K-State places six on All-Big 12 Teams, Mott named Lineman of the Year

The Big 12 Conference announced their 2024 All-Big 12 Awards on Thursday. K-State placed six on the first or second teams. With senior defensive end Brendan Mott earning Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year honors.

Mott was the only Wildcat to make All-Big 12 First Team. Second-team honorees were running back DJ Giddens, tight end Garrett Oakley, and offensive linemen Sam Hecht and Easton Kilty. The lone defensive second-team member was sophomore linebacker Austin Romaine.

In addition to the members of the All-Big 12 teams, K-State also had 11 other players receive honorable mentions from the league’s coaches.

Dylan Edwards received nominations for Offensive Newcomer of the Year and Kick Returner of the Year. Tre Spivey was given votes for Offensive Freshman of the Year, with Chiddi Obiazor getting the nod on the defensive side of the ball.

Mott and Kilty were given votes for Defensive Player of the Year and Offensive Lineman of the Year, respectively.

Other players who got votes to be on the All-Big 12 teams were Jacob Parrish, VJ Payne, Will Swanson and Hadley Panzer.

This is the sixth time that a Wildcat has won Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year. Meshak Williams, Ryan Mueller, Jordan Willis and Felix Anudike-Uzomah all won the award. Anudike-Uzomah won it twice.

All-Big 12 Awards

Offensive Player of the Year: Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Defensive Player of the Year: Travis Hunter, Colorado
Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State
Defensive Newcomer of the Year: BJ Green, Colorado
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Josiah Trotter, West Virginia
Special Teams Players of the Year: Will Ferrin, BYU & Jaylin Noel, Iowa St.
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Brendan Mott, K-State
Coach of the Year: Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State

All-Big 12 First Team

Offense

QB Shedeur Sanders Colorado Sr. Dallas, Texas/Jackson State
RB Cam Skattebo Arizona State Sr. Rio Linda, Calif./Sacramento State
RB RJ Harvey UCF 5th Orlando, Fla./Virginia
FB Jared Casey Kansas Sr. Plainville, Kan./Plainville HS
WR Tetairoa McMillan Arizona Jr. Waimanalo, Hawai’i/Servite HS
WR Jordyn Tyson Arizona State R-So. Allen, Texas/Colorado
WR Travis Hunter Colorado Jr. Suwanee, Ga./Jackson State
TE Joe Royer Cincinnati R-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Ohio State
TE Brant Kuithe Utah Sr. Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS
OL Leif Fautanu Arizona State R-Sr. Honolulu, Hawai’i/UNLV
OL Caleb Etienne BYU R-Sr. New Orleans, La./Oklahoma State
OL Luke Kandra 2 Cincinnati R-Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Louisville
OL Spencer Fano Utah So. Spanish Fork, Utah/Timpview HS
OL Wyatt Milum 2 West Virginia Sr. Kenova, W.Va./Spring Valley HS
PK Will Ferrin BYU R-Jr. Kaysville, Utah/Boise State
KR/PR Josh Cameron Baylor R-Jr. Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park HS
KR/PR Jaylin Noel Iowa State Sr. Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill HS

Defense

DL Tyler Batty 2 BYU Sr. Payson, Utah/Payson HS
DL Dontay Corleone 2 Cincinnati R-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain HS
DL BJ Green II Colorado Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Arizona State
DL Brendan Mott Kansas State Sr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West HS
DL TJ Jackson II West Virginia Sr. Millbrook, Ala./Troy
LB Matt Jones Baylor R-Sr. Odessa, Texas/Odessa Permian HS
LB Keaton Thomas Baylor R-So. Jacksonville, Fla./Northeast Mississippi CC
LB Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech R-Jr. Wichita Falls, Texas/ Virginia
DB Xavion Alford Arizona State So. Pearland, Texas/USC
DB Travis Hunter# Colorado Jr. Suwanee, Ga./Jackson State
DB A.J. Haulcy Houston Jr. Houston, Texas/New Mexico
DB Cobee Bryant# 1 @ Kansas Sr. Evergreen, Ala./Hillcrest HS
DB Mello Dotson Kansas Sr. Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland HS
P Palmer Williams Baylor So. Advance, N.C./Davie County HS

All-Big 12 Second Team

Offense

QB Sam Leavitt Arizona State R-Fr. West Linn, Ore./Michigan State
RB DJ Giddens Kansas State Jr. Junction City, Kan./Junction City HS
RB Tahj Brooks 1 Texas Tech 5th Manor, Texas/Manor HS
FB Stevo Klotz 2 Iowa State R-Sr. Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS
WR Jayden Higgins Iowa State Sr. South Miami, Fla./Eastern Kentucky
WR Jack Bech TCU Sr. Lafayette, La./LSU
WR Josh Kelly Texas Tech 5th Fresno, Calif./Washington State
TE Chamon Metayer Arizona State R-Jr. North Miami, Fla./Cincinnati
TE Michael Trigg Baylor R-Jr. Tampa, Fla./Ole Miss
TE Garrett Oakley Kansas State So. Columbus, Neb./Scotus Central Catholic HS
TE Jalin Conyers Texas Tech Sr. Gruver, Texas/Arizona State
OL Logan Brown Kansas R-Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Wisconsin
OL Michael Ford Jr. Kansas Sr. Homewood, Ill./Buffalo
OL Bryce Foster Kansas R-Jr. Katy, Texas/Texas A&M
OL Easton Kilty Kansas State Sr. Stratford, Wisc./North Dakota
OL Sam Hecht Kansas State Jr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS
PK Gino Garcia Texas Tech 5th Richardson, Texas/Houston Christian
KR/PR Keelan Marion BYU R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./UConn

Defense

DL C.J. Fite Arizona State So. Tatum, Texas/Tatum HS
DL Lee Hunter UCF R-Jr. Mobile, Ala./Auburn
DL Keith Cooper Jr. Houston Sr. Dickinson, Texas/Tulane
DL Dean Miller Kansas R-Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./College of the Canyons
DL Van Fillinger Utah Sr. Draper, Utah/Corner Canyon HS
LB Keyshaun Elliott Arizona State Jr. Richmond, Mo./New Mexico State
LB Nikhai Hill-Green Colorado 5th Baltimore, Md./Charlotte
LB Austin Romaine Kansas State So. Hillsboro, Mo./Hillsboro HS
DB Tacario Davis Arizona Jr. Long Beach, Calif./Milikan HS
DB Jakob Robinson BYU Sr. Orem, Utah/Utah State
DB Jontez Williams Iowa State R-So. Starke, Fla./Bradford HS
DB Malik Verdon Iowa State R-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Hamilton HS
DB Bud Clark TCU Jr. Alexandria, La./Alexandria HS
P Jack Bouwmeester Utah Jr. Bendigo, Australia/Michigan State