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The countdown of the 50 best Mountain West players continues with the No. 40 selection being another defender in Wyoming Cowboys cornerback Blair Burns. The Wyoming defense was not good in 2012 yet Burns was able to shine in the secondary.
In 2012 he knocked down 10 passes that came his way and he also got a hand on another for an amazing 99-yard interception return for a touchdown. Plus, Wyoming's rushing game was not good so he had to get involved in that aspect of the defense, and he racked up 60 tackles. Burns also was on special teams where he returned punts for the first half of the season, and on 12 returns he averaged just over 10 yards a return.
Here is the latest update on who picked where plus the composite, click the players name in the composite row to read why they ended up with that ranking. Also, bold is where today's player was selected.
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| 18. | Derek Largent, San Diego State, LB | |||||
| 19. | Garrett Grayson, Colorado State, QB | |||||
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| 21. | Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, Boise State, DT | Nick Tenhaeff, San Diego State, LB | ||||
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| 24. | Kyler Fackrell, Utah State, LB | |||||
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| 26. | Nick Sherry, UNLV, QB | |||||
| 27. | Cory James, Colorado State, LB | |||||
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| 29. | Derek Largent, San Diego State, LB | Chase Clayton, KR/WR, New Mexico | ||||
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| 31. | Nolan Kohorst, UNLV, PK | Dominic Rufran, Wyoming, WR | Blair Burns, Wyoming, CB | |||
| 32. | Kyler Fackrell, Utah State, LB | Christian Tago, San Jose Sate, LB | ||||
| 33. | Alex Hansen, DE, Air Force | Zach Vigil, Utah State, LB | ||||
| 34. | Zach Vigil, Utah State, LB | Jon Lee, Air Force, RB | Nicholas Kaspar, San Jose State, OT |
Marcel Jensen, Fresno State, TE | Nicholas Kaspar, San Jose State, OT | |
| 35. | Cole Gautsche, New Mexico, QB | |||||
| 36. | John Hardy-Tuliau, Hawai'i, S | Chandler Jones, San Jose State, WR | ||||
| 37. | Blair Burns, Wyoming, CB | Cole Gautsche, New Mexico, QB | Joel Bitonio, Nevada, T | |||
| 38. | Blair Burns, Wyoming, CB | |||||
| 39. | Ty MacArthur, Air Force, WR/KR | Nick Tenhaeff, San Diego State, LB | ||||
| 40. Blair Burns, Wyoming, CB | Nevin Lawson, Utah State, CB | Don Jackson, Nevada, RB | Nicholas Kaspar, San Jose State, OT | Lenny Jones, Nevada, DE | ||
| 41. Kyler Fackrell, Utah State, LB | Josh Harper, Fresno State, WR | Marcel Jensen, Fresno State, TE | Josh Harper, Fresno State, WR | Derek Largent, San Diego State, LB | ||
| 42. Derek Largent, San Diego State, LB | Cory James, Colorado State, LB | Austin Lopez, K, San Jose State | Andy Jennings, Fresno State, DE | Josh Quezada, Fresno State, RB | ||
| 43. Nicholas Kaspar, San Jose State, OT | Dillon Farrell, New Mexico, Center | Dillon Farrell, New Mexico, Center | Andy Jennings, Fresno State, DE | Dallas Bollema, New Mexico, LB | ||
| 44. Nick Tenhaeff, San Diego State, LB | Billy Ray Stutzmann, Hawaii, WR | Nevin Lawson, Utah State, CB | Nevin Lawson, Utah State, CB | DeAndre Elliott, Colorado State, CB | Ben Clarke, Hawaii, C | John Hardy-Tuliau, Hawai'i, S |
| 45. Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, Boise State, DT | Jon Lee, Air Force, RB | Blake Renaud, LB, Boise State | Marcel Jensen, Fresno State, TE | Ian Seau, Nevada, LB | Alex Hansen, DE, Air Force | |
| 46. Chase Clayton, KR/WR, New Mexico | Trent Matthews, Colorado State, S | Sam Meredith, DT, San Diego State | Billy Ray Stutzmann, Hawaii, WR | Taylor Graham, Hawaii, QB | Nolan Kohorst, UNLV, PK | LaMarr Bratton, G, New Mexico |
| 47. Zach Vigil, Utah State, LB | Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, Boise State, DT | Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, Boise State, DT | Sidney Hodge, UNLV, CB | Kivon Cartwright, Colorado State, TE | Tyler Ervin, KR, San Jose State | |
| 49. Cory James, Colorado State, LB | Ty MacArthur, Air Force, WR/KR | Richy Turner, Nevada, WR | Joel Bitonio, T, Nevada | |||
| 49.Marcel Jensen, Fresno State, TE | Nick Sherry, UNLV, QB | Chase Clayton, KR/WR, New Mexico | Eric Pinkins, San Diego State, SS | Marcus Sullivan, UNLV, WR | Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, Boise State, DT | |
| 50. Garrett Grayson, Colorado State, QB | Colin Lockett, San Diego State, WR | Lenny Jones, Nevada, DE | Chandler Jones, San Jose State, WR | Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, Boise State, DT |