Nov. 27, 2007
IRVING, Texas - The All-Big 12 Conference football teams and individual award winners have been announced. Selections are made by the league's 12 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chase Daniel, Missouri, Jr., QB, Southlake, Texas
Chase Daniel, Missouri, Jr., QB, Southlake, Texas
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jordon Dizon, Colorado, Sr., LB, Kauai, Hawaii
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Marcus Herford, Kansas, Jr., WR, DeSoto, Texas
OFFENSIVE FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, Fr., WR, Kirkwood, Mo.
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, Fr., WR, Dallas, Texas
DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma, Fr., DT, Oklahoma City, Okla.
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Deon Murphy, Kansas State, Jr., WR, Houston, Texas
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Gary Chandler, Kansas State, Jr., DB, Wichita, Kan.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN OF THE YEAR
Adam Spieker, Missouri, Sr., Webb City, Mo.
Cody Wallace, Texas A&M, Sr., Cuero, Texas
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
James McClinton, Kansas, Sr., Garland, Texas
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Mangino, Kansas, 6th season
All-Big 12 Honors Notebook:
- Chase Daniel is the first Missouri player to be named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Prior to this season, only two other Tigers have received postseason accolades in conference history (2002-Brad Smith, Offensive Freshman of the Year; 1998-Justin Smith, Defensive Freshman of the Year).
- Jordan Dizon is the first Colorado player to receive Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors. The senior was also named the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2004. Dizon is the third player in conference history to receive both the defensive freshman and player of the year awards (Mark Simoneau, Kansas State- 1996, 2000; Derrick Johnson, Texas-2000, 2004)
- Missouri received more major individual awards this season (3) than it had in the combined previous 11 years of conference play. Kansas equaled its prior combined total with three accolades this year.
- Mark Mangino wins Coach of the Year for the first time after his sixth season with the Jayhawks. He is the first Kansas coach to be awarded.
- Kansas State swept the Newcomer of the Year awards, marking the second time in conference history the Wildcats have taken both accolades. KSU captured both newcomer honors during the 1997 season.
- Oklahoma has won the most major awards in the 12-year history of the Big 12 with 19. Texas is next with 18 winners followed by Kansas State (13), Nebraska (9), Colorado (6), Iowa State (6), Kansas (6), Missouri (5), and Texas Tech (5).
The All-Big 12 First, Second and Honorable Mention were also announced and are included below.
| 2007 All-Big 12 Football First Team | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| QB | Chase Daniel | Missouri | Jr. | Southlake, Texas/Carroll |
| RB | Dantrell Savage | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Columbus, Ga./Mississippi Gulf Coast CC |
| RB | Jamaal Charles | Texas | Jr. | Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial |
| FB | Brody Eldridge | Oklahoma | So. | La Cygne, Kan./Prairie View |
| WR | Jordy Nelson | Kansas State | Sr. | Riley, Kan./Riley County |
| WR | Jeremy Maclin | Missouri | Fr. | Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood |
| WR | Michael Crabtree | Texas Tech | Fr. | Dallas, Texas/Carter |
| TE | Brandon Pettigrew | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Tyler,Texas/Lee |
| OL | Anthony Collins | Kansas | Jr. | Beaumont, Texas/Central Senior |
| OL | Adam Speiker | Missouri | Sr. | Webb City, Mo./Webb City |
| OL | Duke Robinson | Oklahoma | Jr. | Atlanta, Ga./Washington |
| OL | Tony Hills | Texas | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Alief Elsik |
| OL | Cody Wallace | Texas A&M | Sr. | Cuero, Texas/Cuero |
| PK | Alex Trlica | Texas Tech | Sr. | Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood |
| KR/PR | Jeremy Maclin | Missouri | Fr. | Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| DL | George Hypolite | Colorado | Jr. | Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola |
| DL | James McClinton | Kansas | Sr. | Garland, Texas/Lakeview Centennial |
| DL | Ian Campbell [r1] | Kansas State | Jr. | Cimarron, Kan./Cimarron |
| DL | Lorenzo Williams | Missouri | Sr. | Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City |
| DL | Auston English | Oklahoma | So. | Canadian, Texas/Canadian |
| LB | Jordon Dizon | Colorado | Sr. | Kauai, Hawaii/Waimea |
| LB | Joe Mortensen | Kansas | Jr. | Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley |
| LB | Curtis Lofton | Oklahoma | Jr. | Kingfisher, Okla./Kingfisher |
| DB | Terrence Wheatley | Colorado | Sr. | Richardson, Texas/Plano East |
| DB | Aqib Talib [r1] | Kansas | Jr. | Richardson, Texas/Berkner |
| DB | Nic Harris | Oklahoma | Jr. | Alexandria, La./Alexandria |
