Kansas University safety Darrell Stuckey has been named to the 2008 all-Big 12 football first team and receiver Dezmon Briscoe and linebacker James Holt earned second-team honors, the conference announced Tuesday.
Stuckey, who was an all-Big 12 honorable mention selection last season as a sophomore, intercepted a team-high five passes this season (third in the conference) and was second on the team in tackles with 94. Against Missouri last week, Stuckey had a hand in three Missouri turnovers, intercepting two passes from Tigers quarterback Chase Daniel and both forcing and recovering a fumble.
Briscoe, meanwhile, proved to be the Jayhawks’ most dangerous receiving weapon in 2008, catching 78 passes for a team-high 1,206 yards and 12 touchdowns. He finished the regular season in the top 10 nationally in total receiving yards and receiving yards per game, and was second in the conference in each of those categories.
Holt, a senior out of Altus, Okla., finished the season with a team-high 97 total tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and was tied for the team-lead with seven sacks. His six forced fumbles also ranked second in the nation.
Seven Jayhawks players earned honorable mention honors, including defensive linemen Caleb Blakesley and Jake Laptad, offensive linemen Ryan Cantrell and Adrian Mayes, receiver Kerry Meier, linebacker Mike Rivera and running back Jake Sharp.
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, a leading candidate for this year’s Heisman Trophy, was named the conference’s offensive player of the year, while Texas defensive lineman Brian Orakpo was named defensive player of the year and Oklahoma State’s Dez Bryant earned special teams player of the year honors. Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops and Texas Tech’s Mike Leach were named co-coaches of the year.
The teams were selected by the league’s coaches.
Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, So., QB, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Defensive Player of the Year: Brian Orakpo, Texas, Sr., DL, Houston, Texas
Special Teams Player of the Year: Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State, So., PR/KR, Lufkin, Texas
Coach of the Year: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma; Mike Leach, Texas Tech
2008 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.PlayerSchoolClassHometown/Previous School(s)
QBSam BradfordOklahomaSo.Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City North
RBDeMarco MurrayOklahomaSo.Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman
RBKendall HunterOklahoma StateSo.Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
FBMatt ClappOklahomaJr.Phoenix, Ariz./Paradise Valley
WRJeremy Maclin [r1]MissouriSo.Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood
WRDez BryantOklahoma StateSo.Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
WRMichael Crabtree** [r1]Texas TechSo.Dallas, Texas/Carter
TEJermaine GreshamOklahomaJr.Ardmore, Okla./Ardmore
OLJason SmithBaylorSr.Dallas, Texas/W.T. White
OLPhil LoadholtOklahomaSr.Fountain, Colo./Garden City CC
OLDuke Robinson [r1]OklahomaSr.Atlanta, Ga./Washington
OLTrent WilliamsOklahomaJr.Longview, Texas/Longview
OLRussell OkungOklahoma StateJr.Fort Bend, Texas/Bush
OLAdam UlatoskiTexasJr.Southlake, Texas/Carroll
PKJeff WolfertMissouriSr.Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West
KR/PRDez BryantOklahoma StateSo.Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
2008 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.PlayerSchoolClassHometown/Previous School(s)
DLZiggy HoodMissouriSr.Amarillo, Texas/Palo Duro
DLGerald McCoyOklahomaSo.Oklahoma City, Okla./Southeast
DLRoy MillerTexasSr.Killeen, Texas/Shoemaker
DLBrian OrakpoTexasSr.Houston, Texas/Lamar
DLBrandon WilliamsTexas TechJr.Fort Worth, Texas/South Hills
LBJoe PawelekBaylorJr.San Antonio, Texas/Smithson Valley
LBSean WeatherspoonMissouriJr.Jasper, Texas/Jasper
LBSergio KindleTexasJr.Dallas, Texas/Woodrow Wilson
DBJordan LakeBaylorJr.Houston, Texas/Memorial
DBDarrell StuckeyKansasJr.Kansas City, Kan./Washington
DBWilliam Moore**MissouriSr.Hayti, Mo./Hayti
DBNic Harris [r1]OklahomaSr.Alexandria, La./Alexandria
DBDarcel McBathTexas TechSr.Gainesville, Texas/Gainesville
PJustin BrantlyTexas A&MSr.Sealy, Texas/Sealy
A tie in voting created an additional offensive line spot on the first- and second-teams.
