The 2014 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team was released today as we get ready for the conference media days, and Iowa State tight endE.J. Bibbsmakes the squad.
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Here’s all the players that made the top team in the conference on the offensive side, and to the shagrin of the traditional football powerhouses, Kansas State and Baylor had four players make it.
- WRAntwan Goodley(Baylor)
- TE E.J. Bibbs (Iowa State)
- OLSpencer Drango(Baylor)
- OLCody Whitehair(Kansas State)
- CB.J. Finney(Kansas State)
- OLDaryl Williams(Oklahoma)
- OLLe’Raven Clark(Texas Tech)
- WRTyler Lockett(Kansas State)
- QBBryce Petty(Baylor)
- RBShock Linwood(Baylor)
- RBMalcolm Brown(Texas)
Bibbs made the 2013 All-Big 12 second team. The only player that hasn’t made an All-Big 12 team prior to this release was Linwood.
Iowa State didn’t have any players named on the defensive squad, but here’s the list anyway. For those that have been following college football watch lists, all of these names should be familiar to you.
- DLRyan Mueller(Kansas State)
- DLDevonte Fields(TCU)
- DLChucky Hunter(TCU)
- DLCedric Reed(Texas)
- LBBryce Hager(Baylor)
- LBBen Heeney(Kansas)
- LBEric Striker(Oklahoma)
- DBZack Sanchez(Oklahoma)
- DBSam Carter(TCU)
- DBQuandre Diggs(Texas)
- DBKarl Joseph(West Virginia)
On special teams, Oklahoma’s Michael Hunnicut was named the place kicker, Baylor’sSpencer Rothwas named the punter, Baylor’sLevi Norwoodwas named as the punt returner, and Lockett was designated as the kick returner.
The Bears lead the back with seven different players on the All-Big 12 team; Oklahoma had five and Kansas State had four (counting Lockett once). Iowa State, Kansas, West Virginia just had one player listed. Interestingly enough, Oklahoma State was left off.
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