All-Big 12 Preseason Team 2016: Full Offense, Defense Rosters Announced

The All-Big 12 Preseason Teams were announced on Wednesday, highlighted by Heisman Trophy hopeful and Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield. 

Here's how the offense looks:

And here's the defense:

Mayfield was one of the best players in college football a year ago, finishing fourth in the Heisman voting after throwing for 3,700 yards, 36 touchdowns and just seven interceptions. Not surprisingly, he was also named the Big 12 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

Oklahoma led all Big 12 schools with nine players named to the all-conference preseason team, highlighted by Mayfield and running back Samaje Perine (1,349 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns last season).

Meanwhile, Oklahoma State's James Washington is one of the better returning wide receivers in the country after hauling in 53 passes for 1,087 yards and 10 scores a year ago. And Baylor's KD Cannon is another excellent receiver on the preseason team. He caught 50 passes for 868 yards and six touchdowns despite being second on the team's pecking order at the position behind Corey Coleman, who is now in the NFL.

Texas linebacker Malik Jefferson leads the defensive unit. The Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and last year's top defensive freshman is looking to build on an epic 2015 that saw him accumulate 61 tackles and seven tackles for loss.

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