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.
All-Big 12 Honors Notebook:
?Baker Mayfield is the fourth Oklahoma quarterback to garner Offensive Player of the Year, joining Sam Bradford (2008), two-time winner Jason White (2003 and 2004) and Josh Heupel (2000). This marks the fifth-consecutive year a quarterback has won the award. In 20 seasons, a signal-caller has been honored 16 times, including co-winners in 1999.
?Andrew Billings (Baylor) and Emmanuel Ogbah (Oklahoma State) are the first Defensive Player of the Year honorees from their respective institutions. The award is shared for the third time (2013 and 2011). This is the eighth year that players on the defensive line have been recognized.
?Dede Westbrook is the third representative from Oklahoma to earn Offensive Newcomer of the Year joining Adrian Peterson (2004) and Josh Heupel (1999). He is the seventh receiver to earn the award.
?Demond Tucker is Iowa State's fourth Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Past winners are David Sims (2009), Tim Dobbins (2004) and Jess Beckom (1998). He is the ninth defensive lineman to win the award.
?Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) was recognized as Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year for the fifth time (2008, 2006, 2003 and 2000).
?Mike Warren is the first Iowa State player to be picked Offensive Freshman of the Year and the eighth running back honored.
?Malik Jefferson picked up Texas' sixth award as Defensive Freshman of the Year and is the ninth linebacker to receive it. Other Texas honorees are Quandre Diggs (2011), Brian Orakpo (2005), Rodrique Wright (2002), Derrick Johnson (2001) and Cory Redding (1999)
?Morgan Burns gives K-State three straight years and four overall with the Special Teams Player of the Year. Tyler Lockett (2014 and 2013) captured the award the last two seasons while Brandon Banks was honored in 2009. The award was first presented in 2005.
?Spencer Drango was named Offensive Lineman of the Year for the second straight season while a Baylor player has been honored for the fourth consecutive year (Cyril Richardson, 2012 and 2013). Drango shared the award last year with B.J. Finney (K-State).
?Andrew Billings is the first Baylor representative to earn Defensive Lineman of the Year since the awards recognizing the top offensive and defensive linemen were instituted in 2006.
?Oklahoma has won the most individual awards in the 20-year history of the Big 12 with 32. K-State is second (28), followed by Texas (25), Oklahoma State (18), Baylor (13), Iowa State (11), Texas Tech (8), Kansas (7), TCU (5) and West Virginia (3).
| CHUCK NEINAS COACH OF THE YEAR: | Bob Stoops, Oklahoma (17th season) |
| OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma, QB, Jr., Austin, Texas |
| CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: | Andrew Billings, Baylor, DT, Jr., Waco, Texas
Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State, DE, Jr., Houston, Texas |
| OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: | Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma, WR, Jr., Brenham, Texas |
| DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: | Demond Tucker, Iowa State, DL, Jr., Hazelhurst, Miss. |
| OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: | Mike Warren, Iowa State, RB, Lawton, Okla. |
| DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: | Malik Jefferson, Texas, LB, Mesquite, Texas |
| SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | Morgan Burns, Kansas State, KR/PR, Sr., Wichita, Kan. |
| OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: | Spencer Drango, Baylor, Sr., Cedar Park, Texas |
| DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: | Andrew Billings, Baylor, Jr., Waco, Texas |
| 2015 All-Big 12 Football First Team |
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| OFFENSE |
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
| QB | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | Jr. | Austin, Texas/Texas Tech |
| RB | Samaje Perine @ | Oklahoma | So. | Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson |
| RB |
DeAndre Washington ^ | Texas Tech | Sr. | Missouri City, Texas/T. Marshall |
| FB | Winston Dimel | Kansas State | Fr. | Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan |
| WR |
Corey Coleman ^ | Baylor | Jr. | Richardson, Texas/Pearce |
| WR | Sterling Shepard @ | Oklahoma | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla./Heritage Hall |
| WR |
Josh Doctson ^# | TCU | Sr. | Mansfield, Texas/Legacy/Wyoming |
| TE | Blake Jarwin | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Tuttle, Okla./Tuttle |
| OL | Spencer Drango @# | Baylor | Sr. | Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park |
