NFL
By: Brock Vierra
The Big 12 is home to high-octane offenses and hard-hitting defenses. Every year the conference produces new stars left and right. Well here are my predicted standouts. The Big 12 added former Pac-12 programs Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah to an already expansive conference. Using 11 personnel for offense and a nickel defense, edge rushers count for both defensive ends and on-ball linebackers.
These are players that aren’t getting talked about enough and who I think will thrive in 2024.
Brock’s Big 12 First Team Surprise Standouts Offense
QB: Behren Morton, Texas Tech
RB: Cameron Skattebo, Arizona State
WR: Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
WR: Savion Williams, TCU
WR: Quentin Skinner, Kansas
TE: Drake Dabney, Baylor
LT: John Williams, Cincinnati
LG: Cole Birmingham, Oklahoma State
C: Connor Pay, BYU
RG: Tank Jenkins, Houston
RT: Jake Springfield, Oklahoma State
Defense
IDL: J.R. Singleton, Iowa State
IDL: De’Braylon Carroll, Texas Tech
EDGE: Malachi Lawrence, UCF
EDGE: Jereme Robinson, Kansas
LB: Matt Jones, Baylor
LB: Deshawn Pace, UCF
CB: Jacob Parish, Kansas State
CB: Shamari Simmons, Arizona State
CB: Treydan Stukes, Arizona
S: A. J. Haulcy, Houston
S: Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig, Colorado
Special Teams
K: Michael Hayes II, West Virginia
P: Palmer Williams, Baylor
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