So, we finished off the top 25 list Monday morning, led by none other than Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon. As we did for last year's preseason list, we'll break down the postseason list in this post about every way possible.
So, here's a cross-section of the top 25 players in the Big 12 during the 2010 season.
BY TEAM
1. Oklahoma - 6
2. Nebraska - 5
2. Oklahoma State - 5
4. Missouri - 2
4. Texas A&M - 2
6. Baylor - 1 (Griffin III)
6. Colorado - 1 (Solder)
6. Kansas State - 1 (Thomas)
6. Texas - 1 (S. Acho)
6. Texas Tech - 1 (Leong)
11. Kansas - 0
11. Iowa State - 0
BY POSITION
Receivers - 4
Quarterbacks - 4
Defensive backs - 4
Linebackers - 4
Running backs - 3
Offensive linemen - 3
Defensive linemen - 3
BY CLASS
Seniors: 13
Juniors: 9
Sophomores: 3
Freshmen: 0
Offense: 14
Defense: 11
Players on the preseason top 25 list and postseason list: 16
Players not ranked in the preseason but on postseason list: 9 (Blackmon, Weeden, David, Adcock, Dennard, Hagg, Lemon, Carter, Leong)
Players ranked in the preseason and not ranked in the postseason: 9 (Jerrod Johnson, Aaron Williams, Alexander Robinson, Roy Helu Jr., Curtis Brown, Aldon Smith, Brian Duncan, Tanner Hawkinson, Blake Gideon)
Once again, here's the list in its entirety:
No. 1: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
No. 2: Von Miller, LB, Texas A&M
No. 3: Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma
No. 5: Jeremy Beal, DE, Oklahoma
No. 8: Nate Solder, OT, Colorado
No. 9: Sam Acho, DL, Texas
No. 11: Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma
No. 12: Lavonte David, LB, Nebraska
No. 13: Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
No. 14: Levy Adcock, RT, Oklahoma State
No. 15: Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska
No. 16: Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri
No. 17: Jeff Fuller, WR, Texas A&M
No. 18: Eric Hagg, DB, Nebraska
No. 19: DeMarco Murray, RB, Oklahoma
No. 20: Orie Lemon, LB, Oklahoma State
No. 21: Jared Crick, DT, Nebraska
No. 22: Travis Lewis, LB, Oklahoma
No. 23: Quinton Carter, S, Oklahoma
No. 24: Tim Barnes, C, Missouri
No. 25: Lyle Leong, WR, Texas Tech