Nebraska's Prince Amukamara, Taylor Martinez, Lavonte David Capture Big 12 Honors

by Jon Johnston on Nov 30, 2010 12:46 PM CST in Nebraska Husker Football

The 2010 All-Big 12 football honors were announced today, with Husker cornerback Prince Amukamara garnering Defensive Player of the Year, quarterback Taylor Martinez getting Offensive Freshman of the Year, and linebacker Lavonte David getting Newcomer of the Year.

It's the second year in a row that a Blackshirt has won Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year as last year's award went to Ndamukong Suh.

Ricky Henry was the only First Team selection for the Husker offense, while Pierre Allen, Jared Crick, Lavonte David, Eric Hagg were selections from the defense.

Second team Nebraska players include running back Roy Helu Jr, wide receiver and returner Niles Paul, kicker/punter Alex Henery, defensive end Cameron Meredith and cornerback Alfonzo Dennard.

A couple of surprises - first of all, it's nice to see Cameron Meredith get selected on second team as a sophomore, second - it's shocking that Alex Henery isn't first team, but Dan Bailey from Oklahoma State is first team and he is one of the Lou Groza Award finalists. I suspect that if someone took the time to look at stats for both players there might be an explanation (or not).

Honor	Awardee
Coach of the Year	Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State (6th year)
Offensive Lineman of the Year	Nate Solder, Colorado, OT, Sr., Buena Vista, Colo.
Defensive Lineman of the Year	Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma, DE, Sr., Carrollton, Texas
Offensive Freshman of the Year	Taylor Martinez, Nebraska, QB, Fr., Corona, Calif.
Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year	Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma, DB, Fr., Chula Vista, Calif.
Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State, LB, Fr., Missouri City, Texas
Special Teams Player of the Year	Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State, P/K, Sr., Mustang, Okla.
Newcomer of the Year	Lavonte David, Nebraska, LB, Jr, Miami, Fla.
Defensive Player of the Year	Prince Amukamara, Nebraska, CB, Sr., Glendale, Ariz.
Offensive Player of the Year	Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State, WR, So., Ardmore, Okla.

2010 All-Big 12 Football First Team – Offense
Pos.	Player	School	Class	Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB	Brandon Weeden	Oklahoma State	Jr.	Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe
RB	Kendall Hunter**	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
RB	DeMarco Murray	Oklahoma	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman
FB	Bryant Ward #	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater
WR	Ryan Broyles**	Oklahoma	Jr.	Norman, Okla./Norman
WR	Justin Blackmon**	Oklahoma State	So.	Ardmore, Okla./Plainview
WR	Jeff Fuller	Texas A&M	Jr.	McKinney, Texas/Boyd
TE	Michael Egnew	Missouri	Jr.	Plainview, Texas/Plainview
OL	Nate Solder #	Colorado	Sr.	Buena Vista, Colo./Buena Vista
OL	Tim Barnes	Missouri	Sr.	Longwood, Mo./Pettis County Northwest
OL	Levy Adcock	Oklahoma State	Jr.	Claremore, Okla./NEO A&M JC
OL	Ricky Henry	Nebraska	Sr.	Omaha, Neb./Burke/North Dakota State College of Science
OL	Eric Mensik	Oklahoma	Sr.	Rosenburg, Texas/Terry
PK	Dan Bailey	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Mustang, Okla./Southwest Covenant
KR/PR	William Powell	Kansas State	Sr.	Duncanville, Texas/Navarro College

2010 All-Big 12 Football First Team – Defense
DL	Jeremy Beal	Oklahoma	Sr.	Carrollton, Texas/Creekview
DL	Sam Acho	Texas	Sr.	Dallas, Texas/St. Mark’s
DL	Pierre Allen	Nebraska	Sr.	Denver, Colo./Thomas Jefferson
DL	Aldon Smith	Missouri	So.	Raytown, Mo./Raytown
DL	Jared Crick #	Nebraska	Jr.	Cozad, Neb./Cozad
LB	Von Miller #	Texas A&M	Sr.	DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto
LB	Lavonte David	Nebraska	Jr.	Miami, Fla./Northwestern/Fort Scott CC
LB	Orie Lemon	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Houston, Texas/Yates
DB	Quinton Carter	Oklahoma	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne
DB	Jimmy Smith	Colorado	Sr.	Colton, Calif./Colton
DB	Eric Hagg	Nebraska	Sr.	Peoria, Ariz./Ironwood
DB	Prince Amukamara #	Nebraska	Sr.	Glendale, Ariz./Apollo
DB	Andrew McGee	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Magee, Miss./Magee/Copiah-Lincoln CC
P	Quinn Sharp	Oklahoma State	So.	Mansfield, Texas/Summit
# - Repeat first team selection from last season.
**Unanimous Selection

