The 2023 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of

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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-, 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

* J. J. McCarthy, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

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; Media-2) * Kyle McCord, Ohio State (Coaches-3; Media-3)

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) *

TreVeyon Henderson TreVeyon Henderson (born October 22, 2002) is an American football running back for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Henderson attended high school at Hopewell High School in Hopewell, Virginia, where he set many school records, and was a 5-star recru ...

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

Kaytron Allen Kaytron Lamont Allen (born January 8, 2003) is an American football running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Early life and high school career Allen grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. He initially attended Norview High School and rushed for 1,4 ...

, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-3) * Braelon Allen, Wisconsin (Coaches-3; Media-2) * Nicholas Singleton, Penn 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) * Isaiah Williams, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Daniel Jackson, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2) *

Roman Wilson Roman Jeffrey Wilson (born June 19, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines. He has played for Michigan since 2020. He was a part of the 2023 team that won the College Football Playoff National Championship. Ear ...

, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Deion Burks, Purdue (Coaches-2) *

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-3) *

Will Pauling Will Pauling is an American football wide receiver for the Wisconsin Badgers. He previously played for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Early life and high school Pauling was born in Chicago where he attended high school at Homewood-Flossmoor. Pauli ...

, Wisconsin (Coaches-3) * Tai Felton, Maryland (Media-3) * Jeshaun Jones, Maryland (Media-3)

Centers

* Drake Nugent, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Hunter Nourzad, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Logan Jones, Iowa (Coaches-3) * Tanor Bortolini, Wisconsin (Media-3)

Guards

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-1; Media-1) *

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-2; Media-2) * Matthew Jones, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Connor Colby, Iowa (Coaches-3; Media-3) * Josh Priebe, Northwestern (Coaches-3; Media-3) * Nick DeJong, Iowa (Coaches-3)

Tackles

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-1; Media-1) *

LaDarius Henderson LaDarius Henderson (born December 11, 2001) is an American football Guard (American football), guard. He played for the Arizona State Sun Devils football, Arizona State Sun Devils and the Michigan Wolverines football, Michigan Wolverines. In 202 ...

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

Josh Fryar Josh Fryar is an American football offensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school Fryar was born in Beech Grove, Indiana where he attended high school at Beech Grove. Coming out of high school Fryar was a three-sta ...

, Ohio State (Coaches-3; Media-1) * Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota (Coaches-2; Media-2) *

Karsen Barnhart Karsen Barnhart (born March 2, 2001) is an American football offensive tackle for the Michigan Wolverines. Barnhart was All-Big Ten in 2023, helping Michigan win a national championship. Early life and high school career Barnhart attended Paw ...

, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-3) *

Delmar Glaze Delmar Glaze is an American football offensive tackle for the Maryland Terrapins. Early life and high school Glaze grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended West Mecklenburg High School. At high school, Glaze was named to the 2019 SoM ...

, Maryland (Coaches-3; Media-3)

Tight ends

Colston Loveland Colston Loveland (born April 9, 2004) is an American football tight end for the Michigan Wolverines. An Idaho native, he joined Michigan as an early enrollee in January 2022. Early life and high school career Loveland was born in 2004. He attend ...

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

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 (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Tyler Warren, Penn State (Coaches-3) * Corey Dyches, Maryland (Media-3)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

* Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Chop Robinson, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * J. T. Tuimoloau, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Mason Graham, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-3) * Adisa Isaac, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-1) *

Kris Jenkins Kristopher Rudy-Charles Jenkins (born August 3, 1979) is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of ...

, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Nic Scourton, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Kenneth Grant, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-3) *

Jack Sawyer Jack Sawyer (born May 6, 2002) is an American college football defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school career Sawyer grew up in Pickerington, Ohio Where he Attended St. Pius K-8 Catholic school. Attended Pickerington ...

, Ohio State (Coaches-3; Media-2) * Tyleik Williams, Ohio State (Coaches-3; Media-2) * Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State (Coaches-3) * Mike Hall Jr., Ohio State (Coaches-3) *

Joe Evans Joseph Patton "Doc" Evans (May 15, 1895 – August 9, 1951) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman, who played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns of Major ...

, Iowa (Media-3) * Keith Randolph Jr., Illinois (Media-3)

Linebackers

* Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Jay Higgins, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Abdul Carter, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Aaron Casey, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-1) *

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-2) * Bryce Gallagher, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Michael Barrett, Michigan (Coaches-3) * Ruben Hyppolite II, Maryland (Coaches-3) * Luke Reimer, Nebraska (Coaches-3) * Steele Chambers, Ohio State (Media-3) * Nick Jackson, Iowa (Media-3) * Xander Mueller, Northwestern (Media-3)

Defensive backs

* Cooper DeJean, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Will Johnson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Tyler Nubin, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Denzel Burke, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-2) *

Mike Sainristil Michael Sainristil (born October 3, 2000) is an American football wide receiver and defensive back for the Michigan Wolverines. Early life and high school career Sainristil was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2000. His father, Carlot, was the ...

, Michigan (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Kalen King, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Dillon Thieneman, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-3) * Tarheeb Still, Maryland (Coaches-2; Media-3) * Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin (Coaches-3; Media-2) * Sebastian Castro, Iowa (Media-2) * Johnny Dixon, Penn State (Coaches-3) * Daequan Hardy, Penn State (Coaches-3) * Rod Moore, Michigan (Coaches-3) * Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin (Media-3) * Josh Proctor, Ohio State (Media-3)

Special teams

Kickers

* Dragan Kesich, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Alex Felkins, Penn State (Coaches-3; Media-2) * James Turner, Michigan (Coaches-2) * Jayden Fielding, Ohio State (Coaches-2) * Drew Stevens, Iowa (Coaches-3) * Jai Patel, Rutgers (Media-3)

Punters

* Tory Taylor, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Ryan Eckley, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Tommy Doman, Michigan (Coaches-3) * James Evans, Indiana (Media-3)

Return specialist

* Cooper DeJean, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Daequan Hardy, Penn State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Tyrone Tracy Jr., Purdue(Coaches-3) * Jaylin Lucas, Indiana (Media-3)

References

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