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Ten teams are represented in this year's preseason all-Mountain West football selections, though the benchmark for individual success seems to have been raised by San Diego State.
The Aztecs, after cleaning up in the media's preseason player of the year votes, landed a conference-best six players onto this year's iteration. As expected, Donnel Pumphrey, Damontae Kazee and Rashaad Penny appear on offense, defense and special teams, and they are joined by seniors Nico Siragusa, Calvin Munson and Alex Barrett.
Perhaps surprisingly, the Utah State Aggies finished second and claimed four selections, all of which allude to potential strength on their lines. Center Austin Stephens and tackle Jake Simonich represent the offensive line, while Travis Seefeldt and Ricky Ali'fua figure to be factors on the defensive front.
Boise State, San Jose State and Wyoming each had three selections. Fresno State and Hawaii were the only Mountain West teams not to be represented.
Quarterback | Brett Rypien, Boise State |
Wide receiver | Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State |
Wide receiver | Devonte Boyd, UNLV |
Running back | Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State |
Running back | Brian Hill, Wyoming |
Offensive line | Fred Zerblis, Colorado State |
Offensive line | Nico Siragusa, San Diego State |
Offensive line | Jake Simonich, Utah State |
Offensive line | Austin Stephens, Utah State |
Offensive line | Chase Roullier, Wyoming |
Tight end | Billy Freeman, San Jose State |
Defensive line | Nik D'Avanzo, New Mexico |
Defensive line | Alex Barrett, San Diego State |
Defensive line | Travis Seefeldt, Utah State |
Defensive line | Ricky Ali'fua, Utah State |
Linebacker | Christian Tago, San Jose State |
Linebacker | Calvin Munson, San Diego State |
Linebacker | Dakota Cox, New Mexico |
Defensive back | Weston Steelhammer, Air Force |
Defensive back | Damontae Kazee, San Diego State |
Defensive back | Dameon Baber, Nevada |
Defensive back | Andrew Wingard, Wyoming |
Punter | Hayden Hunt, Colorado State |
Punter | Michael Carrizosa, San Jose State |
Kicker | Tyler Rausa, Boise State |
Returner | Rashaad Penny, San Diego State |
Air Force | 1 |
Boise State | 3 |
Colorado State | 2 |
Fresno State | 0 |
Hawaii | 0 |
Nevada | 1 |
New Mexico | 2 |
San Diego State | 6 |
San Jose State | 3 |
UNLV | 1 |
Utah State | 4 |
Wyoming | 3 |