5 TCU players named first-team all-Big 12
Five TCU players were first-team selections on the All-Big 12 Conference football team, announced Wednesday by the league office.
Senior wide receiver Josh Doctson was joined by senior center Joey Hunt on the offense. Horned Frogs on the first-team defense were senior lineman Davion Pierson, junior lineman Josh Carraway and senior safety Derrick Kindred.
The team was selected by the conference’s 10 head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own players.
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was named offensive player of the year while Baylor tackle Andrew Billings and Oklahoma State defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah shared top defensive player honors. Bob Stoops of Oklahoma was named coach of the year.
Keller Central’s Zack Sanchez (defensive back) and Euless Trinity’s Nila Kasatati (offensive line) were Tarrant County high school products who earned first-time honors.
The other awards:
▪ Offensive newcomer of the year: Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma, WR, Jr.
▪ Defensive newcomer of the year: Demond Tucker, Iowa State, DL, Jr.
▪ Offensive freshman of the year: Mike Warren, Iowa State, RB
▪ Defensive freshman of the year: Malik Jefferson, Texas, LB
▪ Special teams player of the year: Morgan Burns, K-State, KR/PR, Sr.
▪ Offensive lineman of the year: Spencer Drango, Baylor, Sr.
▪ Defensive lineman of the year: Andrew Billings, Baylor, Jr.
First-team offense
Pos. Player | School | Class | Hometown |
QB Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | Jr. | Austin Lake Travis |
RB Samaje Perine | Oklahoma | So. | Pflugerville Hendrickson |
RB DeAndre Washington | Texas Tech | Sr. | Missouri City Marshall |
FB Winston Dimel | K-State | Fr. | Manhattan, Kan. |
WR Corey Coleman | Baylor | Jr. | Richardson Pearce |
WR Sterling Shepard | Oklahoma | Sr. | Oklahoma City |
WR Josh Doctson | TCU | Sr. | Mansfield |
TE Blake Jarwin | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Tuttle, Okla. |
OL Spencer Drango | Baylor | Sr. | Cedar Park |
OL Cody Whitehair | K-State | Sr. | Abilene, Kan. |
OL Ty Darlington | Oklahoma | Sr. | Apopka, Fla. |
OL Nila Kasitati | Oklahoma | Sr. | Euless Trinity |
OL Joey Hunt | TCU | Sr. | El Campo |
OL Le’Raven Clark | Texas Tech | Sr. | Rockdale |
PK Jack Cantele | K-State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. |
KR/PR Morgan Burns | K-State | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. |
First-team defense
DL Andrew Billings | Baylor | Jr. | Waco |
DL Charles Tapper | Oklahoma | Sr. | Baltimore |
DL Emmanuel Ogbah | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Houston Bush |
DL Davion Pierson | TCU | Sr. | Oklahoma City |
DL Josh Carraway | TCU | Jr. | Flower Mound |
LB Dominique Alexander | Oklahoma | Jr. | Tulsa, Okla. |
LB Eric Striker | Oklahoma | Sr. | Tampa, Fla. |
LB Nick Kwiatkoski | West Virginia | Sr. | Bethel Park, Pa. |
DB Xavien Howard Baylor | Baylor | Jr. | Houston Wheatley |
DB Zack Sanchez | Oklahoma | Jr. | Keller Central |
DB Kevin Peterson | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Wagoner, Okla. |
DB Derrick Kindred | TCU | Sr. | San Antonio Wagner |
DB Daryl Worley | West Virginia | Jr. | Philadelphia |
P Nick O’Toole | West Virginia | Sr. | Corona, Calif. |
Second-team offense
Pos. Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
QB Trevone Boykin | TCU | Sr. | West Mesquite |
RB Shock Linwood | Baylor | Jr. | Linden-Kildare |
RB Wendell Smallwood | West Virginia | Jr. | Wilmington, Del. |
FB Alex De La Torre | Texas | Sr. | Denton Ryan |
WR KD Cannon | Baylor | So. | Mount Pleasant |
WR James Washington | Oklahoma State | So. | Stamford |
WR Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech | Sr. | Mesquite Horn |
TE Mark Andrews | Oklahoma | Fr. | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
OL Jarell Broxton | Baylor | Sr. | Gaithersburg, Md. |
OL Kyle Fuller | Baylor | Jr. | Wylie |
OL Jamison Lalk | Iowa State | Sr. | Council Bluffs, Iowa |
OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai | TCU | Sr. | Haltom |
OL Tyler Orlosky | West Virginia | Jr. | Cleveland |
PK Jaden Oberkrom | TCU | Sr. | Arlington Martin |
KR/PR Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech | Sr. | Mesquite Horn |
Second-team defense
DL Shawn Oakman | Baylor | Sr. | Philadelphia |
DL Dale Pierson | Iowa State | Sr. | Bakersfield, Calif./Pasadena CC |
DL Travis Britz | K-State | Sr. | Harrisonville, Mo. |
DL Charles Walker | Oklahoma | So. | South Garland |
DL Jimmy Bean | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Denton Guyer |
LB Peter Jinkens | Texas | Sr. | Dallas Skyline |
LB Elijah Lee | K-State | So. | Blue Springs, Mo. |
LB Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | Jr. | Norman, Okla. |
DB Fish Smithson | Kansas | Jr. | Baltimore |
DB Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma | Jr. | Miami Central |
DB Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | So. | Klein |
DB Jordan Sterns | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Cibolo Steele |
DB KJ Dillon | West Virginia | Sr. | Apopka, Fla |
P Austin Seibert | Oklahoma | Fr. | Belleville, Ill. |
This story was originally published December 9, 2015 at 12:35 PM with the headline "5 TCU players named first-team all-Big 12."