Cobee Bryant, Mello Dotson Picked to Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Kansas running back Devin Neal runs the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Football’s cornerback duo of seniors Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson were selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the Big 12 Conference announced on Tuesday. Bryant and Dotson’s selections to the Preseason All-Big 12 Defense team make Kansas the only program with two selections in the secondary. Bryant earns Preseason All-Big 12 honors for the second time in his career, while Dotson makes his first appearance on the preseason list. From Evergreen, Alabama, Bryant enters his senior season as an All-Big 12 First Team selection in back-to-back seasons, becoming the first Kansas defensive back to earn first team honors in consecutive seasons since Aqib Talib in 2006-07. Bryant finished the 2023 season with 32 tackles, 4 interceptions and 9 pass breakups. Opposite of Bryant, Dotson enters his senior season following a breakout junior campaign that included 48 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 15 pass breakups and four interceptions. Dotson returned two of those interceptions for touchdowns (vs. Oklahoma, at Iowa State), becoming the first Jayhawk in school history with interceptions returned for touchdowns in back-to-back games. Dotson, of Daytona Beach, Florida, was recently named to the Phil Steele and Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Second Teams. Kansas enters the 2024 season following back-to-back bowl appearances for the second time in program history and the first time since 2007-08. The Jayhawks finished the season at 9-4, the most wins by a Kansas team since 2007, and return a star-studded roster entering the 2024 season. Preseason All-Big 12 Awards Offensive Player of the Year – RB Ollie Gordon III, Oklahoma State Defensive Player of the Year – CB Travis Hunter, Colorado Newcomer of the Year – QB KJ Jefferson, UCF
Preseason All-Big 12 Preseason Team Offense Pos Name School QB Shedeur Sanders Colorado RB Ollie Gordon II* Oklahoma State RB Tahj Brooks Texas Tech FB Stevo Klotz Iowa State WR Tetairoa McMillan Arizona WR Kobe Hudson UCF WR Jayden Higgins Iowa State WR Brennan Presley Oklahoma State TE Brant Kuithe Utah OL Jonah Savaiinaea Arizona OL Luke Kandra Cincinnati OL Dalton Cooper Oklahoma State OL Joe Michalski Oklahoma State OL Wyatt Milum West Virginia PK Tyler Loop Arizona KR/PR Drae McCray Texas Tech
Defense DL Tyler Batty BYU DL Dontay Corleone Cincinnati DL BJ Green II Colorado DL Lee Hunter UCF DL Junior Tafuna Utah LB Jacob Manu Arizona LB Nick Martin Oklahoma State LB Collin Oliver Oklahoma State DB Tacario Davis Arizona DB Travis Hunter Colorado DB Jeremiah Cooper Iowa State DB Cobee Bryant Kansas DB Mello Dotson Kansas P Jack Bouwmeester Utah |
