The 2016 version of the Mountain West Connection top 50 football players countdown is here and the 18th player is Utah State quarterback Kent Myers.
Utah State has had a quarterback issue over the past few years with injuries, transfers and Chuckie Keeton. Not that Keeton was a problem, per say, but he was anointed the starting position each time he came back from injury and unfortunately was hurt again causing a shuffle.
Now, there is stability with Myers who was forced into action as the fourth-string quarterback in his freshman year but showed well. He then saw plenty of playing time as a sophomore as well. This is now his team and no one looking over his shoulder.
Here are the staff picks and composite rankings.
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11 | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | |||||||
12 | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | ||||||
13 | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Austin Stephens, USU, OL | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | |||
14 | Joe Martarano, BSU, LB | Kent Myers, USU, QB | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | Joe Martarano, BSU, LB | ||||
15 | Tau Lotulelei, UNLV, LB | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Austin Stephens, USU, OL | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Tau Lotulelei, UNLV, LB | ||
16 | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Nik D'Avanso, UNM, DE | Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | Austin Stephens, USU, OL | ||||
17 | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | DJ Dunn, Jr, AFA, LB | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | |||||
18 Kent Myers, USU, QB | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | Kent Myers, USU, QB | Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | ||||||
19 Austin Stephens, USU, OL | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Austin Stephens, USU, OL | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | ||||
20 Joe Martarano, BSU, LB | Roland Ladipo, CB, AFA | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Nik D'Avanso, UNM, DE | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Tau Lotulelei, UNLV, LB | Joe Martarano, BSU, LB | Roland Ladipo, CB, AFA | |
21 Tau Lotulelei, UNLV, LB | Austin Stephens, USU, OL | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | Kent Myers, USU, QB | Tau Lotulelei, UNLV, LB | Austin Stephens, USU, OL | ||
22 Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Maurice McKnight, SJSU, DB | Joe Martarano, BSU, LB | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | ||
23 Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | Tau Lotulelei, UNLV, LB | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Austin Stephens, USU, OL | Kent Myers, USU, QB | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | ||
24 Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | 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 | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Andre Chachere, SJSU, CB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Tanner Vallejo, BSU, LB | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | ||
26 NIck Stevens, CSU, QB | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | 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 | Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Kendall Keys, UNLV, WR | ||
28 Travis Seefeldt, USU, DT | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | Timothy McVey, AFA, RB | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB |
29 Roland Ladipo, CB, AFA | Devante Mays, USU, RB | Kent Myers, USU, QB | 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 | Kent Myers, USU, QB | Joe Martarano, BSU, LB | Roland Ladipo, AFA, CB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | Salesa Faraimo, DT, NEV | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Kent Myers, USU, QB | |
31 Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | Tau Lotulelei, UNLV, LB | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Will Kreitler, C, UNLV | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Rashaad Penny, SDSU, RB/KR/PR | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Fred Zerblis, CSU, G | |
32 Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | Kent Myers, USU, QB | 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 | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | 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 | Tau Lotulelei, UNLV, LB | 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 | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | 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 | Jacobi Owens, AFA, RB | 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 | Paul Harris, Hawaii, RB | 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 | Austin Stephens, USU, OL | 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 |