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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Seven Sooners Named to AP All-Big 12 Teams
December 09, 2022 | Football
NORMAN — The Associated Press announced its All-Big 12 teams Friday, and Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, offensive lineman Anton Harrison and punter Michael Turk were named to the All-Big 12 First Team and five Sooners were named to the All-Big 12 Second Team in a vote by media members who cover the conference on a regular basis.
The five Sooners named to the All-Big 12 Second Team were Gabriel, running back Eric Gray, wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr., offensive lineman Wanya Morris and tight end Brayden Willis.
Gabriel, who was also named Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year by the league's coaches, leads the Big 12 in passing yards per game (265.9) and ranks second in the league in total offense (293.2 ypg), pass efficiency rating (154.2), yards per completion (13.5), yards per pass attempt (8.5) and passing touchdowns (24). The redshirt junior from Mililani, Hawai'i, has completed 216 of 343 passes for 2,925 yards and rushed for 300 yards and five touchdowns. He has passed for at least 230 yards in eight of his 10 full games and at least one touchdown in nine contests.
Turk, also a first-team selection by the league's coaches and a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, leads the Big 12 and ranks third nationally with his 46.7 punting average. A sixth-year senior from Dallas, he has 20 punts of at least 50 yards, including seven 60-yarders with a long of 67 yards. Twenty of his 60 punts this season (33%) have been downed inside the 20-yard line. Forty-eight of his punts have not been returned (80%) and the 12 returns have averaged only 2.8 yards per return with a long of 13 yards.
Harrison, a junior from Washington, D.C., has started all 12 games (11 at left tackle, the other at right tackle) and was also a first-team All-Big 12 selection by the coaches. This is the first All-Big 12 honor for Morris, a senior from Grayson, Ga., who has played in nine games and made eight starts at right tackle this season. The duo leads a line that has paved the way for an OU offense that leads the Big 12 and ranks 13th nationally in rushing (216.6 yards per game), ranks second in the Big 12 and 18th nationally in total offense (472.2 ypg) and averages 255.6 passing yards per contest and 5.0 yards per carry.
Mims, who was a first-team selection by Big 12 coaches, ranks second in the Big 12 in receiving yards (1,006), receiving yards per game (83.8), yards per reception (19.4) and fourth in receiving touchdowns (6), despite ranking ninth in the league in receptions per game (4.3). The junior from Frisco, Texas, has registered at least 100 receiving yards four times, at least 80 yards in seven games and has scored two touchdowns twice, and his 52 receptions and 1,006 receiving yards represent career highs. Mims has also averaged 15.2 yards on nine punt returns with a long return of 41 yards.
Gray, who was also a second-team All-Big 12 selection by the coaches, leads the Big 12 and ranks 14th nationally by averaging 6.4 yards per carry. The senior from Memphis, Tenn., ranks second in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (113.8) and third rushing yards (1,366) and all-purpose yards per outing (132.9). He is tied for seventh nationally (leads the Big 12) with his 43 carries of at least 10 yards and tied for eighth with his 14 carries of at least 20 yards. Gray has eight 100-yard rushing games and eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career. He reached the 1,100-yard mark in 10 games, the fastest by a Sooner since Adrian Peterson in 2004. His 1,364 rushing yards stand as the ninth most in OU single-season history.
Willis, also a second-team selection by the coaches, leads OU and is tied for fifth nationally among tight ends with his seven receiving touchdowns. The fifth-year senior from Arlington, Texas, has made 35 receptions for 456 yards (13.0 yards per catch), which represent personal career bests, and has notched two touchdown receptions three times this season. Willis has also rushed 10 times for 26 yards, threw a TD pass against Nebraska and participates on multiple special teams units for the Sooners.
Oklahoma has placed at least seven players on the AP's All-Big 12 teams each year since 2014.
The five Sooners named to the All-Big 12 Second Team were Gabriel, running back Eric Gray, wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr., offensive lineman Wanya Morris and tight end Brayden Willis.
Gabriel, who was also named Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year by the league's coaches, leads the Big 12 in passing yards per game (265.9) and ranks second in the league in total offense (293.2 ypg), pass efficiency rating (154.2), yards per completion (13.5), yards per pass attempt (8.5) and passing touchdowns (24). The redshirt junior from Mililani, Hawai'i, has completed 216 of 343 passes for 2,925 yards and rushed for 300 yards and five touchdowns. He has passed for at least 230 yards in eight of his 10 full games and at least one touchdown in nine contests.
Turk, also a first-team selection by the league's coaches and a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, leads the Big 12 and ranks third nationally with his 46.7 punting average. A sixth-year senior from Dallas, he has 20 punts of at least 50 yards, including seven 60-yarders with a long of 67 yards. Twenty of his 60 punts this season (33%) have been downed inside the 20-yard line. Forty-eight of his punts have not been returned (80%) and the 12 returns have averaged only 2.8 yards per return with a long of 13 yards.
Harrison, a junior from Washington, D.C., has started all 12 games (11 at left tackle, the other at right tackle) and was also a first-team All-Big 12 selection by the coaches. This is the first All-Big 12 honor for Morris, a senior from Grayson, Ga., who has played in nine games and made eight starts at right tackle this season. The duo leads a line that has paved the way for an OU offense that leads the Big 12 and ranks 13th nationally in rushing (216.6 yards per game), ranks second in the Big 12 and 18th nationally in total offense (472.2 ypg) and averages 255.6 passing yards per contest and 5.0 yards per carry.
Mims, who was a first-team selection by Big 12 coaches, ranks second in the Big 12 in receiving yards (1,006), receiving yards per game (83.8), yards per reception (19.4) and fourth in receiving touchdowns (6), despite ranking ninth in the league in receptions per game (4.3). The junior from Frisco, Texas, has registered at least 100 receiving yards four times, at least 80 yards in seven games and has scored two touchdowns twice, and his 52 receptions and 1,006 receiving yards represent career highs. Mims has also averaged 15.2 yards on nine punt returns with a long return of 41 yards.
Gray, who was also a second-team All-Big 12 selection by the coaches, leads the Big 12 and ranks 14th nationally by averaging 6.4 yards per carry. The senior from Memphis, Tenn., ranks second in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (113.8) and third rushing yards (1,366) and all-purpose yards per outing (132.9). He is tied for seventh nationally (leads the Big 12) with his 43 carries of at least 10 yards and tied for eighth with his 14 carries of at least 20 yards. Gray has eight 100-yard rushing games and eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career. He reached the 1,100-yard mark in 10 games, the fastest by a Sooner since Adrian Peterson in 2004. His 1,364 rushing yards stand as the ninth most in OU single-season history.
Willis, also a second-team selection by the coaches, leads OU and is tied for fifth nationally among tight ends with his seven receiving touchdowns. The fifth-year senior from Arlington, Texas, has made 35 receptions for 456 yards (13.0 yards per catch), which represent personal career bests, and has notched two touchdown receptions three times this season. Willis has also rushed 10 times for 26 yards, threw a TD pass against Nebraska and participates on multiple special teams units for the Sooners.
Oklahoma has placed at least seven players on the AP's All-Big 12 teams each year since 2014.
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