Big 12 Football 2015 All-Conference Team
Trevone Boykin
Baylor and TCU ended 2014 at the top of the Big 12 standings, and the Horned Frogs and Bears begin 2015 as the favorites to win the league crown once again. Both teams are loaded with returning talent on both sides of the ball, as Baylor and TCU each place over 10 selections on Athlon’s 2015 All-Big 12 team.
Athlon Sports released its full predictions for the Big 12 last week. Now, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the league with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2015.
Related: 2015 Big 12 Predictions
An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2015. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2015 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
Big 12 Team Previews for 2015
Visit the Athlon Sports Online Store to order a copy of the 2015 Big 12 Preview Magazine, which features in-depth analysis and previews for all 10 teams, predictions, rankings and features to prepare for the upcoming year.
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Athlon's 2015 All-Big 12 Team
| First-Team | Second-Team | Third-Team | Fourth-Team |
QB | Trevone Boykin | Mason Rudolph | Seth Russell | Patrick Mahomes |
RB | Samaje Perine | Aaron Green | Rushel Shell | Alex RossOklahoma |
RB | Shock Linwood | DeAndre Washington | Johnathan Gray | Wendell Smallwood |
WR | Corey Coleman | KD Cannon | Allen Lazard | Devin Lauderdale |
WR | Sterling Shepard | Jakeem Grant | Jordan Thompson | Kolby Listenbee |
WR | Josh Doctson | Brandon Sheperd | Quenton Bundrage | Jay Lee |
C | Joey Hunt | Tyler Orlosky | Ty Darlington | Jared Kaster |
OG | Hala Vaitai | Kent Perkins | Nila Kasitati | Jamelle Naff |
OG | Cody Whitehair (OT) | Boston Stiverson | Adam Pankey | Alfredo Morales |
OT | Spencer Drango | Zachary Crabtree | Jake Campos | Victor Salako |
OT | Le'Raven Clark | Sedrick Flowers | Jarell Broxton | Daniel Burton |
| First-Team | Second-Team | Third-Team | Fourth-Team |
DE | Shawn Oakman | Charles Tapper | James McFarlandTCU | Ben Goodman |
DE | Emmanuel Ogbah | Travis Britz (DT) | Branden Jackson | Jamal Palmer |
DT | Andrew Billings | Davion Pierson | Desmond Jackson | Beau Blackshear |
DT | Pete Robertson (DE) | Hassan Ridgeway | Vincent Taylor | Will Geary |
LB | Eric Striker | Dominique Alexander | Elijah Lee | Malik Jefferson |
LB | Nick Kwiatkoski | Taylor Young | Seth Jacobs | Micah Awe |
LB | Ryan Simmons | Jordan Evans | Xavien Howard (CB) | Nigel Bethel (DB) |
CB | Zack Sanchez | Danzel McDaniel | Nigel Tribune | Morgan Burns |
CB | Daryl Worley | Kevin Peterson | Duke Thomas | Ranthony Texada |
S | Karl Joseph | Derrick Kindred | Jason Hall | Kamari Cotton-Moya |
S | Dante Barnett | Orion Stewart | Jordan Sterns | Dravon Henry |
| First-Team | Second-Team | Third-Team | Fourth-Team |
K | Josh Lambert | Jaden Oberkrom | Matthew McCrane | Ben Grogan |
P | Nick O'Toole | Ethan Perry | Taylor Symmank | Nick Walsh |
KR | Alex Ross | Morgan Burns | Jakeem Grant | Daje Johnson |
PR | Cameron | Dede Westbrook | Corey Coleman | Sterling Shepard |
Related: 2015 Big 12 Predictions
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2015 All-Big 12 Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
Baylor | Offense: 3Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 0 |
Iowa State | Offense: 0Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 0 |
Kansas | Offense: 0Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Kansas State | Offense: 1Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 1 |
Oklahoma | Offense: 2Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0Defense: 3Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 2Defense: 0Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1Defense: 0Sp. Teams: 1 |
Oklahoma State | Offense: 0Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1Defense: 0Sp. Teams: 1 |
TCU | Offense: 4Defense: 0Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 0 |
Texas | Offense: 0Defense: 0Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 1 |
Texas Tech | Offense: 1Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2Defense: 0Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 4Defense: 2Sp. Teams: 0 |
West Virginia | Offense: 0Defense: 3Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 1Defense: 0Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3Defense: 0Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1Defense: 1Sp. Teams: 0 |
