NFL
By: Brock Vierra
If you love college football and don’t love the Mountain West, then you do not love college football. Some of the best football in the country is being played on the West Coast and as things stand, the Mountain West remains the last bastion of true west coast football. After an incredible 2023 season, which saw a computer decide the title game matchup after a three-way tie at the top of the standings, fans should expect even more fireworks in 2024.
Washington State and Oregon State join as pseudo-members of the conference along with multiple high-profile P5 transfers. The conference itself is already full of NFL-grade talent and with the inclusion of some new big-name coaching hires and the return of some of the most brilliant offensive minds in football, expect a points-happy season come this fall. With that being said, here’s my Mountain West First team.
11 personnel on offense, nickel formation on defense. Defensive ends and on-ball linebackers are grouped into the EDGE position. This is who I think will be the best of the best at the end of the season.
Brock’s Mountain West First-Team Offense
QB: Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Colorado State
RB: Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
WR: Tory Horton, Colorado State
WR: Ricky White, UNLV
WR: Pofele Ashlock, Hawaii
TE: Michael Harrison, SDSU
LT: Kage Casey, Boise State
LG: Wes King, Wyoming
C: Nofoafia Tulafono, Wyoming
RG: Jack Walsh, Wyoming
RT: Tiger Shanks, UNLV
Brock’s Mountain West First Team Defense
IDL: Payton Zdroik, Air Force
IDL: Soane Toia, San Jose State
EDGE: Korey Foreman, Fresno State
EDGE: Ahmed Hassanein, Boise State
LB: Jackson Woodard, UNLV
LB: MJ Tafisi Jr, Utah State
CB: Tony Grimes, UNLV
CB: Jay’Vion Cole, San Jose State
CB: Cameron Oliver, UNLV
S: Jack Howell, S, Colorado State
S: Ike Larsen, Utah State
Brock’s Mountain West First Team Special Teams
K: Dylan Lynch, Fresno State
P: James Ferguson-Reynolds, Boise State
For more college football content, watch The College Football Forecast.
