Coaches and media of the Big Ten Conference award the following individual honors at the end of each football season. In addition, the Chicago Tribune awards the Chicago Tribune Silver Football to the most valuable football player of the conference.

General Player of the Year Sanctioned by Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI); replaced with separate offensive and defensive selections in 1990. Season Player Team 1982 Anthony Carter WR Michigan 1983 Don Thorp DT Illinois 1984 Keith Byars RB Ohio State 1985 Chuck Long QB Iowa Lorenzo White RB Michigan State 1986 Jim Harbaugh QB Michigan 1987 Lorenzo White (2) RB Michigan State Ernie Jones WR Indiana 1988 Anthony Thompson RB Indiana 1989 Anthony Thompson (2) RB Indiana

Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year Selected by coaches and media. In 2011, the award was renamed the Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year Award in honor of Northwestern halfback Otto Graham and Ohio State running back Eddie George.

Season Player Team 1990 Nick Bell RB Iowa Matt Rodgers QB Jon Vaughn RB Michigan Tico Duckett RB Michigan State 1991 Desmond Howard WR Michigan 1992 Tyrone Wheatley RB Michigan 1993 Brent Moss RB Wisconsin 1994 Kerry Collins QB Penn State 1995 Eddie George RB Ohio State 1996 Orlando Pace OT Ohio State 1997 Curtis Enis RB Penn State Tavian Banks RB Iowa 1998 Joe Germaine QB Ohio State Drew Brees QB Purdue 1999 Ron Dayne RB Wisconsin 2000 Drew Brees (2) QB Purdue 2001 Antwaan Randle El QB Indiana 2002 Brad Banks QB Iowa 2003 Chris Perry RB Michigan 2004 Braylon Edwards WR Michigan 2005 Michael Robinson QB Penn State Brett Basanez QB Northwestern 2006 Troy Smith QB Ohio State 2007 Rashard Mendenhall RB Illinois 2008 Shonn Greene RB Iowa 2009 John Clay RB Wisconsin 2010 Denard Robinson QB Michigan colspan="5" 2011 Montee Ball RB Wisconsin 2012 Braxton Miller QB Ohio State 2013 Braxton Miller (2) QB Ohio State 2014 Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin 2015 Ezekiel Elliott RB Ohio State 2016 Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 2017 Saquon Barkley (2) RB Penn State 2018 Dwayne Haskins QB Ohio State 2019 Justin Fields QB Ohio State 2020 Justin Fields (2) QB Ohio State 2021 C. J. Stroud QB Ohio State 2022 C. J. Stroud (2) QB Ohio State 2023 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Ohio State 2024 Dillon Gabriel QB Oregon 2025 Fernando Mendoza QB Indiana

Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Selected by coaches and media. In 2011, the award was renamed the Nagurski–Woodson Award in honor of Minnesota tackle Bronko Nagurski and Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson.

Season Player Team 1990 Moe Gardner NT Illinois Darrick Brownlow LB 1991 Leroy Smith DE Iowa Troy Vincent CB Wisconsin 1992 Steve Tovar LB Ohio State Jeff Zgonina DT Purdue 1993 Dana Howard LB Illinois Dan Wilkinson DT Ohio State 1994 Dana Howard (2) LB Illinois 1995 Pat Fitzgerald LB Northwestern 1996 Shawn Springs CB Ohio State Pat Fitzgerald (2) LB Northwestern 1997 Charles Woodson CB Michigan 1998 LaVar Arrington LB Penn State Tom Burke DE Wisconsin 1999 Courtney Brown DE Penn State 2000 Jamar Fletcher CB Wisconsin 2001 Larry Foote LB Michigan 2002 Mike Doss S Ohio State Michael Haynes DE Penn State 2003 Will Smith DE Ohio State 2004 Erasmus James DE Wisconsin 2005 A. J. Hawk LB Ohio State 2006 LaMarr Woodley DE Michigan 2007 James Laurinaitis LB Ohio State 2008 James Laurinaitis (2) LB Ohio State 2009 Jared Odrick DT Penn State Greg Jones LB Michigan State 2010 Ryan Kerrigan DE Purdue colspan="5" 2011 Devon Still DT Penn State 2012 John Simon DE Ohio State 2013 Chris Borland LB Wisconsin 2014 Joey Bosa DE Ohio State 2015 Carl Nassib DE Penn State 2016 Jabrill Peppers LB Michigan 2017 Josey Jewell LB Iowa 2018 Devin Bush Jr. LB Michigan 2019 Chase Young DE Ohio State 2020 Daviyon Nixon DT Iowa 2021 Aidan Hutchinson DE Michigan 2022 Jack Campbell LB Iowa 2023 Johnny Newton DT Illinois 2024 Abdul Carter DE Penn State 2025 Caleb Downs S Ohio State

Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year Selected by coaches and media. In 2011, the award was renamed the Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year Award in honor of Minnesota running back Darrell Thompson and Indiana quarterback Antwaan Randle El.

