2017 All-Big 12 Conference football team explained
The 2017 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2017 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
- Dimitri Flowers, Oklahoma (Coaches-1)
- Winston Dimel, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
Centers
- Erick Wren, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Brad Lundblade, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Guards
- Marcus Keyes, Oklahoma State (Media-1)
- Ben Powers, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1)
- Dru Samia, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Matt Pryor, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tackles
- Orlando Brown, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Dalton Risner, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Zach Crabtree, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Jake Campos, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia (Coaches-2)
Tight ends
- Mark Andrews, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ben Johnson, Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Chase Allen, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
Receivers
Defensive selections
Defensive linemen
- Mat Boesen, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Poona Ford, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Will Geary, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- DeQuinton Osborne, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Daniel Wise, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Ben Banogu, TCU (Media-1)
- Dorance Armstrong Jr., Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Jordan Brailford, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- JD Waggoner, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
- Reggie Walker, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
- D.J. Ward, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
Linebackers
Defensive backs
- Kamari Cotton-Moya, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- D. J. Reed, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- DeShon Elliott, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Ranthony Texada, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Tre Flowers, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Nick Orr, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Brian Peavy, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
- Steven Parker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
- Jah'Shawn Johnson, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)
- Justus Parker, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)
- Kyzir White, West Virginia (Coaches-2)
- Kris Boyd, Texas (Media-2)
Special teams
Kickers
Punters
- Michael Dickson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- Nick Walsh, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
All-purpose / Return specialists
- KaVontae Turpin, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-1)
- D. J. Reed, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
- Marcus Simms, West Virginia (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
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 2017-12-05 . 2018-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181222182510/http://www.big12sports.com/pdf9/5463097.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Playoff QB Mayfield top Big 12 offensive player for 2nd time. 2017-12-08. 2017-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209031948/https://collegefootball.ap.org/article/playoff-qb-mayfield-top-big-12-offensive-player-2nd-time. dead.