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Big 12 Football: 10 newcomers who’ll have instant impacts in 2022

By Dante Pryor

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 4: The Big 12 Football Conference logo is seen on a goal post before the game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Baylor Bears in the Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium on December 4, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. Baylor won 21-16.(Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 4: The Big 12 Football Conference logo is seen on a goal post before the game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Baylor Bears in the Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium on December 4, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. Baylor won 21-16.(Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /
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Jan 1, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baylor Bears head coach Dave Aranda is doused with a sports drink by his players in the final seconds of the Bears victory over the Mississippi Rebels 2022 Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baylor Bears head coach Dave Aranda is doused with a sports drink by his players in the final seconds of the Bears victory over the Mississippi Rebels 2022 Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports /

Braylin Presley, ATH

Don’t let Cowboys’ incoming freshman athlete Braylin Presley’s diminutive stature fool you. Size is not a skill and you cannot hit what you cannot catch. Presley is speed personified. Not only did he play football, but he was also a 10.64 100-yard dash sprinter and the Oklahoma player of the year.

Presley comes to Stillwater as instant offense. Presley can come in day one and contribute on special teams, returning kicks and punts while also being used on reverses, jet sweeps, or whatever else the Cowboys can do to get him in the ball in space.

Armani Winfield, WR

The Baylor Bears won the Big 12 championship last season using a lot of ground and pound with running backs Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner. If there was one thing the Bears lacked last season, it was a legitimate big-time receiver.

Dave Aranda, offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes, and the Bears might have found their receiver in Armani Winfield. A former 200-meter sprinter, Winfield has ideal size to play early. Despite the size, Winfield has good acceleration and agility which can turn into big plays for the Bears.

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