The Big 12 released its annual Preseason All-Big 12 team on Tuesday ahead of the conference's media days scheduled for next week. Oklahoma State, which made it to the Big 12 Championship Game last season, leads the way with six players on the list, including the only unanimous selection in running back Ollie Gordon II.
Gordon, the 2023 Doak Walker Award winner, was also named preseason Offensive Player of the Year. On the other side of the ball, Colorado star Travis Hunter earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. The two-way athlete recorded 30 total tackles, three interceptions and five pass breakups in just nine games last season.
Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the son of coach Deion Sanders, and defensive lineman BJ Green II also earned spots on the All-Big 12. But Arizona's five selections pace all of the Big 12's newcomers entering the 2024 season and rank second among the league's 16 schools.
Even though it was picked to finish second in the preseason Big 12 media poll, Kansas State is one of five schools without a player on the All-Big 12 team. The Wildcats' in-state rival Kansas produced two of three defensive back nods in Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson.
All-Big 12 Offense
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
QB | Shedeur Sanders | Colorado |
RB | Ollie Gordon II | Oklahoma State |
RB | Tahj Brooks | Texas Tech |
FB | Stevo Klotz | Iowa State |
WR | Tetairoa McMillan | Arizona |
WR | Kobe Hudson | UCF |
| WR | Jayden Higgins | Iowa State |
WR | Brennan Presley | Oklahoma State |
TE | Brant Kuithe | Utah |
OL | Jonah Savaiinaea | Arizona |
OL | Luke Kandra | Cincinnati |
OL | Dalton Cooper | Oklahoma State |
OL | Joe Michalski | Oklahoma State |
OL | Wyatt Milum | West Virginia |
All-Big 12 Defense
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
DL | Tyler Batty | BYU |
DL | Dontay Corleone | Cincinnati |
DL | BJ Green II | Colorado |
DL | Lee Hunter | UCF |
DL | Junior Tafuna | Utah |
LB | Jacob Manu | Arizona |
LB | Nick Martin | Oklahoma State |
LB | Collin Oliver | Oklahoma State |
DB | Tacario Davis | Arizona |
DB | Travis Hunter | Colorado |
DB | Jeremiah Cooper | Iowa State |
DB | Cobee Bryant | Kansas |
DB | Mello Dotson | Kansas |
All-Big 12 Special Teams
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
PK | Tyler Loop | Arizona |
P | Jack Bouwmeester | Utah |
KR/PR | Drae McCray | Texas Tech |
