The 2016 version of the Mountain West Connection top 50 football players countdown is here and the 25th player is Boise State Tanner Vallejo.
Now that Kamalei Correa is no longer on campus, the linebacker leader for the Broncos is Tanner Vallejo. Vallejo took a step back in his production from 2014 to 2015. His tackles for loss production dipped from 15.5 to eight as did his sacks from three to one.
The talent is there for Vallejo and maybe this year without Correa he might be able to make more plays, and this is his final year to do so.
Here are the staff picks and composite rankings.
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11 | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | ||||||||
12 | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | |||||||
13 | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | ||||
14 | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | ||||||||
15 | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | |||||
16 | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Nik D'Avanso, UNM, DE | |||||||
17 | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | DJ Dunn, Jr, AFA, LB | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | |||||
18 | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | ||||||||
19 | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | |||||
20 | Roland Ladipo, CB, AFA | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Nik D'Avanso, UNM, DE | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Roland Ladipo, CB, AFA | |||
21 | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | |||||||
22 | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Maurice McKnight, SJSU, DB | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | |||||
23 | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | |||||||
24 | Malik Smith, SDSU, DB | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Roland Ladipo, AFA, CB | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Roland Ladipo, CB, AFA | ||||
25 Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Andre Chachere, SJSU, CB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | ||||
26 NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Roland Ladipo, CB, AFA | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | ||||
27 Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | Kendall Keys, UNLV, WR | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Kendall Keys, UNLV, WR | |||
28 Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Timothy McVey, AFA, RB | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | ||
29 Roland Ladipo, CB, AFA | Devante Mays, USU, RB | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | Devin Centers, USU, FS | Devin Centers, USU, FS | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Devante Mays, USU, RB | |
30 Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Roland Ladipo, AFA, CB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Salesa Faraimo, DT, NEV | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | |||||
31 Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Will Kreitler, C, UNLV | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | ||||
32 Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Jake Simonich, USU, T | |||||
33 Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Kevin Davis Jr., CSU, LB | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Izzy Matthews, CSU, RB | Gabe Perez, DE, Boise State | Jermaine Kelly, SJSU, LB | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | |
34 Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Jalen Davis, USU, DB |
Jerico Richardson, NEV, WR |
Devante Mays, USU, RB | Gabe Perez, DE, Boise State | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | |||
35 Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Reno Henderson, UNM, OL | Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Jalen Davis, USU, DB | Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | |||
36 Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Nik D'Avanszo, UNM, DE | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Jarred Gipson, Nev, TE | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | |||
37 Jake Simonich, USU, T | Jerico Richardson, NEV, WR | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Izzy Matthews, RB, CSU | Jamire Jordan, WR,FSU | Jalen Davis, USU, DB | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Jerico Richardson, NEV, WR | |
38 Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Mike Hughes, UNLV, LB | Gabe Perez, BSU, DL | Jermaine Kelly, SJSU, LB | Devante Mays, USU, RB | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Mike Hughes, UNLV, LB | |||
39 Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR* (Ineligible) | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Jermaine Kelly, SJSU, DB | Dylan Sumner-Gardner, BSU, S | Asauni Rufus, Nev, SS | Devante Mays, USU, RB | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | Devante Mays, USU, RB | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | |
39 Devante Mays, USU, RB | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | Jamire Jordan, FSU, WR | Jamire Jordan, WR, FSU | Jarred Gipson, Nev, TE | Izzy Matthews, RB CSU | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | |||
39 Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Tyler Rausa, K, Boise St | Arthur Flores, SDSU, OL | Travis Averill, Boise St, OG | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Reno Henderson, UNM, OL | |
42 Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | ||
43 Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | Johnny Stanton, UNLV, QB | Jarred Gipson, NEV, TE | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Malik Smith, SDSU, FS | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | Dylan Sumner-Gardner, BSU, DB | |||
44 Jalen Davis, USU, DB | Malik Smith, SDSU, FS | Asauni Rufus, NEV, DB | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Dylan Sumner-Gardner, BSU, S | Travis Averill, G, Boise St | Christian Chapman, SDSU, QB | Jerico Richardson, NEV, WR | Malik Smith, SDSU, FS | |
45 Jerico Richardson, NEV, WR | DJ Dunn, AFA, LB | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Mike Hughes, DT, UNLV | Josh Lovingood, CSU, DT | Kevin Davis Jr., CSU, LB | ||
46 Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | Dylan Sumner-Gardner, BSU, DB | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Kevin Davis Jr., CSU, LB | ||||||
47 Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | DJ Dunn, LB, AFA | Gabe Perez, BSU, DE | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | DJ Dunn, LB, AFA | Jerico Richardson, NEV, WR | Malik Smith, SDSU, DB | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | |
48 Kevin Davis Jr., CSU, LB | D.J. May, WYO, LB | Marcus Kemp, UH, WR | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Kwayde Miller, T, SDSU | Malik Smith, SDSU, FS | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | |||
49 Malik Smith, DB, SDSU | Jalen Davis, USU, DB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Jesse Washington, AFA, DB | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Marcus Kemp, UH, WR | Josh Lovingood, CSU, DT | |||
50 DJ May, WYO, LB | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | Michael Carrizosa, P, SJSU | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL |