Kansas wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe and safety Darrell Stuckey were both named to the media’s preseason All-Big 12 team Friday.
Briscoe had 92 catches for 1,407 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore last season. Stuckey, meanwhile, led the Jayhawks last year with five interceptions and was second on the team with 98 tackles.
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford was named the preseason offensive player of the year, while Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.
Baylor defensive tackle Phil Taylor was picked as the preseason newcomer of the year.
KU and NU led the Big 12 North schools with two selections each on the preseason All-Big 12 team. Missouri linebacker Sean Witherspoon was the only other Big 12 North player to be selected on the 26-person All-Big 12 roster.
The full preseason All-Big 12 team is below.
2009 Media Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
Defensive Player of the Year: Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
Newcomer of the Year: Phil Taylor, Baylor
Offense
WR Dez Bryant* Oklahoma State
TE Jermaine Gresham* Oklahoma
OL Russell Okung* Oklahoma State
OL Trent Williams* Oklahoma
C Chris Hall# Texas
OL Adam Ulatoski* Texas
OL Brandon Carter Texas Tech
WR Dezmon Briscoe# Kansas
QB Sam Bradford* Oklahoma
RB Kendall Hunter* Oklahoma State
RB DeMarco Murray^* Oklahoma
PK Alex Henery Nebraska
KR Perrish Cox Oklahoma State
Defense
DL Ndamukong Suh# Nebraska
DL Gerald McCoy* Oklahoma
DL Jeremy Beal# Oklahoma
DL Sergio Kindle Texas
LB Sean Weatherspoon*^ Missouri
LB Joe Pawelek*^ Baylor
LB Travis Lewis Oklahoma
DB Darrell Stuckey* Kansas
DB Jordan Lake*^ Baylor
DB Dominique Franks# Oklahoma
DB Earl Thomas Texas
P Derek Epperson Baylor
PR Dez Bryant* Oklahoma State
* 2008 All-Big 12 First Team selection
# 2008 All-Big 12 Second Team selection
