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Texas Tech football: The top Red Raider from each season of the Big 12 era

By Matthew Conner

ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Patrick Mahomes II #5 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders warming up before the game against the Baylor Bears on November 25, 2016 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Baylor 54-35. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Patrick Mahomes II #5 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders warming up before the game against the Baylor Bears on November 25, 2016 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Baylor 54-35. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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Wide receiver Michael Crabtree
Wide receiver Michael Crabtree /

2007: Michael Crabtree

Speaking of standout wide receivers, the best to ever play at Texas Tech was unstoppable in 2007.  That year, Michael Crabtree burst onto the scene as a redshirt freshman to set numerous NCAA records and capture the first of his two Biletnikoff Awards.

His 134 receptions and 1,964 yards were national records for a freshman.  What’s more, his 22 TD grabs set a program record.  Obviously, those numbers were good enough to garner unanimous All-American honors.

Amazingly, the Dallas native who was a two-sport star in high school and who played QB for Dallas Carter put up 100 yards in 11 of his 13 games that year.  What’s more, in the other two games he had at least 61 yards.

An issue with his high school transcript forced Crabtree to redshirt as a true freshman.  But during his year on the scout team, we heard rumblings of a freshman who was dominating practices and making Tech’s first-team defense look silly.

When Crabtree finally stepped onto the field for Tech, he lived up to the hype.  Making his collegiate debut in his hometown against SMU he caught 12 passes for 106 yards and three scores.  He would begin his career with seven 100-yard games and for the year he would average 151 yards per contest.  Not only was it the best season of any Red Raider in 2007 but it has to be considered the best individual season by any player in the history of Texas Tech football.

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