The 2016 version of the Mountain West Connection top 50 football players countdown is here and the 37th player is another player from Utah State in offensive lineman Jake Simonich.
Simonich was named to the conferences first-team all-league selection by the media and was a post-season honorable mention player the past two years. This could be the year he makes a leap to being one of the best in the league.
He also will be responsible for keeping the running game going with Devante Mays
Here are the staff picks and composite rankings.
Composite | Jeremy Mauss | Duane Grasmick | Daniel Arbino | Matthew Kenerly | Brandon Blake | erwinism | Josh Fredlund | DontWarriorBoutIt | Terrance Dickens |
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13 | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | ||||||
14 | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | ||||||||
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17 | DJ Dunn, Jr, AFA, LB | ||||||||
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20 | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | ||||||||
21 | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | ||||||||
22 | Maurice McKnight, SJSU, DB | ||||||||
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24 | Malik Smith, SDSU, DB | Roland Ladipo, AFA, CB | |||||||
25 | Andre Chachere, SJSU, CB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | ||||||
26 | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Jake Simonich, USU, T | |||||||
27 | Kendall Keys, UNLV, WR | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Kendall Keys, UNLV, WR | ||||||
28 | Timothy McVey, AFA, RB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | |||||||
29 | Devante Mays, USU, RB | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | Devin Centers, USU, FS | Devin Centers, USU, FS | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Devante Mays, USU, RB | |||
30 | Roland Ladipo, AFA, CB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Salesa Faraimo, DT, NEV | ||||||
31 | Will Kreitler, C, UNLV | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | |||||||
32 | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Jake Simonich, USU, T | |||||||
33 | Kevin Davis Jr., CSU, LB | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Izzy Matthews, CSU, RB | Gabe Perez, DE, Boise State | Jermaine Kelly, SJSU, LB | ||||
34 | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Jalen Davis, USU, DB |
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Devante Mays, USU, RB | Gabe Perez, DE, Boise State | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | |||
35 | Reno Henderson, UNM, OL | Jalen Davis, USU, DB | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | ||||||
36 | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Jarred Gipson, Nev, TE | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | |||||
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 | Mike Hughes, UNLV, LB | ||||
39 Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR* | 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 | 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 | 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 | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | 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 | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | 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 | DJ Dunn, LB, AFA | Gabe Perez, BSU, DE | DJ Dunn, LB, AFA | Jerico Richardson, NEV, WR | Malik Smith, SDSU, DB | ||||
48 Kevin Davis Jr., CSU, LB | Marcus Kemp, UH, WR | 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 | Marcus Kemp, UH, WR | Josh Lovingood, CSU, DT | ||||
50 DJ May, WYO, LB | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Michael Carrizosa, P, SJSU | Dalyn Dawkins, CSU, RB | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB |