16 UCF players earn All-Big 12 honors
UCF receiver Javon Baker and defensive end Tre’mon Morris-Brash were named All-Big 12 first-team selections, leading a group of 16 Knights to be honored on Wednesday.
The league’s 14 head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their players, made the selections.
Baker led the conference in receiving yards (966) and receiving yards per game (80.5), had the longest reception of the season (86 yards), and was second with average yards per catch (22.5). Morris-Brash led the Big 12 in tackles for loss (18) and was second in the league in sacks (8.5).
Linebacker Jason Johnson, second in the conference in tackles (102), was named to the second team.
Thirteen players earned honorable-mention status:
QB John Rhys PlumleeRB RJ HarveyWR Kobe HudsonOL Lokahi PauoleOL Tylan GrablePR/KR Xavier TownsendDE Malachi LawrenceDT Lee HunterCB Corey ThorntonS Demari HendersonK Colton BoomerDT John Walker (Defensive Freshman of the Year)TE Randy Pittman Jr. (Offensive Freshman of the Year)
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