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Three Cyclones On Preseason All-Big 12 Team
07.07.2025 | Football
AMES, Iowa – Three Iowa State football players have been named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team as voted on by the league's media.
The Cyclone defense was represented on the team by senior defensive lineman Domonique Orange, senior safety Jeremiah Cooper and redshirt junior cornerback Jontez Williams.
Cooper, an El Paso, Texas, native, has seven career interceptions as a three-year starter for the Cyclones. He started all 14 games for ISU last season and was fourth on the team with 48 tackles and two interceptions, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades a year after being named a first-team selection.
A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Orange has twice been named honorable mention All-Big 12. He finished his junior year with 24 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss. In the final five games of the season Orange notched 14 tackles, 3.5 of which came behind the line of scrimmage.
Williams, a Starke, Florida, native, led Iowa State and tied for third in the Big 12 Conference with four interceptions last season as he earned All-Big 12 Second-Team honors. Two of his interceptions came in the end zone, while another thwarted UCF's hopes of a game-winning drive. Williams finished the season with 46 tackles, including two for a loss, in his first season as a starter for the Cyclones.
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2025 Preseason All-Big 12 Team (Media Vote)
Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Leavitt, QB, Arizona State, RS-So.
Defensive Player of the Year: Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech, Sr.
Newcomer of the Year: Devon Dampier, QB, Utah, Jr.
Preseason All-Conference Team (Offense)
QB: Sam Leavitt, Arizona State, RS-So.
RB: Bryson Washington, Baylor, RS-So.
RB: Jahiem White, West Virginia, Jr.
FB/H-Back: Will Swanson, Kansas State, Sr.
WR: Eric McAlister, TCU, Sr.
WR: Chase Roberts, BYU, RS-Sr.
WR: Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State, RS-Jr.
TE: Joe Royer, Cincinnati, RS-Sr.
OL: Ben Coleman, Arizona State, Gr.
OL: Spencer Fano, Utah, Jr.
OL: Bryce Foster, Kansas, RS-Jr.
OL: Caleb Lomu, Utah, RS-So.
OL: Jordan Seaton, Colorado, So.
PK: Will Ferrin, BYU, RS-Sr.
PR/KR: Josh Cameron, Baylor, RS-Sr.
Preseason All-Conference Team (Defense)
DL: David Bailey, Texas Tech, Sr.
DL: Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati, RS-Sr.
DL: C.J. Fite, Arizona State, Jr.
DL: Lee Hunter, Texas Tech, Sr.
DL: Domonique Orange, Iowa State, Sr.
LB: Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech, Sr.
LB: Austin Romaine, Kansas State, Jr.
LB: Keaton Thomas, Baylor, RS-Jr.
DB: Xavion Alford, Arizona State, RS-Sr.
DB: Bud Clark, TCU, Sr.
DB: Jeremiah Cooper, Iowa State, Sr.
DB: DJ McKinney, Colorado, Jr.
DB: Jontez Williams, Iowa State, RS-Jr.
P: Palmer Williams, Baylor, Jr.
Players Mentioned
Aiden Flora 4_15_26 interview
Wednesday, April 15
David Coffey 4_15_26 interview
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RBs Coach John Johnson 4_15_26 presser
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CBs Coach Mike Banks 4_15_26 presser
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