# 2006 All-Big 12 Conference football team

The 2006 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2006 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

* Zac Taylor, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Chase Daniel, Missouri (Coaches-2)
* Colt McCoy, Texas (Media-2)

### Running backs

* Jon Cornish, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Brandon Jackson, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Jorvorskie Lane, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
* Jamaal Charles, Texas (Media-2)

### Centers

* Lyle Sendlein, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* David Ochoa, Kansas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Scott Stephenson, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
* Cody Wallace, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
* Matt Slauson, Nebraska (Media-2)

### Guards

* Kasey Studdard, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Brian Daniels, Colorado (Media-2)
* Kirk Elder, Texas A&M (Media-2)
* Manuel Ramirez, Texas Tech (Media-2)

### Tackles

* Justin Blalock, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Corey Hilliard, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Chris Messner, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Joel Clinger, Missouri (Coaches-1)
* Glenn January, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)

### Tight ends

* Martin Rucker, Missouri (Coaches-1)
* Chase Coffman, Missouri (Media-1)
* Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Receivers

* Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Joel Filani, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Limas Sweed, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Chris Alexander, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
* Maurice Purify, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
* Dominique Zeigler, Baylor (Coaches-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* Ian Campbell, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Adam Carriker, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Abraham Wright, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Larry Birdine, Oklahoma (Coaches-1)
* C. J. Ah You, Oklahoma (Coaches-1)
* Tim Crowder, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Keyunta Dawson, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Victor DeGrate, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Jay Moore, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
* Brian Smith, Missouri (Coaches-2)
* Chris Harrington, Texas A&M (Media-2)
* James McClinton, Kansas (Media-2)

### Linebackers

* Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Marcus Bacon, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Bo Ruud, Nebraska (Coaches-1)
* Brandon Archer, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Alvin Bowen, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* Joe Pawelek, Baylor (Coaches-2)
* Jordon Dizon, Colorado (Media-2)
* Zach Latimer, Oklahoma (Media-2)
* Ty McKenzie, Iowa State (Media-2)
* Justin Warren, Texas A&M (Media-2)

### Defensive backs

* Michael Griffin, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Aaron Ross, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Aqib Talib, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Melvin Bullitt, Texas A&M (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Terrence Wheatley, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Reggie Smith, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* David Overstreet, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Nic Harris, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
* Marcus Watt, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
* Marcus Walker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
* C. J. Wilson, Baylor (Media-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Mason Crosby, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Garrett Hartley, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Punters

* Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### All-purpose / Return specialists

* Yamon Figurs, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
* Shannon Woods, Texas Tech (Media-1)
* Aaron Ross, Texas (Coaches-2)
* Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State (Media-2)
* Marlon Lucky, Nebraska (Media-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