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2016 All-Big 12 Conference Football Team
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 Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Big 12 Conference Football Season
The 2016 Big 12 Conference football season will represent the 21st season of Big 12 Conference football, taking place during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will begin with non-conference play on Friday, September 2, 2016, with Kansas State traveling to face Stanford. Big 12 Conference play will begin on Saturday, September 17, 2016, with Iowa State traveling to play TCU. The 2016 season will be the fifth for the Big 12 since the 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form. The conference has ten members: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Cowboys football, Oklahoma State, Texas Christian Horned Frogs football, TCU, Texas Longhorns football, Texas, Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Texas Tech and West Virginia Mountaineers football, West Virginia. The Big 12 is a Power Five conferences, Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format, along with the Atlantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Pankey
Adam Pankey (born February 2, 1994) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at West Virginia. College career At West Virginia, Pankey was named second-team All-Big 12 at right guard his senior season. Professional career Green Bay Packers (first stint) Pankey signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2017. Pankey was re-signed on March 13, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 8, 2018 and saw playing time the next day in a 34–20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. On August 31, 2019, Pankey was waived by the Packers. Tennessee Titans On September 2, 2019, Pankey was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. Green Bay Packers (second stint) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Taylor (American Football)
Vincent Taylor (born January 5, 1994) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at Oklahoma State. Taylor played professionally for the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, and Houston Texans. He was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons but spent the season on injured reserve. Early life Taylor was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and moved to San Antonio, Texas after his family's home was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. He attended James Madison High School in San Antonio. As a senior, he recorded 79 tackles and two sacks. Taylor committed to Oklahoma State University to play college football. College career After redshirting his first year at Oklahoma State in 2013, Taylor appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2014, recording 13 tackles. As a sophomore in 2015, he started all 13 games and had 48 tackles and five sacks. As a junior, he had 51 tackles and seven sacks and was named first-team All-Big 12 Confere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Willis (American Football)
Jordan Johnathan Willis (born May 2, 1995) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football at Kansas State and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints. Early life Willis attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He had 58 tackles and nine sacks as a senior and 60 tackles and 13 sacks as a junior. Willis also served as the student body president as a senior. He committed to Kansas State University to play college football. College career As a true freshman at Kansas State in 2013, Willis played in nine games and had one sack. As a sophomore in 2014, he started all 13 games and had 26 tackles and 4.5 sacks. As a junior in 2015, Willis again started all 13 games, recording 36 tackles and 9.5 sacks. As a senior, he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year after recording 52 tackl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelton Gibson
Shelton DeAndre Gibson (born March 20, 1994) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at West Virginia and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Early life Gibson attended Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He committed to West Virginia University to play college football. College career Gibson played at West Virginia from 2013 to 2016. After his junior year, he entered the 2017 NFL draft. He finished his career with 84 receptions for 1,898 yards and 17 touchdowns. Professional career Philadelphia Eagles (first stint) Gibson was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round, 166th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft. He finished his rookie year with 11 receiving yards. The Eagles finished with a 13–3 record, clinching the National Football Conference (NFC) East division, and eventually made it to Super Bowl LII, where they would win their first Super Bowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Lazard
Allen Jamel Lazard (born December 11, 1995) is an American professional American football, football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones football, Iowa State Cyclones and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He also has played for the Green Bay Packers. Lazard was a highly-rated Recruiting (college athletics), recruit coming out of high school, where he was named a USA Today All-USA high school football team, ''USA Today'' High School All-American. Lazard has been selected to the first-team List of All-Big 12 Conference football teams, All-Big 12 in both 2016 Big 12 Conference football season, 2016 and 2017 Big 12 Conference football season, 2017 and is Iowa State's career leader in both receptions and receiving yards. Early life At Urbandale High School, Lazard played high school football and was a four-year starter on both offense and defense. Laza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Washington (wide Receiver)
James Edward Washington Jr. (born April 2, 1996) is an American professional American football, football wide receiver. He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys football, Oklahoma State Cowboys, winning the Fred Biletnikoff Award and earning unanimous All-American honors in 2017. Washington was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts, and Atlanta Falcons. Early life Washington attended Stamford High School (Texas), Stamford High School in Stamford, Texas. As a senior, he had 73 football catch, receptions for 1,331 yards and 24 touchdowns as a wide receiver, receiver and 42 tackle move, tackles and seven interceptions on defense, on route to a second straight state championship. He committed to Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Oklahoma State University to play college football. Washington also played tennis, basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dede Westbrook
Decrick De'Shawn "Dede" Westbrook (; born November 21, 1993) is an American former professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, winning the Biletnikoff Award in 2016. He was selected 110th overall in the 2017 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he played until 2020. He also played for the Minnesota Vikings in 2021. Early life Westbrook attended C. H. Yoe High School in Cameron, Texas, where he played high school football for the Yoemen. As a three-year letterer and starter, Westbrook caught a career total of 116 passes for 1,670 yards and 25 touchdowns. He also started at defensive back, racking 77 career tackles, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions throughout his career. Although he was originally a highly touted recruit, Dede received a season-ending injury early into his senior year when a bad tackle ruptured his lower intestine. He spent over a month recovering in a hospital bed and several more months rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Jarwin
Blake Jarwin (born July 16, 1994) is an American former professional American football, football tight end. He played college football at Oklahoma State Cowboys football, Oklahoma State and signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2017. Early life Jarwin attended Tuttle High School in Tuttle, Oklahoma, where he played high school football. As a senior, Jarwin was named to the All-City team after posting seven football catch, receptions for 145 yards, 38 tackled gridiron, tackles (nine for loss) and three qb sack, sacks. He also practiced baseball, basketball and track and field. College career Jarwin walked on at Oklahoma State University, where he played mostly as a blocking tight end and on special teams. As a Redshirt (college sports), redshirt freshman, Jarwin practiced but did not appear in any game. As a sophomore, Jarwin tallied five receptions for 107 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown against 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Texas Tech. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Andrews (American Football)
Mark Andrews (born September 6, 1995) is an American professional football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Ravens in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft. Andrews has been elected to the Pro Bowl three times and was named to the 2021 All-Pro Team after setting the Ravens' single-season record for receptions and receiving yards. Early life Andrews was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Paul and Martha Andrews. His father is a urologist and his mother works in real estate. He has two brothers and a sister. Andrews was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was nine years old, but has been unhindered by the disease throughout his career. Andrews attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He played wide receiver in high school and had 58 receptions for 1,058 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore, 81 receptions for 1,494 yards and 21 touchdowns as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalton Risner
Dalton William Risner (born July 13, 1995) is an American professional football guard. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. Early life Risner attended Wiggins High School in Wiggins, Colorado. College career Risner played for the Kansas State University Wildcats from 2014 to 2018. During his career, he started 50 of 51 games. As a senior, he was named an All-American by numerous publications. Professional career Denver Broncos Risner was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round (41st overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. Risner was named the starting left guard as a rookie and held the spot for the next four seasons, missing four total games due to injury. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. On January 3, 2023, Risner was placed on injured reserve with a partial UCL tear in his right elbow. Minnesota Vikings On September 19, 2023, Risner was signed by the Minnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
