Texas Star defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year this week.
Sweat was one of 10 Longhorns that earned a Big 12 award. The senior has been objectively the best player on defense and arguably the best player overall for Texas this season, with his elite run-stopping ability and pass rush skills.
He was also placed on the All-Big 12 First team, along with Xavier Worthy, Ja’Tavion Sanders, Kelvin Banks, Bert Auburn, Byron Murphy, and Jaylan Ford.
Every one of those players, except Banks, will be draft eligible after this season. The Texas Longhorns will be losing many key starters next year, but now isn’t the time to worry about that.
Here is every Texas Longhorns player that earned an award this week.