All Big XII Teams Announced
The All-Big 12 Conference football teams and individual award winners have been announced. Selections are
2010 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced
IRVING, Texas –
made by the league's 12 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2010
DEFENSIVE FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR
Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma, Fr., DB, Chula Vista, Calif.
Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State, Fr., LB, Missouri City, Texas
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Nate Solder, Colorado, Sr., OT, Buena Vista, Colo.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma, Sr., DE, Carrollton, Texas
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State, Sixth Season
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State, So., WR, Ardmore, Okla.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Prince Amukamara, Nebraska, Sr., CB, Glendale, Ariz.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State, Sr., P/K, Mustang, Okla.
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Lavonte David, Nebraska, Jr., LB, Miami, Fla.
OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Taylor Martinez, Nebraska, Fr., QB, Corona, Calif.
All-Big 12 Honors Notebook:
�� Justin Blackmon is the fi rst Oklahoma State player to be named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. He is the sixth
Cowboy athlete to win one of the major individual Big 12 awards.
�� Prince Amukamara of Nebraska is the third Cornhusker to receive Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors (Ndamukong
Suh, 2009; Grant Winstrom, 1997, ‘96).
�� Mike Gundy was tabbed as Coach of the Year for the fi rst time in his career. He is the second head coach from OSU (Bob
Simmons, 1997) to earn the honor.
�� Taylor Martinez is the fi rst Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year from Nebraska. Tony Jefferson is the fourth player from
Oklahoma to win the top defensive freshman accolade, while Shaun Lewis is the second from Oklahoma State to capture
the award.
�� Dan Bailey is the second Oklahoma State player in the last three years (Dez Bryant, 2008) to earn Big 12 Special Teams
Player of the Year.
�� Nate Solder and Jeremy Beal were the fi rst from their schools to capture the respective top lineman awards.
�� Oklahoma has won the most major awards in the 14-year history of the Big 12 with 25. Texas is next with 22 winners,
followed by Kansas State (16); Nebraska (14), Oklahoma State (10), Colorado (7), Iowa State (7), Texas Tech (7), Kansas
(6), Missouri (6), Texas A&M (5) and Baylor (2).
�� Entering this year, Oklahoma State had six major awards in the history of the league. In 2010, the Cowboys won four
honors.
The All-Big 12 First, Second and Honorable Mention teams continue on the following pages.
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2010 All-Big 12 Football First Team
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State Jr. Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe
RB Kendall Hunter** Oklahoma State Sr. Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
RB DeMarco Murray Oklahoma Sr. Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman
FB Bryant Ward [r1] Oklahoma State Sr. Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater
WR Ryan Broyles** Oklahoma Jr. Norman, Okla./Norman
WR Justin Blackmon** Oklahoma State So. Ardmore, Okla./Plainview
WR Jeff Fuller Texas A&M Jr. McKinney, Texas/Boyd
TE Michael Egnew Missouri Jr. Plainview, Texas/Plainview
OL Nate Solder [r1] Colorado Sr. Buena Vista, Colo./Buena Vista
OL Tim Barnes Missouri Sr. Longwood, Mo./Pettis County Northwest
OL Levy Adcock Oklahoma State Jr. Claremore, Okla./NEO A&M JC
OL Ricky Henry Nebraska Sr. Omaha, Neb./Burke/North Dakota State College of Science
OL Eric Mensik Oklahoma Sr. Rosenburg, Texas/Terry
PK Dan Bailey Oklahoma State Sr. Mustang, Okla./Southwest Covenant
KR/PR William Powell Kansas State Sr. Duncanville, Texas/Navarro College
DEFENSE
DL Jeremy Beal Oklahoma Sr. Carrollton, Texas/Creekview
DL Sam Acho Texas Sr. Dallas, Texas/St. Mark's
DL Pierre Allen Nebraska Sr. Denver, Colo./Thomas Jefferson
DL Aldon Smith Missouri So. Raytown, Mo./Raytown
DL Jared Crick [r1] Nebraska Jr. Cozad, Neb./Cozad
LB Von Miller [r1] Texas A&M Sr. DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto
LB Lavonte David Nebraska Jr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern/Fort Scot CC
LB Orie Lemon Oklahoma State Sr. Houston, Texas/Yates
DB Quinton Carter Oklahoma Sr. Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne
DB Jimmy Smith Colorado Sr. Colton, Calif./Colton
DB Eric Hagg Nebraska Sr. Peoria, Ariz./Ironwood
DB Prince Amukamara [r1] Nebraska Sr. Glendale, Ariz./Apollo
DB Andrew McGee Oklahoma State Sr. Magee, Miss./Magee/Copiah-Lincoln CC
P Quinn Sharp Oklahoma State So. Mansfi eld, Texas/Summit
[r1] – Repeat fi rst team selection from last season.
