2008 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2008 All-Big Ten team
2008 Big Ten Conference football season
Selectors
Coaches
Media
2006 2007 ← → 2009 2010

The 2008 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2008 Big Ten Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).[1]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

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

Running backs

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

Receivers

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

Centers

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

Guards

Tackles

Tight ends

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

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

Linebackers

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

Defensive backs

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

Special teams

Kickers

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

Punter

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

Key

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and media

Coaches = Selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches[1]

Media = Selected by the conference media[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Big Ten Announces 2008 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". Big Ten Conference. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2015.