Recently, our colleagues at the Big Ten blog determined the five best players at each position in the history of their conference. We thought it was interesting, so we're following suit.
A couple of notes: We'll be basing these lists on the college careers of the players, not on how they fared in the NFL. And with apologies to LaDainian Tomlinson and Pat White, only players who wore Big 12 logos at the time they played -- and only the seasons they played while part of the Big 12 -- were considered to keep this consistent.
Our rankings continue today with the Big 12’s best-ever tight ends:
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