| DB | Reggie Smith | Oklahoma | Jr. | Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe |
| DB | Marcus Griffin | Texas | Sr. | Austin, Texas/Bowie |
| P | Tim Reyer** | Kansas State | Sr. | Wamego, Kan./Rock Creek |
| [r1] - Repeat first team selection from last season | ||||
| **Unanimous Selection | ||||
| 2007 All-Big 12 Football Second Team | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| QB | Todd Reesing | Kansas | So. | Austin, Texas/Lake Travis |
| QB | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | Jr. | Ennis, Texas/Ennis |
| RB | Brandon McAnderson | Kansas | Sr. | Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence |
| RB | Marlon Lucky | Nebraska | Jr. | North Hollywood, Calif./North Hollywood |
| FB | Chris Alexander [r2] | Texas A&M | Sr. | Humble, Texas/Humble |
| WR | Marcus Henry | Kansas | Sr. | Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower |
| WR | Malcolm Kelly [r2] | Oklahoma | Jr. | Longview, Texas/Longview |
| WR | Adarius Bowman | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Chattanooga, Tenn/North Carolina |
| TE | Martin Rucker | Missouri | Sr. | St. Joseph, Mo./Benton |
| OL | Tyler Polumbus | Colorado | Sr. | Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek |
| OL | Carl Nicks | Nebraska | Sr. | Salinas Calif./New Mexico State |
| OL | Phil Loadholt | Oklahoma | Jr. | Fountain, Colo./Garden City CC |
| OL | Brandon Walker | Oklahoma | Jr. | Detroit, Mich/Coffeyville CC |
| OL | David Koenig | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral |
| PK | Jeff Wolfert | Missouri | Jr. | Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West |
| PK | Garrett Hartley [r2] | Oklahoma | Sr. | Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll |
| KR/PR | Marcus Herford | Kansas | Jr. | DeSoto, Texas/Cedar Hill |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| DL | Stryker Sulak | Missouri | Jr. | Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale |
| DL | Demarcus Granger | Oklahoma | So. | Dallas, Texas/Kimball |
| DL | Nathan Peterson | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Tulsa, Okla./Union |
| DL | Derek Lokey | Texas | Sr. | Denton, Texas/Ryan |
| DL | Frank Okam | Texas | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands |
| DL | Chris Harrington | Texas A&M | Sr. | Houston, Texas/St. Puis |
| LB | Alvin Bowen [r2] | Iowa State | Sr. | East Orange, N.J./Garden City, CC |
| LB | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | So. | Jasper, Texas/Jasper |
| LB | Misi Tupe | Texas A&M | Sr. | St. George, Utah/Dixie State College |
| DB | Jordan Lake | Baylor | So. | Houston, Texas/Memorial |
| DB | Justin McKinney | Kansas State | Sr. | Sanford, Fla./Garden City CC |
| DB | Cornelius Brown | Missouri | Sr. | Adel, Ga./Reedley CC (Calif.) |
| DB | William Moore | Missouri | Jr. | Hayti, Mo./Hayti |
| DB | D.J. Wolfe | Oklahoma | Sr. | Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower |
| P | Justin Brantly | Texas A&M | Jr. | Sealy, Texas/Sealy |
| Ties in the voting created additional positions on the second team for quarterback, placekicker and defensive line. | ||||
| [r2] - Repeat second team selection from last season | ||||
| 2007 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention | |
| Baylor: | Dan Gay, OL; Jake La Mar, DB; Jason Lamb, DL; Joe Pawelek, LB; Brandon Whitaker, RB; |
| Colorado: | Hugh Charles, RB; Kevin Eberhart, PK; Edwin Harrison, OL; Brandon Nicolas, DL; Terrence Wheatley, PR/KR; |
| Iowa State: | Todd Blythe, WR; Bryce Braaksma, DL; Athyba Rubin, DL; |
| Kansas: | Ryan Cantrell, OL; James Holt, LB; Mike Rivera, LB; Cesar Rodriguez, OL; Darrell Stuckey, DB; Scott Webb, PK; |
| Kansas State: | Alesana Alesana, OL; Chris Carney, DB; Josh Freeman, QB; Rob Jackson, DL; James Johnson, RB; Deon Murphy, WR; Deon Murphy, PR/KR; Jordy Nelson, PR/KR; Michael Pooschke, FB; Logan Robinson, OL; Brooks Rossman, PK; Reggie Walker, LB; |
| Missouri: | Colin Brown, OL; Tommy Chavis, DL; Brock Christopher, LB; Chase Coffman, TE; William Franklin, WR; Carl Gettis, DB; Ziggy Hood, DL; Tony Temple, RB; |
| Nebraska: | Larry Asante, DB; Brett Byford, OL; Cortney Grixby, PR/KR; Jacob Hickman, OL; Lydon Murtha, OL; Steve Octavien, LB; Zach Potter, DL; Maurice Purify, WR; Bo Ruud, LB; Dan Titchener, P; |
| Oklahoma: | Lewis Baker, LB; Sam Bradford, QB; Joe Jon Finley, TE; Jermaine Gresham, TE; Juaquin Iglesias, WR; Gerald McCoy, DL; DeMarco Murray, RB; |
| Oklahoma State: |
Perrish Cox, PR/KR: Jacob Lacey, DB; Russell Okung, OL; Donovan Woods, LB; |
| Texas: | Ryan Bailey, PK; Quan Cosby, PR/KR; Scott Derry, LB; Jermichael Finley, TE; Brandon Foster, DB; Dallas Griffin, OL; Roy Miller, DL; Adam Ulatoski, OL; |
| Texas A&M: | Michael Bennett, DL; Martellus Bennett, TE; Red Bryant, DL; Marquis Carpenter, DB; Corey Clark, OL; Mark Dodge, LB; Kirk Elder, OL; Jorvorskie Lane, RB; Stephen McGee, QB; |
| Texas Tech: | Danny Amendola, WR; Brandon Carter, OL; Joe Garcia, DB; Rajon Henley, DL; Darcel McBath, DB; Chris Parker, DB; Jonathan LaCour, P; Rylan Reed, OL; Louis Vasquez, OL; Jamar Wall, DB; Colby Whitlock, DL; Brandon Williams, DL; Marlon Williams, LB; |
