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Cowboys Garnering Preseason Recognition
04/20/2009
 Oklahoma State is well-represented on the NationalChamps.net Preseason All-America list, as running back Kendall Hunter, wide receiver Dez Bryant and left tackle Russell Okung all garnered preseason first-team All-America accolades, with kick returner Perrish Cox on the second team and quarterback Zac Robinson and linebacker Andre Sexton both securing honorable mention recognition.
Additionally, the site listed Bryant, Hunter and Robinson on its preseason list of top-15 Heisman Trophy candidates.
According to the NationalChamps.net list, Oklahoma State leads the nation with three first-team All-Americans on the offensive side of the ball and ties Florida for the national lead with three first-team All-Americans overall.
In a similar fashion, Oklahoma State dominates the preseason Heisman List, with Bryant leading the way ranked as the nation’s No. 4 Heisman candidate behind Florida’s Tim Tebow, Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and Texas’ Colt McCoy. Hunter is ranked as the No. 8 candidate and Robinson comes in as the No. 12 candidate. No other school has three players listed among the top 15 list of preseason Heisman candidates.
Bryant was a consensus All-America honoree and the runner-up for the Biletnikoff Award in 2008 after ranking among the top three nationally in four different statistical categories. The Lufkin, Texas, native caught 87 passes for 1,480 yards and had 19 touchdown receptions. He flourished in the return game as well, securing Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year honors after returning 17 punts for 305 yards (17.9 avg.) with two touchdown returns.
A first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America in 2008, Hunter led the Big 12 and ranked seventh nationally with 119.6 rushing yards per game last year and boasts a career rushing average of 6.5 yards per carry. He was recognized as a second-team All-American by The Sporting News and a third-team All-American by the Associated Press in 2008.
Robinson was a finalist for the Manning Award and was a semifinalist for both the Maxwell Award and the Davey O’Brien Award in 2008 after completing 204-of-314 passes for 3,064 yards and 25 touchdowns. He added 562 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns to his stat line as well and has rushed for 1,409 yards the last two years.
Consistently ranked among the top-10 nationally in the preseason polls, the Cowboys open the season when they host Georgia at Boone Pickens Stadium on Sept. 5.
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