Dizon Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
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BOULDER - Senior inside linebacker Jordon Dizon has been named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Year by the league coaches, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Dizon was also joined by senior cornerback Terrence Wheatley and junior defensive tackle George Hypolite as first-team all-Big 12 Conference selections, with senior offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus earning second-team honors.
Selections are made by the league's 12 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
Dizon is the first Colorado player to receive Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors, as the senior completed a "bookend" career as he was also named the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2004. Dizon is the third player in conference history to receive both the defensive freshman and player of the year awards, joining Kansas State's Mark Simoneau (1996, 2000) and Texas' Derrick Johnson (2000, 2004).
"It's an honor, it definitely is. There are a lot of tangibles that go on behind this; I have to thank my coaches, Coach Cabral and Coach Hawk. I have to thank my D-line, [DT] Brandon Nicolas and [DT] George Hypolite because with out both of them none of this would have been possible."
Dizon is the first CU player to win a conference player of the year award since 2002, when tailback Chris Brown earned the offensive honor from the Big 12 coaches. He's the first Buff defensive player to do so since 1992, when cornerback Deon Figures earned the nod the same year he won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back.
"He is very deserving," head coach Dan Hawkins said. "Good things happen to good people and he is one of those guys. He has had a tremendous season; he's played very well and been very productive. He has been very consistent and very solid, all the things I've said before. He shows up every day, he's a very humble guy, he plays hurt, great leader?just very solid all the way around. He should be the Butkus (Award) guy as well."
Dizon is one of three finalists for the Butkus Award, to be presented to the nation's top linebacker on December 7.
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2007 All-Big 12 Football
First-Team
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB Chase Daniel Missouri Jr. Southlake, Texas/Carroll
RB Dantrell Savage Oklahoma State Sr. Columbus, Ga./Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
RB Jamaal Charles Texas Jr. Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial
FB Brody Eldridge Oklahoma So. La Cygne, Kan./Prairie View
WR Jordy Nelson Kansas State Sr. Riley, Kan./Riley County
WR Jeremy Maclin Missouri Fr. Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood
WR Michael Crabtree Texas Tech Fr. Dallas, Texas/Carter
TE Brandon Pettigrew Oklahoma State Jr. Tyler,Texas/Lee
OL Anthony Collins Kansas Jr. Beaumont, Texas/Central Senior
OL Adam Speiker Missouri Sr. Webb City, Mo./Webb City
OL Duke Robinson Oklahoma Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Washington
OL Tony Hills Texas Sr. Houston, Texas/Alief Elsik
OL Cody Wallace Texas A&M Sr. Cuero, Texas/Cuero
PK Alex Trlica Texas Tech Sr. Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood
KR/PR Jeremy Maclin Missouri Fr. Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood
DEFENSE
Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School(s)
DL George Hypolite Colorado Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola
DL James McClinton Kansas Sr. Garland, Texas/Lakeview Centennial
DL Ian Campbell Kansas State Jr. Cimarron, Kan./Cimarron
DL Lorenzo Williams Missouri Sr. Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City
DL Auston English Oklahoma So. Canadian, Texas/Canadian
LB Jordon Dizon Colorado Sr. Kauai, Hawaii/Waimea
LB Joe Mortensen Kansas Jr. Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley
LB Curtis Lofton Oklahoma Jr. Kingfisher, Okla./Kingfisher
DB Terrence Wheatley Colorado Sr. Richardson, Texas/Plano East
DB Aqib Talib Kansas Jr. Richardson, Texas/Berkner
DB Nic Harris Oklahoma Jr. Alexandria, La./Alexandria
DB Reggie Smith Oklahoma Jr. Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe
DB Marcus Griffin Texas Sr. Austin, Texas/Bowie
P Tim Reyer Kansas State Sr. Wamego, Kan./Rock Creek
Second-Team
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School(s)
QB Todd Reesing Kansas So. Austin, Texas/Lake Travis
QB Graham Harrell Texas Tech Jr. Ennis, Texas/Ennis
RB Brandon McAnderson Kansas Sr. Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence
RB Marlon Lucky Nebraska Jr. North Hollywood, Calif./North Hollywood
FB Chris Alexander Texas A&M Sr. Humble, Texas/Humble
WR Marcus Henry Kansas Sr. Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower
WR Malcolm Kelly Oklahoma Jr. Longview, Texas/Longview
WR Adarius Bowman Oklahoma State Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn/North Carolina
TE Martin Rucker Missouri Sr. St. Joseph, Mo./Benton
OL Tyler Polumbus Colorado Sr. Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek
OL Carl Nicks Nebraska Sr. Salinas Calif./New Mexico State
OL Phil Loadholt Oklahoma Jr. Fountain, Colo./Garden City CC
OL Brandon Walker Oklahoma Jr. Detroit, Mich/Coffeyville CC
OL David Koenig Oklahoma State Sr Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral
PK Jeff Wolfert Missouri Jr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West
PK Garrett Hartley Oklahoma Sr. Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll
KR/PR Marcus Herford Kansas Jr. DeSoto, Texas/Cedar Hill
DEFENSE
Pos. Player School Class Hometown/Previous School(s)
DL Stryker Sulak Missouri Jr. Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale
DL Demarcus Granger Oklahoma So. Dallas, Texas/Kimball
DL Nathan Peterson Oklahoma State Sr. Tulsa, Okla./Union
DL Derek Lokey Texas Sr. Denton, Texas/Ryan
DL Frank Okam Texas Sr. Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands
DL Chris Harrington Texas A&M Sr. Houston, Texas/St. Puis
LB Alvin Bowen Iowa State Sr. East Orange, N.J./Garden City, CC
LB Sean Weatherspoon Missouri So. Jasper, Texas/Jasper
LB Misi Tupe Texas A&M Sr. St. George, Utah/Dixie State College
DB Jordan Lake Baylor So. Houston, Texas/Memorial
DB Justin McKinney Kansas State Sr. Sanford, Fla./Garden City CC
DB Cornelius Brown Missouri Sr. Adel, Ga./Reedley CC (Calif.)
