DALLAS—The 2008 Associated Press All-Big 12 team, as selected by a panel of 20 sports writers who regularly cover the league for newspapers throughout the league’s seven states. Players at all positions are listed alphabetically; “u-” denotes unanimous selections.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
Center
Jon Cooper, Oklahoma, 6-2, 285, Sr., Fort Collins, Colo.
Offensive Line
(tie) Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma, 6-8, 350, Sr., Fountain, Colo.
(tie) Russell Okung, Oklahoma State, 6-5, 290, Jr., Fort Bend, Texas
Rylan Reed, Texas Tech, 6-7, 294, Sr., Dallas
Duke Robinson, Oklahoma, 6-5, 330, Sr., Atlanta
Jason Smith, Baylor, 6-5, 298, Sr., Dallas
Tight End
Chase Coffman, Missouri, 6-6, 245, Sr., Peculiar, Mo.
Receivers
Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State, 6-2, 210, Soph., Lufkin, Texas
u-Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 6-3, 206, Soph., Dallas
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 6-1, 200, Soph., Kirkwood, Mo.
Running Back
u-Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State, 5-8, 180, Soph., Tyler, Texas
Quarterback
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 6-5, 213, Soph., Oklahoma City
All-purpose
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 6-1, 200, Soph., Kirkwood, Mo.
Kicker
Jeff Wolfert, Missouri, 6-2, 185, Sr., Overland Park, Kan.
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line
Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma, 6-4, 254, Soph., Carrollton, Texas
u-Brian Orakpo, Texas, 6-4, 260, Sr., Houston
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, 6-4, 300, Jr., Portland, Ore.
Brandon Williams, Texas Tech, 6-5, 248, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas
Linebacker
James Holt, Kansas, 6-3, 222, Sr., Altus, Okla.
Travis Lewis, Oklahoma, 6-2, 220, Fr., San Antonio
Joe Pawelek, Baylor, 6-3, 236, Jr., San Antonio
Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri, 6-1, 235, Jr., Jasper, Texas
Defensive Back
Daniel Charbonnet, Texas Tech, 5-11, 188, Sr., The Woodlands, Texas
Jordan Lake, Baylor, 6-2, 206, Jr., Houston
Darcel McBath, Texas Tech, 6-1, 197, Sr., Gainesville, Texas
Darrell Stuckey, Kansas, 6-1, 205, Jr., Kansas City, Kan.
Punter
Justin Brantly, Texas A&M, 6-3, 241, Sr., Sealy, Texas
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
Center
David Washington, Oklahoma State, 6-4, 305, Sr., Guthrie, Okla.
Offensive Line
Cedric Dockery, Texas, 6-4, 315, Sr., Garland, Texas
Matt Slauson, Nebraska, 6-5, 325, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.
Adam Ulatoski, Texas, 6-8, 302, Soph., Southlake, Texas
Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech, 6-6, 335, Sr., Corsicana, Texas
Tight End
Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma, 6-6, 250, Jr., Ardmore, Okla.
Receivers
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas, 6-3, 200, Soph., Dallas
Quan Cosby, Texas, 5-11, 200, Sr., Mart, Texas
Jordan Shipley, Texas, 6-0, 190, Sr., Burnet, Texas
Running Back
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma, 6-0, 191, Soph., Las Vegas
Quarterback
Colt McCoy, Texas, 6-3, 210, Jr., Tuscola, Texas
All-purpose
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma, 6-0, 191, Soph., Las Vegas
Kicker
Alex Henery, Nebraska, 6-2, 170, Soph., Omaha, Neb.
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line
George Hypolite, Colorado, 6-1, 285, Sr., Los Angeles
Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma, 6-4, 289, Soph., Oklahoma City
Roy Miller, Texas, 6-2, 295, Sr., Killeen, Texas
Stryker Sulak, Missouri, 6-5, 250, Sr., Rockdale, Texas
Linebacker
Sergio Kindle, Texas, 6-4, 239, Jr., Dallas
Rod Muckelroy, Texas, 6-2, 235, Jr., Hallsville, Texas
Andre Sexton, Oklahoma State, 6-1, 210, Jr., Houston
Jeff Smart, Colorado, 6-0, 210, Jr., Boulder, Colo.
