# 1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team

The 1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1996 NCAA Division I-A 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-, second- and third-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).
This was the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference.

## Offensive selections
### Quarterbacks

* Koy Detmer, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Zebbie Lethridge, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)

### Running backs

* Troy Davis, Iowa State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ricky Williams, Texas (Coaches-1)
* June Henley, Kansas (Coaches-2)
* David Thompson, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
* De'Mond Parker, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

### Offensive line

* Chris Naeole, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Chris Dishman, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Aaron Taylor, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Dan Neil, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Calvin Collins, Texas A&M (Coaches-1)
* Ben Kaufman, Texas Tech (Media-1; Coaches-2)
* Pat Augafa, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
* Tim Kohn, Iowa State (Coaches-2)
* Jason Johnson, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
* Eric Anderson, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

### Tight ends

* Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Pat Fitzgerald, Texas (Coaches-2)

### Receivers

* Rae Carruth, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Kevin Lockett, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Isaac Byrd, Kansas (Coaches-2)
* Albert Connell, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)

## Defensive selections
### Defensive linemen

* Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Nyle Wiren, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Ryan Olson, Colorado (Coaches-1)
* Jason Peter, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Brandon Mitchell, Texas A&M (Coaches-1)
* Jared Tomich, Nebraska (Media-1)
* Greg Jones, Colorado (Coaches-2)
* Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
* Jeff Ogard, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
* Barron Tanner, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)
* Chris Akins, Texas (Coaches-2)

### Linebackers

* Matt Russell, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Tyrell Peters, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M (Media-1)
* Jon Hesse, Nebraska (Media-1)
* Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
* Ronnie Ward, Kansas (Coaches-2)

### Defensive backs

* Steve Rosga, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Chris Canty (defensive back), Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Mario Smith, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
* Bryant Westbrook, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Mike Minter, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-1)
* George McCullough, Baylor (Coaches-2)
* Ryan Black, Colorado (Coaches-2)
* Michael Booker, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Phil Dawson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Kris Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-2)

### Punters

* Ty Atteberry, Baylor (Coaches-1; Media-1)
* Marc Harris, Iowa State (Coaches-2)

### Return specialists

* Kalief Muhammad, Baylor (Coaches-1)
* Dante Hall, Texas A&M (Media-1)
* Andre Richardson, Oklahoma 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