8) Kelechi Osemele, OL, Iowa State
At 6-foot-6 and 347 pounds, Kelechi Osemele is one of the Big 12's biggest linemen. He also happens to be the arguably the league's best.
Osemele was somewhat under-recruited out of Houston Langham Creek High School, but it didn't take long for him to find his mark at %%MATCH_42%% State. After redshirting his first year, he played in every game as a redshirt freshman, starting five. His sophomore year saw him not only grab a consistent spot in the starting lineup, but also take his place among the conference's best, earning second-team All-Big 12 honors.
He dropped to an honorable mention pick a year ago, but that might have had more to do with Iowa State slipping from his sophomore year. On the hoof, he's a massive, pounding run blocker with long arms who projects as a first-round draft pick.
And in a league that's stacked with talent, that's more than most can say. If Iowa State struggles again, don't be shocked if his postseason honors suffer again. Regardless, if you allowed coaches to draft from the Big 12's top linemen, Osemele would certainly be one of the first ones taken.
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No. 9: Texas A&M RB Cyrus Gray
No. 10: Oklahoma State OL Levy Adcock
No. 11: Texas A&M WR Jeff Fuller
No. 12: Texas LB Keenan Robinson
No. 13: Oklahoma DE Frank Alexander
No. 14: Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill
No. 15: Oklahoma DB Tony Jefferson
No. 16: Texas LB Emmanuel Acho
No. 17: Oklahoma DB Demontre Hurst
No. 18: Baylor WR Kendall Wright
No. 19: Oklahoma OL Ben Habern
No. 20: Oklahoma State OL Lane Taylor
No. 21: Iowa State LB Jake Knott
No.22: Oklahoma State S Markelle Martin
No.23: Missouri DL Brad Madison
No. 24: Missouri WR T.J. Moe
No. 25: Texas Tech OL Mickey Okafor
No. 26: Missouri TE Michael Egnew
No. 27: Texas A&M CB Coryell Judie
No. 28: Texas DB Kenny Vaccaro
No. 29: Oklahoma DE/LB Ronnell Lewis
No. 30: Texas A&M RB Christine Michael
No. 31: Kansas OL Jeremiah Hatch
No. 32: Texas Tech OL Lonnie Edwards
No. 33: Missouri DE Jacquies Smith
No. 34: Oklahoma WR Kenny Stills
No. 35: Texas WR Mike Davis
No. 36: Texas DE Jackson Jeffcoat
No. 37: Kansas State DB %%MATCH_45%%
No. 38: Oklahoma OL %%MATCH_50%%
No. 39: Texas Tech RB %%MATCH_47%%
No. 40: Baylor OL Philip Blake
No. 41: Missouri LB %%MATCH_46%%
No. 42: Texas DL Alex Okafor
No. 43: Texas A&M DL Tony Jerod-Eddie
No. 44: Kansas RB %%MATCH_51%%
No. 45: Texas Tech S Cody Davis
No. 46: Iowa State CB %%MATCH_43%%
No. 47: Kansas State S %%MATCH_49%%
No. 48: Baylor DE/LB %%MATCH_48%%
No. 49: Kansas State DE %%MATCH_44%%
No. 50: Kansas DE Toben Opurum