Athlon continues our countdown to the upcoming season with our first and second All-Big Ten teams for the 2011 season. Click here for all our college football team previews, rankings and predictions. [9]
First-team Offense
QB Denard Robinson, Michigan [10]
RB Edwin Baker, Michigan State [11]
RB Montee Ball, Wisconsin [12]
WR Jeremy Ebert, Northwestern [13]
WR Derek Moye, Penn State [14]
TE Kyler Reed, Nebraska [15]
C Mike Brewster, Ohio State [16]
OL Jeff Allen, Illinois [17]
OL Joel Foreman, Michigan State [11]
OL Riley Reiff, Iowa [18]
OL Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin [12]
First-team Defense
DL Vince Browne, Northwestern [13]
DL Jared Crick, Nebraska [15]
DL John Simon, Ohio State [16]
DL Jerel Worthy, Michigan State [11]
LB Lavonte David, Nebraska [15]
LB Michael Mauti, Penn State [14]
LB Mike Taylor, Wisconsin [12]
CB Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska [15]
CB Shaun Prater, Iowa [18]
S Brian Peters, Northwestern [13]
S Trenton Robinson, Michigan State [11]
First-team Specialists
K Derek Dimke, Illinois [17]
P Brad Nortman, Wisconsin [12]
KR Troy Stoudermire, Minnesota [18]
PR Keshawn Martin, Michigan State [11]
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2011 All-Big Ten Team
| 1st Team | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | Overall | |
| Illinois [17] | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Indiana [19] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iowa [18] | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Michigan [10] | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Michigan State [11] | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Minnesota [18] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Nebraska [15] | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Northwestern [13] | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Ohio State [16] | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Penn State [14] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Purdue [20] | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wisconsin [12] | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Second-team Offense
QB Dan Persa, Northwestern [13]
RB Rex Burkhead, Nebraska [15]
RB Marcus Coker, Iowa [18]
WR Marvin McNutt, Iowa [18]
WR Roy Roundtree, Michigan [10]
TE Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern [13]
C David Molk, Michigan [10]
OL Dennis Kelly, Purdue [20]
OL Al Netter, Northwestern [13]
OL Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin [12]
OL Markus Zusevics, Iowa [18]
Second-team Defense
DL Mike Martin, Michigan [10]
DL Cameron Meredith, Nebraska [15]
DL Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska [15]
DL Nathan Williams, Ohio State [16]
LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin [12]
LB James Morris, Iowa [18]
LB Ian Thomas, Illinois [17]
CB Ricardo Allen, Purdue [20]
CB Antonio Fenelus, Wisconsin [12]
S Drew Astorino, Penn State [14]
S Aaron Henry, Wisconsin [12]
Second-team Specialists
K Dan Conroy, Michigan State [11]
P Anthony Fera, Penn State [14]
KR Venric Mark, Northwestern [13]
PR Devon Smith, Penn State [14]
Third-team Offense
QB Kirk Cousins, Michigan State [11]
RB Silas Redd, Penn State [14]
RB James White, Wisconsin [12]
WR Damarlo Belcher, Indiana [19]
WR B.J. Cunningham, Michigan State [11]
TE Eric Lair, Minnesota [18]
C Peter Konz, Wisconsin [12]
OL Quinn Barham, Penn State [14]
OL Taylor Lewan, Michigan [10]
OL Ed Olson, Minnesota [11]
OL J.B. Shugarts, Ohio State [16]
Third-team Defense
DL Mike Daniels, Iowa [18]
DL Kawann Short, Purdue [20]
DL Devon Still, Penn State [14]
DL Akeem Spence, Illinois [17]
LB Chris Norman, Michigan State [11]
LB Andrew Sweat, Ohio State [16]
LB Gary Tinsley, Minnesota [18]
CB Micah Hyde, Iowa [18]
CB Jordan Mabin, Northwestern [13]
S Trulon Henry, Illinois [17]
S Tyler Moeller, Ohio State [16]
Third-team Specialists
K Philip Welch, Wisconsin [12]
P Will Hagerup, Michigan [10]
KR Jaamal Berry, Ohio State [16]
PR Jordan Hall, Ohio State [16]
Athlon's 2011 Big Ten Previews
| Leaders | Legends |
| Illinois [17] | Iowa [18] |
| Indiana [19] | Michigan [10] |
| Ohio State [16] | Michigan State [11] |
| Penn State [14] | Minnesota [21] |
| Purdue [20] | Nebraska [15] |
| Wisconsin [12] | Northwestern [13] |
Other Big Ten Content:
Living Up to the Hype: The 2008 QB Class [22]
2012 Transfers To Watch [23]
Who Will Coach Ohio State in 2012? [24]
Big Ten Title Hopes Fading In Columbus [25]
2011 Big Ten Champs: Nebraska [26]
Debate: What Will Nebraska's First Big Ten Conference Record Be? [27]
Order Restored At Michigan [28]
W [29]ay Too Early Predictions: Big Ten [29]
A [29]thlon's Big Ten Covers [30]
