Oklahoma State University Athletics
Blackmon Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
July 19, 2011 | Cowboy Football
July 19, 2011
IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma State standout receiver Justin Blackmon was chosen as the preseason 2011 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Tuesday with the release of the 2011 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team. Offensive tackle Levy Adcock, defensive back Markelle Martin and punter Quinn Sharp join Blackmon as Cowboy selections to the team.
Blackmon, Adcock and Sharp were also named to the 2010 All-Big 12 First Team, where OSU had a school-record of nine players selected.
In 2010, Blackmon became the first receiver, regardless of team, to garner Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year accolades and was also an All-Big 12 First Team selection. The 6-1 junior was a unanimous All-American last season and won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver. Blackmon set an NCAA record with 12-straight games with 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also claimed the NCAA sophomore record with 1,782 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns.
Adcock, a senior offensive lineman from Claremore, Okla., was an All-Big 12 First Team selection by the coaches and the Associated Press. In 2010, he started every game at right tackle for the Cowboys without allowing a sack and helped anchor an OSU offensive line that finished the regular season ranked eighth nationally allowing less than one sack per game. He was also among the candidates for Big 12 offensive lineman of the year.
Martin, a senior from Wichita Falls, Texas, has earned a reputation as one of the biggest hitters in the country and looks to be the leader of the secondary in his third year as a starter. He was voted as the defensive player of the game in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl, was an all-conference candidate and was the winner of OSU's Nate Fleming Award for his academic performance last year.
Sharp ended his sophomore season by being named All-Big 12 and a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. He was also a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award as he easily topped the nation with 53 touchbacks on kickoffs after leading the country in that category in 2009. His 2010 punting average of 46.24 yards ranked second nationally and set a new OSU single-season record.
The media Preseason Big 12 Poll will be released on Wednesday, followed by the annual Big 12 Football Media Days to be conducted in Dallas on July 25-26. Live video coverage, including press conferences and one-on-one interviews with a variety of guests, will be featured daily on Big12Sports.com.
2011 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State (WR, 6-1, 215, Jr/2L, Ardmore, Okla.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Travis Lewis, Oklahoma (LB, 6-2, 233, Sr/3L, San Antonio, Texas)
Newcomer of the Year: Malcolm Brown, Texas (RB, 6-0, 215, Fr/HS, Cibolo, Texas/Steele)
Offense
Pos Name School Ht Wt Cl/Exp Hometown
WR Ryan Broyles^1 Oklahoma 5-11 187 Sr/3L Norman, Okla.
TE Michael Egnew1 Missouri 6-6 240 Sr/3L Plainview, Texas
OL Kelechi Osemele Iowa State 6-6 347 Sr/3L Houston, Texas
OL Levy Adcock1 Oklahoma State 6-6 322 Sr/1L Claremore, Okla.
C Ben Habern Oklahoma 6-2 291 Jr/2L Argyle, Texas
OL Luke Joeckel Texas A&M 6-6 304 So/1L Arlington, Texas
OL Lonnie Edwards2 Texas Tech 6-4 322 Sr/3L Brownsboro, Texas
WR Justin Blackmon1 Oklahoma State 6-1 215 Jr/2L Ardmore, Okla.
QB Landry Jones Oklahoma 6-4 230 Jr/2/L Artesia, N.M.
RB Bryce Brown Kansas State 6-0 220 So/TR Wichita, Kan.
RB Roy Finch Oklahoma 5-8 173 So/1L Niceville, Fla.
RB Cyrus Gray Texas A&M 5-10 198 Sr/3L DeSoto, Texas
PK Grant Ressel Missouri 6-2 190 Sr/2L Jackson, Mo.
KR Coryell Judie Texas A&M 5-11 188 Sr/1L Marlin, Texas
Defense
DL Brad Madison Missouri 6-4 265 Jr/2L Bethany, Mo.
DL Frank Alexander Oklahoma 6-3 259 Sr/3L Baton Rouge, La.
DL Ronnell Lewis Oklahoma 6-2 237 Jr/2L Dewar, Okla.
DL Kheeston Randall Texas 6-5 295 Sr/3L Beaumont, Texas
LB Jake Knott2 Iowa State 6-2 243 Jr/2L Waukee, Iowa
LB Travis Lewis^2 Oklahoma 6-2 233 Sr/3L San Antonio, Texas
LB Keenan Robinson^ Texas 6-3 239 Sr/3L Plano, Texas
DB Markelle Martin Oklahoma State 6-1 198 Sr/3L Wichita Falls, Texas
DB Demontre Hurst Oklahoma 5-9 172 Jr/2L Lancaster, Texas
DB Blake Gideon^ Texas 6-1 205 Sr/3L Leander, Texas
DB Coryell Judie2 Texas A&M 5-11 188 Sr/1L Marlin, Texas
P Quinn Sharp1 Oklahoma State 6-1 189 Jr/2L Mansfield, Texas
PR Ryan Broyles^ Oklahoma 5-11 187 Sr/3L Norman, Okla.
^ 2010 Preseason Team
1 2010 All-Big 12 First Team selection
2 2010 All-Big 12 Second Team selection
Ties in voting created an additional spot at running back.
