The 2021 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2021 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-, second- and third-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-, second- and third-team players (the "Media" team).[1]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and media
Coaches = Selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches
Media = Selected by the conference media
Guards
- Thayer Munford, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Josh Seltzner, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Blaise Andries, Minnesota (Coaches-3; Media-1)
- Kyler Schott, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-3)
- Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-3)
- Zak Zinter, Michigan (Media-2)
- Conner Olson, Minnesota (Coaches-3)
Tackles
- Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Daniel Faalele, Minnesota (Coaches-1; Media-3)
- Andrew Stueber, Michigan (Coaches-3; Media-1)
- Peter Skoronski, Northwestern (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Logan Bruss, Wisconsin (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Ryan Hayes, Michigan (Coaches-2)
- Dawand Jones, Ohio State (Coaches-3, Media-2)
- Tyler Beach, Wisconsin (Coaches-3)
- Rasheed Walker, Penn State (Media-3)
Defensive linemen
- Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Haskell Garrett, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- George Karlaftis, Purdue (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Jacub Panasiuk, Michigan State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Zach VanValkenburg, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Zach Harrison, Ohio State (Coaches-3; Media-2)
- Boye Mafe, Minnesota (Coaches-3; Media-2)
- Tyreke Smith, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-3)
- Matt Henningsen, Wisconsin (Coaches-3; Media-3)
- P. J. Mustipher, Penn State (Coaches-2)
- Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin (Coaches-2)
- Sam Okuayinonu, Maryland (Coaches-3)
- Jacob Slade, Michigan State (Media-3)
- Jesse Luketa, Penn State (Media-3)
Linebackers
- Leo Chenal, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- David Ojabo, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Jack Campbell, Iowa (Coaches-3; Media-1)
- Micah McFadden, Indiana (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Chris Bergin, Northwestern (Coaches-3; Media-2)
- JoJo Domann, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-3)
- Ellis Brooks, Penn State (Coaches-2)
- Brandon Smith, Penn State (Coaches-3)
- Josh Ross, Michigan (Media-3)
- Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers (Media-3)
Defensive backs
- Dane Belton, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Jaquan Brisker, Penn State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Riley Moss, Iowa (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Daxton Hill, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Kerby Joseph, Illinois (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Matt Hankins, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-3)
- Brandon Joseph, Northwestern (Media-2)
- Denzel Burke, Ohio State (Coaches-3)
- Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn State (Coaches-3)
- Joey Porter Jr., Penn State (Coaches-3)
- Caesar Williams, Wisconsin (Coaches-3)
- Vincent Gray, Michigan (Media-3)
- Brad Hawkins, Michigan (Media-3)
- Xavier Henderson, Michigan State (Media-3)
Kickers
- Jake Moody, Michigan (Coaches-1; Media-3)
- Caleb Shudak, Iowa (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Noah Ruggles, Ohio State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- James McCourt, Illinois (Coaches-3)