2021 Preseason All-Big 12 football team: Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler, Iowa State RB Breece Hall lead the way

The Big 12 released its preseason all-conference team on Wednesday as voted on by the media

Now that college football media days are back, so too are the preseason all-conference teams. On Wednesday, the Big 12 released its preseason football team as chosen by media representatives who cover the league. And if these preseason votes are any indication, the upcoming Big 12 preseason poll will heavily favor Oklahoma and Iowa State. 

The Sooners and Cyclones are generally considered to be the conference's two best teams coming into 2021, and the preseason All-Big 12 team reflects as much. Oklahoma led all teams with nine selections, but Iowa State wasn't far behind with eight of its own. Both teams ended up with five offensive selections and three defensive selections, with Sooners kicker Gabe Brkic being the tiebreaker on special teams. Highlighting the selections are Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler and Iowa State running back Breece Hall. In a rare result, however, Cyclones tight end Charlie Kolar was the only player selected unanimously. 

Rattler was also named the conference's preseason pick as the Offensive Player of the Year with Cyclones linebacker Mike Rose named as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Sooners running back Eric Gray, a transfer from Tennessee, was selected as the Preseason Newcomer of the Year. 

Nine of the conference's 10 teams had at least one preseason selection with Kansas being the only team left off. Here's the team in its entirety.

Star denotes unanimous selection.

All-Big 12 Offense

Position	Player	School
QB	Spencer Rattler	Oklahoma
RB	Breece Hall	Iowa State
RB	Bijan Robinson	Texas
FB	Jeremiah Hall	Oklahoma
WR	Xavier Hutchinson	Iowa State
WR	Erik Ezukanma	Texas Tech
WR	Marvin Mims	Oklahoma
TE	Charlie Kolar*	Iowa State
OL	Trevor Downing	Iowa State
OL	Colin Newell	Iowa State
OL	Marquis Hayes	Oklahoma
OL	Wanya Morris	Oklahoma
OL	Josh Sills	Oklahoma State
OL	Dawson Deaton	Texas Tech

All-Big 12 Defense

Position	Player	School
DL	Will McDonald	Iowa State
DL	Isaiah Thomas	Oklahoma
DL	Perrion Winfrey	Oklahoma
DL	Ochaun Mathis	TCU
DL	Dante Stills	West Virginia
LB	Terrel Bernard	Baylor
LB	Mike Rose	Iowa State
LB	Nik Bonitto	Oklahoma
DB	Jalen Pitre	Baylor
DB	Greg Eisworth	Iowa State
DB	Kolby Harvell-Peel	Oklahoma State
DB	Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson	TCU
DB	D'Shawn Jamison	Texas

All-Big 12 Special Teams

Position	Player	School
PK	Gabe Brkic	Oklahoma
P	Austin McNamara	Texas Tech
KR/PR	Phillip Brooks	Kansas State