DB William Moore Missouri Jr. Hayti, Mo./Hayti
DB D.J. Wolfe Oklahoma Sr. Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower
P Justin Brantly Texas A&M Jr. Sealy, Texas/Sealy
Ties in the voting created additional positions on the second team for quarterback, placekicker and defensive line.
Honorable Mention
Baylor: Dan Gay, OL; Jake La Mar, DB; Jason Lamb, DL; Joe Pawelek, LB; Brandon Whitaker, RB;
Colorado: Hugh Charles, RB; Kevin Eberhart, PK; Edwin Harrison, OL; Brandon Nicolas, DL; Terrence Wheatley, PR/KR;
Iowa State: Todd Blythe, WR; Bryce Braaksma, DL; Athyba Rubin, DL;
Kansas: Ryan Cantrell, OL; James Holt, LB; Mike Rivera, LB; Cesar Rodriguez, OL; Darrell Stuckey, DB; Scott Webb, PK;
Kansas State: Alesana Alesana, OL; Chris Carney, DB; Josh Freeman, QB; Rob Jackson, DL; James Johnson, RB;
Deon Murphy,WR; Deon Murphy, PR/KR; Jordy Nelson, PR/KR; Michael Pooschke, FB; Logan Robinson, OL;
Brooks Rossman, PK; Reggie Walker, LB;
Missouri: Colin Brown, OL; Tommy Chavis, DL; Brock Christopher, LB; Chase Coffman, TE; William Franklin, WR;
Carl Gettis, DB; Ziggy Hood, DL; Tony Temple, RB;
Nebraska: Larry Asante, DB; Brett Byford, OL; Cortney Grixby, PR/KR; Jacob Hickman, OL; Lydon Murtha, OL;
Steve Octavien, LB; Zach Potter, DL; Maurice Purify, WR; Bo Ruud, LB; Dan Titchener, P;
Oklahoma: Lewis Baker, LB; Sam Bradford, QB; Joe Jon Finley, TE; Jermaine Gresham, TE; Juaquin Iglesias, WR;
Gerald McCoy, DL; DeMarco Murray, RB;
Oklahoma State: Perrish Cox, PR/KR: Jacob Lacey, DB; Russell Okung, OL; Donovan Woods, LB;
Texas: Ryan Bailey, PK; Quan Cosby, PR/KR; Scott Derry, LB; Jermichael Finley, TE; Brandon Foster, DB;
Dallas Griffin, OL; Roy Miller, DL; Adam Ulatoski, OL;
Texas A&M: Michael Bennett, DL; Martellus Bennett, TE; Red Bryant, DL; Marquis Carpenter, DB; Corey Clark, OL;
Mark Dodge, LB; Kirk Elder, OL; Jorvorskie Lane, RB; Stephen McGee, QB;
Texas Tech: Danny Amendola, WR; Brandon Carter, OL; Joe Garcia, DB; Rajon Henley, DL; Darcel McBath, DB;
Chris Parker, DB; Jonathan LaCour, P; Rylan Reed, OL; Louis Vasquez, OL; Jamar Wall, DB; Colby Whitlock, DL;
Brandon Williams, DL; Marlon Williams, LB;
Specialty Awards
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chase Daniel, Missouri, Jr., QB, Southlake, Texas
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jordon Dizon, Colorado, Sr., LB, Kauai, Hawaii
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Marcus Herford, Kansas, Jr., WR, DeSoto, Texas
OFFENSIVE FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, Fr., WR, Kirkwood, Mo.
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, Fr., WR, Dallas, Texas
DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma, Fr., DT, Oklahoma City, Okla.
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Deon Murphy, Kansas State, Jr., WR, Houston, Texas
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Gary Chandler, Kansas State, Jr., DB, Wichita, Kan.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN OF THE YEAR
Adam Spieker, Missouri, Sr., Webb City, Mo.
Cody Wallace, Texas A&M, Sr., Cuero, Texas
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
James McClinton, Kansas, Sr., Garland, Texas
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Mangino, Kansas, 6th season
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