The 2001 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).
Offensive selections Quarterbacks Eric Crouch, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Running backs Cortlen Johnson, Colorado (Coaches-1) Ennis Haywood, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Dahrran Diedrick, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1) Ricky Williams, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-2) Josh Scobey, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Centers Seth McKinney, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-1) Wayne Lucier, Colorado (Media-2) Justin Hartwig, Kansas (Coaches-2)
Guards Toniu Fonoti, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Andre Gurode, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Rex Richards, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2) Greg Jerman, Baylor (Coaches-2) Marcel Howard, Iowa State (Media-2)
Tackles Frank Romero, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Mike Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Victor Rogers, Colorado (Media-2) Dave Volk, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2) Aaron Crittendon, Missouri (Coaches-2)
Tight ends Daniel Graham, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Trent Smith, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Receivers Justin Gage, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1) Roy Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Reggie Newhouse, Baylor (Media-2) Antwone Savage, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Defensive selections Defensive linemen Tommie Harris, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Cory Redding, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jimmy Wilkerson, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Justin Bannan, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2) Nate Dwyer, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-2) Aaron Hunt, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1) Chris Kelsay, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2) Cory Heinecke, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Kory Klein, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Tank Reese, Kansas State (Coaches-2) Keith Wright, Missouri (Coaches-2) Rocky Bernard, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Linebackers Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Ben Leber, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1) D.D. Lewis, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-1) Jamie Burrow, Nebraska (Media-2) Dwayne Levels, Oklahoma State (Media-2) Jarrod Penright, Texas A&M (Media-2) Jamonte Robinson, Missouri (Media-2)
Defensive backs Quentin Jammer, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Keyuo Craver, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1) Roy Williams, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Michael Lewis, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Sammy Davis, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-2) Kevin Curtis, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2) Nathan Vasher, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2) Brandon Everage, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Terence Newman, Kansas State (Coaches-2) Derrick Strait, Oklahoma (Media-2)
Special teams Kickers Jeremy Flores, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Luke Phillips, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Punters Jeff Ferguson, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Adam Stiles, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-2)
All-purpose / Return specialists Roman Hollowell, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2) Ricky Williams, Texas Tech (Media-1) Chris Massey, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1) Nathan Vasher, Texas (Coaches-2) Aaron Lockett, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
Key Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel
Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches
Media = selected by a media panel
See also 2001 College Football All-America Team
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