Preview 2019: Previewing and looking ahead to the Mountain West season with the CFN All-Mountain West Team & Top 30 players.
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Mountain West Team Previews, 5 Things To Know
Mountain Air Force | Boise State | Colorado State
New Mexico | Utah State | Wyoming
West Fresno State | Hawaii | Nevada
San Diego State | San Jose State | UNLV
2019 Preseason CFN MOUNTAIN WEST Offensive Player of the Year
QB Jordan Love, Jr. Utah State
The Mountain West’s most efficient passer is missing some of his key parts this season – including his head coach, with Matt Wells leaving for Texas Tech, and with Gary Andersen coming in – but he’s still 6-4, 225-pound all-around talent who should quickly rise up in NFL circles.
Accurate, mobile, and experienced, he’s coming off a brilliant year after completing 64% of his passes with 32 touchdowns and just six picks, and with seven rushing scores. Others might put up bigger numbers – the Hawaii starting quarterback, no matter who that is, will go off – and San Diego State RB Juwan Washington should be special, but this should be Love’s year.
– 2019 CFN All-Mountain West Top 30 Players
2018 Preseason CFN MOUNTAIN WEST Defensive Player of the Year
LB Kyahva Tezino, Sr. San Diego State
It’s a loaded year for Mountain West linebackers. Should Boise State hybrid Curtis Weaver be here? Sure. How about Utah State’s David Woodward, Fresno State’s edge man Mykal Walker, San Jose State’ Ethan Aguayo, and/or Nevada’s Gabriel Sewell? Absolutely. But the 6-0, 230-pound Tezino has the upside and talent to be more than just a statistical star; he’s going to be the leader or a phenomenal Aztec defense.
He’s got the range to go along with the thump, leading the team with 127 tackles last season with 8.5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss. Set him up and turn him loose – he’ll make big things happen for what should be a stronger SDSU season.
2019 Preseason CFN All-Mountain West Offense
QB – Jordan Love, Jr. Utah State
RB – Ronnie Rivers, Jr. Fresno State
RB – Juwan Washington, Sr. San Diego State
WR – Cedric Byrd, Sr. Hawaii
WR – Tre Walker, Jr. San Jose State
TE – Jared Rice, Sr. Fresno State
OT – Ezra Cleveland, Jr. Boise State
OG – John Molchon, Sr. Boise State
C – Keith Ismael, Jr. San Diego State
OG – Justin Polu, Sr. UNLV
OT – Jake Nelson, Sr. Nevada
2019 Preseason CFN All-Mountain West Defense
DE – Tipa Galeai, Sr. Utah State
DT – Jordan Jackson, Jr. Air Force
DT – Fua Leilua, Sr. Utah State
DE – (LB) Mykal Walker, Sr. Fresno State
LB – Kyahva Tezino, Sr. San Diego State
LB – (DE) Curtis Weaver, Jr. Boise State
LB – David Woodward, Jr. Utah State
CB – Rojesterman Farris, Sr. Hawaii
S – JuJu Hughes, Sr. Fresno State
S – Tariq Thompson, Jr. San Diego State
CB – Tyler Hall, Sr. Hawaii
2019 Preseason CFN All-Mountain West Special Teams
PK – Cooper Rothe, Sr. Wyoming
P – Ryan Stonehouse, Jr. Colorado State
KR – Savon Scarver, Jr. Utah State
PR – Jordan Nathan, Jr. Utah State
NEXT: 2019 Preseason CFN Mountain West Top 30 Players
2019 Preseason CFN Mountain West Top 30 Players
1. QB Jordan Love, Jr. Utah State
2. LB Kyahva Tezino, Sr. San Diego State
3. DE/LB Curtis Weaver, Jr. Boise State
4. LB David Woodward, Jr. Utah State
5. OT Ezra Cleveland, Jr. Boise State
6. LB/DE Mykal Walker, Sr. Fresno State
7. RB Juwan Washington, Sr. San Diego State
8. DE Tipa Galeai, Sr. Utah State
9. QB Armani Rogers, Jr. UNLV
10. QB Cole McDonald, Jr. Hawaii
11. S Tariq Thompson, Jr. San Diego State
12. LB Ethan Aguayo, Sr. San Jose State
13. LB Logan Wilson, Sr. Wyoming
14. KR/WR Savon Scarver, Jr. Utah State
15. RB Ronnie Rivers, Jr. Fresno State
16. TE Jared Rice, Sr. Fresno State
17. C Keith Ismael, Jr. San Diego State
18. PK Cooper Rothe, Sr. Wyoming
19. LB Gabriel Sewell, Sr. Nevada
20. DT Jordan Jackson, Jr. Air Force
21. LB Solomon Matautia, Sr. Hawaii
22. SS JuJu Hughes, Sr. Fresno State
23. CB Rojesterman Farris, Sr. Hawaii
24. P Ryan Stonehouse, Jr. Colorado State
25. CB Tyler Hall, Sr. Hawaii
26. DT Fua Leilua, Sr. Utah State
27. S Kekoa Nawahine, Sr. Boise State
28. DT Aaron Blackwell, Sr. New Mexico
29. FS Jeremy Fejedelem, Sr. Air Force
30. PK Dominik Eberle, Sr. Utah State
Mountain West Team Previews, 5 Things To Know
Mountain Air Force | Boise State | Colorado State
New Mexico | Utah State | Wyoming
West Fresno State | Hawaii | Nevada
San Diego State | San Jose State | UNLV
