Dec 05, 2019

2019 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced

Posted Dec 05, 2019 11:59 AM

big12sports.com - Chuba Hubbard is the second Oklahoma State player to garner Offensive Player of the Year, joining WR Justin Blackmon in 2010. Hubbard is just the fifth RB to receive the award, and first since 2002.

 

James Lynch is the second Baylor defensive tackle to be named Defensive Player of the Year along with Andrew Billings in 2015. He and Billings are also the only two Bears to earn both Defensive Player and Defensive Lineman of the Year in the same season. It is the sixth time overall in which the same player won both awards. 

 

Jalen Hurts is the fourth Oklahoma Offensive Newcomer of the Year and the second QB, joining Josh Heupel in 1999. 

 

DT LaRon Stokes is the fifth Sooner, and first since 2005, named as Defensive Newcomer of the Year.

 

Spencer Sanders is the fourth Cowboy and second QB named Offensive Freshman of the Year. The last OSU recipient was RB Justice Hill in 2016.

 

Ar’Darius Washington is the third TCU player since 2012 to be recognized as Defensive Freshman of the Year.  

 

K-State’s Joshua Youngblood is the first freshman selected as Special Teams Player of the Year and joins four other Wildcat returners to garner the honor since it was established in 2005. Tyler Lockett was recognized in consecutive years for a total of five awards. 

 

This is the second-consecutive season that the Offensive Lineman of the Year award was shared. Creed Humphrey gives Oklahoma the honor four-consecutive years while Colton McKivitz is West Virginia’s second straight winner. 

 

Matt Rhule earned his first Chuck Neinas Big 12 Coach of the Year accolade in his third season with the Bears. 

 

Oklahoma has won the most individual awards in the 23-year history of the Big 12 with 46. K-State is second (34, followed by Texas (31, Oklahoma State (21, Baylor (18, Iowa State (14, TCU (9, Kansas (8, Texas Tech (8) and West Virginia (7).  

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State, RB, So., Alberta, Canada

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: James Lynch, Baylor, DL, Jr., Round Rock, Texas

OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma, QB, Sr., Houston, Texas #

DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: LaRon Stokes, Oklahoma, DL, Jr., Tulsa, Okla.

OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State, QB, Denton, Texas

DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ar’Darius Washington, TCU, DB, Shreveport, La.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Joshua Youngblood, K-State, KR/PR, Fr., Tampa, Fla.

Co-OFFENSIVE LINEMEN OF THE YEAR: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma, So., Shawnee, Okla.

Colton McKivitz, West Virginia, Sr., Jacobsburg, Ohio

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: James Lynch, Baylor, DL, Jr., Round Rock, Texas

CHUCK NEINAS COACH OF THE YEAR: Matt Rhule, Baylor (3rd Season)


2019 All-Big 12 Football First Team

OFFENSE

Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School

QB Jalen Hurts Oklahoma     Sr. Houston, Texas/ Alabama

RB Pooka Williams Jr. 1 Kansas So. New Orleans, La./Hahnville

RB Chuba Hubbard # Oklahoma State So. Sherwood Park, Alberta/Bev Facey

FB Nick Lenners K-State So. Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southwest

WR Denzel Mims Baylor Sr. Daingerfield, Texas/Daingerfield

WR CeeDee Lamb # Oklahoma Jr. Richmond, Texas/Foster

WR Devin Duvernay Texas Sr. Sachse, Texas/Sachse

TE Charlie Kolar 2 Iowa State   So. Norman, Okla./North

OL Julian Good-Jones Iowa State Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington

OL Hakeem Adeniji 2 Kansas Sr. Garland, Texas/Garland

OL Creed Humphrey Oklahoma So. Shawnee, Okla./Shawnee

OL Zach Shackelford 2 Texas Sr. Belton, Texas/Belton

OL Colton McKivitz West Virginia Sr. Jacobsburg, Ohio/Union Local

PK Jonathan Song TCU Sr. Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints' Episcopal

KR/PR Joshua Youngblood K-State Fr. Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep

DEFENSE

Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School

DL James Lynch #2 Baylor Jr. Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock

DL Bravvion Roy Baylor Sr. Spring, Texas/Spring

DL Wyatt Hubert K-State So. Topeka, Kan./Shawnee Heights

DL Ross Blacklock TCU Jr. Missouri City, Texas/Elkins

DL Darius Stills West Virginia Jr. Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior

LB Kenneth Murray 2   Oklahoma Jr. Missouri City, Texas/Elkins

LB Garret Wallow TCU Jr. New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian

LB Jordyn Brooks Texas Tech Sr. Houston, Texas/Stratford

DB Greg Eisworth 1   Iowa State Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas/South

DB Kolby Harvell-Peel Oklahoma State So. College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated

DB Jeff Gladney 2  TCU Sr. New Boston, Texas/New Boston

DB Trevon Moehrig TCU So. Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley

DB Douglas Coleman Texas Tech Sr. Zachary, La./Zachary

P Austin McNamara Texas Tech Fr. Gilbert, Ariz./Highland