By CollegeFootballNews.com | January 20, 2017 12:50 am CT

2017 Recruiting National Signing Day All-Big 12 Team

Who are the best and the brightest new recruits in the Big 12? It’s the 2017 All-Big 12 Recruiting Team.

Get the expectations going. These are the best and the brightest prospects being signed by the Big 12 teams for the 2017 recruiting class. These are the names you’ll need to know – at least if all goes according to plan.

Note: There might be some changes depending on last-second signings on National Signing Day

Scroll down to check out the 2012 Big 12 All-Recruiting Team. Did the top prospects live up to the hype?

2017 Big 12 All-Recruiting National Signing Day Team: Offense

QB: McLane Carter, Texas Tech

RB: Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma

RB: Toneil Carter, Texas

WR: Omar Manning, TCU

WR: Jalen Reagor, TCU

TE: Grant Calcaterra, Oklahoma

OT: Adrian Ealy, Oklahoma

OG: Marquis Hayes, Oklahoma

C: Jack Anderson, Texas Tech

OG: Tyrese Robinson, Oklahoma

OT: Will Farrar, Texas Tech

2017 Big 12 All-Recruiting National Signing Day Team: Defense

DE: Taquon Graham, Texas

DT: Brendon Evers, Oklahoma State

DT: James Lynch, Baylor

DE: Isaiah Thomas, Oklahoma

OLB: Addison Gumbs, Oklahoma

ILB: Levi Draper, Oklahoma

OLB: Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma

CB: Tre Brown, Oklahoma

S: Robert Barnes, Oklahoma

S: Derrek Pitts, West Virginia

CB: Josh Thompson, Texas

2017 Big 12 All-Recruiting National Signing Day Team: Kickers

PK: Liam Jones, Kansas

P: Reeves Mundschau, Oklahoma

Here were the supposed top prospects from five years ago in the 2012 team. These were expected to be the franchise-makers. Did it work out that way?

2012 CFN All-Big 12 Recruiting Team

QB – Connor Brewer, Texas
RB – Benjamin Catalon, TCU
RB – Johnathan Gray, Texas
WR – Cayleb Jones, Texas
WR – Trey Metoyer, Oklahoma
TE – Griffin Gilbert, TCU
OT – Kennedy Estelle , Texas
OG – Curtis Riser, Texas
C – Ty Darlington, Oklahoma
OG – Michael Starts, Texas Tech
OT – Camrhon Hughes, Texas
PK – Ethan Perry, TCU

DE – Devonte Fields, TCU
DT – Paul Boyette, Texas
DT – Malcom Brown, Texas
DE – Javonte Magee, Baylor
OLB – Torshiro Davis,Texas
MLB – Dalton Santos, Texas
OLB – Peter Jinkens, Texas
CB – Bryson Echols, Texas
S – Adrian Colbert, Texas
S – Derrick Woods, Oklahoma
CB – Kendall Sanders, Texas
P – No Punters Signed

2017 Recruiting Position Rankings
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