By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher
Ben Lamaak (OL), Collin Franklin (TE), Jake Knott (LB) and Leonard Johnson (DB)were named second team All-Big 12 on Tuesday morning.
Receiving Honorable Mention recognition for Iowa State was: Kirby Van Der Kamp (P & Defensive Freshman of the Year), A.J. Klein (LB), Jake Knott (Defensive Player of the Year), Jake Lattimer (DL), Kelechi Osemele (OL), David Sims (DB) and head coach Paul Rhoads (Coach of the Year).
CLICK HERE to read the official release from the Big 12 Conference.
Below are the league’s first and second teams, courtesy of www.Big12Sports.com.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
|
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State (6th year) | |
| Offensive Lineman of the Year | Nate Solder, Colorado, OT, Sr., Buena Vista, Colo. | |
| Defensive Lineman of the Year | Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma, DE, Sr., Carrollton, Texas | |
| Offensive Freshman of the Year | Taylor Martinez, Nebraska, QB, Fr., Corona, Calif. | |
| Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year | Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma, DB, Fr., Chula Vista, Calif. Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State, LB, Fr., Missouri City, Texas |
|
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State, P/K, Sr., Mustang, Okla. | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Lavonte David, Nebraska, LB, Jr, Miami, Fla. | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Prince Amukamara, Nebraska, CB, Sr., Glendale, Ariz. | |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State, WR, So., Ardmore, Okla. |
2010 All-Big 12 Football First Team
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| QB | Brandon Weeden | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe |
| RB | Kendall Hunter** | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Tyler, Texas/John Tyler |
| RB | DeMarco Murray | Oklahoma | Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman |
| FB | Bryant Ward # | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater |
| WR | Ryan Broyles** | Oklahoma | Jr. | Norman, Okla./Norman |
| WR | Justin Blackmon** | Oklahoma State | So. | Ardmore, Okla./Plainview |
| WR | Jeff Fuller | Texas A&M | Jr. | McKinney, Texas/Boyd |
| TE | Michael Egnew | Missouri | Jr. | Plainview, Texas/Plainview |
| OL | Nate Solder # | Colorado | Sr. | Buena Vista, Colo./Buena Vista |
| OL | Tim Barnes | Missouri | Sr. | Longwood, Mo./Pettis County Northwest |
| OL | Levy Adcock | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Claremore, Okla./NEO A&M JC |
| OL | Ricky Henry | Nebraska | Sr. | Omaha, Neb./Burke/North Dakota State College of Science |
| OL | Eric Mensik | Oklahoma | Sr. | Rosenburg, Texas/Terry |
| PK | Dan Bailey | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Mustang, Okla./Southwest Covenant |
| KR/PR | William Powell | Kansas State | Sr. | Duncanville, Texas/Navarro College |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| DL | Jeremy Beal | Oklahoma | Sr. | Carrollton, Texas/Creekview |
| DL | Sam Acho | Texas | Sr. | Dallas, Texas/St. Mark’s |
| DL | Pierre Allen | Nebraska | Sr. | Denver, Colo./Thomas Jefferson |
| DL | Aldon Smith | Missouri | So. | Raytown, Mo./Raytown |
| DL | Jared Crick # | Nebraska | Jr. | Cozad, Neb./Cozad |
| LB | Von Miller # | Texas A&M | Sr. | DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto |
| LB | Lavonte David | Nebraska | Jr. | Miami, Fla./Northwestern/Fort Scott CC |
| LB | Orie Lemon | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Houston, Texas/Yates |
| DB | Quinton Carter | Oklahoma | Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne |
| DB | Jimmy Smith | Colorado | Sr. | Colton, Calif./Colton |
| DB | Eric Hagg | Nebraska | Sr. | Peoria, Ariz./Ironwood |
| DB | Prince Amukamara # | Nebraska | Sr. | Glendale, Ariz./Apollo |
| DB | Andrew McGee | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Magee, Miss./Magee/Copiah-Lincoln CC |
| P | Quinn Sharp | Oklahoma State | So. | Mansfield, Texas/Summit |
# – Repeat first team selection from last season.
**Unanimous Selection
2010 All-Big 12 Football Second Team
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School(s) |
| QB | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | So. | Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove |
| RB | Roy Helu Jr. ^ | Nebraska | Sr. | Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley |
| RB | Daniel Thomas | Kansas State | Sr. | Hilliard, Fla./NW Mississippi CC |
| FB | Trey Millard | Oklahoma | Fr. | Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge |
| WR | Kendall Wright | Baylor | Jr. | Pittsburg, Texas/Pittsburg |
| WR | Niles Paul | Nebraska | Sr. | Omaha, Neb./North |
| WR | T.J. Moe | Missouri | So. | O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West |
| TE | Collin Franklin | Iowa State | Sr. | Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley/College of the Canyons CC |
| OL | Zach Kendall | Kansas State | Sr. | Peculiar, Mo./Harrisonville |
| OL | Danny Watkins | Baylor | Sr. | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada/Butte (Calif.) College |
| OL | Matt Allen | Texas A&M | Sr. | Spring, Texas/LSU |
| OL | Lonnie Edwards | Texas Tech | Jr. | Brownsboro, Texas/Brownsboro |
| OL | Ben Lamaak | Iowa State | Sr. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy |
| PK | Alex Henery ^ | Nebraska | Sr. | Omaha, Neb./Burke |
| KR/PR | Niles Paul | Nebraska | Sr. | Omaha, Neb./North |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| DL | Colby Whitlock | Texas Tech | Sr. | Noble, Okla./Noble |
| DL | Phil Taylor | Baylor | Sr. | Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park/Penn State |
| DL | Ugo Chinasa | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Richardson, Texas/Berkner |
| DL | Jacquies Smith | Missouri | Jr. | Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff |
| DL | Cameron Meredith | Nebraska | So. | Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei |
| LB | Travis Lewis | Oklahoma | Jr. | San Antonio, Texas/Robert E. Lee |
| LB | Jake Knott | Iowa State | So. | Waukee, Iowa/Waukee |
| LB | Emmanuel Acho | Texas | Jr. | Dallas, Texas/St. Mark’s |
| DB | Alfonzo Dennard | Nebraska | Jr. | Rochelle, Ga./Wilcox County |
| DB | Aaron Williams | Texas | Jr. | Round Rock, Texas/McNeil |
| DB | Leonard Johnson | Iowa State | Jr. | Clearwater, Fla./Largo |
| DB | Coryell Judie | Texas A&M | Jr. | Marlin, Texas/Fort Scott CC |
| DB | Ty Zimmerman | Kansas State | Fr. | Junction City, Kan./Junction City |
| DB | Curtis Brown | Texas | Sr. | Gilmer, Texas/Gilmer |
| P | Alex Henery | Nebraska | Sr. | Omaha, Neb./Burke |
Iowa State lands their first specialist of the 2026 class as highly-ranked punter Lucas Tenbrock…
Last week, the Big 12 Conference released every school's 2025-26 home-and-home opponents. In the new…
Iowa State's recruiting success in Nebraska continues with the commitment from 2026 3-Star Safety Bryson…
One of the highest-rated commits in Iowa State history has flipped his commitment on Tuesday.…
Mar 8, 2025; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach T.J. Otzelberger motions to…
AMES - Iowa State secured its second commitment from its second official visit weekend with…