Season Player Team 1986 Darrell Thompson RB Minnesota 1987 Tony Lowery QB Wisconsin 1988 Brian Fox QB Purdue Ed Sutter LB/P Northwestern 1989 Eric Hunter QB Purdue 1990 Robert Smith RB Ohio State 1991 Corey Rogers RB Purdue 1992 Korey Stringer OT Ohio State Simeon Rice DE Illinois 1993 Reggie Garnett LB Michigan State 1994 Orlando Pace OT Ohio State 1995 Charles Woodson CB Michigan Curtis Enis RB Penn State 1996 Ron Dayne RB Wisconsin Andy Katzenmoyer LB Ohio State 1997 Anthony Thomas RB Michigan 1998 Antwaan Randle El QB Indiana 1999 Brooks Bollinger QB Wisconsin 2000 Stuart Schweigert S Purdue 2001 Anthony Davis RB Wisconsin 2002 Maurice Clarett RB Ohio State 2003 Steve Breaston WR Michigan Laurence Maroney RB Minnesota 2004 Mike Hart RB Michigan 2005 Tyrell Sutton RB Northwestern 2006 P. J. Hill RB Wisconsin 2007 Arrelious Benn WR Illinois 2008 Terrelle Pryor QB Ohio State 2009 Chris Borland LB Wisconsin 2010 James White RB Wisconsin colspan="5" 2011 Braxton Miller QB Ohio State 2012 Deion Barnes DE Penn State 2013 Christian Hackenberg QB Penn State 2014 J. T. Barrett QB Ohio State 2015 Jabrill Peppers S/RB Michigan 2016 Mike Weber RB Ohio State 2017 Jonathan Taylor RB Wisconsin 2018 Rondale Moore WR Purdue 2019 David Bell WR Purdue 2020 Brandon Joseph S Northwestern 2021 C. J. Stroud QB Ohio State 2022 Nicholas Singleton RB Penn State 2023 Dillon Thieneman S Purdue 2024 Jeremiah Smith WR Ohio State 2025 Julian Sayin QB Ohio State

Dave McClain / Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year From 1986 through 2010, this award was dedicated in honor of Dave McClain, who served as the Wisconsin Badgers head coach from 1978 to 1985. Recipients were selected by the media. The coaches selected a separate award from 1982 to 1991. When the coaches resumed selecting a coach of the year in 2011, it was named for the first two recipients of the Big Ten Coach of the year, Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes, as the Hayes–Schembechler coach of the year.

Season Coach Team colspan="4" 1972 Bo Schembechler Michigan 1973 Woody Hayes Ohio State 1974 Denny Stolz Michigan State 1975 Woody Hayes (2) Ohio State 1976 Bo Schembechler (2) Michigan 1977 Darryl Rogers Michigan State 1978 Jim Young Purdue 1979 Earle Bruce Ohio State 1980 Bo Schembechler (3) Michigan 1981 Hayden Fry Iowa 1982 Bo Schembechler (4) Michigan Dennis Green Northwestern 1983 Mike White Illinois 1984 Leon Burtnett Purdue 1985 Bo Schembechler (5) Michigan colspan="4" 1986 Bill Mallory Indiana 1987 George Perles Michigan State Bill Mallory (2) Indiana 1988 John Mackovic Illinois 1989 Bo Schembechler (6) Michigan John Mackovic (2) Illinois 1990 Hayden Fry (2) Iowa 1991 Hayden Fry (3) Iowa Gary Moeller Michigan 1992 Gary Moeller (2) Michigan 1993 Barry Alvarez Wisconsin 1994 Joe Paterno Penn State 1995 Gary Barnett Northwestern 1996 Gary Barnett (2) Northwestern 1997 Joe Tiller Purdue 1998 Barry Alvarez (2) Wisconsin 1999 Glen Mason Minnesota 2000 Randy Walker Northwestern 2001 Ron Turner Illinois 2002 Kirk Ferentz Iowa 2003 John L. Smith Michigan State 2004 Kirk Ferentz (2) Iowa 2005 Joe Paterno (2) Penn State 2006 Bret Bielema Wisconsin 2007 Ron Zook Illinois 2008 Joe Paterno (3) Penn State 2009 Kirk Ferentz (3) Iowa 2010 Mark Dantonio Michigan State colspan="4" 2011 Brady Hoke Michigan 2012 Bill O'Brien Penn State 2013 Mark Dantonio (2) Michigan State 2014 Jerry Kill Minnesota 2015 Kirk Ferentz (4) Iowa 2016 Paul Chryst Wisconsin James Franklin Penn State 2017 Paul Chryst (2) Wisconsin 2018 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern 2019 P. J. Fleck Minnesota Ryan Day Ohio State 2020 Tom Allen Indiana 2021 Mel Tucker Michigan State 2022 Jim Harbaugh Michigan 2023 David Braun Northwestern 2024 Curt Cignetti Indiana 2025 Curt Cignetti (2) Indiana

Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award The award is named in honor of Michigan center Gerald Ford and Iowa halfback Nile Kinnick. Season Player Team Tenure 2011 Archie Griffin RB Ohio State 1972–1975 2012 Jon Runyan OT Michigan 1992–1995 2013 Gene Washington WR Michigan State 1964–1966 2014 Mike Hopkins S Illinois 1987–1991 2015 Brian Griese QB Michigan 1993–1997 2016 Reggie McKenzie G Michigan 1969–1971 2017 Troy Vincent CB Wisconsin 1988–1991 2018 Antwaan Randle El QB Indiana 1997–2001 2019 Doug Schlereth DE Indiana 1985–1988 2020 Napoleon Harris LB/DE Northwestern 1998–2001 2021 Pat Richter E Wisconsin 1960–1962 2022 Ron Guenther G Illinois 1965–1966 2023 Richard Coachys QB/S Indiana 1965–1966 2024 Russell Wilson QB Wisconsin 2011 2025 Jack Campbell LB Iowa 2019–2022

Dungy–Thompson Humanitarian Award The award is named in honor of Minnesota quarterback Tony Dungy and Indiana running back Anthony Thompson. Season Player Team Tenure 2011 George Taliaferro HB Indiana 1945, 1947–1948 2012 Chris Spielman LB Ohio State 1984–1987 2013 Drew Brees QB Purdue 1997–2000 2014 Brian Griese QB Michigan 1993–1997 2015 John Shinsky DT Michigan State 1970–1973 2016 Trent Green QB Indiana 1988–1992 2017 Chad Greenway LB Iowa 2001–2005 2018 Jake Wood OT Wisconsin 2001–2004 2019 J. J. Watt DE Wisconsin 2008–2010 2020 Vincent Smith RB Michigan 2009–2012 2021 Malcolm Jenkins S/NB Ohio State 2005–2008 2022 Nate Sudfeld QB Indiana 2012–2015 2023 Dick Butkus C/LB Illinois 1962–1964 2024 Madieu Williams S Maryland 2001–2003 2025 Will Shields G Nebraska 1989–1992

All-conference teams

Offensive Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year Award started in 2011, named in honor of Purdue's Bob Griese and Drew Brees. Season Player Team 2011 Russell Wilson Wisconsin 2012 Braxton Miller Ohio State 2013 Braxton Miller (2) Ohio State 2014 J. T. Barrett Ohio State 2015 Connor Cook Michigan State 2016 J. T. Barrett (2) Ohio State 2017 J. T. Barrett (3) Ohio State 2018 Dwayne Haskins Ohio State 2019 Justin Fields Ohio State 2020 Justin Fields (2) Ohio State 2021 C. J. Stroud Ohio State 2022 C. J. Stroud (2) Ohio State 2023 J. J. McCarthy Michigan 2024 Dillon Gabriel Oregon 2025 Fernando Mendoza Indiana

Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year Award started in 2011, named in honor of Wisconsin's Alan Ameche and Ron Dayne. Season Player Team 2011 Montee Ball Wisconsin 2012 Montee Ball (2) Wisconsin 2013 Carlos Hyde Ohio State 2014 Melvin Gordon Wisconsin 2015 Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State 2016 Saquon Barkley Penn State 2017 Saquon Barkley (2) Penn State 2018 Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin 2019 Jonathan Taylor (2) Wisconsin 2020 Mohamed Ibrahim Minnesota 2021 Kenneth Walker III Michigan State 2022 Blake Corum Michigan 2023 Blake Corum (2) Michigan 2024 Kaleb Johnson Iowa 2025 Emmett Johnson Nebraska

Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year Award began in 2011 and is named in honor of Wisconsin's Pat Richter and Michigan's Desmond Howard. Season Player Team 2011 Marvin McNutt Iowa 2012 Allen Robinson Penn State 2013 Allen Robinson (2) Penn State 2014 Tony Lippett Michigan State 2015 Aaron Burbridge Michigan State 2016 Austin Carr Northwestern 2017 D. J. Moore Maryland 2018 Rondale Moore Purdue 2019 Rashod Bateman Minnesota 2020 Ty Fryfogle Indiana 2021 David Bell Purdue 2022 Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State 2023 Marvin Harrison Jr. (2) Ohio State 2024 Jeremiah Smith Ohio State 2025 Jeremiah Smith (2) Ohio State

Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year Award began in 2011 and is named in honor of Penn State's Ted Kwalick and Iowa's Dallas Clark. Season Player Team 2011 Drake Dunsmore Northwestern 2012 Jacob Pedersen Wisconsin 2013 Devin Funchess Michigan 2014 Maxx Williams Minnesota 2015 Jake Butt Michigan 2016 Jake Butt (2) Michigan 2017 Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin 2018 T. J. Hockenson Iowa 2019 Brycen Hopkins Purdue 2020 Pat Freiermuth Penn State 2021 Austin Allen Nebraska 2022 Sam LaPorta Iowa 2023 Cade Stover Ohio State 2024 Tyler Warren Penn State 2025 Kenyon Sadiq Oregon

Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year