PRESS RELEASE 2016 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced IRVING, Texas - The All-Big 12 Conference football teams and individual award winners have been announced. Selections are made by the league’s 10 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma, WR, Sr., Cameron, Texas Reggie Walker, K-State, DE, Ponchatoula, La. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jordan Willis, K-State, DE, Sr., Kansas City, Mo. Michael Dickson, Texas, P, So., Sydney, Australia OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR Justin Crawford, West Virginia, RB, Jr., Columbus, Ga. Orlando Brown, Oklahoma, So., Duluth, Ga. DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR D.J. Reed, K-State, DB, Jr., Bakersfi eld, Calif. Jordan Willis, K-State, DE, Sr., Kansas City, Mo. OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR CHUCK NEINAS COACH OF THE YEAR Justice Hill, Oklahoma State, RB, Tulsa, Okla. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma (18th season) All-Big 12 Honors Notebook: Dede Westbrook garnered Oklahoma’s sixth Off ensive Player of the Year Award and second consecutive. Other OU winners include quarterbacks Baker Mayfi eld (2015), Sam Bradford (2008), Jason White (2003 and 2004) and Josh Heupel (2000). Westbrook is just the second wideout to claim the award along with Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon (2010). Jordan Willis is the fourth player from K-State to earn Defensive Player of the Year along with linebacker Arthur Brown (2012), defensive back Terence Newman (2002) and linebacker Mark Simoneau (1999). This is the ninth year that a player on the defensive line has been recognized. Justin Crawford is West Virginia’s second Off ensive Newcomer of the Year after running back Charles Sims was honored in 2013. He is the fourth running back to win the award. D.J. Reed is the sixth K-State player named as Defensive Newcomer of the Year, and the fi rst since Arthur Brown in 2011. Justice Hill is the third Oklahoma State player and fi rst Cowboy running back to be picked Off ensive Freshman of the Year. He is the ninth running back to be chosen for the award. Reggie Walker is the fi rst K-State player to earn Defensive Freshman of the Year since Terry Pierce won the fi rst award in 2000. He is the third defensive end to be honored. Michael Dickson is Texas’ fi rst Special Teams Player of the Year. The award was fi rst presented in 2005. He is the fourth player who handles punting duties to win the honor. Orlando Brown is Oklahoma’s second honoree for Off ensive Lineman of the Year, joining Jon Cooper (2008). He is the fi rst sophomore to earn the award since it was fi rst presented in 2006. K-State’s Jordan Willis was also named Defensive Lineman of the Year joining previous K-State selections Ryan Mueller (2013) and Meshak Williams (2012). Willis is the fi fth player to win both defensive lineman and player of the year in the same season. Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) was recognized as Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year for the sixth time and second consecutive year (2015, 2008, 2006, 2003 and 2000) after leading the Sooners to the fi rst undefeated conference season since round-robin play began in 2011. Oklahoma has won the most individual awards in the 21-year history of the Big 12 with 35. K-State is second (32), followed by Texas (26), Oklahoma State (19), Baylor (13), Iowa State (11), Texas Tech (8), Kansas (7), TCU (5) and West Virginia (4). The All-Big 12 First, Second and Honorable Mention teams continue on the following pages. - more - BIG12SPORTS.COM @Big12Conference #Big12 Facebook.com/Big12 YouTube.com/Big12Conference 2016 All-Big 12 Football First Team OFFENSE Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School QB Baker Mayfi eld [r1] Oklahoma Jr. Austin, Texas/Texas Tech RB Joe Mixon Oklahoma So. Oakley, Calif./Freedom RB D’Onta Foreman # Texas Jr. Texas City, Texas/Texas City FB Winston Dimel [r1] K-State Jr. Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan WR K.D. Cannon^ Baylor Jr. Mount Pleasant, Texas/Mount Pleasant WR Allen Lazard Iowa State Jr. Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale WR Dede Westbrook # Oklahoma Sr. Cameron, Texas/Blinn CC WR James Washington^ Oklahoma State Jr. Stamford, Texas/Stamford TE Mark Andrews^ Oklahoma So. Scottsdale, Okla./Desert Mountain OL Kyle Fuller^ Baylor Sr. Wylie, Texas/Wylie OL Dalton Risner K-State So. Wiggins, Colo./Wiggins OL Orlando Brown Oklahoma So. Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge OL Connor Williams Texas So. Coppell, Texas/Coppell OL Tyler Orlosky^ West Virginia Sr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward PK Cole Netten Iowa State Sr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny KR/PR Byron Pringle K-State Jr. Tampa, Fla./Butler CC DEFENSE DL K.J. Smith Baylor Jr. Frisco, Texas/Centennial DL Dorance Armstrong, Jr. # Kansas So. Houston, Texas/North Shore DL Jordan Willis # K-State Sr. Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst DL Vincent Taylor Oklahoma State Jr. San Antonio, Texas/James Madi DL Josh Carraway [r1] TCU Sr. Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus LB Elijah Lee^ K-State Jr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs LB Jordan Evans^ Oklahoma Sr. Norman, Okla./Norman North LB Travin Howard TCU Jr. Longview, Texas/Longview DB Fish Smithson^ Kansas Sr. Baltimore, Md./Highland DB D.J. Reed K-State Jr. Bakersfi eld, Calif./Cerritos College DB Jordan Thomas^ Oklahoma Jr. Klein, Texas/Klein DB Jordan Sterns^ Oklahoma State Sr. Cibolo, Texas/Steele DB Rasul Douglas West Virginia Sr. East Orange, N.J./Nassau CC P Michael Dickson Texas So. Sydney, Australia [r1] - Repeat fi rst team selection from 2015 ^Second Team selection in 2015. # Unanimous selection A tie in voting created an additional wide receiver spot Players listed at each position alphabetically by school. 2016 All-Big 12 Football Second Team OFFENSE Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School QB Patrick Mahomes II Texas Tech Jr. Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse RB Samaje Perine ~ Oklahoma Jr. Pfl ugerville, Texas/Hendrickson RB Justice Hill Oklahoma State Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Brooker T. Washington FB Dimitri Flowers Oklahoma Jr. San Antonio, Texas/Churchill WR Jonathan Giles Texas Tech So. Missouri City, Texas/Fort Bend Elkins WR Shelton Gibson West Virginia Jr. Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights WR Daikiel Shorts Jr. West Virginia Sr. Clayton, N.J., Eastern Christian Academy TE Blake Jarwin ~ Oklahoma State Sr. Tuttle, Okla./Tuttle OL Nick Fett Iowa State Sr. Audubon, Iowa/Audubon OL Zach Crabtree Oklahoma State Jr. Mansfi eld, Texas/Mansfi eld OL Victor Salako Oklahoma State Sr. Huntsville, Ala./Grissom OL Austin Schlottmann TCU Jr. Brenham, Texas/Brenham OL Kent Perkins Texas Sr. Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands PK Ben Grogan Oklahoma State Sr. Arlington, Texas/Martin KR/PR Dede Westbrook Oklahoma Sr. Cameron, Texas/Blinn CC DEFENSE DL Jhaustin Thomas Iowa State Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Columbia DL Demond Tucker Iowa State Sr. Hazelhurst, Miss./Hazelhurst DL Jordan Wade Oklahoma Sr. Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point DL Aaron Curry TCU Sr. Keller, Texas/Nebraska DL Breckyn Hager Texas So. Austin, Texas/Westlake LB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Oklahoma Jr. Houston, Texas/Alief Taylor LB Chad Whitener Oklahoma State Jr. Mansfi eld, Texas/Mansfi eld LB Ty Summers TCU So. San Antonio, Texas/Reagan DB Patrick Levels Baylor Sr. Dallas, Texas/Roosevelt DB Kamari Cotton-Moya Iowa State Jr. Bakersfi eld, Calif./Ridgeview DB Tre Flowers Oklahoma State Jr. Converse, Texas/Judson DB Denzel Johnson TCU Sr. Gainesville, Texas/Gainesville DB Nick Orr TCU Jr. DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto P Zach Sinor Oklahoma State So. Castroville, Texas/Medina Valley ~ 2015 fi rst team selection 2016 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Baylor: Travon Blanchard (LB), Aiavion Edwards (LB), Kyle Fuller (OLofY), Drew Galitz (P), Tony Nicholson (K/PR), Ryan Reid (DB), Orion Stewart (DB), Terence Williams (RB) Iowa State: Matt Campbell (CofY), Willie Harvey (LB), Cole Netten (STPofY), Kene Nwangwu (K/PR), Brian Peavy (DB), Patrick Scoggins (OL), Jomal Wiltz (DB) Kansas: Hakeem Adeniji (OL), D’Andre Banks (OL), LaQuvionte Gonzales (ONofY), Mike Lee (DFrofY, DB), Cole Moos (P), Steven Sims Jr. (WR), Daniel Wise (DL), Matthew Wyman (PK), Michael Zunica (FB) K-State: Dante Barnett (DB), Will Geary (DL), Dominique Heath (K/PR), Elijah Lee (DPofY), Mike Moore (LB), Reid Najvar (OL), Byron Pringle (WR), Dayton Valentine (TE) Oklahoma: Emmanuel Beal (DNofY), Bobby Evans (OL), Baker Mayfi eld (OPofY), Joe Mixon (K/PR), Steven Parker (DB), Ben Powers (OL), Dru Samia (OL), Ahmad Thomas (DB), Erick Wren (OL) Oklahoma State: Calvin Bundage (DFrofY), Jordan Burton (LB), Chris Carson (RB), Marcus Keyes (OL), Ashton Lampkin (DB), Jalen McCleskey (WR), Motekiai Maile (DL), Mason Rudolph (QB), Zach Sinor (STPofY),Vincent Taylor (DLofY, DPofY), Zac Veatch (TE) TCU: Kyle Hicks (RB), Adam Nunez (P), Ranthony Texada (DB), KaVontae Turpin (STPofY, K/PR) Texas: Shane Buechele (OFrofY), Poona Ford (DL), D’Onta Foreman (OPofY), Chris Nelson (DL), Malcolm Roach (DFrofY), Zach Shackelford (OL), Connor Williams (OLofY) Texas Tech: Jordyn Brooks (DFrofY, LB), Baylen Brown (OL), Keke Coutee (WR), Patrick Mahomes II (OPofY) West Virginia: Justin Arndt (LB), Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Kyle Bosch (OL), Rasul Douglas (DPofY), Dana Holgorsen (CofY), David Long (DFrofY), Noble Nwachukwu (DL), Tyler Orlosky (OLofY), Adam Pankey (OL), Kyzir White (DNofY, DB).