- Jordyn Tyson makes the list: Despite missing three games due to injury, the Arizona State wide receiver still did enough to earn a spot on PFF’s All-Big 12 Team.
- Eight Texas Tech players make the list: After winning the Big 12 Championship, a total of eight Red Raiders appear on our All-Big 12 Team.
- Get PFF+ for 30% off: Use promo code HOLIDAY30 to unlock the PFF Player Prop Tool, Premium Stats, fantasy dashboards, the PFF Mock Draft Simulator, industry-leading fantasy rankings and much more — everything you need to win your season.
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

Now that we’ve entered the postseason of college football, it’s time to recognize the top players from this year.
Here’s PFF’s All-Big 12 Team for the 2025 season.
Offense
- QB: Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
- RB: LJ Martin, BYU
- WR: Eric McAlister, TCU
- WR: Amare Thomas, Houston
- TE: Michael Trigg, Baylor
- FLEX: Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State
- LT: Howard Sampson, Texas Tech
- LG: Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati
- C: Bruce Mitchell, BYU
- RG: Omar Aigbedion, Baylor
- RT: Spencer Fano, Utah
Defense
- DI: A.J. Holmes Jr., Texas Tech
- DI: Lee Hunter, Texas Tech
- EDGE: David Bailey, Texas Tech
- EDGE: Romello Height, Texas Tech
- LB: Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech
- LB: Jake Golday, Cincinnati
- CB: Keith Abney II, Arizona State
- CB: Treydan Stukes, Arizona
- S: Dalton Johnson, Arizona
- S: Tanner Wall, BYU
- FLEX: Brice Pollock, Texas Tech
Special Teams
- K: Connor Hawkins, Baylor
- P: Damon Greaves, Colorado
- RS: J’Koby Williams, Texas Tech
- ST: Micah Gifford, Baylor
- LS: Eli Stein, Cincinnati
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
Sorsby’s 86.4 PFF passing grade is 10th among all quarterbacks in America this season. He’s eighth among Power Four signal-callers with 23 big-time throws while tying for sixth in that same group with nine rushing touchdowns.
Defensive Player of the Year: LB Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech
Rodriguez isn’t just the highest-graded defender in college football: He’s the highest-graded player in college football. Rodriguez’s 95.3 PFF run-defense grade and 93.0 PFF coverage grade also lead all defensive players, as do his seven forced fumbles. The former walk-on also paces all FBS linebackers with four interceptions, while his 65 defensive stops are tied for the most in the Power Four.