| OL |
Cody Whitehair ^ | Kansas State | Sr. | Abilene, Kan./Abilene |
| OL | Ty Darlington | Oklahoma | Sr. | Apopka, Fla./Apopka |
| OL | Nila Kasitati | Oklahoma | Sr. | Euless, Texas/Trinity |
| OL |
Joey Hunt ^ | TCU | Sr. | El Campo, Texas/El Campo |
| OL | Le'Raven Clark @ | Texas Tech | Sr. | Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale |
| PK | Jack Cantele | Kansas State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan./Kapaun Mt. Carmel |
| KR/PR | Morgan Burns | Kansas State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan./Trinity Academy |
| ? |
| DEFENSE |
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
| DL | Andrew Billings @# | Baylor | Jr. | Waco, Texas/Waco |
| DL | Charles Tapper | Oklahoma | Sr. | Baltimore, Md./City College |
| DL | Emmanuel Ogbah @# | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Houston, Texas/George Bush |
| DL | Davion Pierson | TCU | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla./Millwood |
| DL | Josh Carraway | TCU | Jr. | Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus |
| LB | Dominique Alexander | Oklahoma | Jr. | Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington |
| LB | Eric Striker @ | Oklahoma | Sr. | Tampa, Fla./Armwood |
| LB | Nick Kwiatkoski | West Virginia | Sr. | Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park |
| DB | Xavien Howard | Baylor | Jr. | Houston, Texas/Wheatley |
| DB | Zack Sanchez @ | Oklahoma | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas/Central |
| DB | Kevin Peterson | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Wagoner, Okla./Wagoner |
| DB | Derrick Kindred | TCU | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas/Wagner |
| DB | Daryl Worley | West Virginia | Jr. | Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn Charter |
| P | Nick O'Toole | West Virginia | Sr. | Corona, Calif./Mater Dei/Fullerton College |
| ? |
| 2015 All-Big 12 Football Second Team |
| OFFENSE |
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
| QB |
Trevone Boykin ~ | TCU | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/West Mesquite |
| RB |
Shock Linwood ~ | Baylor | Jr. | Linden, Texas/Linden-Kildare |
| RB | Wendell Smallwood | West Virginia | Jr. | Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian |
| FB | Alex De La Torre | Texas | Sr. | Denton, Texas/Ryan |
| WR | KD Cannon | Baylor | So. | Mount Pleasant, Texas/Mount Pleasant |
| WR | James Washington | Oklahoma State | So. | Stamford, Texas/Stamford |
| WR | Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas/Horn |
| TE | Mark Andrews | Oklahoma | Fr. | Scottsdale, Okla./Desert Mountain |
| OL | Jarell Broxton | Baylor | Sr. | Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard/Lackawanna |
| OL | Kyle Fuller | Baylor | Jr. | Wylie, Texas/Wylie |
| OL | Jamison Lalk | Iowa State | Sr. | Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln |
| OL | Halapoulivaati Vaitai & | TCU | Sr. | Haltom, Texas/Haltom |
| OL | Tyler Orlosky | West Virginia | Jr. | Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward |
| PK |
Jaden Oberkrom ~ | TCU | Sr. | Arlington, Texas/Martin |
| KR/PR | Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas/Horn |
| ? |
| DEFENSE |
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
| DL | Shawn Oakman ~ | Baylor | Sr. | Philadelphia, Pa./Penn Wood/Penn State |
| DL | Dale Pierson | Iowa State | Sr. | Bakersfield, Calif./Independence/Pasadena CC |
| DL | Travis Britz | Kansas State | Sr. | Harrisonville, Mo./Harrisonville |
| DL | Charles Walker | Oklahoma | So. | Garland, Texas/South Garland |
| DL | Jimmy Bean | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Denton, Texas/Guyer |
| LB | Peter Jinkens | Texas | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/Skyline |
| LB | Elijah Lee | Kansas State | So. | Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs |
| LB | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | Jr. | Norman, Okla./Norman North |
| DB | Fish Smithson | Kansas | Jr. | Baltimore, Md./Highland/Hartnell College |
| DB | Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma | Jr. | Miami, Fla./Miami Central |
| DB | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | So. | Klein, Texas/Klein |
| DB | Jordan Sterns | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Cibolo, Texas/Steele |
| DB | KJ Dillon | West Virginia | Sr. | Apopka, Fla/Apopka |
| P | Austin Seibert | Oklahoma | Fr. | Belleville, Ill./Belleville West |
# - Unanimous selection
@ - 2015 first team selection
& - 2015 second team selection
~ - 2014 first team selection
^ - 2014 second team selection
Players listed at each position alphabetically by school.
