Athlon projects the Big 12's best for 2014.
The 2014 college football season kicks off on Aug. 27 and concludes in Dallas with the first four-team playoff in the FBS ranks on January 12, 2015. Since it’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming college football season, Athlon Sports has already released its projected rankings for 2014, as well as conference predictions.
With the predictions released, it’s time to take a look at the best players by conference.
Athlon Sports continues its release of preseason all-conference teams with a look at our first, second, third and fourth All-Big 12 teams for 2014.
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An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2014. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2014 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
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| National Rank: | 10 | 66 | 78 | 20 | 4 | 37 | 39 | 17 | 41 | 67 |
Athlon's 2014 All-Big 12 Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense | |
| QB | Bryce Petty Baylor ________________ | Trevor Knight Oklahoma ________________ | Jake Waters | Davis Webb Texas Tech ________________ |
| RB | Malcolm Brown Texas | Desmond Roland Oklahoma State | Keith Ford Oklahoma | Johnathan Gray Texas |
| RB | Shock Linwood Baylor ________________ | Aaron Wimberly Iowa State ________________ | B.J. Catalon TCU ________________ | Rushel Shell West Virginia ________________ |
| WR | Antwan Goodley Baylor | Quenton Bundrage Iowa State | Jakeem Grant Texas Tech | Nick Harwell Kansas |
| WR | Tyler Lockett Kansas State | Sterling Shepard Oklahoma | Bradley Marquez Texas Tech | Levi Norwood Baylor |
| TE | E.J. Bibbs Iowa State ________________ | Jaxon Shipley Texas (WR) ________________ | Jhajuan Seales (WR) Oklahoma State ________________ | Kevin White (WR) West Virginia ________________ |
| C | B.J. Finney Kansas State | Tom Farniok Iowa State | Dominic Espinosa Texas | Ty Darlington Oklahoma |
| G | Quinton Spain West Virginia | Desmine Hilliard Baylor | Mark Glowinski West Virginia | Sedrick Flowers Texas |
| T/G | Le'Raven Clark Texas Tech (OT) | Daniel Koenig Oklahoma State (OG) | Ngalu Fusimalohi Kansas (OG) | Boston Stiverson Kansas State (OG) |
| T | Spencer Drango Baylor | Troy Baker | Devin Davis Oklahoma State | Jacob Gannon Iowa State |
| T | Cody Whitehair Kansas State | Daryl Williams Oklahoma | Tyrus Thompson Oklahoma | Desmond Harrison Texas |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense | |
| DE | Ryan Mueller Kansas State | Devonte Fields TCU | Shawn Oakman Baylor | Jimmy Bean Oklahoma State |
| DE | Cedric Reed Texas | Charles Tapper Oklahoma | Jamal Palmer Baylor | Branden Jackson Texas Tech |
| DT | Malcom Brown Texas | Andrew Billings Baylor | Jordan Phillips Oklahoma | Travis Britz Kansas State |
| DT | Chucky Hunter TCU ________________ | James Castleman Oklahoma State ________________ | Davion Pierson TCU ________________ | Desmond Jackson Texas ________________ |
| LB | Bryce Hager Baylor | Dominique Alexander Oklahoma | Jordan Hicks Texas | Sam Eguavoen Texas Tech |
| LB | Ben Heeney Kansas | Nick Kwiatkoski West Virginia | Pete Robertson Texas Tech | Brandon Golson West Virginia |
| LB | Eric Striker Oklahoma ________________ | Jonathan Truman Kansas State ________________ | Ryan Simmons Oklahoma State ________________ | Michael Reynolds Kansas ________________ |
| CB | Quandre Diggs Texas | Kevin Peterson Oklahoma State | Randall Evans Kansas State | Dexter McDonald Kansas |
| CB | Zack Sanchez | Kevin White TCU | Daryl Worley West Virginia | Xavien Howard Baylor |
| S | Karl Joseph West Virginia | Dante Barnett Kansas State | Quentin Hayes Oklahoma | Mykkele Thompson Texas |
| S | Sam Carter TCU | Chris Hackett TCU | Isaiah Johnson Kansas | Derrick Kindred TCU |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists | |
| K | Michael Hunnicutt Oklahoma | Jaden Oberkrom TCU | Ryan Bustin Texas Tech | Josh Lambert West Virginia |
| P | Spencer Roth Baylor | Nick O'Toole West Virginia | Trevor Pardula Kansas | Ethan Perry TCU |
| KR | Tyler Lockett Kansas State | B.J. Catalon TCU | Tyreek Hill Oklahoma State | JaCorey Shepherd Kansas |
| PR | Daje Johnson Texas | Cameron Echols-Luper TCU | Levi Norwood Baylor | Jarvis West Iowa State |
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Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2014 All-Big 12 Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | |
| Baylor | Offense: 4 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Iowa State | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| Kansas | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| Kansas State | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Oklahoma | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 3 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Oklahoma State | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| TCU | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 3 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| Texas | Offense: 1 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Texas Tech | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| West Virginia | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 |
