The 2018 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of

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players chosen as All-

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players for the 2018 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

Kyler Murray Kyler Cole Murray (born August 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint at Texas A&M, Murray played college football at Oklahoma, where he won the Heisman Trop ...

, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

Will Grier William Grier (born April 3, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and West Virginia and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third r ...

, West Virginia (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Running backs

* Alex Barnes, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Justice Hill, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * David Montgomery, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-1) *

Pooka Williams Jr. Anthony "Pooka" Williams Jr. (born June 19, 1999) is an American football running back for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Kansas. He was named First Team All-Big 12 running back as ...

, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-2)

Fullbacks

* Andrew Beck, Texas (Coaches-1) *

Carson Meier Carson Meier (born June 29, 1995) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma. College career Meier was a member of the Oklahoma Sooners for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. ...

, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

Centers

* Zach Shackelford, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma (Media-2)

Guards

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, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) *

Dru Samia Dru Samia III (born August 22, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. College career A four-star offensive tackle recruit, Samia chos ...

, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Jack Anderson, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2) *

Josh Sills Joshua Matthew Sills (born January 26, 1998) is an American football offensive guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia Mountaineers football, West Virginia and Oklahoma S ...

, West Virginia (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tackles

Yodny Cajuste Yodny Cajuste (born February 21, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia. College career Cajuste played college football for ...

, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Dalton Risner, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Bobby Evans, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Cody Ford, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Hakeem Adeniji, Kansas (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

* Grant Calcaterra, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Trevon Wesco, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-2) *

Charlie Kolar Charlie Kolar (born February 10, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State. Early years Kolar grew up in Norman, Oklahoma and attended N ...

, Iowa State (Coaches-2)

Receivers

* Marquise Brown, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * David Sills, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-2) *

Antoine Wesley Antoine Wesley (born October 22, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech. Early years Wesley attended Cibolo Steele in Cibolo, Tex ...

, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Hakeem Butler, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Jalen Reagor, TCU (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

* Ben Banogu, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Charles Omenihu, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Daniel Wise, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Jordan Brailford, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-2) *

L. J. Collier Lawrence Edward "L. J." Collier Jr. (born September 12, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU, and was drafted by the Seahawks in the 1st ...

, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-2) * James Lynch, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-1) * Kenny Bigelow Jr., West Virginia (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Ray Lima, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2) *

JaQuan Bailey JaQuan Bailey (born May 28, 1997) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in May 2021. He went to college at Iowa State. Early life and education Bailey was born on May 28, ...

, Iowa State (Coaches-2) * Jarrell Owens, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

Dakota Allen Dakota Devon Allen (born November 2, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech and East Mississippi Community College. Early life and hig ...

, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1) * David Long Jr., West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Gary Johnson, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Clay Johnston, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Defensive backs

Kris Boyd Kris Boyd (born 18 August 1983) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Boyd grew up in the South Ayrshire village of Tarbolton and started his senior career with Kilmarnock. He transferred to Rangers in Januar ...

, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Adrian Frye, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Kenny Robinson, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Caden Sterns, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Greg Eisworth, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Jeff Gladney, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Brian Peavy, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Ridwan Issahaku, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Duke Shelley, Kansas State (Coaches-2) *

A. J. Green Adriel Jeremiah Green (born July 31, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals fourth overall i ...

, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Austin Seibert Austin Seibert (born November 15, 1996) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma and was selected in fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Early years Seibert attend ...

, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Clayton Hatfield, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-2) * Cameron Dicker, Texas (Coaches-2)

Punters

* Drew Galitz, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Kyle Thompson, Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-2)

All-purpose / Return specialists

* Pooka Williams, Jr., Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Tre Brown, Oklahoma (Coaches-2) *

CeeDee Lamb Cedarian DeLeon "CeeDee" Lamb (born April 8, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma where he was a consensus All-American in 2019 and w ...

, Oklahoma (Media-2) * Kene Nwangwu, Iowa State (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

References

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