College Football: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
Below is a list of past winners of the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award.
More Big Ten college football awards:
- Big Ten Offensive Player of Year
- Big Ten Defensive Player of Year
- Big Ten Coach of Year
- Big Ten Player of Year (1982-1989)
Year | Player, School |
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2024 | Abdul Carter, Penn State |
2023 | Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois |
2022 | Jack Campbell, Iowa |
2021 | Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan |
2020 | Daviyon Nixon, Iowa |
2019 | Chase Young, Ohio State |
2018 | Devin Bush, Michigan |
2017 | Josey Jewell, Iowa |
2016 | Jabrill Peppers, Michigan |
2015 | Carl Nassib, Penn State |
2014 | Joey Bosa, Ohio State |
2013 | Chris Borland, Wisconsin |
2012 | John Simon, Ohio State |
2011 | Devon Still, Penn State |
2010 | Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue |
2009 | Greg Jones, Michigan State |
2008 | James Laurinaitis, Ohio State |
2007 | James Laurinaitis, Ohio State |
2006 | Lamarr Woodley, Michigan |
2005 | A.J. Hawk, Ohio State |
2004 | Erasmus James, Wisconsin |
2003 | Will Smith, Ohio State |
2002 | Michael Haynes, Penn State |
2001 | Larry Foote, Michigan |
2000 | Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin |
1999 | Courtney Brown, Penn State |
1998 | Tom Burke, Wisconsin |
1997 | Charles Woodson, Michigan |
1996 | Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern |
1995 | Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern |
1994 | Dana Howard, Illinois |
1993 | (tie) Dan Wilkinson, Ohio State and Dana Howard, Illinois |
1992 | Jeff Zgonina, Purdue |
1991 | Troy Vincent, Wisconsin |
1990 | Darrick Brownlow, Illinois |
More college football awards:
- National College Football Awards -- Players and Coaches
- NCAA Conference Football Awards
- College Football AP All-American Teams
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