IRVING, Texas -- Led by tight end
Jared Wiley on the first team, 19 TCU football players received All-Big 12 recognition in voting by the conference's head coaches.
Offensive lineman
Brandon Coleman and cornerback
Josh Newton were on the second team. Fifteen Horned Frogs were honorable mention with quarterback
Josh Hoover as Honorable Mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.
Wiley's team-best 47 receptions rank fourth nationally among Power Five tight ends. His eight touchdown catches, which also topped TCU, tie for the national lead among players at his position. It was also the most by a Horned Frog since Jalen Reagor had nine in 2018.
In each of the final three games of the season, Wiley set a career-high in receptions. His 178 yards receiving in a 42-17 win over Baylor broke TCU and Big 12 records for a tight end and are the most nationally by a player at that position this year. He closed his career with a personal-best eight catches and two touchdowns at Oklahoma. Wiley was also voted Honorable Mention Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.
Coleman started seven games at left tackle and four at left guard, totaling 32 knockdown blocks and an 87.0 average grade. He allowed just one sack over 720 snaps. Additionally, he was Honorable Mention Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year.
Newton, who started all 27 games in his TCU career, recorded a team-best nine pass breakups to go with an interception and 33 tackles. Pro Football Focus ranks him fifth among NFL prospects at cornerback and 33rd overall.
2023 TCU Football All-Big 12 Recipients
First Team
Jared Wiley, TE
Second Team
Brandon Coleman, OL
Josh Newton, DB
Honorable Mention
Emani Bailey, RB
Shad Banks Jr., LB
Millard Bradford, DB
Andrew Coker, OL
Caleb Fox, DL
Jamoi Hodge, LB
Griffin Kell, PK
Namdi Obiazor, LB
Willis Patrick, OL
Mark Perry, DB
JP Richardson, WR
Jaylon Robinson, WR
Jordy Sandy, P
Damonic Williams, DL
Savion Williams, WR
Brandon Coleman, Offensive Lineman of the Year
Josh Hoover, Offensive Freshman of the Year
Namdi Obiazor, Defensive Player of the Year
Jared Wiley, Offensive Player of the Year
Damonic Williams, Defensive Lineman of the Year
