2011 All-Big 12 Conference football team explained
The 2011 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2011 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
Running backs
Fullbacks
- Trey Millard, Oklahoma (Coaches-1)
- Kye Staley, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
Centers
- Grant Garner, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma (Coaches-1, Media-1)
- Philip Blake, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Guards
- Kelechi Osemele, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Robert T. Griffin, Baylor (Coaches-2)
- Jeremiah Hatch, Kansas (Coaches-2)
- Hayworth Hicks, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
- Austin Wuebbels, Missouri (Media-2)
Tackles
- Levy Adcock, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- LaAdrian Waddle, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Clyde Aufner, Kansas State (Media-2)
- Zach Hanson, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
- David Snow, Texas (Media-2)
Tight ends
- Michael Egnew, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- James Hanna, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2 (tie))
- Adam James, Texas Tech (Media-2 (tie))
Receivers
Defensive selections
Defensive linemen
- Frank Alexander, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Jamie Blatnick, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Alex Okafor, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Dominique Hamilton, Missouri (Media-1)
- Ray Kibble, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
- Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Kheeston Randall, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Jacquies Smith, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Nicolas Jean-Baptiste, Baylor (Coaches-2)
- Tony Jerod-Eddie, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
Linebackers
Defensive backs
- Brodrick Brown, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- E. J. Gaines, Missouri (Media-1; Coaches-2)
- Nigel Malone, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Markelle Martin, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Carrington Byndom, Texas (Media-1)
- Kenny Vaccaro, Texas (Coaches-1)
- Leonard Johnson, Iowa State (Media-2; Coaches-2)
- Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State (Media-2)
- Tysyn Hartman, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
- Demontre Hurst, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
- Quandre Diggs, Texas (Coaches-2)
Special teams
Kickers
Punters
- Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Trey Barrow, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
All-purpose / Return specialists
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
Notes and References
- Web site: 2011 Football All-Big 12 Awards Announced . . December 7, 2011 .
- News: AP All-Big 12 team: Three from Texas, A&M, Baylor, OU chosen; OSU has seven . . December 8, 2011 .