Big 12 Conference announces media preseason football team
July 13th, 2016 by admin
The Big 12 Conference preseason football team selected by media that cover the league was announced on Wednesday. The honorees include 9 seniors, 11 juniors, and 11 sophomores. The only holdover from last year’s preseason team was Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine. This year’s squad includes two Iowa State Cyclones, both on the offensive side of the ball in running back Mike Warren and Wide Receiver Allen Lazard.
2016 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year: | Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma, QB, Jr., Austin, Texas |
Defensive Player of the Year: | Malik Jefferson, Texas, LB, So., Mesquite, Texas |
Newcomer of the Year: | Kenny Hill, TCU, QB, Jr., Southlake, Texas |
Offense | ||||||
Pos | Name | School | Ht | Wt | Cl/Exp | Hometown |
QB | Baker Mayfield # | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 212 | Jr./1L | Austin, Texas |
RB | Mike Warren | Iowa State | 6-0 | 205 | So./1L | Lawton, Okla. |
RB | Samaje Perine ^# | Oklahoma | 5-11 | 237 | Jr./2L | Pflugerville, Texas |
FB | Winston Dimel # | Kansas State | 6-1 | 235 | So./1L | Manhattan, Kan. |
WR | KD Cannon * | Baylor | 6-0 | 180 | Jr./2L | Mount Pleasant, Texas |
WR | Allen Lazard | Iowa State | 6-5 | 223 | Jr./2L | Urbandale, Iowa |
WR | James Washington * | Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 205 | Jr./2L | Stamford, Texas |
TE | Mark Andrews # | Oklahoma | 6-5 | 244 | So./1L | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
OL | Kyle Fuller * | Baylor | 6-5 | 310 | Sr./3L | Wylie, Texas |
OL | Orlando Brown | Oklahoma | 6-8 | 357 | So./1L | Duluth, Ga. |
OL | Patrick Vahe | Texas | 6-3 | 326 | So./1L | Nyack, N.Y. |
OL | Connor Williams | Texas | 6-6 | 288 | So./1L | Coppell, Texas |
OL | Tyler Orlosky * | West Virginia | 6-4 | 295 | Sr./3L | Cleveland, Ohio |
PK | Clayton Hatfield | Texas Tech | 5-10 | 170 | So./1L | Boerne, Texas |
KR/PR | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | 5-9 | 153 | So./1L | Monroe, La. |
Defense | ||||||
Pos | Name | School | Ht | Wt | Cl/Exp | Hometown |
DL | Will Geary | Kansas State | 6-0 | 297 | Jr./2L | Topeka, Kan. |
DL | Jordan Willis | Kansas State | 6-5 | 250 | Sr./3L | Kansas City, Mo. |
DL | Charles Walker * | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 299 | Jr./2L | Garland, Texas |
DL | Vincent Taylor | Oklahoma State | 6-3 | 310 | Jr./2L | San Antonio, Texas |
DL | Josh Carraway # | TCU | 6-4 | 250 | Sr./3L | Flower Mound, Texas |
DL | James McFarland | TCU | 6-3 | 250 | Sr./3L | West Monroe, La. |
DL | Noble Nwachukwu | West Virginia | 6-2 | 275 | Sr./3L | Wylie, Texas |
LB | Elijah Lee * | Kansas State | 6-3 | 218 | Jr./2L | Blue Springs, Mo. |
LB | Jordan Evans * | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 233 | Sr./3L | Norman, Okla. |
LB | Malik Jefferson | Texas | 6-3 | 238 | So./1L | Mesquite, Texas |
DB | Dante Barnett | Kansas State | 6-1 | 193 | Sr./3L | Tulsa, Okla. |
DB | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 208 | Jr./2L | Tulsa, Okla. |
DB | Jordan Thomas * | Oklahoma | 6-0 | 187 | Jr./2L | Klein, Texas |
DB | Jordan Sterns * | Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 200 | Sr./3L | Cibolo, Texas |
DB | Davante Davis | Texas | 6-2 | 199 | So./1L | Miami, Fla. |
P | Austin Seibert * | Oklahoma | 5-10 | 214 | So./1L | Belleville, Ill. |
A tie in voting at DL created two additional spots.
^ – 2015 Preseason Team
# – 2015 All-Big 12 First Team selection
* – 2015 All-Big 12 Second Team selection