The media polls continue with the Big 12 preseason football team. The media already voted Oklahoma and Nebraska as the winners of the Big 12 on the team side of things.
Here's their look at the preseason players of the conference:
| Offensive Player of the Year: | Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M (QB, 6-5, 243, Sr/3L, Humble, Texas) |
| Defensive Co-Players of the Year: | Jared Crick, Nebraska (DL, 6-6, 285, Jr, 2L, Cozad, Neb.) and Von Miller, Texas A&M (DE/LB, 6-3, 240, Sr/3L, DeSoto, Texas) |
| Newcomer of the Year: | Toney Clemons, Colorado (WR, 6-2, 205, Jr/TR, New Kensington, Pa.) |
| Offense | |||||||
| Pos | Name | School | Ht | Wt | Cl/Exp | Hometown | |
| WR | Ryan Broyles# | Oklahoma | 5-11 | 183 | Jr/2L | Norman, Okla. | |
| TE | Mike McNeill | Nebraska | 6-4 | 235 | Sr/3L | Kirkwood, Mo. | |
| OL | Nate Solder* | Colorado | 6-9 | 300 | Sr/3L | Buena Vista, Calif. | |
| OL | Ryan Miller | Colorado | 6-8 | 310 | Jr/3L | Littleton, Colo. | |
| C | Tim Barnes | Missouri | 6-4 | 310 | Sr/3L | Longwood, Mo. | |
| OL | Tanner Hawkinson | Kansas | 6-6 | 293 | So/1L | McPherson, Kan. | |
| OL | Stephen Good | Oklahoma | 6-6 | 299 | Jr/2L | Paris, Texas | |
| OL | Kyle Hix | Texas | 6-7 | 325 | Sr/3L | Aledo, Texas | |
| WR | Jeff Fuller | Texas A&M | 6-4 | 215 | Jr/2L | McKinney, Texas | |
| QB | Jerrod Johnson# | Texas A&M | 6-5 | 243 | Sr/3L | Humble, Texas | |
| RB | Daniel Thomas* | Kansas State | 6-2 | 228 | Sr/1L | Hilliard, Fla. | |
| RB | DeMarco Murray^# | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 207 | Sr/3L | Las Vegas, Nev. | |
| PK | Alex Henery^# | Nebraska | 6-2 | 175 | Sr/3L | Omaha, Neb. | |
| KR | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | 5-10 | 196 | Jr/2L | DeSoto, Texas | |
| Defense | |||||||
| DL | Aldon Smith | Missouri | 6-5 | 255 | So/1L | Raytown, Mo. | |
| DL | Jared Crick* | Nebraska | 6-6 | 285 | Jr/2L | Cozad, Neb. | |
| DL | Jeremy Beal# | Oklahoma | 6-3 | 267 | Sr/3L | Carrollton, Texas | |
| DL | Sam Acho | Texas | 6-3 | 260 | Sr/3L | Dallas, Texas | |
| LB | Travis Lewis^* | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 232 | Jr/2L | San Antonio, Texas | |
| LB | Keenan Robinson | Texas | 6-3 | 239 | Jr/2L | Plano, Texas | |
| LB | Von Miller* | Texas A&M | 6-3 | 240 | Sr/3L | DeSoto, Texas | |
| LB | Brian Duncan | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 240 | Sr/3L | Baton Rouge, La. | |
| DB | Prince Amukamara* | Nebraska | 6-1 | 205 | Sr/3L | Glendale, Ariz. | |
| DB | Quinton Carter# | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 200 | Sr/3L | Las Vegas, Nev. | |
| DB | Aaron Williams | Texas | 6-1 | 195 | Jr/2L | Round Rock, Texas | |
| DB | Curtis Brown | Texas | 6-0 | 184 | Sr/3L | Gilmer, Texas | |
| DB | Blake Gideon | Texas | 6-1 | 205 | Jr/2L | Leander, Texas | |
| P | Derek Epperson* | Baylor | 6-3 | 235 | Sr/3L | Southlake, Texas | |
| PR | Ryan Broyles^ | Oklahoma | 5-11 | 178 | Jr/2L | Norman, Okla. |
^ 2009 Preseason Team
* 2009 All-Big 12 First Team selection
# 2009 All-Big 12 Second Team selection
Ties in voting created an additional spot at offensive line, defensive back and linebacker.
Unanimous selections: DL - Jared Crick (NU) and Jeremy Beal (OU); LB - Travis Lewis (OU)
There aren't a lot of local guys on this list but the few that are on the list are very good. Center Tim Barnes from Missouri will be the best center to come out of the conference and defensive lineman Aldon Smith had an outstanding freshman season.
Kansas OL Tanner Hawkinson and Kansas State RB Daniel Thomas round out the local ties.