Every Wisconsin defensive player on a 2021 All-Big Ten team

Wisconsin’s sensational defense earned well-deserved all-conference honors

As the 2021 season draws to a close, the Big Ten announced all-conference defensive selections on Monday.

There were a number of Badgers who made varying levels of All-Big Ten teams, from underclassmen earning their first honor to seniors who have become all-conference regulars.

Wisconsin linebacker Leo Chenal took home the top award at his position, being named the 2021 Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year.

Wisconsin’s defense unsurprisingly dominated Big Ten awards, as the Badger unit had every starter honored.

From the first-team honorees to a number of Big Ten honorable mentions, here is a look at every member of the Badger defense who earned all-conference honors in 2021: