# 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 Flowers, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

### Centers

* Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Kyle Fuller, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Austin Schlottmann, TCU (Coaches-2)

### Guards

* Terrale Johnson, Kansas State (Media-1)
* Kyle Bosch, West Virginia (Media-1)
* Ben Powers, Oklahoma (Media-2)
* Adam Pankey, West Virginia (Media-2)
* Kent Perkins, Texas (Coaches-2)

### Tackles

* Connor Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Orlando Brown, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Dalton Risner, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Victor Salako, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Nick Fett, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
* Zach Crabtree, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)

### Tight ends

* Mark Andrews, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Blake Jarwin, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Receivers

* Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* James Washington, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* K. D. Cannon, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Allen Lazard, Iowa State (Coaches-1)
* Jonathan Giles, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Shelton Gibson, West Virginia (Coaches-2)
* Daikiel Shorts Jr., West Virginia (Coaches-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* Jordan Willis, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Dorance Armstrong Jr., Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State (Media-1; Coaches-1)
* Will Geary, Kansas State (Media-1)
* K. J. Smith, Baylor (Coaches-1)
* Josh Carraway, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Jhaustin Thomas, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
* Demond Tucker, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
* Jordan Wade, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
* Aaron Curry, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Breckyn Hager, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Daniel Wise, Kansas (Media-2)

### Linebackers

* Elijah Lee, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jordan Evans, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Travin Howard, TCU (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Chad Whitener, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
* Ty Summers, TCU (Coaches-2)
* Devante Averette, Oklahoma St (Media-2)
* Malik Jefferson, Texas (Media-2)

### Defensive backs

* Rasul Douglas, West Virginia (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jordan Thomas, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Jordan Sterns, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* D. J. Reed, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Fish Smithson, Kansas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
* Denzel Johnson, TCU (Coaches-2; Media-2)
* Orion Stewart, Baylor (Media-1)
* Patrick Levels, Baylor (Coaches-2)
* Kamari Cotton-Moya, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
* Tre Flowers, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
* Nick Orr, TCU (Coaches-2)
* Ranthony Texada, TCU (Media-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Cole Netten, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ben Grogan, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### Punters

* Michael Dickson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Zach Sinor, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

### All-purpose / Return specialists

* Shelton Gibson, West Virginia (Media-1)
* Byron Pringle, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
* Joe Mixon, Oklahoma (Media-2)
* Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma (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