Defensive Back
Dominique Franks, Oklahoma, 5-11, 183, Soph., Tulsa, Okla.
Nic Harris, Oklahoma, 6-3, 226, Sr., Alexandria, La.
Lendy Holmes, Oklahoma, 6-1, 196, Sr., Dallas
William Moore, Missouri, 6-1, 230, Sr., Hayti, Mo.
Punter
Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State, 6-1, 195, Sr., Garland, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION
Centers: Ryan Cantrell, Kansas; Chris Hall, Texas; Stephen Hamby, Texas Tech; Daniel Sanders, Colorado; J.D. Walton, Baylor.
Offensive line: James Barnard, Baylor; Colin Brown, Missouri; Brandon Carter, Texas Tech; Kurtis Gregory, Missouri; Adrian Mayes, Kansas; Lydon Murtha, Nebraska; Brandon Walker, Oklahoma; Trent Williams, Oklahoma.
Tight end: Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State.
Receiver: Brandon Banks, Kansas State; Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma; Kerry Meier, Kansas; Nate Swift, Nebraska.
Running back: Chris Brown, Oklahoma; Jake Sharp, Kansas; Derrick Washington, Missouri.
Quarterback: Graham Harrell, Texas Tech.
All-purpose: Brandon Banks, Kansas State; Baron Batch, Texas Tech; Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State; Quan Cosby, Texas; Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State; Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M; Jordan Shipley, Texas; Josh Smith, Colorado; Nate Swift, Nebraska.
Kicker: Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State; Hunter Lawrence, Texas; Grant Mahoney, Iowa State.
Defensive line: Frank Alexander, Oklahoma; Ian Campbell, Kansas State; Eric Childs, Kansas State; McKinner Dixon, Texas Tech; Auston English, Oklahoma; Brandon Harold, Kansas State; Ziggy Hood, Missouri; Cyril Obiozor, Texas A&M; Zach Potter, Nebraska; Kurtis Taylor, Iowa State; Colby Whitlock, Texas Tech.
Linebacker: Rashad Bobino, Texas; Keenan Clayton, Oklahoma; Brian Duncan, Texas Tech; Matt Featherston, Texas A&M; Brad Jones, Colorado; Shaun Mohler, Colorado; Joe Mortensen, Kansas; Ryan Reynolds, Oklahoma.
Defensive back: Larry Asante, Nebraska; Castine Bridges, Missouri; Cha’pelle Brown, Colorado; Alton Dixon, Texas A&M; Carl Gettis, Missouri; Brian Jackson, Oklahoma; Jacob Lacey, Oklahoma State; Joshua Moore, Kansas State; Ryan Palmer, Texas; Ricky Price, Oklahoma State; James Smith, Iowa State; Jamar Wall, Texas Tech; Ryan Walters, Colorado; Earl Thomas, Texas.
Punter: Mike Brandtner, Iowa State; Derek Epperson, Baylor.
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Offensive player of the year—Colt McCoy, Texas
Defensive player of the year—Brian Orakpo, Texas
Offensive newcomer of the year—Robert Griffin, Baylor
Defensive newcomer of the year—Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
Coach of the year—Mike Leach, Texas Tech
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Voters: Lee Barfknecht, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald; Harold Bechard, The Hutchinson (Kan.) News; Kelly Beaton, Waterloo-Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier; B.G. Brooks, Rocky Mountain News, Denver; Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram; Chuck Carlton, The Dallas Morning News; Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle; Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News; Bill Haisten, Tulsa (Okla.) World; Tom Keegan, Lawrence Journal-World; Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star; Bobby La Gesse, Ames (Iowa) Tribune; Dave Matter, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune; Randy Riggs, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman; Kyle Ringo, Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera; John Shinn, Norman (Okla.) Transcript; Tom Timmerman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Jake Trotter, The Oklahoman; John Werner, Waco (Texas) Tribune-Herald; Don Williams, Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal.
