Three Arizona Wildcats and three Arizona State Sun Devils made the 2025 All-Big 12 First Team, including UA quarterback Noah Fifita and ASU wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, the conference announced on Thursday.
Fifita was joined by Arizona defensive backs Dalton Johnson and Treydan Stukes on the First Team.
For ASU, Tyson, running back Raleek Brown and defensive back Keith Abney II received the honors.
Arizona and ASU finished both finished with 6-3 conference records and await their respective bowl game assignments. The Wildcats came out on top of this year’s Territorial Cup matchup in Tempe.
No Wildcats or Sun Devils won individual awards, as BYU running back LJ Martin won the Offensive Player of the Year, Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez the Defensive Player of the Year and BYU’s Kalani Sitake the Coach of the Year for the conference.
Fifita and Tyson were both listed as honorable mentions for the Offensive Player of the Year, and Johnson was an honorable mention for the Defensive Player of the Year.
Arizona Wildcats on the All-Big 12 teams
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First Team: QB Noah Fifita, DB Treydan Stukes, DB Dalton Johnson
Third Team: WR Kris Hutson, LB Taye Brown, DB Jay’Vion Cole, DB Genesis Smith
Honorable mentions: OL Ty Buchanan, RB Ismail Mahdi, DL Deshawn McKnight, DL Mays Pese, DL Tiaoalii Savea, WR Tre Spivey, WR Javin Whatley
Fifita threw for 2,963 passing yards and 26 touchdowns to only five interceptions this season, starting all 12 regular season games. In conference games, he finished third in passing yards, second in completion percentage and second in touchdown passes among Big 12 quarterbacks. He tossed 11 touchdowns with one interception over his final six games, leading the Wildcats to a nine-win season for the second time in three years.
Johnson and Stukes each intercepted four passes in conference play, tied for the Big 12 lead this season. Johnson also finished third with 81 tackles.
Arizona State Sun Devils on the All-Big 12 teams
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First Team: WR Jordyn Tyson, DB Keith Abney II, RB Raleek Brown
Second Team: OL Max Iheanachor, LB Jordan Crook, LB Keyshaun Elliott
Third Team: DL Prince Dorbah, DL Justin Wodtly, DB Myles Rowser
Honorable mentions: WR Derek Eusebio, K Jesus Gomez, TE Chamon Metayer
Tyson dealt with injuries this season and missed three games, but he still managed to gain 711 receiving yards with eight touchdowns. He is projected to land in the top 10 of the NFL Draft this upcoming spring, potentially as the first wide receiver off the board.
Abney led the Big 12 with nine pass breakups to go along with two interceptions in conference play, one of which sealed a victory over West Virginia.
Brown finished the Big 12 season third in the conference 849 rushing yards, 255 of which came during a dominant performance against Colorado in ASU’s penultimate regular season game. His 1,141 rushing yards on the season ranked second among Big 12 running backs.
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