The Big Ten started announcing its end-of-season awards Tuesday morning, starting with All-Conference defensive teams. You might be shocked to learn three Ohio State defensive linemen appeared on the lists, along with cornerback Denzel Ward and safety Jordan Fuller.
The honors, as selected by coaches:
Nick Bosa, First Team
Tyquan Lewis, First Team
Denzel Ward, Second Team
Sam Hubbard, Second Team
Jordan Fuller, Third Team
The full teams:
2017 All-Big Ten Defense First Team All-Big Ten Defense First Team (As Selected by Coaches)
2017 All-Big Ten Defense Second Team All-Big Ten Defense Second Team, as selected by coaches
2017 All-Big Ten Defense Third Team All-Big Ten Defense Third Team, as selected by coaches
The 2017 defense teams looked a bit different with media selecting the teams, but five Buckeyes still made the list:
Nick Bosa, First Team
Tyquan Lewis, First Team
Denzel Ward, First Team
Sam Hubbard, Second Team
Damon Webb, Third Team
The media teams, as follows:
2017 All-Big Ten Defense First Team All-Big Ten Defense First Team, as selected by media
2017 All-Big Ten Defense Second Team All-Big Ten Defense Second Team, as selected by Media
2017 All-Big Ten Defense Third Team All-Big Ten Defense Third Team, as selected by media
