Big Ten Preview 2006 - All-Big Ten Team

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 ALL-BIG TEN OFFENSE
Offensive Player of the Year
QB Troy Smith, Ohio State
Could Smith be this year's version of Vince Young and be a do-it-all star who carries his team to a title? After being suspended for the season opener and coming off the bench for the Texas game, he took over and was fantastic showing off an accurate arm along with tremendous rushing skills.

QB Troy Smith, Sr. Ohio State
RB Tyrell Sutton, Soph. Northwestern
RB Albert Young, Jr. Iowa
WR Dorien Bryant, Jr. Purdue
WR Ted Ginn, Jr. Ohio State
TE Matt Spaeth, Sr. Minnesota
OL Alex Boone, Soph. Ohio State
OL Levi Brown, Sr. Penn State
OL Jake Long, Jr. Michigan
OL Trevor Rees, Jr. Northwestern
OL Joe Thomas, Sr. Wisconsin
PK Kyle Schlicher, Sr. Iowa
KR Ted Ginn, Jr. Ohio State

ALL-BIG TEN DEFENSE
Defensive Player of the Year
LB Paul Posluszny, Penn State
The Butkus Award winner as the nation's best linebacker last season, Posluszny has 256 career tackles and should finish his great career with well over 350 if he can return 100% from a knee injury suffered in the Orange Bowl. Considered a likely first round draft pick if he had come out early, even with the knee injury, he's a smart, tough tackler who's always in the right position and is always around the ball.

DL Jay Alford, Sr. Penn State
DL DE Ken Iwebema, Jr. Iowa
DL Quinn Pitcock, Sr. Ohio State
DL LaMarr Woodley, Sr. Michigan
LB Dan Connor, Jr. Penn State
LB Paul Posluszny, Sr. Penn State
LB Mark Zalewski, Sr. Wisconsin
DB Marquice Cole, Sr. Northwestern
DB Leon Hall, Sr. Michigan
DB Justin King, Soph. Penn State
DB Joe Stellmacher, Sr. Wisconsin
P Ken DeBauche, Jr. Wisconsin
PR Steve Breaston, Sr. Michigan

ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB Drew Stanton, Sr. Michigan State
RB Mike Hart, Jr. Michigan
RB Antonio Pittman, Jr. Ohio State
WR James Hardy, Soph. Indiana
WR Derrick Williams, Soph. Penn State
TE Scott Chandler, Sr. Iowa
OL Kirk Barton, Jr. Ohio State
OL Doug Datish, Sr. Ohio State
OL Jordan Grimes, Jr. Purdue
OL Akim Millington, Jr. Illinois
OL Kraig Urbik, Soph. Wisconsin
PK Garrett Rivas, Sr. Michigan
KR Steve Breaston, Sr. Michigan

ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM DEFENSE.
DL Steve Davis, Soph. Minnesota
DL Nick Hayden, Jr. Wisconsin
DL Chris Norwell, Jr. Illinois
DL Clifton Ryan, Sr. Michigan State
LB Marcus Freeman, Soph. Ohio State
LB Edmond Miles, Sr. Iowa
LB Tim Shaw, Sr. Penn State
DB Malcolm Jenkins, Soph. Ohio State
DB Will Meyers, Sr. Indiana
DB Marcus Paschal, Sr. Iowa
DB Torri Williams Soph. Purdue
P Brandon Fields, Sr. Michigan State
PR Ted Ginn, Jr. Ohio State

Top 30 Big 10 Players
1. QB Troy Smith, Sr. Ohio State
2. LB Paul Posluszny, Sr. Penn State
3. OT Joe Thomas, Sr. Wisconsin
4. QB Drew Stanton, Sr. Michigan State
5. QB Drew Tate, Sr. Iowa
6. WR/KR Ted Ginn Jr., Jr. Ohio State
7. RB Tyrell Sutton, Soph. Northwestern
8. RB Albert Young, Jr. Iowa
9. RB Mike Hart, Jr. Michigan
10. DT Quinn Pitcock, Sr. Ohio State
11. DE LaMarr Woodley, Sr. Michigan
12. WR Dorien Bryant, Jr. Purdue
13. OT Levi Brown, Sr. Penn State
14. DT Jay Alford, Sr. Penn State
15. OT Jake Long, Jr. Michigan
16. LB Mark Zalewski, Sr. Wisconsin
17. DE Ken Iwebema, Jr. Iowa
18. QB Chad Henne, Jr. Michigan
19. LB Dan Connor, Jr. Penn State
20. CB Marquice Cole, Sr. Northwestern
21. WR James Hardy, Soph. Indiana
22. LB Tim Shaw, Sr. Penn State
23. RB Antonio Pittman, Jr. Ohio State
24. CB Leon Hall, Sr. Michigan
25. KR/WR Steve Breaston, Sr. Michigan
26. WR Derrick Williams, Soph. Penn State
27. RB Pierre Thomas, Sr. Illinois
28. DT Clifton Ryan, Sr Michigan State
29. WR Mario Manningham, Soph. Michigan
30. C Trevor Rees, Jr. Northwestern