Colorado State University Athletics
Four Rams Selected Preseason All-Mountain West
7/22/2020 12:03:00 PM | Football
Best representation for team since 2012
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State had four players selected for the preseason All-Mountain West team announced by the conference on Wednesday, the most for the program since four were selected in 2012.
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Senior punter Ryan Stonehouse became the first Ram to be named to the preseason Mountain West team -- voted on by media members around the league – for three consecutive seasons. He is joined by wide receiver Warren Jackson, tight end Trey McBride and linebacker Dequan Jackson.
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The Rams, who were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain Division by the media on Tuesday, matched San Diego State in representation with the four picks, while Boise State landed eight of the 28 spots. The offensive, defensive and special teams players of the year will be announced Thursday.
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Stonehouse – a two-time, first-team All-Mountain West selection -- enters his final campaign as Colorado State's career punting leader with an average of 47.0. The figure also places him as the NCAA's career active leader in the category. A season ago, Stonehouse and the Rams' punt-coverage unit ranked sixth in the country in net punting at 42.3 yards.
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Warren Jackson, a senior, led CSU with 77 receptions for 1,119 yards and eight touchdowns a season ago, earning him first-team All-Mountain West honors. He ranked fourth nationally at 111.9 yards per game last season, sixth with 7.7 catches per outing. His biggest night came against New Mexico when he posted nine catches for 214 yards, including an 87-yard scoring catch would stood as the longest scoring play from scrimmage in the conference in 2019, the second longest scoring reception in CSU history.
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McBride earned first-team All-Mountain West honors in 2019 after posting 45 receptions for 560 yards and four touchdowns. The junior notched the first 100-yard game of his career the final week, when he had nine catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
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Dequan Jackson returns for his junior season after recording 87 tackles a season ago, good for second on the team. He had 6.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, registering a pair of quarterback hurries and recovering two fumbles. He is the first CSU linebacker to earn preseason Mountain West honors since Mychal Sisson in the 2010-11 seasons.
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2020 Preseason All-Mountain West Football Team
Offense
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hank Bachmeier, Boise State
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Khalil Shakir, Boise State
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Warren Jackson, Colorado State
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tre Walker, San José State
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Charles Williams, UNLV
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Xazavian Valladay, Wyoming
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Parker Ferguson, Air Force
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John Ojukwu, Boise State
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ilm Manning, Hawai'i
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Keegan Cryder, Wyoming
TEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Trey McBride, Colorado State
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Defense
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Scale Igiehon, Boise State
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dom Peterson, Nevada
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Keshawn Banks, San Diego State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Demonte Meeks, Air Force
LB          Riley Whimpey, Boise State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dequan Jackson, Colorado State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Justin Rice, Fresno State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kekaula Kaniho, Boise State
DB         Avery Williams, Boise State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Darren Hall, San Diego State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tariq Thompson, San Diego State
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Specialists
PÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State
PKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brandon Talton, Nevada
KRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Savon Scarver, Utah State
PRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Avery Williams, Boise State
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Senior punter Ryan Stonehouse became the first Ram to be named to the preseason Mountain West team -- voted on by media members around the league – for three consecutive seasons. He is joined by wide receiver Warren Jackson, tight end Trey McBride and linebacker Dequan Jackson.
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The Rams, who were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain Division by the media on Tuesday, matched San Diego State in representation with the four picks, while Boise State landed eight of the 28 spots. The offensive, defensive and special teams players of the year will be announced Thursday.
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Stonehouse – a two-time, first-team All-Mountain West selection -- enters his final campaign as Colorado State's career punting leader with an average of 47.0. The figure also places him as the NCAA's career active leader in the category. A season ago, Stonehouse and the Rams' punt-coverage unit ranked sixth in the country in net punting at 42.3 yards.
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Warren Jackson, a senior, led CSU with 77 receptions for 1,119 yards and eight touchdowns a season ago, earning him first-team All-Mountain West honors. He ranked fourth nationally at 111.9 yards per game last season, sixth with 7.7 catches per outing. His biggest night came against New Mexico when he posted nine catches for 214 yards, including an 87-yard scoring catch would stood as the longest scoring play from scrimmage in the conference in 2019, the second longest scoring reception in CSU history.
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McBride earned first-team All-Mountain West honors in 2019 after posting 45 receptions for 560 yards and four touchdowns. The junior notched the first 100-yard game of his career the final week, when he had nine catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
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Dequan Jackson returns for his junior season after recording 87 tackles a season ago, good for second on the team. He had 6.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, registering a pair of quarterback hurries and recovering two fumbles. He is the first CSU linebacker to earn preseason Mountain West honors since Mychal Sisson in the 2010-11 seasons.
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2020 Preseason All-Mountain West Football Team
Offense
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hank Bachmeier, Boise State
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Khalil Shakir, Boise State
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Warren Jackson, Colorado State
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tre Walker, San José State
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Charles Williams, UNLV
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Xazavian Valladay, Wyoming
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Parker Ferguson, Air Force
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John Ojukwu, Boise State
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ilm Manning, Hawai'i
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Keegan Cryder, Wyoming
TEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Trey McBride, Colorado State
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Defense
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Scale Igiehon, Boise State
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dom Peterson, Nevada
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Keshawn Banks, San Diego State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Demonte Meeks, Air Force
LB          Riley Whimpey, Boise State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dequan Jackson, Colorado State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Justin Rice, Fresno State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kekaula Kaniho, Boise State
DB         Avery Williams, Boise State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Darren Hall, San Diego State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tariq Thompson, San Diego State
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Specialists
PÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State
PKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brandon Talton, Nevada
KRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Savon Scarver, Utah State
PRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Avery Williams, Boise State
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