Mountain West Football 2019 All-Conference Team
Jordan Love, Utah State Aggies Football
Boise State, Fresno State and Utah State should rank among the best teams at the Group of 5 level this season, so it's no surprise these programs lead the way in selections for the 2019 All-Mountain West Team. The Broncos feature 17 selections, followed by the Bulldogs at 13 and the Aggies with 12. Hawaii is next up with 10, and Wyoming checks in with nine selections on the all-conference team.
Athlon Sports has released its top 25 for 2019. Now, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the Mountain West with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2019.
An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2019. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2019 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
Athlon's 2019 All-Mountain West Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense |
QB | Jordan Love Utah State | Cole McDonald Hawaii | Armani Rogers UNLV | Collin Hill Colorado State |
RB | Juwan Washington San Diego State | Charles Williams UNLV | Tyler Nevens San Jose State | Kadin Remsberg Air Force |
RB | Toa Taua Nevada | Cole Fagan Air Force | Xazavian Valladay Wyoming | Jordan Mims Fresno State |
AP | Gerold Bright Utah State | Ronnie Rivers (RB) Fresno State | Jordan Nathan Utah State | Khalil Shakir Boise State |
WR | John Hightower Boise State | Warren Jackson Colorado State | Tre Walker San Jose State | Derrion Grim Fresno State |
WR | Cedric Byrd II Hawaii | JoJo Ward Hawaii | Romeo Doubs Nevada | Tyleek Collins UNLV |
TE | Jared Rice Fresno State | Cameron Butler Colorado State | Marcus Williams New Mexico | Kaleb Fossum (WR) Nevada |
C | Keith Ismael San Diego State | Garrett Larson Boise State | Keegan Cryder Wyoming | Kyle Stapley New Mexico |
OL | Ezra Cleveland Boise State | Alfred Edwards Utah State | Teton Saltes New Mexico | Nate Brown Nevada |
OL | John Molchon Boise State | Scott Hattok Air Force | Syrus Tuitele Fresno State | Ilm Manning Hawaii |
OL | Justin Polu UNLV | Netane Muti Fresno State | Eric Quevedo Boise State | Barry Wesley Colorado State |
OL | Jake Nelson Nevada | Solo Vaipulu Hawaii | Daishawn Dixon San Diego State | John Ojukwu Boise State |
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| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense |
DL | Tipa Galeai Utah State | Jasad Haynes Fresno State | Aaron Blackwell New Mexico | Emmanuel Jones Colorado State |
DL | Jordan Jackson Air Force | Sonatane Lui Boise State | Cade Hall San Jose State | Ravontae Holt Wyoming |
DL | Kaimana Padello Hawaii | David Moa Boise State | Gabe McCoy UNLV | Keiti Iakopo Fresno State |
DL | Curtis Weaver Boise State | Dom Peterson Nevada | Christopher 'Unga Utah State | Fua Leilua Utah State |
LB | Kyahva Tezino San Diego State | Penei Pavihi Hawaii | Jesse Osuna San Jose State | Alex Hart New Mexico |
LB | Mykal Walker Fresno State | Ethan Aguayo San Jose State | Gabriel Sewell Nevada | Solomon Matautia Hawaii |
LB | David Woodward Utah State | Logan Wilson Wyoming | Javin White UNLV | Zeke Noa Boise State |
CB | Jaron Bryant Fresno State | Daniel Brown Nevada | Darren Hall San Diego State | Jericho Flowers UNLV |
CB | DJ Williams Utah State | Avery Williams Boise State | Tyler Hall Wyoming | Rojesterman Farris Hawaii |
S | Juju Hughes Fresno State | Jeremy Fejedelem Air Force | Kekoa Nawahine Boise State | Antonio Hull (CB) Wyoming |
S | Tariq Thompson San Diego State | Kekaula Kaniho Boise State | DeAndre Pierce Boise State | Alijah Halliburton Wyoming |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists |
K | Cooper Rothe Wyoming | Dominik Eberle Utah State | Ryan Meskell Hawaii | Andrew Shelley New Mexico |
P | Ryan Stonehouse Colorado State | Blake Cusick Fresno State | Tyson Dyer New Mexico | Brandon Heicklen San Diego State |
KR | Savon Scarver Utah State | John Hightower Boise State | Juwan Washington | Elijah Lilly New Mexico |
PR | Jordan Nathan Utah State | Austin Conway Wyoming | Avery Williams Boise State | Ronnie Rivers Fresno State |
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2019 All-Mountain West Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
Air Force | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 |
Boise State | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 4 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Colorado State | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Fresno State | Offense: 1 Defense: 3 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 |
Hawaii | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Offense: 3 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 |
Nevada | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 |
New Mexico | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 2 |
San Diego State | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 |
San Jose State | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 |
UNLV | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Utah State | Offense: 3 Defense: 3 Special Teams: 2 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Special Teams: 0 |
Wyoming | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Special Teams: 1 |
Offense: 0 |
Offense: 2
Defense: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 3 Special Teams: 1 |
(Top photo courtesy of Utah State Athletics)
