IRVING, Texas-Thursday, BYU and Utah football placed several standouts on the all-Big 12 teams.
Colorado senior quarterback Shedeur Sanders won the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Award. Sanders completed 74 percent of his passes for 3,926 yards, 35 touchdowns and 8 interceptions for the Buffaloes.
His teammate, junior cornerback Travis Hunter, who also played at receiver for the Buffaloes, was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
BYU and Utah representation is as follows:
BYU
sophomore kicker Will Ferrin: Big 12 co-Special Teams Player of the Year (he made 87.5 percent of his field goal attempts)
All Big 12 1st Team
redshirt senior offensive lineman Caleb Etienne
senior defensive lineman Tyler Batty (2 interceptions, 1.5 sacks. 7 tackles for a loss)
All Big 12 2nd Team
redshirt junior kick returner/punt returner Keelan Marion (28.3 yards per kickoff return)
senior cornerback Jakob Robinson (3 interceptions, 5 tackles for a loss)
Utah
All Big 12 1st Team
senior tight end Brant Kuithe (35 rec, 505 yards, 6 TD’s in 2024)
sophomore offensive lineman Spencer Fano
All Big 12 2nd Team
senior defensive lineman Van Fillinger (6 sacks, 5 passes defensed)
junior punter Jack Bouwmeester (44.7 yards per punt)
