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On Tuesday evening, the Big Ten will announce the members of its 2018 All-Conference defensive and special teams units, as well as the individual award winners for both of those phases of the games. The announcements will come on the live 5 p.m. ET episode of “B1G Football & Beyond” on the Big Ten Network.
UPDATES:
Defensive Player of the Year: Michigan’s Devin Bush
Devin Bush of @umichfootball named 2018 #B1GFootball Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/Go12c5xvvs
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
Coach of the Year: Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald
Pat Fitzgerald of @NUFBFamily named 2018 #B1GFootball Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year as selected by conference coaches. pic.twitter.com/CzCv3kd2Hb
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Michigan State’s Kenny Willekes
Kenny Willekes of @MSU_Football named 2018 #B1GFootball Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year. pic.twitter.com/16jadBExZm
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
Defensive Back of the Year: Iowa’s Amani Hooker
Amani Hooker of @HawkeyeFootball named 2018 #B1GFootball Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year. pic.twitter.com/0bKXsPPPmy
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
Linebacker of the Year: Michigan’s Devin Bush
Devin Bush of @umichfootball named 2018 #B1GFootball Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year. pic.twitter.com/lwbK5yPK3l
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 27, 2018
All-Big Ten Defense & Special Teams Selections (Coaches)
| Defense | First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
| Line | Chase Winovich, Michigan | A.J. Epensea, Iowa | Anthony Nelson, Iowa |
| Line | Rashan Gary, Michigan | Carter Coughlin, Minnesota | Raequan Williams, Michigan State |
| Line | Kenny Willekes, Michigan State | Joe Gaziano, Northwestern | Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State |
| Line | Dre'Mont Jones, Ohio State | Chase Young, Ohio State | Shareef Miller, Penn State |
| Linebacker | Devin Bush, Michigan | Tre Watson, Maryland | Blake Cashman, Minnesota |
| Linebacker | Joe Bachie, Michigan State | Markus Bailey, Purdue | Ryan Connelly, Wisconsin |
| Linebacker | Paddy Fisher, Northwestern | T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin | Andrew Van Ginkel, Wisconsin |
| Defensive Back | Amani Hooker, Iowa | Antonie Brooks Jr., Maryland | David Dowell, Michigan State |
| Defensive Back | Lavert Hill, Michigan | Darnell Savage Jr., Maryland | Dicaprio Boole, Nebraska |
| Defensive Back | David Long, Michigan | Josh Metellus, Michigan | Montre Hartage, Northwestern |
| Defensive Back | Amani Oruwariye, Penn State | Justin Layne, Michigan State | D'Cota Dixon, Wisconsin |
| Kicker | Chase McLaughlin, Illinois | Logan Justus, Indiana | Matt Coughlin, Michigan State |
| Punter | Will Hart, Michigan | Drue Chrisman, Ohio State | Joe Schopper, Purdue |
| Returner | Rondale Moore, Purdue | Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa | Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan |
All-Big Ten Defense & Special Teams Selections (Media)
| Defense | First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
| Line | Chase Winovich, Michigan | A.J. Epensea, Iowa | Anthony Nelson, Iowa |
| Line | Rashan Gary, Michigan | Carter Coughlin, Minnesota | Raequan Williams, Michigan State |
| Line | Kenny Willekes, Michigan State | Joe Gaziano, Northwestern | Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State |
| Line | Dre'Mont Jones, Ohio State | Chase Young, Ohio State | Shareef Miller, Penn State |
| Linebacker | Devin Bush, Michigan | Tre Watson, Maryland | Blake Cashman, Minnesota |
| Linebacker | Joe Bachie, Michigan State | Markus Bailey, Purdue | Ryan Connelly, Wisconsin |
| Linebacker | Paddy Fisher, Northwestern | T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin | Andrew Van Ginkel, Wisconsin |
| Defensive Back | Amani Hooker, Iowa | Antonie Brooks Jr., Maryland | David Dowell, Michigan State |
| Defensive Back | Lavert Hill, Michigan | Darnell Savage Jr., Maryland | Dicaprio Boole, Nebraska |
| Defensive Back | David Long, Michigan | Josh Metellus, Michigan | Montre Hartage, Northwestern |
| Defensive Back | Amani Oruwariye, Penn State | Justin Layne, Michigan State | D'Cota Dixon, Wisconsin |
| Kicker | Chase McLaughlin, Illinois | Logan Justus, Indiana | Matt Coughlin, Michigan State |
| Punter | Will Hart, Michigan | Drue Chrisman, Ohio State | Joe Schopper, Purdue |
| Returner | Rondale Moore, Purdue | Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa | Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan |
We will be following along with the announcements live, and will update this article throughout.
The offensive All-B1G squads and award winners will be announced Wednesday’s “B1G Football & Beyond,” and we will be keeping you updated on those announcements tomorrow.