2008 All-Big 12 Conference football team explained

The 2008 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Sam Bradford, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Colt McCoy, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Running backs

• Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Derrick Washington, Missouri (Coaches-2)
• Shannon Woods, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)

Offensive Line

• Jason Smith, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Duke Robinson, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Russell Okung, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Jon Cooper, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Adam Ulatoski, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Rylan Reed, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Trent Williams, Oklahoma (Coaches-1)
• Matt Slauson, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Kurtis Gregory, Missouri (Coaches-2)
• Chris Hall, Texas (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

• Chase Coffman, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)

Receivers

• Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Jordan Shipley, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Quan Cosby, Texas (Media-2)
• Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Brian Orakpo, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Brandon Williams, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Roy Miller, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Ziggy Hood, Missouri (Coaches-1)
• George Hypolite, Colorado (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Stryker Sulak, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Ian Campbell, Kansas State (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

• Joe Pawelek, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Sergio Kindle, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• James Holt, Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Travis Lewis, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Andre Sexton, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Roddrick Muckelroy, Texas (Media-2)
• Jeff Smart, Colorado (Media-2)

Defensive backs

• Jordan Lake, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Darcel McBath, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Darrell Stuckey, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Daniel Charbonnet, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1)
• Nic Harris, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• William Moore, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Dominique Franks, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Lendy Holmes, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Jacob Lacey, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
• Ryan Palmer, Texas (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

• Jeff Wolfert, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)

Punters

• Justin Brantly, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

All-purpose / Return specialists

• Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1)
• Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (Media-1)
• DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma (Media-2)
• Jordan Shipley, Texas (Coaches-2)

Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches^[1]

Media = selected by a media panel^[2]

See also

• 2008 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced . . December 2, 2008 .
2. Web site: 2008 AP All-Big 12 Football Team . . December 4, 2008 . December 8, 2018 .