Cyrus McCrimmon / THE DENVER POST)
Helen H. Richardson / THE DENVER POST)
2016 Preseason All-Mountain West Team
Offense
QB — Brett Rypien, Boise State
RB — Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State
RB — Brian Hill, Wyoming
WR — Devonte Boyd, UNLV
WR — Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State
TE — Billy Freeman, San Jose State
OL — Fred Zerblis, Colorado State
OL — Nico Siragusa, San Diego State
OL — Jake Simonich, Utah State
OL — Austin Stephens, Utah State
OL — Chase Roullier, Wyoming
Defense
DL — Nik D'Avanzo, New Mexico
DL — Alex Barrett, San Diego State
DL — Travis Seefeldt, Utah State
DL — Ricky Ali'fula, Utah State
LB — Christian Tago, San Jose State
LB — Calvin Munson, San Diego State
LB — Dakota Cox, New Mexico
DB — Weston Steelhammer, Air Force
DB — Damonae Kazee, San Diego State
DB — Dameon Baber, Nevada
DB — Andrew Wingard, Wyoming
P — Hayden Hunt, Colorado State and Michael Carrizosa, San Jose State
PK — Tyler Rausa, Boise State
KR — Rashaad Penny, San Diego State
Offensive player of the year — Pumphrey, SDSU
Defensive player of the year — Kazee, SDSU
Special teams player of the year — Penny, SDSU
2016 Preseason Mountain West Poll
Predicted order of finish with first-place votes in parenthesis
Mountain Division
Boise State (27) 172
Air Force (2) 126
Utah State 111
Colorado State 95
New Mexico 74
Wyoming 31
West Division
San Diego State (29) 174
Nevada 129
San Jose State 122
Fresno State 76
UNLV 73
Hawaii 35
LAS VEGAS — The preseason polls mean nothing.