1987 All-Big Eight Conference football team

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).

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 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)

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