We’re going to do this a little different than the media in that we’ll try to fill out a depth chart versus 5 left tackles and 7 safeties.  It’s hard to beat someone that way, and our goal is to put together an all star team to play the SEC, Pac 2, and Big 2.  We’ll assume a left tackle could play right tackle, a NG could play a 3 technique, and safeties are of equal value since most teams play some variation of Cover 2.  I want the ability to move the ball with balance and the versatily to stop the run or pass.  On offense, we’ll roll with a one back, 3 WR, 1 TE set.  Although, I believe you could really wreck some shit in a 3-4 with Miller at NG, Suh and McCoy at DE and Orakpo as a rush LB, we’re going with the 4-3 as most teams run with this scheme. 

1st Team Offense

QB Sam Bradford, OU - I agree with the scouts.  I think he’s got the fewest holes in his game.  McCoy is based around improvisation and Harrell is a one-two read guy.

RB Kendall Hunter, OSU – He’s not real big, but he’s the hardest guy to tackle.  Murray came on strong late, but Hunter has been more consistent.

WR Michael Crabtree, Tech – I think he’s the surest thing at the next level in this conference.

WR Dez Bryant, OSU - He’s arguably better than Crabtree once the ball is in the air.

WR Jeremy Maclin, Mizzou - Shipley had a great comeback season, but I like uber-speed at the slot receiver.  Leach came in 2nd in the Maclin and Bryant sweepstakes.  That would have been cool with Crabtree.

TE Brandon Pettigrew, OSU - One could claim that Coffman and Gresham are better receivers, and I wouldn’t disagree.  Both will be situational guys for the first couple of years in the NFL, while Pettigrew will start from day 1.  He’s like having another left tackle on the field in the run game.

LT Jason Smith, Baylor - I think Okung is a better run blocker, but there’s not a speed rusher that can get the corner on Smith.  Great athlete, who has the feet to improve in the running game.  He’s a nasty player as well, which may repulse some, but it only ups his value in my book.

LG Keith Williams, Nebraska - I thought he was the best guard I saw play all season, and being a sophomore, will only get better.

C Jon Cooper, OU – It’s a weak year for center play in the Big 12, and Cooper looked the best in the games I watched.  HenryJames is adament against this pick and Baylor’s Walton or OSU’s Washington could fill in here as well. 

RG Duke Robinson, OU – He plays on the left side for OU, but I think Williams is a better fit with the athletic Smith.

RT Russell Okung, OSU – He’s not as quick as Smith, but he’s a better technician in the run game.  If I need a yard, I feel good about my chances behind Robinson and Okung on the right.  Pettigrew probably makes him look better than he really is, though.

K Dan Bailey, OSU – I plan on scoring only TDs, but in case Smith gets a personal foul in the red zone, we might need a guy that can make a field goal.  Bailey seems like the best option.

1st Team Defense

RDE Brian Orakpo, Texas – He’s the best pass rusher in this conference, although, he’s not quite the run stuffer that people believe.  Unless, left unblocked on a reverse.

DT Gerald McCoy, OU – He plays mostly as a 1 technique, but he’ll be even more productive with single team blocking as a 3.  McCoy would get my vote as the best all around interior defender.

NG Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska – He’s stuck on a shitty defense, but that’s not his fault.  I could go with Roy Miller here as well, but I think Suh is a better technician.

LDE McKinner Dixon, Tech – Brandon Williams gets more ink and sacks, but Dixon is a one man zone read stopping machine and a better all around player.  Oklahoma and Baylor ran over and around several DEs on the Tech roster, but away from him.  He’s the best run defender at DE in the conference and crafty contain man, when QBs break the pocket.

 WLB Roddrick Muckelroy, Texas – I wouldn’t want to leave him in the middle and make him do much thinking, but he’s the best option in this league for making stops between the tackles and running down perimeter plays at the weakside position.  Pawelek is better at jumping routes and making tackles 6 yards down the field.  I like mine a little closer to the line of scrimmage and Muckelroy is a downhill player.

MLB Brian Duncan, Tech - He’s the best true MLB in the Big 12 and nobody reads hats better.  Inside-out, one step behind the ball carrier.  Duncan makes the fewest mental errors and finishes plays near the line. 

