On our All-Big 12 team that came out Monday only two underclassmen made the cut. And one of those was West Virginia punter Nick “Boomstache” O’Toole (Texas Tech offensive tackle Le’Raven Clark was the other).
But that doesn’t mean the Big 12 is bereft of young talent that impacted this season. And to underscore that, we put together our All-Big 12 underclassman team (freshmen and sophomores).
This team is based on 2013 performance, not future potential -- though many on this list also have bright futures.
So, without further ado, the ESPN.com 2013 All-Big 12 underclassman team:
Offense
QB: Daniel Sams, Kansas State
RB: Johnathan Gray, Texas
RB: Shock Linwood, Baylor
WR: Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma
WR: Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech
WR: Quenton Bundrage, Iowa State
OT: Le’Raven Clark, Texas Tech
OG: Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
C: Joey Hunt, TCU
OG: Desmine Hilliard, Baylor
OT: Spencer Drango, Baylor
AP: Trevone Boykin, TCU
Defense
DE: Charles Tapper, Oklahoma
DT: Travis Britz, Kansas State
DT: Malcom Brown, Texas
DE: Shawn Oakman, Baylor
LB: Eric Striker, Oklahoma
LB: Dalton Santos, Texas
LB: Dominique Alexander, Oklahoma
CB: Kevin Peterson, Oklahoma State
S: Isaiah Johnson, Kansas
S: Chris Hackett, TCU
CB: Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma
Special Teams
K: Jared Oberkrom, TCU
P: Nick O’Toole, West Virginia
PR/KR: B.J. Catalon, TCU
PR/KR: Daje Johnson, Texas