Seven Kansas football players — Zach Dyer, Barry Goodrich, Justin Henry, Jake Letourneau, Derick Mills, Travis Watkins and Darren Rus — were named to the academic all-Big 12 first team, while Johnny Beck, John Harvey and Brandon Lacy were named to the second team.

Letourneau is a three-time academic all-Big 12 selection and was recently named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-American All-District VII team. A fifth-year senior, Letourneau has a 3.38 grade point average with a major in Pre-Optometry/Biology. Goodrich is making his second appearance on the academic all-Big 12 first team, while Lacy is a two-time academic all-Big 12 second-team selection. Mills was a second team all-Big 12 selection last year.

First-team members have maintained a 3.2 or better grade-point average, while the second team members are those who have a 3.0 to 3.19 GPA.