The TCU Horned Frogs had six football players earn All-Big 12 recognition this season. Among the winners were wide receiver Eric McAlister and linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr, who each earned All-Big 12 First Team awards. Free safety Bud Clark, outside linebacker Devean Deal and safety Jamel Johnson were named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and inside linebacker Namdi Obiazor took home an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.🏆 Eric McAlister is First Team All-Big 12‼️#GoFrogs 🐸 #ForTheWorthypic.twitter.com/7F02WBKzPO— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) December 4, 2025McAlister led the Horned Frogs in receiving this season, posting 1,121 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on 64 catches. His 1,121 receiving yards rank second for a single season in school history behind Josh Doctson. The former Boise State transfer, who earned an Honorable Mention for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, went over the 100-yard receiving mark six times this season.Elarms-Orr recorded 15-plus tackles against Baylor and West Virginia and ended the regular season with 119 tackles, 57 solo tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss. A former California transfer, Elarms-Orr added four sacks and two pass breakups for the Horned Frogs, who did not have a single All-Big 12 First Team recipient last season.🏆 Kaleb Elarms-Orr is First Team All-Big 12‼️#GoFrogs 🐸 #ForTheWorthypic.twitter.com/HNw6xZou6x— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) December 4, 2025Deal finished with 50 tackles, 8.5 TFLs, four pass breakups, a forced fumble and 3.5 sacks as TCU’s starting EDGE linebacker this season. A former Tulane transfer and brother of defensive tackle Markis Deal, Devean was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention last season. Clark, an All-Big 12 Second Team winner last year, ended the season with 54 tackles, five pass breakups, four interceptions, a sack and a defensive touchdown against North Carolina. Johnson totaled 89 tackles, three tackles for loss and four interceptions for the TCU defense.Obiazor, now a two-time All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, recorded 81 tackles, four tackles for loss, two interceptions, two sacks and a forced fumble.
