The 2002 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2002 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 Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1) Seneca Wallace, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Running backs Chris Brown, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Darren Sproles, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2) Tatum Bell, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2) Cedric Benson, Texas (Media-2)
Centers Nick Leckey, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Zach Butler, Iowa State (Media-2) A. J. Ricker, Missouri (Coaches-2)
Guards Derrick Dockery, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Wayne Lucier, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Bob Montgomery, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2) Rex Richards, Texas Tech (Media-2) Taylor Whitley, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
Tackles Justin Bates, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1) Rob Droege, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-2) Thomas Barnett, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tight ends Trent Smith, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Greg Porter, Texas A&M (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Receivers Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Roy Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-2) Justin Gage, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-1) Reggie Newhouse, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-2) Wes Welker, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)
Defensive selections Defensive linemen Tommie Harris, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Cory Redding, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Tank Reese, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Kevin Williams, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jimmy Wilkerson, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2) Keith Wright, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2) Jordan Carstens, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2) Andrew Shull, Kansas State (Media-2) Henry Bryant, Kansas State (Coaches-2) Ty Warren, Texas A&M, (Coaches-2) Tyler Brayton, Colorado (Coaches-2)
Linebackers Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Derrick Johnson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Terry Pierce, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1) Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1) Josh Buhl, Kansas State (Media-2) Lance Mitchell, Oklahoma (Media-2) Greg Cole, Kansas (Media-2) Jarrod Penright, Texas A&M (Media-2)
Defensive backs Terence Newman, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Brandon Everage, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Derrick Strait, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Rod Babers, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) DeJuan Groce, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2) Nathan Vasher, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2) Andre Woolfolk, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2) Sammy Davis, Texas A&M (Coaches-2) Donald Strickland, Colorado (Media-2)
Special teams Kickers Josh Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-2) Adam Benike, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Punters Mark Mariscal, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1) Kyle Larson, Nebraska (Coaches-2) Cody Scates, Texas A&M (Media-2)
All-purpose / Return specialists DeJuan Groce, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-2) Wes Welker, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1) Terence Newman, Kansas State (Coaches-1) Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma (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 2002 College Football All-America Team
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