Mountain West Wire’s 2010s All-Decade Mountain West Football Team
Who were the best Mountain West football players of the 2010s? We make our picks.
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The best of the best from a memorable decade.
The decade in Mountain West football began with an upset. Unranked Utah defeated #15 Pittsburgh at home on September 2, 2010, and in doing so set the tone for the ten years that followed. One Rose Bowl, one Fiesta Bowl, and seven All-Americans later, the conference has a lot to live up to at it heads into its third decade of existence.
As the 2010s come to a close, we wanted to look back to highlight the best players from the decade. If you disagree with our choices, of course, feel free to let us know what you’d have done differently on Twitter or Facebook.
First Team
Offense
QB – Brett Rypien, Boise State
RB – Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State
RB – Jay Ajayi, Boise State
WR – Rashard Higgins, Colorado State
WR – Davante Adams, Fresno State
TE – Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
C – Keith Ismael, San Diego State
G – Nico Siragusa, San Diego State
G – Chase Roullier, Wyoming
T – Ezra Cleveland, Boise State
T – Austin Wentworth, Fresno State
Defense
DL – Demarcus Lawrence, Boise State
DL – Eddie Yarbrough, Wyoming
DL – Malik Reed, Nevada
DL – Curtis Weaver, Boise State
LB – Tank Carder, TCU
LB – Miles Burris, San Diego State
LB – Logan Wilson, Wyoming
CB – Leon McFadden, San Diego State
CB – Damontae Kazee, San Diego State
S – Weston Steelhammer, Air Force
S – Andrew Wingard, Wyoming
Special Teams
K – Dominik Eberle, Utah State
P – Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State
KR – Rashaad Penny, San Diego State
PR – Avery Williams, Boise State
Second Team
Offense
QB – Derek Carr, Fresno State
RB – Ronnie Hillman, San Diego State
RB – Brian Hill, Wyoming
WR – Michael Gallup, Colorado State
WR – Keesean Johnson, Fresno State
TE – Crockett Gillmore, Colorado State
C – Weston Richburg, Colorado State
G – A.J. Wallerstein, Air Force
G – John Molchon, Boise State
T – Nate Potter, Boise State
T – Marcus Cannon, TCU
Defense
DL – Alex Barrett, San Diego State
DL – Tyeler Davison, Fresno State
DL – Brock Hekking, Nevada
DL – Stansly Maponga, TCU
LB – Zach Vigil, Utah State
LB – Cory James, Colorado State
LB – Carmen Messina, New Mexico
CB – Donte Deayon, Boise State
CB – Jalen Davis, Utah State
S – Darian Thompson, Boise State
S – Derron Smith, Fresno State
Special Teams
K – John Baron II, San Diego State
P – Brian Stahovich, San Diego State
KR – Savon Scarver, Utah State
PR – Jojo Natson, Utah State
