2016 All-Big 12 Conference football team

The 2016 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2016 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);^[1] 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).^[2]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Running backs

• D'Onta Foreman, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Joe Mixon, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Samaje Perine, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Justin Crawford, West Virginia (Media-2)
• Justice Hill, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

Fullbacks

• Winston Dimel, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
• Dimitri Flowers, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

Centers

• Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Kyle Fuller, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Austin Schlottmann, TCU (Coaches-2)

Guards

• Terrele Johnson, Kansas State (Media-1)
• Kyle Bosch, West Virginia (Media-1)
• Ben Powers, Oklahoma (Media-2)
• Adam Pankey, West Virginia (Media-2)
• Kent Perkins, Texas (Coaches-2)

Tackles

• Connor Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Orlando Brown, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Dalton Risner, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Victor Salako, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Nick Fett, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
• Zach Crabtree, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

• Mark Andrews, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Blake Jarwin, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Receivers

• Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• James Washington, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• K. D. Cannon, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Allen Lazard, Iowa State (Coaches-1)
• Jonathan Giles, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Shelton Gibson, West Virginia (Coaches-2)
• Daikiel Shorts Jr., West Virginia (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Jordan Willis, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Dorance Armstrong Jr., Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State (Media-1; Coaches-1)
• Will Geary, Kansas State (Media-1)
• K. J. Smith, Baylor (Coaches-1)
• Josh Carraway, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Jhaustin Thomas, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
• Demond Tucker, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
• Jordan Wade, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
• Aaron Curry, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Breckyn Hager, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Daniel Wise, Kansas (Media-2)

Linebackers

• Elijah Lee, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Jordan Evans, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Travin Howard, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Chad Whitener, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
• Ty Summers, TCU (Coaches-2)
• Devante Averette, Oklahoma St (Media-2)
• Malik Jefferson, Texas (Media-2)

Defensive backs

• Rasul Douglas, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Jordan Thomas, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Jordan Sterns, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• D. J. Reed, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Fish Smithson, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
• Denzel Johnson, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2)
• Orion Stewart, Baylor (Media-1)
• Patrick Levels, Baylor (Coaches-2)
• Kamari Cotton-Moya, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
• Tre Flowers, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
• Nick Orr, TCU (Coaches-2)
• Ranthony Texada, TCU (Media-2)

Special teams

Kickers

• Cole Netten, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Ben Grogan, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Punters

• Michael Dickson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
• Zach Sinor, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

All-purpose / Return specialists

• Shelton Gibson, West Virginia (Media-1)
• Byron Pringle, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
• Joe Mixon, Oklahoma (Media-2)
• Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma (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

• 2016 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "2016 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. December 7, 2016.
2. "AP All-Big 12: 10-time champ Oklahoma has 7 1st-team picks". Associated Press. December 6, 2016.