[r1] – Repeat first team selection from last season
**Unanimous Selection
2008 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.PlayerSchoolClassHometown/Previous School(s)
QBColt McCoyTexasJr.Tuscola, Texas/Jim Ned
RBDerrick WashingtonMissouriSo.Peculiar, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar
RBShannon WoodsTexas TechSr.McKinney, Texas/North
FBJorvorskie LaneTexas A&MSr.Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin
WRDezmon BriscoeKansasSo.Dallas, Texas/Cedar Hill
WRJuaquin IglesiasOklahomaSr.Killeen, Texas/Killeen
WRJordan ShipleyTexasSr.Burnet, Texas/Burnet
TEChase CoffmanMissouriSr.Peculiar, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar
OLKurtis GregoryMissouriJr.Blackburn, Mo./Santa Fe
OLMatt SlausonNebraskaSr.Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Force Prep
OLJon CooperOklahomaSr.Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins
OLChris HallTexasJr.Irving, Texas/Irving
OLLouis VasquezTexas TechSr.Corsicana, Texas/Corsicana
OLRylan ReedTexas TechSr.Dallas, Texas/Crossett (Ark.)
PKHunter LawrenceTexasJr.Boerne, Texas/Boerne
KR/PRJordan ShipleyTexasJr.Burnet, Texas/Burnet
2008 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.PlayerSchoolClassHometown/Previous School(s)
DLGeorge HypoliteColoradoSr.Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola
DLIan CampbellKansas StateSr.Cimarron, Kan./Cimarron
DLStryker Sulak [r2]MissouriSr.Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale
DLNdamukong SuhNebraskaJr.Portland, Ore./Grant
DLJeremy BealOklahomaSo.Carrollton, Texas/Creekview
LBJames HoltKansasSr.Altus, Okla./Altus
LBTravis LewisOklahomaFr.San Antonio, Texas/Robert E. Lee
LBAndre SextonOklahoma StateJr.Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls
DBDominique FranksOklahomaSo.Tulsa, Okla./Union
DBLendy HolmesOklahomaSr.Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff
DBJacob LaceyOklahoma StateSr.Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest
DBRyan PalmerTexasSr.Arlington, Texas/Bowie
DBDaniel CharbonnetTexas TechSr.The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands
PMatt FodgeOklahoma StateSr.Garland, Texas/Garland
[r2] – Repeat second team selection from last season
2008 ALL-BIG 12 HONARABLE MENTION
Baylor:Derek Epperson, P; Dan Gay, OL
Colorado:Cha’pelle Brown, DB; Brad Jones, LB; Daniel Sanders, OL
Iowa State:Mike Brandtner, P; Leonard Johnson, DB/KR/PR; Rashawn Parker, DL; James Smith, DB; Jesse Smith, LB; Reggie Stephens, OL; Kurtis Taylor, DL
Kansas:Caleb Blakesley, DL; Ryan Cantrell, OL; Jake Laptad, DL; Adrian Mayes, OL; Kerry Meier, WR; Mike Rivera, LB; Jake Sharp, RB
Kansas State:Brandon Banks, KR/PR/WR; Jordan Bedore, OL; Eric Childs, DL; Brandon Harold, DL; Joshua Moore, DB; Brooks Rossman, PK; Nick Stringer, OL
Missouri:Tim Barnes, OL; Jaron Baston, DL; Castine Bridges, DB; Colin Brown, OL; Brock Christopher, LB; Chase Daniel, QB; Justin Garrett, DB; Jeremy Maclin, KR/PR; Tommy Saunders, WR
Nebraska:Larry Asante, DB; Roy Helu Jr., RB; Alex Henery, PK; Jacob Hickman, OL; Zach Potter, DL; Ty Steinkuhler, DL; Nate Swift, KR/PR/WR
Oklahoma:Chris Brown, RB; Keenan Clayton, LB; Brandon Walker, OL
Oklahoma State:Jeray Chatham, DL; Perrish Cox, KR/PR; Orie Lemon, LB; Ricky Price, DB; Tonga Tea, DL
Texas:Quan Cosby, KR/PR/WR; Cedric Dockery, OL; Blake Gideon, DB; Aaron Lewis, DL; Henry Melton, DL; Roddrick Muckelroy, LB; Chris Ogbonnaya, RB; Charlie Tanner, OL; Earl Thomas, DB
Texas A&M:Jeff Fuller, WR; Trent Hunter, DB
Texas Tech:Baron Batch, RB; Brandon Carter, OL; McKinner Dixon, DL; Brian Duncan, LB; Stephen Hamby, OL; Graham Harrell, QB; Jamar Wall, DB; Colby Whitlock, DL; Marlon Williams, LB; Marlon Winn, OL
