1987 All-Big Eight Conference football team

The 1987 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1987 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections[]

Quarterbacks[]

• Steve Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1)

Running backs[]

• Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (AP-1)
• Keith Jones, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Joe Henderson, Iowa State (AP-1)

Tight ends[]

• Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP-1)

Wide receivers[]

• Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1)

Centers[]

• Bob Latham, Oklahoma (AP-1)

Down linemen[]

• Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Greg Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• John McCormick, Nebraska (AP-1)

Defensive selections[]

Defensive ends[]

• Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-1)

Down lineman[]

• Neil Smith, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Tim Rather, Nebraska (AP-1)
• Kyle Rappold, Colorado (AP-1)

Linebackers[]

• Dante Jones, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Eric McCarty, Colorado (AP-1)

Defensive backs[]

• Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• David Vickers, Oklahoma (AP-1)
• Erik McMillan, Missouri (AP-1)
• Mickey Pruitt, Colorado (AP-1)

Special teams[]

Place-kicker[]

• Jeff Shudak, Iowa State (AP-1)

Punter[]

• Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1)

Key[]

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also[]

• 1987 College Football All-America Team

References[]