A tie in voting created an additional offensive lineman spot on the first-team.
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| 2015 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention |
| Baylor: | Beau Blackshear (DL), Travon Blanchard (LB), Grant Campbell (LB), Corey Coleman (OPoY), Drew Galitz (P), LaQuan McGowan (TE), Gus Penning (TE), Seth Russell (QB), Orion Stewart (DB), Jarrett Stidham (OFoY), Chance Waz (DB), Taylor Young (LB) |
| Iowa State: | Qujuan Floyd (DB), Allen Lazard (WR), Brian Peavy (DFoY, DB), Demond Tucker (DL), Mike Warren (RB) |
| Kansas: | Ben Goodman, Jr. (DL), Ben Johnson (TE), Michael Zunica (FB) |
| Kansas State: | Morgan Burns (DB), Jack Cantele (STPoY), Will Geary (DL), Matt McCrane (PK), Boston Stiverson (OL), Nick Walsh (P), Cody Whitehair (OLoY) |
| Oklahoma: | Orlando Brown (OL), Dimitri Flowers (FB), Steven Parker (DB), Eric Striker (DPoY), Charles Tapper (DLoY) |
| Oklahoma State: | Jordan Burton (DNoY, LB), Darrion Daniels (DFoY), David Glidden (WR), Ben Grogan (K), Mike Gundy (CoY), Michael Hunter (DNoY), Seth Jacobs (LB), Emmanuel Ogbah (DLoY), Jeremy Seaton (FB), Zach Sinor (P), Vincent Taylor (DL), Chad Whitener (LB) |
| TCU: | Trevone Boykin (OPoY), Aaron Green (RB), Travin Howard (LB), Denzel Johnson (DB), Kolby Listenbee (WR), Jaden Oberkrom (STPoY), Gary Patterson (CoY), Ty Summers (DFoY), Mike Tuaua (DL), KaVonte Turpin (OFoY, KR/PR) |
| Texas: | Davante Davis (DB), Michael Dickson (P), Holton Hill (DB), Desmond Jackson (DL), Malik Jefferson (LB), Daje Johnson (KR/PR), Hassan Ridgeway (DL), Charlie Strong (CoY), Duke Thomas (DB), Patrick Vahe (OL), Connor Williams (OL) |
| Texas Tech: | Micah Awe (LB), Le'Raven Clark (OLoY), Breiden Fehoko (DL), Clayton Hatfield (PK), Jah'Shawn Johnson (DB), Jared Kaster (OL), Patrick Mahomes (QB, OPoY), LaDarrin (Pete) Robertson (DL), Justin Stockton (RB) |
| West Virginia: | Jared Barber (LB), Shelton Gibson (WR), Karl Joseph (DB), Nick Kwiatkoski (DPoY), Josh Lambert (PK), Noble Nwachukwu (DL), Elijah Wellman (FB) |