2014 Mountain West All-Conference teams: Colorado State's Garrett Grayson is Offensive Player of the Year

The 2014 Mountain West awards are out and the voting came from all of the coaches and some of the media members that cover their respective teams. This list does have a few surprises on this list and it starts with Colorado State Rams quarterback Garrett Grayson being named the offensive player of the year.

Don't get me wrong as Grayson had an amazing season with 32 touchdowns and just six interceptions and was far and away the best quarterback in the conference. Jay Ajayi would have been my selection due to his 24 rushing touchdowns and averaging 134.92 yards per game, but he not only ran the ball well but he also was a threat receiving the ball with another four touchdowns and 45 receptions. He averaged 180 all-purpose yards per game and over two touchdowns per game.

There also is a very good case to be made for Grayson's teammate, wide receiver Rashard Higgins. Higgins was a first-team selection but he blew out any other receiver and was very dominant all year. He averaged 149 yards per game receiving, 17 touchdowns and 89 receptions. However, a receiver getting this award is tough since his quarterback would also be up for the award.

Even San Diego State's Donnell Pumphrey had to be in the mix with him leading the Mountain West in rushing and had 19 touchdowns, but the Aztecs going just 7-5 played a factor.

The offensive player of the year was very close this year, and it would be nice to see the vote breakdown for that award.

Another shock was to see that Utah State's Hunter Sharp was not named as a second-team wide receiver. Yes, his production slowed down with the constant changes at quarterback, but he still had two more touchdowns and over 200 more yards then San Jose State's Tyler Winston who earned second-team receiver honors. Winston did have 15 more receptions.

The deepest position had to be defensive backs since Boise State's Donte Deayon was a second team player who had four interceptions, one was returned for a touchdown and eight pass break ups. However, the voting seemed solid in that area with the first team, well maybe Fresno State's Derron Smith earned a bid over name than production; yet 80 tackles from a defensive back is good.