With the 2019 regular season in the books, the Big Ten announced their defense and special teams all-conference performers on Monday night. In total, 13 different Nittany Lions earned all-conference honors on defense or special teams.
Leading the way as first team selections by both the coaches and the media were linebacker Micah Parsons and defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos. Parsons recorded 95 tackles this season to go with 11 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and he recovered a fumble. Gross-Matos, in just 10 games, had 39 tackles, 13.