As expected, defending champion and College Football Playoff semifinalist Oklahoma is an overwhelming favorite, picking up 24 of possible 26 first place votes.
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Baylor is picked to finish fourth in the league, followed by Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Kansas State, Iowa State and Kansas.
Selections for the preseason individual awards were Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield as Offensive Player of the Year, Texas linebacker Malik Jefferson as Defensive Player of the Year and TCU quarterback Kenny Hill as Newcomer of the Year.
After two straight seven loss seasons, the members of the Big 12 media don’t think the Texas Longhorns are ready to knock off any teams at the top of the conference.
Baylor junior wide receiver KD Cannon and senior center Kyle Fuller were selected to the 2016 Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the league office announced Wednesday.
Hatfield was one of the most accurate kickers in the country in 2015 as he ended the year ranked seventh nationally with an 87.5 field-goal percentage, a mark that led all Big 12 kickers.
In his first season of competition previous year, Andrews emerged as a risky red-zone target. The San Antonio Express-News also honored him on the All-Big 12 second team.
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Nwachukwu started all 13 games for the Mountaineers last season and finished with 47 tackles. He started all 13 games at center for the Mountaineers and was a team captain. He was named All-Big 12 Second Team by the Big 12 coaches. A first-team All-Big 12 honoree by ESPN.com, Thomas registered 46 tackles with four pass breakups in addition to his interceptions.
