Heartland College Sports makes its picks for the best in the Big 12 conference in 2017.
Oklahoma State led the way with 5 selections to our preseason Big 12 football 2017 preseason all-conference team. Then it was TCU and Oklahoma tied for second place with 4 selections, followed by Kansas State and Texas with 3 a piece.
It’s important to remember that these picks were not based on who had the best statistics during the 2016 season, but rather a projection and look ahead to what our projections are in 2017.
Preseason All-Big 12 offense
QB: Mason Rudolph, senior, Oklahoma State
RB: Justice Hill, sophomore, Oklahoma State
RB: Justin Crawford, senior, West Virginia
FB: Winston Dimel, junior, Kansas State
WR: James Washington, senior, Oklahoma State
WR: Allen Lazard, senior, Iowa State
WR: Keke Coutee, junior, Texas Tech
TE: Mark Andrews, junior, Oklahoma
OL: Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma
OL: Dalton Risner, junior, Kansas State
OL: Zachary Crabtree, senior, Oklahoma State
OL: Austin Schlottmann, senior, TCU
OL: Connor Williams, junior, Texas
Preseason All-Big 12 defense
DL: Dorance Armstrong, junior, Kansas
DL: Malcolm Roach, sophomore, Texas
DL: Mat Boesen, senior, TCU
DL: Reggie Walker, sophomore, Kansas State
DL: K.J. Smith, senior, Baylor
LB: Malik Jefferson, junior, Texas
LB: Travin Howard, senior, TCU
LB: Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, senior, Oklahoma
DB: Jordan Thomas, senior, Oklahoma
DB: D.J. Reed, junior, Kansas State
DB: Kamari Cotton-Moya, senior, Iowa State
DB: Nick Orr, senior, TCU
DB: Tre Flowers, senior, Oklahoma State
Preseason All-Big 12 special teams
K: Clayton Hatfield, junior, Texas Tech
P: Michael Dickson, junior, Texas
KR/PR: Byron Pringle, junior, Kansas State
Preseason All-Big 12 individual awards
Offensive POTY: Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Defensive POTY: Dorance Armstrong Jr., Kansas
Newcomer of the Year: Will Grier, sophomore, West Virginia
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