Big 12 Football Honors Announced
December 8th, 2011 by admin
2011 Football All-Big 12 Awards Announced
from Big 12 Sports
The All-Big 12 Conference football teams and individual award winners have been announced. Selections are made by the league’s 10 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
| Offensive Player of the Year Robert Griffin III, Baylor, Jr., QB, Copperas Cove, Texas |
Offensive Freshman of the Year Tyler Lockett, Kansas State, WR, Tulsa, Okla. |
| Co-Defensive Players of the Year A.J. Klein, Iowa State, Jr., LB, Kimberly, Wis. Frank Alexander, Oklahoma, Sr., DE, Baton Rouge, La. |
Defensive Freshman of the Year Quandre Diggs, Texas, DB, Angleton, Texas |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State, Jr., PK/P, Mansfield, Texas |
Offensive Lineman of the Year Grant Garner, Oklahoma State, Sr., Mesquite, Texas |
| Offensive Newcomer of the Year Aaron Horne, Iowa State, Jr., WR, Oakland, Calif. |
Defensive Lineman of the Year Frank Alexander, Oklahoma, Sr., DE, Baton Rouge, La. |
| Defensive Newcomer of the Year Arthur Brown, Kansas State, Jr., LB, Wichita, Kan. |
Coach of the Year Bill Snyder, Kansas State, 20th Season |
| 2011 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| QB | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | Jr. | Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove |
| RB | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | Sr. | DeKalb, Texas/DeKalb/Houston/Texarkana College |
| RB | Henry Josey | Missouri | So. | Angleton, Texas/Angleton |
| FB | Trey Millard | Oklahoma | So. | Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge |
| WR | Kendall Wright** | Baylor | Sr. | Pittsburg, Texas/Pittsburg |
| WR | Ryan Broyles^ | Oklahoma | Sr. | Norman, Okla./Norman |
| WR | Justin Blackmon** ^ | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Ardmore, Okla./Plainview |
| TE | Michael Egnew ^ | Missouri | Sr. | Plainview, Texas/Plainview |
| OL | Philip Blake | Baylor | Sr. | Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Champlain Regional Prep/Tyler (Texas) JC |
| OL | Kelechi Osemele | Iowa State | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Langham Creek |
| OL | Clyde Aufner | Kansas State | Sr. | Raymore, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar |
| OL | Gabe Ikard | Oklahoma | So. | Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness |
| OL | Levy Adcock** ^ | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Claremore, Okla./Sequoyah/NE Okla. A&M JC |
| OL | Grant Garner | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas/North Mesquite |
| PK | Quinn Sharp | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Mansfield, Texas/Summit |
| KR/PR | Fozzy Whittaker | Texas | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Pearland |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| DL | Ray Kibble | Kansas State | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Navarro JC |
| DL | Frank Alexander** | Oklahoma | Sr. | Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab |
| DL | Ronnell Lewis | Oklahoma | Jr. | Dewar, Okla./Dewar |
| DL | Jamie Blatnick | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Celina, Texas/Celina |
| DL | Alex Okafor** | Texas | Jr. | Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville |
| LB | A.J. Klein | Iowa State | Jr. | Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly |
| LB | Arthur Brown | Kansas State | Jr. | Wichita, Kan./Miami |
| LB | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/St. Mark’s |
| DB | Nigel Malone | Kansas State | Jr. | Manteca, Calif./City College of San Francisco |
| DB | Jamell Fleming | Oklahoma | Sr. | Arlington, Texas/Seguin |
| DB | Brodrick Brown | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Houston, Texas/Westfield |
| DB | Markelle Martin | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider |
| DB | Kenny Vaccaro | Texas | Jr. | Brownwood, Texas/Early |
| P | Quinn Sharp ^ | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Mansfield, Texas/Summit |
| 2011 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| QB | Brandon Weeden | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe |
| RB | Joseph Randle | Oklahoma State | So. | Wichita, Kan./Southeast |
| RB | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | Sr. | DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto |
| FB | Kye Staley | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie |
| WR | Kenny Stills | Oklahoma | So. | Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon |
| WR | Josh Cooper | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Mustang, Okla./Mustang |
| WR | Ryan Swope | Texas A&M | Jr. | Austin, Texas/Westlake |
| TE | James Hanna | Oklahoma | Sr. | Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound |
| OL | Robert T. Griffin | Baylor | Sr. | Euless, Texas/Trinity/Navarro College |
| OL | Hayworth Hicks | Iowa State | Sr. | Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale/Antelope Valley |
| OL | Jeremiah Hatch | Kansas | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/Carter |
| OL | Zach Hanson | Kansas State | Sr. | Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento CC |
| OL | Luke Joeckel | Texas A&M | So. | Arlington, Texas/Arlington |
| OL | LaAdrian Waddle | Texas Tech | Jr. | Columbus, Texas/Columbus |
| PK | Randy Bullock | Texas A&M | Sr. | Klein, Texas/Klein |
| KR/PR | Tyler Lockett | Kansas State | Fr. | Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| DL | Nicolas Jean-Baptiste | Baylor | Sr. | Stafford, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep |
| DL | Jacquies Smith # | Missouri | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff |
| DL | Jackson Jeffcoat | Texas | So. | Plano, Texas/Plano West |
| DL | Kheeston Randall | Texas | Sr. | Beaumont, Texas/Kelly |
| DL | Tony Jerod-Eddie | Texas A&M | Sr. | DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto |
| LB | Jake Knott # | Iowa State | Jr. | Waukee, Iowa/Waukee |
| LB | Travis Lewis # | Oklahoma | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas/Robert E. Lee |
| LB | Keenan Robinson | Texas | Sr | Plano, Texas/Plano East |
| DB | Leonard Johnson # | Iowa State | Sr. | Clearwater, Fla./Largo |
| DB | Tysyn Hartman | Kansas State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan./Kapaun Mt. Carmel |
| DB | E.J. Gaines | Missouri | So. | Independence, Mo./Fort Osage |
| DB | Demontre Hurst | Oklahoma | Jr. | Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster |
| DB | Quandre Diggs | Texas | Fr. | Angleton, Texas/Angleton |
| P | Trey Barrow | Missouri | Jr. | Moberly, Mo./Moberly |
| ** Unanimous Selection. ^ – Repeat first team selection from last season. # – Repeat second team selection from last season. A tie in voting created an additional first-team offensive line spot and an additional second-team offensive line spot. Players listed at each position alphabetically by school. |
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All Big 12 Honorable Mention
Iowa State- Jared Barnett (off FoY), Jake Lattimer (DL), Kirby Van Der Kamp (P), James White (RB)
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