**Unanimous Selection.
2010 All-Big 12 Football Second Team
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB Robert Griffi n III Baylor So. Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove
RB Roy Helu Jr. [r2] Nebraska Sr. Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley
RB Daniel Thomas Kansas State Sr. Hilliard, Fla./NW Mississippi CC
FB Trey Millard Oklahoma Fr. Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
WR Kendall Wright Baylor Jr. Pittsburg, Texas/Pittsburg
WR Niles Paul Nebraska Sr. Omaha, Neb./North
WR T.J. Moe Missouri So. O'Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West
TE Collin Franklin Iowa State Sr. Simi Valley, Calif./College of the Canyons CC
OL Zach Kendall Kansas State Sr. Peculiar, Mo./Harrisonville
OL Danny Watkins Baylor Sr. Kelowna, BC, Canada/Boucherie/Butte (Calif.) College
OL Matt Allen Texas A&M Sr. Spring, Texas/LSU
OL Lonnie Edwards Texas Tech Jr. Brownsboro, Texas/Brownsboro
OL Ben Lamaak Iowa State Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy
PK Alex Henery [r2] Nebraska Sr. Omaha, Neb./Burke
KR/PR Niles Paul Nebraska Sr. Omaha, Neb./North
DEFENSE
DL Colby Whitlock Texas Tech Sr. Noble, Okla./Noble
DL Phil Taylor Baylor Sr. Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park/Penn State
DL Ugo Chinasa Oklahoma State Sr. Richardson, Texas/Berkner
DL Jacquies Smith Missouri Jr. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff
DL Cameron Meredith Nebraska So. Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei
LB Travis Lewis Oklahoma Jr. San Antonio, Texas/Robert E. Lee
LB Jake Knott Iowa State So. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee
LB Emmanuel Acho Texas Jr. Dallas, Texas/St. Mark's
DB Alfonzo Dennard Nebraska Jr. Rochelle, Ga./Wilcox County
DB Aaron Williams Texas Jr. Round Rock, Texas/McNeil
DB Leonard Johnson Iowa State Jr. Clearwater, Fla./Largo
DB Coryell Judie Texas A&M Jr. Marlin, Texas/Fort Scott CC
DB Ty Zimmerman Kansas State Fr. Junction City, Kan./Junction City
DB Curtis Brown Texas Sr. Gilmer, Texas/Gilmer
P Alex Henery Nebraska Sr. Omaha, Neb./Burke
[r2] – Repeat second team selection from last season.
2010 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Baylor:
Johnson, LB; Aaron Jones, PK; Byron Landor, DB.
Colorado:
DL; Paul Richardson, Off. Fr. of the Yr.
Iowa State:
OL; Paul Rhoads, Coach of the Yr.; David Sims, DB
Kansas:
Kansas State:
Missouri:
Gooden, LB; Jarrell Harrison, DB; Dan Hoch, OL; Brad Madison, DL; Gary Pinkel, Coach of the Yr.; Grant Ressel, PK & Sp.
Tms. Ply. of the Yr.; Terrell Resonno, DL; Kevin Rutland, DB; Jacquies Smith, Def. Lmn. of the Yr.; Austin Wuebbels, OL.
Nebraska:
Sp. Tms. Ply. of the Yr.; Ricky Henry, Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Taylor Martinez, QB; Baker Steinkuhler, DL; Keith Williams, OL.
Oklahoma:
Def. Fr. of the Yr.; Tony Jefferson, Def. Fr. of the Yr.; Jonathan Nelson, DB; Kenny Stills, WR & Off. Fr. of the Yr.; Bob Stoops,
Coach of the Yr.; Tress Way, P; Bob
Oklahoma State:
Lane Taylor, OL; Johnny Thomas, DB; Brandon Weeden, Off. Ply. of the Yr.
Texas:
Def. Fr. of the Yr.; Kheeston Randall, DL; Keenan Robinson, LB.
Texas A&M:
Hodges, LB; Trent Hunter, DB; Tony Jerod-Eddie, DL; Luke Joeckel, OL & Off. Fr. of the Yr. & Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Coryell
Judie, P/KR & New. of the Yr.; Michael Lamothe, FB; Patrick Lewis, OL; Jake Matthews, OL; Kenric McNeal, P/KR; Von
Miller, Def. Ply. of the Yr.; Lucas Patterson, DL; Mike Sherman, Coach of Yr; Ryan Swope, WR; Ryan Tannehill, QB; Brian
Thomas, OL; Garrick Williams, LB.
Texas Tech:
Eric Stephens, P/KR; LaAdrian Waddle, OL; Colby Whitlock, Def. Lmn. of the Yr.
Baron Batch, RB; Bront Bird, LB; Cody Davis, DB; Brian Duncan, DL; DJ Johnson, DB; Lyle Leong, WR; Detron Lewis, WR;Eddie Brown, DL; Randy Bullock, PK; Ryan Epperson, P; Terrence Frederick, DB; Cyrus Gray, RB; Dustin Harris, DB; MichaelSam Acho, Def. Lmn. of the Yr.; Blake Gideon, DB; Jordan Hicks, Def. Fr. of the Yr.; Michael Huey, OL; Jackson Jeffcoat,Levy Adcock, Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Grant Garner, OL; Joseph Randle, Off. Fr. of the Yr.; Quinn Sharp, Sp. Tms. Ply. of the Yr.;Jeremy Beal, Def. Ply. of the Yr.; Ryan Broyles, Off. Ply. of the Yr.; Landry Jones, QB; Jamell Fleming, DB; Shaun Lewis,Rex Burkhead, RB; Mike Caputo, OL & Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Jared Crick, Def. Lmn. of the Yr.; DeJon Gomes, DB; Alex Henery,Tim Barnes, Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Elvis Fisher, OL; Blaine Gabbert, QB; Andrew Gachkar, LB & Def. Ply. of the Yr.; ZaviarJosh Cherry, PK; Stephen Harrison, DB; Aubrey Quarles, WR; Terrance Sweeney, DB; Ty Zimmerman, Def. Fr. of the Yr.DJ Beshears, P/KR; Jake Laptad, DL; Alonso Rojas, P.Kirby Van Der Kamp, P & Def. Fr. of the Yr.; A.J. Klein, LB; Jake Knott, Def. Ply. of the Yr.; Jake Lattimer, DL; Kelechi Osemele,B.J. Beatty, LB; Jalil Brown, DB; Ryan Deehan, TE; Josh Hartigan, DL; Scotty McKnight, WR; Ryan Miller, OL; Will Pericak,Philip Blake, OL; Art Briles, Coach of the Yr.; Derek Epperson, P; Robert Griffi n III, Off. Ply. of the Yr.; Jay Finley, RB; Antonio
