The Big 12’s 2017 all-conference team features a three-way tie at the top for the most selections. Texas, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma all feature 15 picks for Athlon’s 2017 All-Big 12 team, while Kansas State checks in second at 13 selections. The Sooners feature quarterback Baker Mayfield and standout tackle Orlando Brown on the first team. Oklahoma State receiver James Washington earns first-team honors, while quarterback Mason Rudolph is a second-team selection. The Longhorns feature three first-team picks, including linebacker Malik Jefferson.

Athlon Sports has released its top 25 for 2017. Now, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the league with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2017.

An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2017. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2017 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.

Big 12 Football 2017 All-Conference Team

First-Team Offense Second-Team Offense Third-Team Offense Fourth-Team Offense QB Baker Mayfield Oklahoma Mason Rudolph Okla. State Jesse Ertz K-State Will Grier WVU RB Justice Hill Okla. State Chris Warren Texas Alex Barnes K-State Rodney Anderson Oklahoma RB Justin Crawford WVU Terence Williams Baylor David Montgomery Iowa State JaMycal Hasty Baylor AP Kyle Hicks TCU KaVontae Turpin TCU Winston Dimel K-State Dylan Cantrell Texas Tech WR James Washington Okla. State Keke Coutee Texas Tech Byron Pringle K-State Jeff Badet Oklahoma WR Allen Lazard Iowa State Jalen McCleskey Okla. State Collin Johnson Texas Blake Lynch Baylor TE Mark Andrews Oklahoma Ka'Raun White (WR) WVU Steven Sims (WR) Kansas Marcell Ateman (WR) Okla. State C Austin Schlottmann TCU Zach Shackelford Texas Reid Najvar K-State Devin Duvernay (WR) Texas OL Connor Williams Texas Zachary Crabtree Okla. State Marcus Keyes Okla. State Joseph Noteboom TCU OL Orlando Brown Oklahoma Bobby Evans Oklahoma Yodny Cajuste WVU Patrick Vahe Texas OL Dalton Risner K-State Scott Frantz K-State Jake Campos Iowa State Dru Samia Oklahoma OL Kyle Bosch WVU Ben Powers Oklahoma Hakeem Adeniji Kansas Aaron Cochran Okla. State

First-Team Defense Second-Team Defense Third-Team Defense Fourth-Team Defense DL Dorance Armstrong Kansas Daniel Wise Kansas JaQuan Bailey Iowa State Chris Nelson Texas DL Reggie Walker K-State Will Geary K-State Darrion Daniels Okla. State Ray Lima Iowa State DL Malcolm Roach Texas Poona Ford Texas Ben Banogu TCU Jarrell Owens Okla. State DL K.J. Smith Baylor Breckyn Hager Texas Neville Gallimore Oklahoma David Long (LB) WVU LB Travin Howard TCU Caleb Kelly Oklahoma Jordyn Brooks Texas Tech Joe Dineen Kansas LB Malik Jefferson Texas Taylor Young Baylor Ty Summers TCU Al-Rasheed Benton WVU LB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Oklahoma Chad Whitener Okla. State Willie Harvey Iowa State Kris Boyd (CB) Texas CB Jordan Thomas Oklahoma Ranthony Texada TCU P.J. Locke Texas Ramon Richards (S) Okla. State CB D.J. Reed K-State Brian Peavy Iowa State Duke Shelley K-State Niko Small (S) TCU S Tre Flowers Okla. State Nick Orr TCU Steven Parker Oklahoma Jah'Shawn Johnson Texas Tech S Kamari Cotton-Moya Iowa State Dravon Henry-Askew WVU Kyzir White WVU Mike Lee Kansas

First-Team Specialists Second-Team Specialists Third-Team Specialists Fourth-Team Specialists K Clayton Hatfield Texas Tech Matthew McCrane K-State Austin Seibert Oklahoma Garrett Owens Iowa State P Michael Dickson Texas Zach Sinor Okla. State Austin Seibert Oklahoma Colin Downing Iowa State KR Byron Pringle K-State KaVontae Turpin TCU Tyron Johnson Okla. State Devin Duvernay Texas PR KaVontae Turpin TCU Tony Nicholson Baylor Trever Ryan Iowa State Cameron Batson Texas Tech

Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2017 All-Big 12 Team