Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan was named a First-Team All-Big 12 selection on Thursday. UA junior cornerback Tacario Davis received second-team honors.
McMillan is the first Arizona receiver to earn all-conference first-team honors since Juron Criner in 2010. McMillan also received honorable mention for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.
McMillan and Davis were the only Wildcats selected to the All-Big 12 teams. Senior kicker Tyler Loop, junior offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea and redshirt junior defensive back Dalton Johnson were named honorable mention.
Arizona receiver Tetairoa McMillan, right, flips a salute after hauling in the Wildcats’ only score of the afternoon in the third quarter against Arizona State in the 98th Territorial Cup on Nov. 30, 2024, at Arizona Stadium.
McMillan, a projected Top 10 pick in the NFL Draft, ended his likely last season in Tucson with 84 catches for 1,319 yards and eight touchdowns. McMillan, who is third in college football in receiving yards, leads the Big 12 in receiving yards and is a Biletnikoff Award finalist. Fans can still vote for the Biletnikoff Award at biletnikoffaward.com/fan-vote.
In three years at Arizona, McMillan recorded a school-record 3,423 yards and 26 touchdowns, the third-most in program history. McMillan’s 213 career receptions ranks fourth in UA history behind Mike Thomas, Bobby Wade and Dennis Northcutt. McMillan owns the single-game receiving record with 304 yards and four touchdowns, which he set in the season opener against New Mexico in August.
Arizona defensive back Tacario Davis (1) lines up during the first half against TCU, Nov. 23, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Davis logged a career-high 43 tackles — 28 solo tackles — and six pass deflections. Davis was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after having five pass breakups in Arizona's upset win over 10th-ranked Utah in Salt Lake City.
The Big 12 also announced its individual awards on Thursday.
Here's a look at the Big 12 award winners:
Offensive Player of the Year: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
Defensive Player of the Year: Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado
Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
Defensive Newcomer of the Year: BJ Green II, DL, Colorado
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Sam Leavitt, QB, Arizona State
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Josiah Trotter, LB, West Virginia
Special Teams Players of the Year: Will Ferrin, K, BYU; Jaylin Noel, KR/PR, Iowa State
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Wyatt Milum, LT, West Virginia
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Brendan Mott, DE, Kansas State
Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year: Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State
Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas; Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech
All-Big 12 First Team
Offense
QB: Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
RB: Cam Skattebo, Arizona State
RB: RJ Harvey, UCF
FB: Jared Casey, Kansas
WR: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
WR: Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State
WR: Travis Hunter, Colorado
TE: Joe Ryer, Cincinnati
TE: Brant Kuithe, Utah
OL: Leif Fautanu, Arizona State
OL: Caleb Etienne, BYU
OL: Luke Kandra, Cincinnati
OL: Spencer Fano, Utah
OL: Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
PK: Will Ferrin, BYU
KR/PR: Josh Cameron, Baylor
KR/PR: Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
Defense
DL: Tyler Batty, BYU
DL: Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
DL: Brendan Mott, Kansas State
DL: TJ Jackson II, West Virginia
DL: BJ Green II, Colorado
LB: Matt Jones, Baylor
LB: Keaton Thomas, Baylor
LB: Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech
DB: Xavion Alford, Arizona State
DB: Travis Hunter, Colorado
DB: AJ Haulcy, Houston
DB: Cobee Bryant, Kansas
DB: Mello Dotson, Kansas
P: Palmer Williams, Baylor
