College Football Awards: Big Ten Defensive Player of Year Award Winners
Below is a list of past winners of the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award.
- More: Offensive Player of Year | Defensive Player of Year | Coach of Year
| Year | Player, School |
|---|---|
| 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 |
