2019 B1G defensive individual award winners announced
The regular season in the B1G is wrapped up, and the time to hand out individual awards has arrived!
It was definitely an eventful season with both division races dragging on into the late weeks of the season. In the West, Minnesota and Wisconsin finished tied for the lead but it was Wisconsin that won the head-to-head matchup on the final week of the season. In the East, Ohio State has dominated from wire-to-wire, though Penn State and Michigan hung in the race until late in the year.
RELATED: 2019 All-B1G Defense as named by coaches, media
On Tuesday, the B1G officially handed out All-B1G Defensive team selections, along with the individual awards. Here is who captured the individual defensive awards in the conference:
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year – Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
Chase Young of @OhioStateFB named 2019 #B1GFootball Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/WEvISYsIx0
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 3, 2019
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year – Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
Chase Young of @OhioStateFB named 2019 #B1GFootball Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year. pic.twitter.com/UAB67tjCF8
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 3, 2019
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year – Micah Parsons, Penn State
Micah Parsons of @PennStateFball named 2019 #B1GFootball Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year. pic.twitter.com/dJSz4aBcLF
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 3, 2019
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year – Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota
Antoine Winfield Jr. of @GopherFootball named 2019 #B1GFootball Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year. pic.twitter.com/R9TaW1Kgio
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 3, 2019