The 2016 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2016 Big 12 Conference 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 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Running backs D'Onta Foreman, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Joe Mixon, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Samaje Perine, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2) Justin Crawford, West Virginia (Media-2) Justice Hill, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
Fullbacks Winston Dimel, Kansas State (Coaches-1) Dimitri Flowers, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
Centers Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1) Kyle Fuller, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-2) Austin Schlottmann, TCU (Coaches-2)
Guards Terrale Johnson, Kansas State (Media-1) Kyle Bosch, West Virginia (Media-1) Ben Powers, Oklahoma (Media-2) Adam Pankey, West Virginia (Media-2) Kent Perkins, Texas (Coaches-2)
Tackles Connor Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Orlando Brown, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Dalton Risner, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2) Victor Salako, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2) Nick Fett, Iowa State (Coaches-2) Zach Crabtree, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
Tight ends Mark Andrews, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Blake Jarwin, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Receivers Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) James Washington, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1) K. D. Cannon, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-2) Allen Lazard, Iowa State (Coaches-1) Jonathan Giles, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2) Shelton Gibson, West Virginia (Coaches-2) Daikiel Shorts Jr., West Virginia (Coaches-2)
Defensive selections Defensive linemen Jordan Willis, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Dorance Armstrong Jr., Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State (Media-1; Coaches-1) Will Geary, Kansas State (Media-1) K. J. Smith, Baylor (Coaches-1) Josh Carraway, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-2) Jhaustin Thomas, Iowa State (Coaches-2) Demond Tucker, Iowa State (Coaches-2) Jordan Wade, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) Aaron Curry, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2) Breckyn Hager, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2) Daniel Wise, Kansas (Media-2)
Linebackers Elijah Lee, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jordan Evans, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Travin Howard, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-1) Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2) Chad Whitener, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2) Ty Summers, TCU (Coaches-2) Devante Averette, Oklahoma St (Media-2) Malik Jefferson, Texas (Media-2)
Defensive backs Rasul Douglas, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jordan Thomas, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) Jordan Sterns, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1) D. J. Reed, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2) Fish Smithson, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-2) Denzel Johnson, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2) Orion Stewart, Baylor (Media-1) Patrick Levels, Baylor (Coaches-2) Kamari Cotton-Moya, Iowa State (Coaches-2) Tre Flowers, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2) Nick Orr, TCU (Coaches-2) Ranthony Texada, TCU (Media-2)
Special teams Kickers Cole Netten, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1) Ben Grogan, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Punters Michael Dickson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) Zach Sinor, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
All-purpose / Return specialists Shelton Gibson, West Virginia (Media-1) Byron Pringle, Kansas State (Coaches-1) Joe Mixon, Oklahoma (Media-2) Dede Westbrook, 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 2016 College Football All-America Team
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