Cowboys Piling Up The Accolades

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December 18, 2016 | Cowboy Football

STILLWATER – Members of the Oklahoma State football team have piled up a considerable amount of recognition to this point of 2016. A look at the most notable honors picked up by the Cowboys this year:

28 James Washington – WR
• First-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
• First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Thurman Thomas Award (OSU's outstanding offensive player)
• Team Captain (as voted by teammates)
• Midseason All-America (ESPN.com)
• Biletnikoff Award semifinalist
• Top 50 Player in College Football (ESPN.com)
• Midseason First-Team All-Big 12 (ESPN.com)
• Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, 9/18
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week, 9/19
• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, 9/19
• CFPA National Performer of the Week, 9/18

13 Jordan Sterns – SS
• First-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
• First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Leslie O'Neal Award (OSU's outstanding defensive player)
• Team Captain (as voted by teammates)
• Midseason First-Team All-Big 12 (ESPN.com)

96 Vincent Taylor – DL
• First-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
• First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Bob Fenimore Award (OSU Defensive MVP)
• Team Captain (as voted by teammates)
• Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Midseason First-Team All-Big 12 (ESPN.com)
• Finalist for the Piesman Trophy
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, 10/31

2 Mason Rudolph – QB
• Bob Fenimore Award (OSU Offensive MVP)
• Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist
• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Semifinalist
• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, 11/14
• Davey O'Brien Award "Great Eight", 9/19
• Davey O'Brien Award "Great Eight", 10/3
• Davey O'Brien Award "Great Eight", 10/31
• Davey O'Brien Award "Great Eight", 11/8
• Manning Award Star of the Week, 9/19
• Manning Award Star of the Week, 10/3
• Manning Award Star of the Week, 10/31
• Manning Award Star of the Week, 11/7
• Manning Award Star of the Week, 11/14
• Wuerffel Trophy nominee

27 Justice Hill - RB
• Freshman All-America First Team (USA Today)
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press)
• Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Russell Okung Award (OSU's outstanding newcomer)
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, 9/26
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, 10/3
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, 10/24

29 Zach Sinor - P
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Ray Guy Award Semifinalist
• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, 9/19
• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, 10/31

19 Ben Grogan - PK
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Lou Groza Award semifinalist
• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, 10/24

47 Blake Jarwin - CW
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Barry Sanders Award (greatest contribution with the least recognition)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

77 Victor Salako - OL
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

40 Devante Averette - LB
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)

60 Zach Crabtree - OL
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)

45 Chad Whitener - LB
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Leslie O'Neal Award (OSU's outstanding defensive player)

31 Tre Flowers - S
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Barry Sanders Award (greatest contribution with the least recognition)

26 Barry J. Sanders - RB
• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week,12/5

32 Chris Carson - RB
• Thurman Thomas Award (OSU's outstanding offensive player)
• Team Captain (as voted by teammates)

71 Brad Lundblade - C
• Vernon Grant Award (Outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm)
• First-Team Academic All-American (CoSIDA)
• First-Team Academic All-District (CoSIDA)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

20 Jordan Burton - LB
• Vernon Grant Award (Outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

15 Chris Lacy - WR
• Vernon Grant Award (Outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

42 Keegan Metcalf - RB
• Team Captain (as voted by teammates)

7 Ramon Richards - CB
• Vernon Grant Award (Outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm)

89 Tralund Webber - DE
• Russell Okung Award (OSU's outstanding newcomer)

86 Zac Veatch - CW
• Barry Sanders Award (greatest contribution with the least recognition)

90 Motekiai Maile - DT
• Barry Sanders Award (greatest contribution with the least recognition)

5 Jerel Morrow - S
• OSU's Outstanding Special Teams Player Award

19 Justin Phillips - LB
• OSU's Outstanding Special Teams Player Award

87 Grant Newell - WR
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Dr. L.L. Boger Award (Academic and athletic achievement)

41 Britton Abbott - CW
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

49 Matt Ammendola - K
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

85 Jordan Frazier - CW
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

36 Derrick Moncrief - S
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

12 Kirk Tucker - LB
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12

6 Keenen Brown - CW
• Second-Team Academic All-Big 12

28 Kevin Henry - LB
• Second-Team Academic All-Big 12

75 Marcus Keyes - OL
• Second-Team Academic All-Big 12

51 Brandon Pertile - OL
• Second-Team Academic All-Big 12

74 Michael Wilson - OL
• Second-Team Academic All-Big 12