Because I like to pretend that I’m important – even though I’m not – here’s my unofficial ballot for the All-Big Ten teams. We’ll find out in a week or so whether these selections are approximately accurate or not.
FIRST TEAM
QB: Braxton Miller, Ohio State
RB: Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
RB: Carlos Hyde, Ohio State
WR: Jeremy Gallon, Michigan
WR: Allen Robinson, Penn State
TE: Devin Funchess, Michigan
OT: Taylor Lewan, Michigan
OG: Ryan Groy, Wisconsin
C: Corey Linsley, Ohio State
OG: John Urschel, Penn State
OT: Jack Mewhort, Ohio State
DE: Randy Gregory, Nebraska
DT: Michael Bennett, Ohio State
DT: DaQuan Jones, Penn State
DE: Noah Spence, Ohio State
LB: Jonathan Brown, Illinois
LB: Anthony Hitchens, Iowa
LB: Ryan Shazier, Ohio State
CB: Ricardo Allen, Purdue
CB: Blake Countess, Michigan
S: Kurtis Drummond, Michigan State
S: B.J. Lowery, Iowa
K: Jeff Budzien, Northwestern
P: Cody Webster, Purdue
RET: Kevonte Martin-Manley, Iowa
AP: Akeem Hunt, Purdue
SECOND TEAM
QB: Devin Gardner, Michigan
RB: Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
RB: James White, Wisconsin
WR: Steve Hull, Illinois
WR: Cody Latimer, Indiana
TE: Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin
OT: Rob Havenstein, Wisconsin
OG: Andrew Norwell, Ohio State
C: Brandon Vitabile, Northwestern
OG: Blake Treadwell, Michigan State
OT: Brandon Scherff, Iowa
DE: Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State
DT: Ra’Shede Hageman, Minnesota
DT: Louis Trinca-Pasat, Iowa
DE: Theiren Cockran, Minnesota
LB: Denicos Allen, Michigan State
LB: Chris Borland, Wisconsin
LB: James Morris, Iowa
CB: Tim Bennett, Indiana
CB: Bradley Roby, Ohio State
S: Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern
S: Greg Heban, Indiana
K: Pat Smith, Nebraska
P: Peter Mortell, Minnesota
RET: Kenny Bell, Nebraska
AP: Josh Ferguson, Illinois
THIRD TEAM
QB: Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois
RB: David Cobb, Minnesota
RB: Jeremy Langford, Michigan State
WR: Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin
WR: Shane Wynn, Indiana
TE: Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State
OT: Jeremiah Sirles, Nebraska
OG: Kyle Costigan, Wisconsin
C: Jack Allen, Michigan State
OG: Spencer Long, Nebraska
OT: Donovan Smith, Penn State
DE: Frank Clark, Michigan
DT: Bruce Gaston, Purdue
DT: Avery Moss, Nebraska
DE: Tyler Scott, Northwestern
LB: Chi Chi Ariguzo, Northwestern
LB: Max Bullough, Michigan State
LB: Damien Proby, Northwestern
CB: Ciante Evans, Nebraska
CB: Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Nebraska
S: Earnest Thomas, Illinois
S: Nick VanHoose, Northwestern
K: Michael Geiger, Michigan State
P: Sam Foltz, Nebraska
RET: V’Angelo Bentley, Illinois
AP: Dontre Wilson, Ohio State