2010 All-Big 12 Football Second Team – Offense
Pos.	Player	School	Class	Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB	Robert Griffin III	Baylor	So.	Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove
RB	Roy Helu Jr. ^	Nebraska	Sr.	Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley
RB	Daniel Thomas	Kansas State	Sr.	Hilliard, Fla./NW Mississippi CC
FB	Trey Millard	Oklahoma	Fr.	Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
WR	Kendall Wright	Baylor	Jr.	Pittsburg, Texas/Pittsburg
WR	Niles Paul	Nebraska	Sr.	Omaha, Neb./North
WR	T.J. Moe	Missouri	So.	O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West
TE	Collin Franklin	Iowa State	Sr.	Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley/College of the Canyons CC
OL	Zach Kendall	Kansas State	Sr.	Peculiar, Mo./Harrisonville
OL	Danny Watkins	Baylor	Sr.	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada/Butte (Calif.) College
OL	Matt Allen	Texas A&M	Sr.	Spring, Texas/LSU
OL	Lonnie Edwards	Texas Tech	Jr.	Brownsboro, Texas/Brownsboro
OL	Ben Lamaak	Iowa State	Sr.	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy
PK	Alex Henery ^	Nebraska	Sr.	Omaha, Neb./Burke
KR/PR	Niles Paul	Nebraska	Sr.	Omaha, Neb./North

2010 All-Big 12 Football Second Team – Defense
DL	Colby Whitlock	Texas Tech	Sr.	Noble, Okla./Noble
DL	Phil Taylor	Baylor	Sr.	Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park/Penn State
DL	Ugo Chinasa	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Richardson, Texas/Berkner
DL	Jacquies Smith	Missouri	Jr.	Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff
DL	Cameron Meredith	Nebraska	So.	Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei
LB	Travis Lewis	Oklahoma	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas/Robert E. Lee
LB	Jake Knott	Iowa State	So.	Waukee, Iowa/Waukee
LB	Emmanuel Acho	Texas	Jr.	Dallas, Texas/St. Mark’s
DB	Alfonzo Dennard	Nebraska	Jr.	Rochelle, Ga./Wilcox County
DB	Aaron Williams	Texas	Jr.	Round Rock, Texas/McNeil
DB	Leonard Johnson	Iowa State	Jr.	Clearwater, Fla./Largo
DB	Coryell Judie	Texas A&M	Jr.	Marlin, Texas/Fort Scott CC
DB	Ty Zimmerman	Kansas State	Fr.	Junction City, Kan./Junction City
DB	Curtis Brown	Texas	Sr.	Gilmer, Texas/Gilmer
P	Alex Henery	Nebraska	Sr.	Omaha, Neb./Burke
^ - Repeat second team selection from last season.

2010 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Baylor:	Philip Blake, OL; Art Briles, Coach of the Yr.; Derek Epperson, P; Robert Griffin III, Off. Ply. of the Yr.; Jay Finley, RB; Antonio Johnson, LB; Aaron Jones, PK; Byron Landor, DB.
Colorado:	B.J. Beatty, LB; Jalil Brown, DB; Ryan Deehan, TE; Josh Hartigan, DL; Scotty McKnight, WR; Ryan Miller, OL; Will Pericak, DL; Paul Richardson, Off. Fr. of the Yr.
Iowa State:	Kirby Van Der Kamp, P & Def. Fr. of the Yr.; A.J. Klein, LB; Jake Knott, Def. Ply. of the Yr.; Jake Lattimer, DL; Kelechi Osemele, OL; Paul Rhoads, Coach of the Yr.; David Sims, DB
Kansas:	DJ Beshears, P/KR; Jake Laptad, DL; Alonso Rojas, P.
Kansas State:	Josh Cherry, PK; Stephen Harrison, DB; Aubrey Quarles, WR; Terrance Sweeney, DB; Ty Zimmerman, Def. Fr. of the Yr.
Missouri:	Tim Barnes, Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Elvis Fisher, OL; Blaine Gabbert, QB; Andrew Gachkar, LB & Def. Ply. of the Yr.; Zaviar Gooden, LB; Jarrell Harrison, DB; Dan Hoch, OL; Brad Madison, DL; Gary Pinkel, Coach of the Yr.; Grant Ressel, PK & Sp. Tms. Ply. of the Yr.; Terrell Resonno, DL; Kevin Rutland, DB; Jacquies Smith, Def. Lmn. of the Yr.; Austin Wuebbels, OL.
Nebraska:	Rex Burkhead, RB; Mike Caputo, OL & Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Jared Crick, Def. Lmn. of the Yr.; DeJon Gomes, DB; Alex Henery, Sp. Tms. Ply. of the Yr.; Ricky Henry, Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Taylor Martinez, QB; Baker Steinkuhler, DL; Keith Williams, OL.
Oklahoma:	Jeremy Beal, Def. Ply. of the Yr.; Ryan Broyles, Off. Ply. of the Yr.; Landry Jones, QB; Jamell Fleming, DB; Tony Jefferson, Def. Fr. of the Yr.; Jonathan Nelson, DB; Kenny Stills, WR & Off. Fr. of the Yr.; Bob Stoops, Coach of the Yr.; Tress Way, P;
Oklahoma State:	Levy Adcock, Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Grant Garner, OL; Shaun Lewis, Def. Fr. of the Yr.; Joseph Randle, Off. Fr. of the Yr.; Quinn Sharp, Sp. Tms. Ply. of the Yr.; Lane Taylor, OL; Johnny Thomas, DB; Brandon Weeden, Off. Ply. of the Yr.
Texas:	Sam Acho, Def. Lmn. of the Yr.; Blake Gideon, DB; Jordan Hicks, Def. Fr. of the Yr.; Michael Huey, OL; Jackson Jeffcoat, Def. Fr. of the Yr.; Kheeston Randall, DL; Keenan Robinson, LB.
Texas A&M:	Eddie Brown, DL; Randy Bullock, PK; Ryan Epperson, P; Terrence Frederick, DB; Cyrus Gray, RB; Dustin Harris, DB; Michael Hodges, LB; Trent Hunter, DB; Tony Jerod-Eddie, DL; Luke Joeckel, OL & Off. Fr. of the Yr. & Off. Lmn. of the Yr.; Coryell Judie, P/KR & New. of the Yr.; Michael Lamothe, FB; Patrick Lewis, OL; Jake Matthews, OL; Kenric McNeal, P/KR; Von Miller, Def. Ply. of the Yr.; Lucas Patterson, DL; Mike Sherman, Coach of Yr; Ryan Swope, WR; Ryan Tannehill, QB; Brian Thomas, OL; Garrick Williams, LB.
Texas Tech:	Baron Batch, RB; Bront Bird, LB; Cody Davis, DB; Brian Duncan, DL; DJ Johnson, DB; Lyle Leong, WR; Detron Lewis, WR; Eric Stephens, P/KR; LaAdrian Waddle, OL; Colby Whitlock, Def. Lmn. of the Yr.