SLB Travis Lewis, OU - I like his versatility and downhill style.  Plus, he’s the only guy at the position that can run with a TE in man coverage outside of Sexton, who is more of a safety than LB.

RCB Jacob Lacey, OSU – With most right handed QBs and Orakpo, you could put a midget on a unicycle on the right and be fine.  I like Lacey as a man-to-man guy on this side against #2 WRs.

RS Darcel McBath, Tech – He’s seen a lot of snaps and it finally paid dividends this season.  McBath can play man when asked to as evidenced by his shutout of Dez Bryant in the red zone.

LS Lendy Holmes, OU – I feel most comfortable with him as a deep threat safety valve.

LCB Dominique Franks, OU – He fared better than anyone against Crabtree and will be a 1st rounder some day.  I wouldn’t be scared to leave him on an island.

2nd Team Offense

QB Colt McCoy, Texas - You could argue that McCoy does more with less than any QB in the conference, but I still think Bradford is the best talent. 

RB Demarco Murray, OU – He looked healthy to me in Norman.

WR Jordan Shipley, Texas - He’s a first teamer in most seasons.

WR Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas - Turned it on in conference play.

WR Juaquin Iglesias, OU – I’m running out of shit to say about these guys, but Quan Cosby or Ryan Tannehill would work here as well.

TE Jermain Gresham, OU - Coffman is interchangeable here, but he missed some time with injury and I think Gresham can stretch the field better.

LT Adam Ulatoski, Texas – He’s the Longhorns best OL, but not quite the athlete of the first teamers.  I love Rylan Reed to death, and pre-injury, he would have this spot.  He’s a step slower this year.

LG Louis Vasquez, Tech - This is our throwing team.  We’ll run the ball with the first unit, but as a pass blocker, it doesn’t get much better than Vasquez.

C J.D. Walton, Baylor – He’s physical enough.  An argument could be made for Washington or KU’s Ryan Cantrell.

RG Andrew Lewis, OSU - If we need to run the ball, we’ll do it on this side and Lewis is one of the more underrated guards in this conference.  He plays on the left with Okung, but will fit nicely with the next guy.

RT Marlon Winn, Tech – He’s Tech’s best OL and nastier than the women at Chances R.  You can run the ball behind him as well.

2nd Team Defense

RDE Brandon Williams, Tech – You can’t let a guy that can get to the QB like Williams slip any further than this.

DT Colby Whitlock, Tech - He covers more ground laterally than any other DT in the Big 12.  Facing single team blocking as a 3 technique would cause any team problems.  Don’t knock his play based on the OU game.  They spent their time running away from him.

NG Roy Miller, Texas – He would rotate getting equal snaps with Suh.  I won’t fight back, if Texas fans insist he’s a first teamer, but I think Suh is a more complete player.

LDE Sergio Kindle, Texas – I want to sack some more QBs and he got much better against the run as the season went on.

SLB Andre Sexton, OSU - He’s the most valuable player on the OSU defense and there’s not a better LB at perimeter defense or playing man with a TE or slot receiver.  We won’t see many offenses where he has to play between the tackles.  James Holt of Kansas would work here as well.

MLB Reggie Walker, Kansas State – He suffers from Suh syndrome of being stuck on a shitty defense.  Make no mistake about it, this guy knows how to flow to the football. 

WLB Joe Pawelek, Baylor – I still think he’s overrated, but productivity and big play ability make him hard to slip any lower.  He’s a tremendous upgrade from Sean Weatherspoon.

RCB Brian Jackson, OU - He would be the best corner on most teams.

RS Daniel Charbonnet, Tech – This unit will be vulnerable to the deep ball, but we’re going for turnovers and that’s why we’ve got Williams and Kindle up front.  Charbonnet just always seems to be in the right spot.

LS William Moore, Mizzou - He had a down year playing out of position, but he belongs here when used appropriately.  One could make an argument for Nic Harris, I guess, but I’ve always thought he seems to be the root of some of OU’s defensive struggles versus being a 1st team all conference player. 

LCB Jamar Wall, Tech - I think Chykie Brown of Texas might have this spot were he not injured, but Wall performed well against Dez Bryant, Juaquin Iglesias and Jordan Shipley, which can’t be dismissed.

P Justin Brantley, A&M - We’re not going to punt, but if we do, let’s go with the guy who has the most practice.

Your thoughts?