Texas Tech had one representative on the Preseason All Big 12 team and it wasn't an offensive player. No, he's not from the defense. He's a special teams...specialist.

That's right, Texas Tech sophomore place kicker Clayton Hatfield was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team.

Hatfield, who was the lone placekicker selected to the preseason team, returns for his sophomore season after an impressive debut where he finished 53-for-54 on extra-points and 14-for-16 on field goal attempts.

The honor is a deserving one as Hatfield was one of the most accurate kickers in the country in 2015. He ranked in the top ten nationally with an 87.5 field-goal percentage, a mark that led all Big 12 kickers.

The noticeable snubs from a Texas Tech perspective would be Patrick Mahomes at QB over Baker Mayfield but his seniority and the depth of his team probably puts him ahead of Mahomes. It's arguable who deserves the spot.

Texas Tech's offensive line and skill positions are all unproven, and the defense has zero impact players, right now, that made a big enough imprint last year to be given respect in this type of preseason poll. Braeden Fehoko and Jah'Shawn Johnson will be able to be on lists like this in the future.

The rest of the preseason All-Big 12 team is below, Oklahoma led the way with nine nominations.

2016 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team

Offensive Player of the Year:Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma, QB, Jr., Austin, Texas
Defensive Player of the Year:Malik Jefferson, Texas, LB, So., Mesquite, Texas
Newcomer of the Year:Kenny Hill, TCU, QB, Jr., Southlake, Texas
PosNameSchoolHtWtCl/ExpHometown
QBBaker MayfieldOklahoma6-1212Jr./1LAustin, Texas
RBMike WarrenIowa State6-0205So./1LLawton, Okla.
RBSamaje PerineOklahoma5-11237Jr./2LPflugerville, Texas
FBWinston DimelKansas State6-1235So./1LManhattan, Kan.
WRKD CannonBaylor6-0180Jr./2LMount Pleasant, Texas
WRAllen LazardIowa State6-5223Jr./2LUrbandale, Iowa
WRJames WashingtonOklahoma State6-0205Jr./2LStamford, Texas
TEMark AndrewsOklahoma6-5244So./1LScottsdale, Ariz.
OLKyle FullerBaylor6-5310Sr./3LWylie, Texas
OLOrlando BrownOklahoma6-8357So./1LDuluth, Ga.
OLPatrick VaheTexas6-3326So./1LNyack, N.Y.
OLConnor WilliamsTexas6-6288So./1LCoppell, Texas
OLTyler OrloskyWest Virginia6-4295Sr./3LCleveland, Ohio
PKClayton HatfieldTexas Tech5-10170So./1LBoerne, Texas
KR/PRKaVontae TurpinTCU5-9153So./1LMonroe, La.
PosNameSchoolHtWtCl/ExpHometown
DLWill GearyKansas State6-0297Jr./2LTopeka, Kan.
DLJordan WillisKansas State6-5250Sr./3LKansas City, Mo.
DLCharles WalkerOklahoma6-2299Jr./2LGarland, Texas
DLVincent TaylorOklahoma State6-3310Jr./2LSan Antonio, Texas
DLJosh CarrawayTCU6-4250Sr./3LFlower Mound, Texas
DLJames McFarlandTCU6-3250Sr./3LWest Monroe, La.
DLNoble NwachukwuWest Virginia6-2275Sr./3LWylie, Texas
LBElijah LeeKansas State6-3218Jr./2LBlue Springs, Mo.
LBJordan EvansOklahoma6-2233Sr./3LNorman, Okla.
LBMalik JeffersonTexas6-3238So./1LMesquite, Texas
DBDante BarnettKansas State6-1193Sr./3LTulsa, Okla.
DBSteven ParkerOklahoma6-1208Jr./2LTulsa, Okla.
DBJordan ThomasOklahoma6-0187Jr./2LKlein, Texas
DBJordan SternsOklahoma State6-0200Sr./3LCibolo, Texas
DBDavante DavisTexas6-2199So./1LMiami, Fla.
PAustin SeibertOklahoma5-10214So./1LBelleville, Ill.
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