MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE SELECTION 2020

The end of the college football season is a sad time, because it means that we are almost finished withfootball, and have a long cold winter (and spring) ahead of us.

But it's also a time for passing out hardware, in the form of all-league teams. 

Plenty of players had the spotlight shining on them, so it was admittedly tricky trying to find the best of the best in each league. But through careful research, and all night film sessions, our committee of three came up with what we thought were the best choices in each conference. 

These selections may not match the ones unveiled by the conferences, but that's because much of that is name recognition more than stellar play. Digging deep behind the numbers is what's needed, and that's precisely what we have done here. 

We move on to the Mountain West, which was another league that started late with an abbreviated schedule. Usual bully Boise State was supplanted by Nevada, which got great leadership from QB Carson Strong, but it was business as usual for the San Diego State defense, led by do-everything LB Caden McDonald. A gem was uncovered in Sin City as freshman wideout Kyle Williams made a huge impact for UNLV, and San Jose State boss Brent Brennan continued the improvement he showed last season by nabbing a league crown in his fourth season.

1^ST TEAM OFFENSE                                                                                   2^ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Carson Strong/Nevada                                                                     QB Nick Starkel/San Jose State

RB Ronnie Rivers/Fresno State                                                            RB Xazavian Valladay/Wyoming

RB Greg Bell/San Diego State                                                                RB Toa Taua/Nevada

WR Romeo Doubs/Nevada                                                                     WR Calvin Turner/Hawaii

WR Khalil Shakir/Boise State                                                                WR Jalen Cropper/Fresno State

WR Bailey Gaither/San Jose State                                                       WR Kyle Williams/UNLV

TE Trey McBride/Colorado State                                                          TE Cole Turner/Nevada

OT Parker Ferguson/Air Force                                                             OT Aaron Frost/Nevada

OT Syrus Tuitele/Fresno State                                                             OT Kyle Spalding/San Diego State

OG Nolan Laufenberg/Air Force                                                           OG Elijah Johnson/Colorado State

OG Jake Stetz/Boise State                                                                    OG Logan Harris/Wyoming

 C Keegan Cryder/Wyoming                                                                  C Kyle Stapley/New Mexico                                            

1^ST TEAM DEFENSE                                                                                 2^ND TEAM DEFENSE

DE Cade Hall/San Jose State                                                                 DE Scott Patchan/Colorado State

DT Kevin Atkins/Fresno State                                                              DT Jonah Tavai/San Diego State

DT Dom Peterson/Nevada                                                                     DT Justice Tavai/Hawaii

DE Cameron Thomas/San Diego State                                               DE Viliami Fehoko/San Jose State

LB Chad Muma/Wyoming                                                                     LB Lawson Hall/Nevada

LB Kyle Harmon/San Jose State                                                          LB AJ Vongphachanh/Utah State

LB Darius Muasau/Hawaii                                                                     LB Dequan Jackson/Colorado State

LB Caden McDonald/San Diego State                                                 LB Riley Whimpey/Boise State

CB Darren Hall/San Diego State                                                           CB Tyson Williams/Nevada

CB Avery Williams/Boise State                                                           CB Cortez Davis/Hawaii

 S Tre Jenkins/San Jose State                                                             S Shaq Bond/Utah State

 S Tariq Thompson/San Diego State                                                   S Jerrick Reed II/New Mexico

1^ST TEAM SPECIALISTS                                                                          2^ND TEAM SPECIALISTS

 K Brandon Talton/Nevada                                                                      K John Hoyland/Wyoming

 P Stephen Kotsanlee/Utah State                                                          P Julian Diaz/Nevada

RS Avery Williams/Boise State                                                            RS Savon Scarver/Utah State

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Carson Strong/Nevada                       

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Caden McDonald/San Diego State    

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Kyle Williams/UNLV

COACH OF THE YEAR: Brent Brennan/San Jose State