Big 12 announces 2023 preseason All-Conference honors, teams

The Big 12 announced its 2023 preseason all-conference team and awards on Wednesday with plenty of surprises. Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels has been named the preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while Texas linebacker Jaylan Ford claimed Defensive Player of the Year.

Kansas State running back Treshaun Ward, who transferred in from Florida State, was dubbed the preseason Newcomer of the Year.

Texas leads all schools in the conference with five players to make the Big 12 preseason all-conference team. Kansas and Kansas State were right behind the Longhorns with four apiece. Among the four new schools to join the conference for this season, Cincinnati leads with two players while BYU has one. Neither Houston nor UCF had any players listed.

You can view the full 2023 Big 12 preseason all-conference team below.

2023 Big 12 preseason all-conference team

Offense

QB: Jalon Daniels, Kansas
RB: Richard Reese, Baylor
RB: Devin Neal, Kansas
FB: Ben Sinnott, Kansas State
WR: Brennan Presley, Oklahoma State
WR: Xavier Worthy, Texas
WR: Jerand Bradley, Texas Tech
TE: Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas
OL: Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
OL: Mike Novitsky, Kansas
OL: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OL: Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
OL: Zach Frazier, West Virginia
PK: Griffin Kell, TCU
KR/PR: Phillip Brooks, Kansas State

Defense

DL: Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
DL: Ethan Downs, Oklahoma
DL: Damonic Williams, TCU
DL: Byron Murphy II, Texas
DL: Jaylon Hutching, Texas Tech
LB: Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State
LB: Johnny Hodges, TCU
LB: Jaylan Ford, Texas
DB: TJ Tampa, Iowa State
DB: Cobee Bryant, Kansas
DB: Kobe Savage, Kansas State
DB: Kendal Daniels, Oklahoma State
DB: Josh Newton, TCU
P: Mason Fletcher, Cincinnati

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