2008 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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

• Seth Olsen, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State (Coaches-2)
• Roland Martin, Michigan State (Media-2)

Tackles

• Alex Boone, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Gerald Cadogan, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Xavier Fulton, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Bryan Bulaga, Iowa (Coaches-2)
• Kyle Calloway, Iowa (Media-2)
• Jesse Miller, Michigan State (Media-2)

Tight ends

• Brandon Myers, Iowa (Coaches-1)
• Garrett Graham, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Jack Simmons, Minnesota (Media-2)

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

• 2008 Big Ten Conference football season
• 2008 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "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.