IRVING, Texas — The All-Big 12 Conference soccer groups and particular person award winners have been introduced. Selections are made by the league’s head coaches, who are usually not permitted to vote for their very own gamers.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado, QB, Sr.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Travis Hunter, Colorado, DB, Jr.
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State, WR, R-So.
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
BJ Green II, Colorado, DE, Sr.
OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State, QB
DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Josiah Trotter, West Virginia, LB
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Will Ferrin, BYU, Ok, R-Jr.
Jaylin Noel, Iowa State, PR/KR, Sr.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Wyatt Milum, West Virginia, Sr.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Brendan Mott, Kansas State, DE, Sr.
CHUCK NEINAS COACH OF THE YEAR
Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State, 2nd season
SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech, RB, Sr.
Jalon Daniels, Kansas, QB, R-Jr.
Shedeur Sanders was chosen because the Offensive Player of the Year following a banner season ranked within the prime 10 nationally in completion share, passing yards and touchdowns whereas breaking faculty data for passing touchdowns, passing yards, consecutive video games with a landing go, quarterback ranking and completion share.
With 4 interceptions, 11 go breakups and a record-breaking season on either side of the ball, Travis Hunter grew to become CU’s first Conference Defensive Player of the Year since Jordon Dizon in 2007. The defensive again additionally grew to become the primary participant in Big 12 historical past to tally a number of video games with an interception and an offensive landing.
Jordyn Tyson was chosen because the Offensive Newcomer of the Year after tallying 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. The wideout elevated his play throughout the last three video games of the common season, recording 29 catches for 444 yards and three touchdowns. Tyson additionally completed the season second within the Big 12 in landing catches (10) and third in receiving yards (1,101).
BJ Green II, the Big 12’s Newcomer of the Year on the defensive aspect, spearheaded a disruptive CU defensive unit with seven-and-a-half sacks that tied for the second most amongst all Big 12 gamers. He performed a pivotal function within the Colorado go rush ending the common season with a Big 12-best 37 sacks, which ranks eleventh nationally.
After profitable Big 12 Newcomer of the Week thrice this season for the Sun Devils, quarterback Sam Leavitt earned Offensive Freshman of the Year. ASU was 10-1 in video games Leavitt began as he accomplished 62.7% of his passes for two,444 yards and 21 touchdowns to simply 5 interceptions.
West Virginia’s Josiah Trotter is the primary Mountaineer ever to be named Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year, following a robust season that featured 93 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss and an interception.
Will Ferrin secured Special Teams Player of the Year honors for BYU by changing on 21 of his 24 discipline aim makes an attempt and made all 38 of his additional factors. His season highlights included a 44-yard game-winning discipline aim towards Utah along with a career-best 54 yard make at Baylor.
Iowa State extensive receiver and returner Jaylin Noel shared Special Teams Player of the Year accolades after averaging 15.3 yards per punt return whereas additionally averaging 17.7 yards per kick return. The Kansas City native is the primary Cyclone to win the award because it was established in 2005.
Milum anchored the WVU offensive line in his senior season and joins Colton McKivitz in 2019 and Yodny Cajuste in 2018 as the one Mountaineers to be named Offensive Lineman of the Year.
Defensive Lineman of the Year honors had been claimed by Kansas State’s Brendan Mott. The defensive finish recorded 44 tackles, eight-and-a-half sacks and a fumble restoration and an interception. The Conference’s leaders in sacks eclipsed his earlier season-high in sacks by two-and-a-half.
Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham was named Chuck Neinas Big 12 Coach of the Year after posting the biggest single-year win enchancment at school historical past, enhancing the Sun Devils’ report by seven wins and guiding the staff to a berth within the Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship.
Big 12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors had been cut up by Texas Tech’s Tahj Brooks and Jalon Daniels of Kansas.
Brooks, who grew to become the Red Raiders’ all-time main rusher this season, has begun post-graduate work after finishing his bachelor’s diploma in Sport Management with a GPA of three.56. He was additionally named a finalist for the celebrated William V. Campbell Trophy earlier this season.
Daniels has additionally earned honors on and off the sphere this season, together with being named a semifinalist for Comeback Player of the Year and a number of appearances on the Big 12 All-Academic Team. The Sports Management main carries a 3.54 GPA whereas throwing for two,174 yards and speeding for 402 yards with 20 whole touchdowns this season.
To learn the whole listing of all Big 12 Football honorees, please click on right here.
