Ben Heeney named to the 2014 preseason All-Big 12 squad
On Wednesday, the media’s 2014 Preseason All-Big 12 football team was announced by the Big 12 and it was not surprising to see Kansas senior linebacker Ben Heeney on that list.
Here’s the release from Kansas Athletics on the selection:
Heeney, who was an All-Big 12 Second Team selection in 2013, is heading into 2014 as the conference’s leading returning tackler. Last year the Hutchinson, Kansas native recorded a team-high 88 tackles and finished fourth in the conference with 8.7 tackles-per-game. Heeney also recorded double-digit tackles in six of his 10 games played a season ago and is one of six active linebackers with 200 tackles and 20 tackles for loss in the last two seasons.
Heeney’s selection to the All-Big 12 team comes on the heels of six other preseason awards he has garnered in 2014 as he was named preseason All-Big 12 First Team by both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Magazine and was selected to the preseason watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik, Butkus and Rotary Lombardi Awards, as well as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
Here are the All-Big 12 selections, as voted on by the media:
Offensive Player of the Year: Bryce Petty, Baylor, QB
Defensive Player of the Year: Devonte Fields, TCU, DL
Newcomer of the Year: Tyreek Hill, Oklahoma State, WR
Offense
| Position | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class/Exp. | Hometown |
| Wide Receiver | ~Antwon Goodley | Baylor | 5-11 | 225 | Sr/3L | Midland, Texas |
| Tight End | !E.J. Bibbs | Iowa State | 6-3 | 261 | Sr/1L | Chicago, Ill. |
| Offensive Line | ~Spencer Drango | Baylor | 6-6 | 305 | Jr/2L | Cedar Park, Texas |
| Offensive Line | !Cody Whitehair | Kansas State | 6-4 | 309 | Jr/2L | Abilene, Kan. |
| Center | ~B.J. Finney | Kansas State | 6-4 | 303 | Sr/3L | Andale, Kan. |
| Offensive Line | !Daryl Williams | Oklahoma | 6-6 | 329 | Sr/3L | Lake Dallas, Texas |
| Offensive Line | ^!Le’Raven Clark | Texas Tech | 6-5 | 303 | Jr/2L | Rockdale, Texas |
| Wide Receiver | ~Tyler Lockett | Kansas State | 5-11 | 175 | Sr/3L | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Quarterback | ~Bryce Petty | Baylor | 6-3 | 230 | Sr/3L | Midlothian, Texas |
| Running Back | Shock Linwood | Baylor | 5-9 | 200 | So/1L | Linden, Texas |
| Running Back | !Malcolm Brown | Texas | 6-0 | 228 | Sr/3L | Cibolo, Texas |
| Place Kicker | !Michael Hunnicutt | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 180 | Sr/3L | Richardson, Texas |
| Kick Returner | ^~Tyler Lockett | Kansas State | 5-11 | 175 | Sr/3L | Tulsa, Okla. |
Defense
| Position | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class/Exp. | Hometown |
| Defensive Line | ~Ryan Mueller | Kansas State | 6-2 | 245 | Sr/3L | Leawood, Kan. |
| Defensive Line | ^#Devonte Fields | TCU | 6-4 | 240 | So/1L | Arlington, Texas |
| Defensive Line | ^Chucky Hunter | TCU | 6-1 | 305 | Sr/3L | West Monroe, La. |
| Defensive Line | ^Cedric Reed | Texas | 6-6 | 271 | Sr/2L | Cleveland, Texas |
| Linebacker | ^Bryce Hager | Baylor | 6-2 | 235 | Sr/3L | Austin, Texas |
| Linebacker | !Ben Heeney | Kansas | 6-0 | 230 | Sr/3L | Hutchinson, Kan. |
| Linebacker | !Eric Striker | Oklahoma | 6-0 | 221 | Jr/2L | Seffner, Fla. |
| Defensive Back | Zack Sanchez | Oklahoma | 5-11 | 179 | So/1L | Keller, Texas |
| Defensive Back | !Sam Carter | TCU | 6-1 | 215 | Sr/3L | New Orleans, La. |
| Defensive Back | ^Quandre Diggs | Texas | 5-10 | 204 | Sr/3L | Angleton, Texas |
| Defensive Back | Karl Joseph | West Virginia | 5-10 | 196 | Jr/2L | Orlando, Fla. |
| Punter | ~Spencer Roth | Baylor | 6-4 | 225 | Sr/3L | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| Punt Returner | Levi Norwood | Baylor | 6-2 | 200 | Sr/3L | State College, Pa. |
^ 2013 Preseason Team
~ 2013 All-Big 12 First Team Selection
! 2013 All-Big 12 Second Team Selection
# Injured in 2013
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