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) and United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks Steve Taylor, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2)
Running backs Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Keith Jones, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Joe Henderson, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-2) Lydell Carr, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2) Robert Delpino, Missouri (AP-2) Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Tight ends Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Banderas, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
Wide receivers Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) Dennis Ross, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-1) Rod Smith, Nebraska (UPI-2) Willie Vaughn, Kansas (UPI-2)
Centers Bob Latham, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Jake Young, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
Down linemen Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Greg Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) John McCormick, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2) Keven Lightner, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-1) Jon Phillips, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2) Doug Meacham, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2) Jeff Rigman, Missouri (AP-2) Bob Sledge, Nebraska (UPI-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Troy Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2) Ricky Shaw, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Down lineman Neil Smith, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Kyle Rappold, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) Tim Rother, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-2) David Bailey, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2) Dante Williams, Oklahoma (AP-2) Kurt Koch, Colorado (AP-2)
Linebackers Dante Jones, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Eric McCarty, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) Steve Forch, Nebraska (UPI-1) LeRoy Etienne, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2) Matt Wallerstedt, Kansas State (AP-2) Sim Drain III, Oklahoma State (UPI-2) Chris Moore, Iowa State (UPI-2)
Defensive backs Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) David Vickers, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) Erik McMillan, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) Mickey Pruitt, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) Charles Frayer, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2) Adrian Jones, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2) Rod Smith, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2) Melvin Gilliam, Oklahoma State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Special teams
Place-kicker Jeff Shudak, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Whelihan, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
Punter Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Whelihan, Missouri (AP-2) Cary Cooper, Oklahoma State (UPI-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International
See also 1987 College Football All-America Team
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