Arkin Selected Preseason All-Mountain West

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Tanner Arkin has big shoes to fill, and the local product quietly is going about the task. As of Thursday, there will be a few more eyes watching the progression of Colorado State's redshirt freshman tight end out of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins as he was selected the Preseason All-Mountain West tight end.

Arkin, who played the final three games of 2021 and recorded his first catch in the season-finale with Nevada, is the only Ram to make the team. He is also the only non-senior among those selected on offense and defense, with a pair of junior specialists named.

The Rams have had at least one player selected to the preseason team since 2009. The voting was conducted among 28 media members who cover the conference.

Arkin is projected to fill the tight end spot held a season ago by John Mackey Award winner Trey McBride, who was then selected in the second round of the NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. McBride became the program's first unanimous All-American and just the second major award winner, following the 1994 selection of Greg Myers for the Jim Thorpe Award.

The Preseason All-Mountain West team was selected by a 28-member media panel which covers the conference. San Diego State led the selections with eight players, including co-Defensive Player of the Year, defensive back Patrick McMorris; he shared the honor with San Jose State lineman Cade Hall. Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener was tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Year, while his teammate, returner Jordan Byrd, was picked as the Special Teams Player of the Year.

The preseason team features eight first-team selection for the end of the 2021 campaign and six who were named second-team.

2022 MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Offense
QB          Jake Haener**                    Sr.           Fresno State
WR         Jalen Cropper**                 Sr.           Fresno State
WR         Jesse Matthews                  Sr.           San Diego State
RB           Brad Roberts*                     Sr.           Air Force
RB           Jordan Mims                       Sr.           Fresno State
OL           Isaac Cochran                     Sr.           Air Force
OL           John Ojukwu*                     Sr.           Boise State
OL           Dontae Bull                         Sr.           Fresno State
OL           Aaron Frost**                    Sr.           Nevada
OL           Alama Uluave                     Sr.           San Diego State
TE           Tanner Arkin                       RS-Fr.     Colorado State

Defense
DL           Scott Matlock                     Sr.           Boise State
DL           Keshawn Banks**              Sr.           San Diego State
DL           Jonah Tavai                         Sr.           San Diego State
DL           Viliami Fehoko*                 Sr.           San José State
DL           Cade Hall                             Sr.           San José State
LB           Vince Sanford**                 Sr.           Air Force
LB           Caden McDonald*             Sr.           San Diego State
LB           Kyle Harmon*                     Sr.           San José State
DB          JL Skinner**                        Sr.           Boise State
DB          Evan Williams                     Sr.           Fresno State
DB          Jerrick Reed II                      Sr.           New Mexico
DB          Patrick McMorris*             Sr.           San Diego State

Specialists
P             Aaron Rodriguez                 Jr.           New Mexico
PK           Jonah Dalmas*                   Jr.           Boise State
PR           Jordan Byrd                         Sr.           San Diego State
KR           Jordan Byrd*                       Sr.           San Diego State

Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Haener, Sr., QB, Fresno State
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Patrick McMorris, Sr., DB, San Diego State and Cade Hall, Sr., DL, San José State
Special Teams Player of the Year: Jordan Byrd, Sr., PR/KR, San Diego State

* - member of the 2021 All-Mountain West first team
** - member of the 2021 All-Mountain West second team

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