jones, Ohio State (Coaches-3, Media-2) * Alex Palczewski, Illinois (Coaches-3, Media-2)

Tight ends

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 pl ...

, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Payne Durham, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2) *

Luke Schoonmaker Luke Schoonmaker (born September 28, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Early years Born in 1998, Schoonmaker grew up in Old Saybrook, Con ...

, Michigan (Coaches-3) *

Brenton Strange Brenton Lamont Strange (born December 27, 2000) is an American football tight end for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Early life and high school career Strange grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia and attended Parkersburg High School Parkers ...

, Penn State (Coaches-3) *

Cade Stover Cade Stover is an American football tight end for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school Stover grew up in Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Ohio, United States. Located midway betwee ...

, Ohio State (Media-3)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

* Mike Morris, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Mazi Smith, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

J. T. Tuimoloau Jaylahn T. Tuimoloau (born May 10, 2003) is an American football defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State Buckeyes. He was named the 2020 Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year. Early life and high school Tuimolo ...

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

Zach Harrison Zach Harrison (born August 14, 2001) is an American football defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early years Harrison attended Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, Ohio. He played in the 2019 All-American Bowl. A five-star recruit ...

, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Garrett Nelson, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Lukas Van Ness, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2) * P. J. Mustipher, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-3) * Keith Randolph, Illinois (Coaches-3; Media-3) *

Keeanu Benton Keeanu Kyrie Benton (born July 17, 2001) is an American football nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. Early years Benton grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin and a ...

, Wisconsin (Coaches-3) * Adisa Isaac, Penn State (Coaches-3) * Aaron Lewis, Rutgers (Coaches-3) * Joe Evans, Iowa (Media-2) *

Adetomiwa Adebawore Adetomiwa Adebawore (; born March 4, 2001) is an American football defensive end for the Northwestern Wildcats. Early life and high school Adebawore grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and attended North Kansas City High School. He was rated a thre ...

, Northwestern (Media-3) * Mike Hall Jr., Ohio State (Media-3)

Linebackers

* Jack Campbell, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

Nick Herbig Nicholas Herbig (born November 21, 2001) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft by t ...

, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Seth Benson, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Cal Haladay, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2) *

Junior Colson Junior Colson (born December 6, 2002) is a Haitian-American football linebacker. A native of Haiti, he moved to the United States at age 9. Colson played college football at Michigan Wolverines football, Michigan, winning the 2024 College Foot ...

, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-3) * Abdul Carter, Penn State (Coaches-3; Media-2) * Michael Barrett, Michigan (Coaches-3) * Mariano Sori-Marin, Minnesota (Coaches-3) * Bryce Gallagher, Northwestern (Media-3) * Maema Njongmeta, Wisconsin (Media-3)

Defensive backs

* Joey Porter Jr., Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

Devon Witherspoon Devon Witherspoon (born December 11, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He was a consensus All-American and was named the Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year in 2022. High school career Witherspoon ...

, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Sydney Brown, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Riley Moss, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-2) *

Cooper DeJean Cooper DeJean (born February 9, 2003) is an American football cornerback and punt returner. He played college football at Iowa, where he was named a unanimous All-American in 2023. High school career DeJean attended OABCIG High School, a cons ...

, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1) * John Torchio, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Tyler Nubin, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2) * D. J. Turner, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-3) * Jartavius Martin, Illinois (Coaches-3; Media-2) * Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn State (Coaches-3; Media-3) * Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State (Coaches-3; Media-3) * Kalen King, Penn State (Coaches-3; Media-3)

Special teams

Kickers

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 ...

, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Drew Stevens, Iowa (Coaches-3; Media-2) *

Chad Ryland Chad Michael Ryland (born October 15, 1999) is an American football placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan Eagles football, Eastern Michigan and Maryland Terra ...

, Maryland (Coaches-2) * Noah Ruggles, Ohio State (Media-3)

Punters

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 ...

, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Tory Taylor, Iowa (Coaches-3; Media-1) *

Adam Korsak Adam Korsak (born 31 October 1997) is an Australian gridiron football punter for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The all-time NCAA record-holder ...

, Rutgers (Coaches-2; Media-3)

Return specialist

* Jaylin Lucas, Indiana (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

A. J. Henning Antiwan Henning Jr. (born September 9, 2001) is an American football wide receiver currently playing for Northwestern University Football. Early years and high school career Henning attended Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Illinois. ...

, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Nicholas Singleton, Penn State (Media-2) * Aron Cruikshank, Rutgers (Coaches-3) *

, Michigan State (Media-3)

References

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