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If you haven't figured it out by now, today is the day wherein the Big 12 announces its 2015 football award winners, including various Players of the Year, the Coach of the Year, and the All-Big 12 teams. Baylor has already taken home two big awards today with Spencer Drango and Andrew Billings being named Offensive and Defensive Lineman of the Year, respectively, but that was just the beginning. Nine total players, including those two, were named to the First and Second All-Big 12 teams.
Those players, beginning with the First Team selections:
- LT Spencer Drango
- WR Corey Coleman
- DT Andrew Billings
- CB Xavien Howard
Of those four, Howard is obviously the biggest surprise considering how long it's been since a Baylor CB was so honored. He's had a great year, though, and deserved the recognition. The other surprise, as you'll see below, is that Corey Coleman was not a unanimous selection, despite his stats. Now the Second Team selections:
- RB Shock Linwood
- WR K.D. Cannon
- RG Jarell Broxton
- C Kyle Fuller
- DE Shawn Oakman
To be honest, I'm somewhat surprised Blake Muir didn't make either of these lists considering he's made others, including ESPN's. He just might not have the name recognition.
Below are the full charts from the Big 12's website, linked above. They should let you see who has been recognized before, who was a unanimous selection, etc. etc. You can also click on that link to see the individual award members, if you missed them, as well as the Honorable Mentions.
2015 All-Big 12 Football First Team | ||||
OFFENSE | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
QB | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | Jr. | Austin, Texas/Texas Tech |
RB | Samaje Perine @ | Oklahoma | So. | Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson |
RB | DeAndre Washington ^ | Texas Tech | Sr. | Missouri City, Texas/T. Marshall |
FB | Winston Dimel | Kansas State | Fr. | Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan |
WR | Corey Coleman ^ | Baylor | Jr. | Richardson, Texas/Pearce |
WR | Sterling Shepard @ | Oklahoma | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla./Heritage Hall |
WR | Josh Doctson ^# | TCU | Sr. | Mansfield, Texas/Legacy/Wyoming |
TE | Blake Jarwin | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Tuttle, Okla./Tuttle |
OL | Spencer Drango @# | Baylor | Sr. | Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park |
OL | Cody Whitehair ^ | Kansas State | Sr. | Abilene, Kan./Abilene |
OL | Ty Darlington | Oklahoma | Sr. | Apopka, Fla./Apopka |
OL | Nila Kasitati | Oklahoma | Sr. | Euless, Texas/Trinity |
OL | Joey Hunt ^ | TCU | Sr. | El Campo, Texas/El Campo |
OL | Le'Raven Clark @ | Texas Tech | Sr. | Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale |
PK | Jack Cantele | Kansas State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan./Kapaun Mt. Carmel |
KR/PR | Morgan Burns | Kansas State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan./Trinity Academy |
DEFENSE | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
DL | Andrew Billings @# | Baylor | Jr. | Waco, Texas/Waco |
DL | Charles Tapper | Oklahoma | Sr. | Baltimore, Md./City College |
DL | Emmanuel Ogbah @# | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Houston, Texas/George Bush |
DL | Davion Pierson | TCU | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla./Millwood |
DL | Josh Carraway | TCU | Jr. | Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus |
LB | Dominique Alexander | Oklahoma | Jr. | Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington |
LB | Eric Striker @ | Oklahoma | Sr. | Tampa, Fla./Armwood |
LB | Nick Kwiatkoski | West Virginia | Sr. | Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park |
DB | Xavien Howard | Baylor | Jr. | Houston, Texas/Wheatley |
DB | Zack Sanchez @ | Oklahoma | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas/Central |
DB | Kevin Peterson | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Wagoner, Okla./Wagoner |
DB | Derrick Kindred | TCU | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas/Wagner |
DB | Daryl Worley | West Virginia | Jr. | Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn Charter |
P | Nick O'Toole | West Virginia | Sr. | Corona, Calif./Mater Dei/Fullerton College |
2015 All-Big 12 Football Second Team | ||||
OFFENSE | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
QB | Trevone Boykin ~ | TCU | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/West Mesquite |
RB | Shock Linwood ~ | Baylor | Jr. | Linden, Texas/Linden-Kildare |
RB | Wendell Smallwood | West Virginia | Jr. | Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian |
FB | Alex De La Torre | Texas | Sr. | Denton, Texas/Ryan |
WR | KD Cannon | Baylor | So. | Mount Pleasant, Texas/Mount Pleasant |
WR | James Washington | Oklahoma State | So. | Stamford, Texas/Stamford |
WR | Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas/Horn |
TE | Mark Andrews | Oklahoma | Fr. | Scottsdale, Okla./Desert Mountain |
OL | Jarell Broxton | Baylor | Sr. | Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard/Lackawanna |
OL | Kyle Fuller | Baylor | Jr. | Wylie, Texas/Wylie |
OL | Jamison Lalk | Iowa State | Sr. | Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln |
OL | Halapoulivaati Vaitai & | TCU | Sr. | Haltom, Texas/Haltom |
OL | Tyler Orlosky | West Virginia | Jr. | Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward |
PK | Jaden Oberkrom ~ | TCU | Sr. | Arlington, Texas/Martin |
KR/PR | Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas/Horn |
DEFENSE | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
DL | Shawn Oakman ~ | Baylor | Sr. | Philadelphia, Pa./Penn Wood/Penn State |
DL | Dale Pierson | Iowa State | Sr. | Bakersfield, Calif./Independence/Pasadena CC |
DL | Travis Britz | Kansas State | Sr. | Harrisonville, Mo./Harrisonville |
DL | Charles Walker | Oklahoma | So. | Garland, Texas/South Garland |
DL | Jimmy Bean | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Denton, Texas/Guyer |
LB | Peter Jinkens | Texas | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/Skyline |
LB | Elijah Lee | Kansas State | So. | Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs |
LB | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | Jr. | Norman, Okla./Norman North |
DB | Fish Smithson | Kansas | Jr. | Baltimore, Md./Highland/Hartnell College |
DB | Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma | Jr. | Miami, Fla./Miami Central |
DB | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | So. | Klein, Texas/Klein |
DB | Jordan Sterns | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Cibolo, Texas/Steele |
DB | KJ Dillon | West Virginia | Sr. | Apopka, Fla/Apopka |
P | Austin Seibert | Oklahoma | Fr. | Belleville, Ill./Belleville West |
# - Unanimous selection @ - 2015 first team selection & - 2015 second team selection ~ - 2014 first team selection ^ - 2014 second team selection Players listed at each position alphabetically by school. A tie in voting created an additional offensive lineman spot on the first-team. |