The 2012 All-Pac-12 Conference football team consists of
American football
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players chosen by various organizations for All-
Pac-12 Conference
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teams for the
2012 Pac-12 Conference football season
The 2012 Pac-12 Conference football season began on August 30, 2012, with 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team, Northern Colorado at 2012 Utah Utes football team, Utah. The conference's first game was played on September 15 with 2012 USC T ...
.
The
Stanford Cardinal
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won the conference, defeating the
UCLA Bruins
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27–24 in the
Pac-12 Championship game. Stanford then beat the
Big Ten
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champion
Wisconsin Badgers
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in the
Rose Bowl 20 to 14.
USC USC may refer to:
Education
United States
* Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, Puerto Rico
* University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
** University of South Carolina System, a state university system of South Carolina
* ...
wide receiver
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Marqise Lee was voted Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year.
Arizona State
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defensive tackle
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Will Sutton
William Sutton (born October 3, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played ...
was voted
Pat Tillman
Patrick Daniel Tillman Jr. (November6, 1976– April22, 2004) was an American professional American football, football player for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) who left his sports career and enlisted in the United ...
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
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Marcus Mariota
Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks footb ...
, Oregon (1st)
*
Matt Scott, Arizona (2nd)
Running backs
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Kenjon Barner
Kenjon Fa'terrel Barner (born April 28, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football running back. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks football, Oregon Ducks, earning consensus College Football All-America Team ...
, Oregon (1st)
*
Ka'Deem Carey
Ka'Deem Carey (born October 30, 1992) is an American professional gridiron football, football running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats football, Ar ...
, Arizona (1st)
*
Johnathan Franklin
Johnathan A. Franklin (born October 23, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for one season with the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Br ...
, UCLA (2nd)
*
Stepfan Taylor, Stanford (2nd)
Wide receivers
*
Marqise Lee, USC (1st)
*
Markus Wheaton
Markus Levonte Wheaton (born February 7, 1991) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers football, ...
, Oregon St. (1st)
*Austin Hill, Arizona (2nd)
*
Robert Woods, USC (2nd)
Tight ends
*
Zach Ertz
Zachary Adam Ertz (born November 10, 1990) is an American professional football tight end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, earning unanimous All-American ...
, Stanford (1st)
*
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Austin Edward Seferian-Jenkins (born September 29, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2014 N ...
, Washington (2nd)
Tackles
*
David Bakhtiari, Colorado (2nd)
Guards
*
David Yankey, Stanford (1st)
*
Xavier Su'a-Filo
Xavier or Xabier may refer to:
Place
* Xavier, Spain
People
* Xavier (surname)
* Xavier (given name)
* Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint
** St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation)
* St. Xavier (disambiguation)
* Xavier (footballer, born ...
, UCLA (1st)
*
Jeff Baca, UCLA (2nd)
*Kevin Danser, Stanford (2nd)
Centers
*
Brian Schwenke, California (1st)
*
Hroniss Grasu, Oregon (1st)
*
Khaled Holmes, USC (1st)
*
Sam Brenner, Utah (2nd)
*
Sam Schwartzstein, Stanford (2nd)
Defensive selections
Ends
*
Scott Crichton, Oregon St. (1st)
*
Dion Jordan, Oregon (1st)
*
Datone Jones
Datone Wayne Jones (born July 24, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins from 2008 to 2012 as a defensive end and ...
, UCLA (2nd)
*
Ben Gardner, Stanford (2nd)
*
Morgan Breslin
Morgan Breslin is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at USC.
College career
Diablo Valley College
Breslin attended Diablo Valley College in 2010 and 2011 where he led California JUCO's in sacks and was named JUCO ...
, USC (2nd)
*
Henry Anderson, Stanford (2nd)
Tackles
*
Star Lotulelei, Utah (1st)
*
Will Sutton
William Sutton (born October 3, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played ...
, Arizona St. (1st)
Linebackers
*
Anthony Barr, UCLA (1st)
*
Trent Murphy, Stanford (1st)
*
Chase Thomas, Stanford (1st)
*
Kiko Alonso
Kristian "Kiko" Alonso (born August 14, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in ...
, Oregon (2nd)
*
Michael Clay, Oregon (2nd)
*
Brandon Magee, Arizona St. (2nd)
Cornerbacks
*
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu
Ifomeno Ekpre-Olomu ( ; born July 10, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the Cleveland Browns ...
, Oregon (1st)
*
Jordan Poyer
Jordan Lynn-Baxter Poyer (born April 25, 1991) is an American professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Oregon State Beavers football, Oregon State, wh ...
, Oregon St. (1st)
*
Desmond Trufant, Washington (1st)
*
Alden Darby, Arizona St. (2nd)
*
Nickell Robey
Nickell Earl Robey-Coleman (born January 17, 1992) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2013 after playing college football at USC. Robey-Coleman has also played ...
, USC (2nd)
Safeties
*
Ed Reynolds, Stanford (1st)
*
Deone Bucannon
Deone Ariel Bucannon (pronounced DAY-own) (born August 30, 1992) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the f ...
, Washington St. (2nd)
*
T. J. McDonald
Timothy "T. J." McDonald, Jr. (born January 26, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He ...
, USC (2nd)
Special teams
Placekickers
*Vince D'Amato, California (1st)
*Andrew Furney, Washington St. (2nd)
Punters
*
Jeff Locke, UCLA (1st)
*Josh Hubner, Arizona St. (2nd)
Return specialists
*
Reggie Dunn, Utah (1st)
*
Marqise Lee, USC (2nd)
Special teams player
*Jordan Jenkins, Oregon St. (1st)
*David Allen, UCLA (2nd)
Key
See also
*
2012 College Football All-America Team
The 2012 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All- ...
References
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