This isn’t going to settle well for the Dillon Gabriel haters out there but the Oklahoma quarterback has been named as the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year. Oklahoma’s redshirt junior completed 63% of his passes (a career high for a full season) for 2,925 yards and 24 touchdowns to 6 interceptions. He also used his legs to run for an additional 300 yards and 5 more touchdowns.
| OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | Max Duggan, TCU, QB, Sr. |
| DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State, DE, Jr. |
| OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: | Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma, QB, Jr. |
| DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: | Johnny Hodges, TCU, LB, Jr. |
| OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: | Richard Reese, Baylor, RB |
| DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: | Kendal Daniels, Oklahoma State, S |
| SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: | Derius Davis, TCU, PR/KR, Sr. |
| OFFENSIVE LINEMEN OF THE YEAR: | Cooper Beebe, Kansas State, Jr. |
| DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: | Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State, Jr. |
| CHUCK NEINAS COACH OF THE YEAR: | Sonny Dykes, TCU (First year) |
Junior receiver Marvin Mims, junior offensive lineman Anton Harrison, and senior punter Michael Turk were all named to the 2022 All-Big 12 First Team.
| 2022 All-Big 12 Football First Team | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
| QB | Max Duggan | TCU | Sr. | Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central |
| RB | Kendre Miller | TCU | Jr. | Mount Enterprise, Texas/Mount Enterprise |
| RB | Bijan Robinson | Texas | Jr. | Tucson, Ariz./ Salpointe |
| FB | Ben Sinnott | Kansas State | So. | Waterloo, Iowa/ Columbus Catholic |
| WR | Xavier Hutchinson | Iowa State | Sr. | Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail/Blinn JC |
| WR | Marvin Mims Jr. | Oklahoma | Jr. | Frisco, Texas/Lone Star |
| WR | Quentin Johnston | TCU | Jr. | Temple, Texas/Temple |
| TE | Ja’Tavion Sanders | Texas | So. | Denton, Texas/Denton Ryan |
| OL | Cooper Beebe | Kansas State | Jr. | Kansas City, Kan./Piper |
| OL | Anton Harrison | Oklahoma | Jr. | Washington D.C./Archbishop Carroll |
| OL | Alan Ali | TCU | Sr. | Fort Worth, Texas/Timber Creek |
| OL | Steve Avila | TCU | Sr. | Arlington, Texas/South Grand Prairie |
| OL | Zach Frazier | West Virginia | So. | Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior |
| PK | Griffin Kell | TCU | Sr. | Arlington, Texas/Arlington |
| KR/PR | Derius Davis | TCU | Sr. | Saint Francisville, La./West Feliciana |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
| DL | Siaki Ika | Baylor | Jr. | Salt Lake City, Utah/East/LSU |
| DL | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | Sr. | Milwaukee, Wis./Waukesha North |
| DL | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas State | Jr. | Kansas City, Mo./Lee’s Summit |
| DL | Tyree Wilson | Texas Tech | Sr. | Henderson, Texas/West Rusk |
| DL | Dante Stills | West Virginia | 5th | Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior |
| LB | Dee Winters | TCU | Sr. | Brenham, Texas/Burton |
| LB | Jaylan Ford | Texas | Jr. | Frisco, Texas/Lone Star |
| LB | DeMarvion Overshown | Texas | Sr. | Arp, Texas/Arp |
| DB | Cobee Bryant | Kansas | So. | Evergreen, Ala./Hillcrest |
| DB | Julius Brents | Kansas State | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind./Warner Central/Iowa |
| DB | Jason Taylor II | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla./Carl Albert |
| DB | Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | Sr. | Waco, Texas/Midway |
| DB | Josh Newton | TCU | Jr. | Monroe, La./Ouachita Parish |
| P | Michael Turk | Oklahoma | 6th | Dallas, Texas/Ridge Point/Arizona State |
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