2010 All-Big 12 Conference football team explained

The 2010 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2010 Big 12 Conference 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

Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Robert Griffin III, Baylor (Coaches-2)
Landry Jones, Oklahoma (Media-2)

Running backs

Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Daniel Thomas, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma (Coaches-1)
Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Rodney Stewart, Colorado (Media-2)
Roy Helu Jr., Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Fullbacks

Bryant Ward, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1)
Trey Millard, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

Centers

Tim Barnes, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Wade Weibert, Kansas State (Media-1)
Matt Allen, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
Ben Lamaak, Iowa State (Coaches-2)

Guards

Ricky Henry, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Danny Watkins, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Zach Kendall, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tackles

Levy Adcock, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Nate Solder, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Eric Mensik, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Lonnie Edwards, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)
Dan Hoch, Missouri (Media-2)
Mickey Okafor, Texas Tech (Media-2)

Tight ends

Michael Egnew, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Collin Franklin, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Receivers

Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Sam Acho, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jared Crick, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Colby Whitlock, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Pierre Allen, Nebraska (Coaches-1)
Aldon Smith, Missouri (Coaches-1)
Josh Hartigan, Colorado (Media-2)
Brad Madison, Missouri (Media-2)
Lucas Patterson, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Phil Taylor, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Ugo Chinasa, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
Jacquies Smith, Missouri (Coaches-2)
Cameron Meredith, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

Lavonte David, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Orie Lemon, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Von Miller, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Andrew Gachkar, Missouri (Media-1)
Travis Lewis, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Jake Knott, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Emmanuel Acho, Texas (Coaches-2)
Michael Hodges, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Keenan Robinson, Texas (Media-2)

Defensive backs

Prince Amukamara, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma (Media-1)
Eric Hagg, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Quinton Carter, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Andrew McGee, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Byron Landor, Baylor (Media-1)
Jimmy Smith, Colorado (Coaches-1)
Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Aaron Williams, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Leonard Johnson, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
Coryell Judie, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
Curtis Brown, Texas (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Alex Henery, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)

Punters

Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Alex Henery, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
Kirby Van Der Kamp, Iowa State (Media-2)

All-purpose / Return specialists

DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma (Media-1)
William Powell, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
Niles Paul, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
Eric Stephens, Texas Tech (Media-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]

Notes and References

Web site: All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced . . November 30, 2010 .
News: OSU lands 6 on AP All-Big 12 team; OU has 4 . . December 2, 2010 .