2002 All-Big 12 Conference football team

The 2002 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Coaches" team);^[1] and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the "Media" team).^[2]

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Seneca Wallace, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Running backs

Chris Brown, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Darren Sproles, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Tatum Bell, Oklahoma State (Coaches-2)
Cedric Benson, Texas (Media-2)

Centers

Nick Leckey, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Zach Butler, Iowa State (Media-2)
A. J. Ricker, Missouri (Coaches-2)

Guards

Derrick Dockery, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Wayne Lucier, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Bob Montgomery, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Rex Richards, Texas Tech (Media-2)
Taylor Whitley, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)

Tackles

Justin Bates, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Rob Droege, Missouri (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Thomas Barnett, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Tight ends

Trent Smith, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Greg Porter, Texas A&M (Coaches-2; Media-2)

Receivers

Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Roy Williams, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Justin Gage, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Reggie Newhouse, Baylor (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Wes Welker, Texas Tech (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

Tommie Harris, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Cory Redding, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Tank Reese, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Kevin Williams, Oklahoma State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Jimmy Wilkerson, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Keith Wright, Missouri (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Jordan Carstens, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Andrew Shull, Kansas State (Media-2)
Henry Bryant, Kansas State (Coaches-2)
Ty Warren, Texas A&M, (Coaches-2)
Tyler Brayton, Colorado (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Derrick Johnson, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Terry Pierce, Kansas State (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Josh Buhl, Kansas State (Media-2)
Lance Mitchell, Oklahoma (Media-2)
Greg Cole, Kansas (Media-2)
Jarrod Penright, Texas A&M (Media-2)

Defensive backs

Terence Newman, Kansas State (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Brandon Everage, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Derrick Strait, Oklahoma (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Rod Babers, Texas (Coaches-1; Media-1)
DeJuan Groce, Nebraska (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Nathan Vasher, Texas (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Andre Woolfolk, Oklahoma (Coaches-2; Media-2)
Sammy Davis, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)
Donald Strickland, Colorado (Media-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Josh Brown, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Adam Benike, Iowa State (Coaches-2; Media-1)

Punters

Mark Mariscal, Colorado (Coaches-1; Media-1)
Kyle Larson, Nebraska (Coaches-2)
Cody Scates, Texas A&M (Media-2)

All-purpose / Return specialists

DeJuan Groce, Nebraska (Coaches-1; Media-2)
Wes Welker, Texas Tech (Coaches-2; Media-1)
Terence Newman, Kansas State (Coaches-1)
Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma (Coaches-2)

Key

Bold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel

Coaches = selected by Big 12 Conference coaches^[1]

Media = selected by a media panel^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Coaches All-Big 12 Team Announced". Texas Tech University. November 30, 2002.
^ ^a ^b "2002 AP All-Big 12 Team". Big 12 Conference. December 5, 2002.

[B12C-1] "Coaches All-Big 12 Team Announced". Texas Tech University. November 30, 2002.

[B12M-2] "2002 AP All-Big 12 Team". Big 12 Conference. December 5, 2002.

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