DALLAS (AP) – Four Kansas State defenders were named to the preseason All-Big 12 team selected by the media: linemen Will Geary and Jordan Wells, linebacker Elijah Lee and defensive back Dante Barnett. That’s not all that impresses Coach Bill Snyder about them.

Snyder told reporters Tuesday he likes the fact “they’re good, young people” and that they have a value system that allows them to be leaders. He says leadership is important to any college football program.