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Mountain West All-Bowl Team
Who were the best players in bowl games?
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Bowl season is done, so who played the best?
Mountain West bowl season is in the books with a modest 3-3 record, but it was very, very close to being 6-0. Utah State fell in overtime to New Mexico State, Colorado State losses to Marshall, 31-28, and San Diego State dropped an exciting 42-35 game vs. Army.
There were some great performances on both sides of the ball and the best offensive player, even in a loss, has to be San Diego State’s Rashaad Penny for his 221 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
The best defensive player would go to Boise State’s Leighton Vander Esch who was all over the field in the win over Oregon with 10 solo tackles a trio of tackles for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble.
Offense
QB – Marcus McMaryion, Fresno State – (33 of 48, 342 yards, 1 INT, 50 rushing yards 2 TD’s)
RB – Rashaad Penny, SDSU (221 rushing yards 4 TD’s)
RB – LaJuan Hunt, Utah State (133 rushing yards, 1 TD, 3 Receptions 25 yards)
WR – Cedrick Wilson, Boise State (10 receptions 221 yards, 1 TD)
WR – Ron’quavion Tarver, Utah State (8 receptions 97 yards )
WR – Olabisi Johnson, Colorado State (6 receptions 119 yards)
Tackle – Tyler Roemer, San Diego State
Guard – Daishawn Dixon, San Diego State
Center – Mason Hampton, Boise State
Guard – Rob Castandea, Utah State
Tackle – Christian Cronk, Fresno State
Defense
DT – Tobenna Okeke, Fresno State (5 tackles, 3 solo tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack, 1 pass break up)
DT – Carl Granderson, Wyoming (5 solo tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery for TD)
DT – Youhanna Ghaifan, Wyoming (5 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, 2 sacks, 1 PBU, 1 forced fumble)
LB – Kyahva Tezino, SDSU (17 total tackles, 11 solo)
LB – Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State (12 tackles, 10 solo, 3 TFL’s, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble)
LB – Logan Wilson, Wyoming (9 solo tackles, INT, 1 forced fumble)
LB – Max McDonald, Colorado State (9 total tackles, 6 solo, 2 TFL’s, 1 sack)
DB – Dallin Leavitt, Utah State (7 solo tackles, INT)
DB – Kekaula Kaniho, Boise State (3 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, forced fumble, INT returned for TD)
DB – Jaron Bryant, Fresno State (3 tackles, 1 TFL, INT returned for TD)
DB – Andrew Wingard, Wyoming (3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 forced fumble)
Special Teams
KR – Juwan Washington, San Diego State (78 yard TD)
KR – Savon Carver, Utah State (96 yard TD)
PK – Jimmy Camacho (4-5 FG’s, 3-2 XPs)