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Kirby Van Der Kamp 1, Kansas 0
Jul. 17, 2013 12:23 pm
The Big 12 Conference announced its preseason football honors today.
Iowa State's lone representative is punter Kirby Van Der Kamp, who once again is also on the Ray Guy Award watch list.
Kansas - owner of a lonely 21-game in-conference losing streak - is the only program without a player on the preseason all-conference teams.
See the teams, selected by media types, below.
2013 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year:
Lache Seastrunk, Baylor, RB
Defensive Player of the Year:
Devonte Fields, TCU, DL
Newcomer of the Year:
Charles Sims, West Virginia, RB
OFFENSE
Pos
Name
School
Ht
Wt
Cl/Exp
Hometown
WR
Josh Stewart
Oklahoma State
5-10
185
Jr/2L
Denton, Texas
TE
Jace Amaro %
Texas Tech
6-5
257
Jr/2L
San Antonio, Texas
OL
Cyril Richardson ^#
Baylor
6-5
335
Sr/3L
Fort Worth, Texas
OL
Cornelius Lucas #
Kansas State
6-9
328
Sr/2L
New Orleans, La.
C
Gabe Ikard ^#
Oklahoma
6-4
295
Sr/3L
Oklahoma City, Okla.
OL
Trey Hopkins #
Texas
6-4
300
Sr/3L
Galena Park, Texas
OL
Le'Raven Clark
Texas Tech
6-5
303
So/1L
Rockdale, Texas
WR
Eric Ward
Texas Tech
6-0
204
Sr/3L
Wichita Falls, Texas
QB
Casey Pachall
TCU
6-5
230
Sr/3L
Brownwood, Texas
RB
Lache Seastrunk
Baylor
5-10
210
Jr/1L
Temple, Texas
RB
John Hubert #
Kansas State
5-7
191
Sr/2L
Waco, Texas
PK
Jaden Oberkrom
TCU
6-3
187
So/1L
Arlington, Texas
KR
Tyler Lockett ^
Kansas State
5-11
175
Jr/2L
Tulsa, Okla.
DEFENSE
Pos
Name
School
Ht
Wt
Cl/Exp
Hometown
DL
Devonte Fields !#
TCU
6-4
240
So/1L
Arlington, Texas
DL
Calvin Barnett #
Oklahoma State
6-2
300
Sr/3L
Tulsa, Okla.
DL
Jackson Jeffcoat ^
Texas
6-5
245
Sr/3L
Plano, Texas
DL
Kerry Hyder %
Texas Tech
6-2
281
Sr/3L
Austin, Texas
LB
Bryce Hager %
Baylor
6-2
235
Jr/2L
Austin, Texas
LB
Jordan Hicks
Texas
6-2
235
Jr/2L
Cincinnati, Ohio
LB
Shaun Lewis
Oklahoma State
5-11
225
Sr/3L
Missouri City, Texas
DB
Ty Zimmerman #
Kansas State
6-1
204
Sr/2L
Junction City, Kan.
DB
Jason Verrett #
TCU
5-10
176
Sr/2L
Fairfield, Calif.
DB
Aaron Colvin #
Oklahoma
6-0
181
Sr/3L
Tulsa, Okla.
DB
Quandre Diggs
Texas
5-10
200
Jr/2L
Angleton, Texas
P
Kirby Van Der Kamp %
Iowa State
6-4
211
Sr/3L
West Des Moines, Iowa
PR
Tramaine Thompson
Kansas State
5-8
167
Sr/2L
Jenks, Okla.
! Unanimous Selection
^ 2012 Preseason Team
# 2012 All-Big 12 First Team selection
% 2012 All-Big 12 Second Team selection
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Dominic Alvis (79) runs into Iowa State Cyclones punter Kirby Van Der Kamp (13) during the first half of their college football game Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Alivis was called for a penalty and Iowa State got the ball back. (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

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