The Big Ten announced the All-Big Ten Defense and Special Teams members on Tuesday and Minnesota Golden Gophers sophomore linebacker Thomas Barber was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten by the media. No other Gophers made any of the three teams selected by either the media or the coaches.
Minnesota did have several honorable mention selections as defensive linemen Carter Coughlin and Steven Richardson were both named honorable mention by the coaches and the media, and Barber was named an honorable mention by the coaches. Richardson was named to the third team by both the media and coaches a season ago as the Gophers only defensive member.