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Great representation for the Huskers.

If you include the punter, nine of twelve starting defenders made first- or second-team All-Big 12. Tremendous across the board.

It was basically a toss-up between Henery and Bailey for first-team PK, but Henery’s four-year body of work is staggering.

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by Cornbadger on Nov 30, 2010 1:00 PM CST reply actions

No love for Henery - GAH.

The only consolation is he should make millions over a long and illustrious career in the NFL. Seriously, though, I DO. NOT. GET. why he doesn’t get more love.

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by Go Big Rev on Nov 30, 2010 1:13 PM CST reply actions

Agreed.

He gets lots of love from us though. He had BY FAR the loudest and longest ovation from the fans on Senior Day. Both when he was announced on the big board and when he was recognized for Sr. day.

Heck, I think my wife loves him more than she loves me. ;)

by HuskerINtheArmy on Nov 30, 2010 1:18 PM CST up reply actions

Unreal.

He’s the greatest kicker in Nebraska history (and we’ve had some pretty dang good kickers), and quite possibly the best kicker in college football right now, and he’s never even been first-team all-conference. I just don’t get it, either.

by Cheeseandcorn on Nov 30, 2010 1:30 PM CST up reply actions

Hopefully

the lack of “success” defined by being named all conference convinces Dennard to come back. I love that guy!

by HuskerINtheArmy on Nov 30, 2010 1:20 PM CST reply actions

agreed Dennard back

Would be a very good thing!

by Nebrascal on Nov 30, 2010 3:11 PM CST up reply actions

Let’s pray that he talks to Prince and sees what staying that extra year did for him.

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by Omaha Sun on Nov 30, 2010 4:26 PM CST up reply actions

Suh was rewarded for staying too

by KYHusker on Nov 30, 2010 8:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Pelini said in his newscoference today (at least I think it was) that Dennard hasn’t given any indication that he’s going to jump to the NFL. In fact I think he might have mentioned something about Dennard being in a state of mind that he was going to stay.

by whateveritis12 on Nov 30, 2010 8:05 PM CST reply actions

Dennard

really needs another year in college anyway….. plus, next year he won’t be overshadowed by Prince. It’ll be interesting to see where/if Hagg gets drafted…

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by Jon Johnston on Nov 30, 2010 8:23 PM CST up reply actions

Is Dan Bailey really better than Henery?

by HerpieHusker on Nov 30, 2010 8:41 PM CST reply actions

Bailey was 24-28 on FGs and 65-66 on PATs for 137 pts. He’s 2-3 from 50+, 6-7 from 40-49, and 16-18 from 20-39.

Alex, was 16-17 on FGs and 51-51 on PATs. He’s 1-2 from 50+ (2nd blocked I believe), 7-7 from 40-49, and 8-8 from 20-39. He had 1 rush for 27 yds and totaled 99 pts (down from 110 the previous 2 years).

He had the advantage of playing for the Cowboys and their hyperactive offense offense, so he had better stats. But Henery is still more reliable and I’d take him any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Anthony Tolliver says "Get that weak stuff outta here!"

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by Omaha Sun on Nov 30, 2010 10:57 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Thanks for the info!

I can understand why those chose Bailey, he’s got some great stats.

by HerpieHusker on Nov 30, 2010 11:08 PM CST up reply actions

Since the topic here is awards:

Husker coach John Papuchis is one of the four finalists for the FootballScoop special teams coordinator of the year. You can go to their site and vote for him.

by redvalley on Dec 1, 2010 2:25 PM CST reply actions