After taking a look at the offensive side of the ball last week, this week I dive into defense as I reveal my picks for the preseason All-Big 12 defensive team and give a little insight on one or two players at each position.
Defensive line
Shawn Oakman (Baylor): If you’ve followed Big 12 football, you’ve seen the memes and you know of Shawn Oakman’s giant-like physique that he imposes upon poor, mere mortal offense lines. Oakman is a bad, bad dude; he was just getting started when he put up 11 sacks last season and led the Big 12 in tackles for loss with 19.