Big 12 announces individual honors, all-conference teams for 2023 football season

This was a different year for the Big 12, being in the limbo of conference realignment. While Texas and Oklahoma are soon on their way to the SEC, four new members joined for the 2023 football season. We now wait for Texas and Oklahoma State to compete in the Big 12 Championship game.

In the meantime, the Big 12 has announced individual awards and all-conference teams. Nine different awards were handed out to players, while one was reserved for a coach. First and second team members were listed as well, giving out some much-deserved recognition.

Across the two teams, Texas has the most representatives with 10 different players. Oklahoma was not too far behind, with six Sooners earning all-conference honors.

Big 12 football’s individual honors

• Offensive Player of the Year – Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon
• Defensive Player of the Year – Texas DL T’Vondre Sweat
• Offensive Newcomer of the Year – Texas WR Adonai Mitchell
• Defensive Newcomer of the Year – Kansas DL Austin Booker
• Offensive Freshman of the Year – Iowa State QB Rocco Becht
• Defensive Freshman of the Year – Texas LB Anthony Hill, Texas Tech LB Ben Roberts
• Special Teams Player of the Year – Texas Tech P Austin McNamara
• Offensive Lineman of the Year – Kansas State OL Cooper Beebe
• Defensive Lineman of the Year – Texas DL Byron Murphy
• Coach of the Year – Oklahoma State HC Mike Gundy

2023 1st-team offense

Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel
Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon II
Texas Tech RB Tahj Brooks
Kansas State FB Ben Sinnott
UCF WR Javon Baker
Oklahoma WR Drake Stoops
Texas WR Xavier Worthy
TCU TE Jared Wiley
Texas TE Ja’Tavion Sanders
Kansas OL Dominick Puni
Kansas State OL Cooper Beebe
Houston OL Patrick Paul
Texas OL Kelvin Banks
West Virginia OL Zach Frazier
Texas PK Bert Auburn
Texas KR/PR Xavier Worthy

2023 1st-team defense

UCF DL Tre’mon Morris-Brash
Houston DL Nelson Ceaser
Kansas DL Austin Booker
Texas DL Byron Murphy II
Texas DL T’Vondre Sweat
Oklahoma LB Danny Stutsman
Oklahoma State LB Nickolas Martin
Texas LB Jaylan Ford
Iowa State DB Jeremiah Cooper
Iowa State DB T.J. Tampa
Kansas DB Cobee Bryant
Oklahoma DB Billy Bowman
West Virginia DB Beanie Bishop Jr.
Texas Tech P Austin McNamara

2023 2nd-team offfense

Kansas State QB Will Howard
Kansas RB Devin Neal
Texas RB Jonathon Brooks
Iowa State FB Stevo Klotz
Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel
Oklahoma State WR Brennan Presley
Texas WR Adonai Mitchell
West Virginia TE Kole Taylor
BYU OL Kingsley Suamataia
Cincinnati OL Luke Kandra
Oklahoma OL Andrew Raym
TCU OL Brandon Coleman
West Virginia OL Wyatt Milum
Oklahoma State PK Alex Hale
Houston KR/PR Matthew Golden

2023 2nd-team defense

BYU DL Tyler Batty
Cincinnati DL Dontay Corleone
Houston DL Jamaree Caldwell
Kansas State DL Khalid Duke
Oklahoma DL Ethan Downs
UCF LB Jason Johnson
Kansas State LB Austin Moore
Oklahoma State LB Collin Oliver
Kanas DB Kenny Logan Jr.
Kansas State DB Kobe Savage
TCU DB Josh Newton
Texas Tech DB Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Texas DB Jahdae Barron
BYU P Ryan Rehkow