It is beginning to look a lot like football.
Athlon Sports honored the best in the Big 12 conference with a release of the first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2021. The 2021 All-Big 12 team is led by 18 selections from Oklahoma.
The listing is based on projected production of elite players this upcoming season. This is a compilation of the greatest individual assets to teams in the conference with the programs not playing a role in the ranking and the Sooners lead the pack. Oklahoma is poised for a college football playoff berth and the ultimate goal, a national championship with the talent on both sides of the football. Here is a look at which Sooners that made the cut.
First-Team Offense
QB Spencer Rattler
WR Marvin Mims
OL Marquis Hayes
First-Team Defense
DL Perrion Winfrey
DL Isaiah Thomas
LB Nik Bonitto
First-Team Specialists
K Gabe Brkic
Second-Team Offense
RB Kennedy Brooks
TE Austin Stogner
OL Wanya Morris
Second-Team Defense
LB Brian Asamoah
CB D.J. Graham
Third-Team Specialists
PR Marvin Mims
Fourth-Team Offense
RB Eric Gray
WR Theo Wease
OL Tyrese Robinson
Fourth-Team Defense
DL Jalen Redmond
S Delarrin Turner-Yell
Other Big 12 conference selections in Athlon’s 2021 All-Big 12 Team:
Baylor (10), Iowa State (17), Kansas (4), Kansas State (6), Oklahoma State (14), TCU (14), Texas (12), Texas Tech (9), West Virginia (10).