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PHIL STEELE’S 2012 PRESEASON AWARDS Phil Steele’s Preseason All-MW Team CLEVELAND, OH – May 17, 2012 – Phil Steele sent his Phil Steele’s 2012 Preview to the press. Enclosed is Phil’s preseason All-MW Team as well as his All-American Team as it will appear in the Magazine, hitting newsstands June 5th. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is the nation’s most informative preseason football magazine and has always provided a preseason All-American team as well as preseason All-Conference teams. For more information or to obtain a copy of each of the All-Conference teams, please visit PhilSteele.com PHIL STEELE’S 2012 PRESEASON ALL-MW TEAM -- OFFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM QB , Fresno St Cody Fajardo, Nevada Brett Smith, Wyoming Ryan Katz, San Diego St RB Robbie Rouse, Fresno St DJ Harper, Boise St Tony Knight, Nevada Wes Cobb, Air Force RB Chris Nwoke, Colorado St Tim Cornett, UNLV Mike DeWitt, Air Force Joey Iosefa, Hawaii (RB/FB) WR Billy Ray Stutzmann, Hawaii Chris McNeill, Wyoming Josh Harper, Fresno St Brandon Wimberly, Nevada WR Colin Lockett, San Diego St Lamaar Thomas, New Mexico Jeremiah Ostrowski, Hawaii Rashad Evans, Fresno St WR Matt Miller, Boise St Brice Butler, San Diego St Mitch Burroughs, Boise St Dylan Denso, San Diego St TE Gavin Escobar, San Diego St Crockett Gillmore, Colorado St Lucas Reed, New Mexico Gabe Linehan, Boise St C Weston Richburg, Colorado St Alec Johnson, San Diego St Nick Carlson, Wyoming Robert Waterman, UNLV OG Chris Barker, Nevada Jordan Gragertp, Colorado St Tyler Strong, Wyoming Doug Zismann, UNLV OG Joe Kellogg, Boise St Nik Embernate, San Diego St Jordan Eason, Air Force Dave Lefotu, Hawaii OT Jeff Nady, Nevada Austin Wentworth, Fresno St Brett Boyko, UNLV Joe Caprioglio, Colorado St OT Charles Leno, Boise St Jason Kons, Air Force Joel Bitonio, Nevada Cody Wichmann, Fresno St -- DEFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM DE John Froland, Colorado St Joseph Harris, New Mexico James Boyd, UNLV Matt Akers, Fresno St DT Mike Purcell, Wyoming Jack Reynoso, Nevada Ugo Uzodinma, New Mexico Michael Atkinson, Boise St DT Cortez Woods, Nevada Haku Correa, Hawaii Reggie Ellis, New Mexico Kurt Taufa’asau, Wyoming DE CJ James, Colorado St Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St Paipai Falemalu, Hawaii Samuel Ukwuachu, Boise St LB Travis Brown, Fresno St JC Percy, Boise St Dallas Bollema, New Mexico Korey Jones, Wyoming LB Art Laurel, Hawaii James Skelton, Colorado St Tristan Okpalaugo, Fresno St Javarie Johnson, New Mexico LB Shaquil Barrett, Colorado St Princeton Jackson, UNLV Jake Fely, San Diego St Jamil Cooks, Air Force LB Alex Means, Air Force Jeremiah Green, Nevada Blake Renaud, Boise St Jeremiah Toma, Fresno St CB Leon McFadden, San Diego St John Hardy-Tuliau, Hawaii Blair Burns, Wyoming Sidney Hodge, UNLV CB LJ Jones, Fresno St Khalid Wooten, Nevada Jamar Taylor, Boise St Mike Edwards, Hawaii S , Nevada , Fresno St Luke Ruff, Wyoming Lee Hightower, Boise St S Luke Anderson, Wyoming Nat Berhe, San Diego St Marlon Johnson, Nevada Jay Fullam, Air Force -- SPECIAL TEAMS -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM K Parker Herrington, Air Force Allen Hardison, Nevada Daniel Sullivan, Wyoming Nolan Kohorst, UNLV P Pete Kontodiakos, Colorado St Alex Dunnachie, Hawaii Chase Lansford, UNLV Andrew Shapiro, Fresno St KR Mike Edwards, Hawaii Isaiah Burse, Fresno St Colin Lockett, San Diego St Lee Clubb, Colorado St PR Mitch Burroughs, Boise St Chris McNeill, Wyoming Momo Thomas, Colorado St Scott Harding, Hawaii Phil Steele’s Preseason All-MW Team - Press Release 5/17/12 page 1 of 2 PHIL STEELE’S 2012 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN TEAM -- OFFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM QB Matt Barkley, USC Landry Jones, Oklahoma Tyler Wilson, Arkansas Geno Smith, West Virginia RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina Knile Davis, Arkansas John White, Utah Ray Graham, Pittsburgh RB , Wisconsin Stepfan Taylor, Stanford , Oregon Joseph Randle, Oklahoma St WR Robert Woods, USC Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee Kenny Stills, Oklahoma Conner Vernon, Duke WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson Tavon Austin, West Virginia Stedman Bailey, West Virginia , Baylor WR Marquess Wilson, Washington St Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas Keenan Allen, California Ryan Swope, Texas A&M TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame Jake Stoneburner, Ohio St Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn Chris Gragg, Arkansas C , Alabama Khaled Holmes, USC Travis Frederick, Wisconsin Dalton Freeman, Clemson OG , North Carolina Larry Warford, Kentucky Lane Taylor, Oklahoma St Alvin Bailey, Arkansas OG , Alabama Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech Braden Hansen, BYU Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma OT DJ Fluker, Alabama Jake Matthews, Texas A&M Taylor Lewan, Michigan Chris Faulk, LSU OT Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin , Texas A&M Alex Hurst, LSU Morgan Moses, Virginia -- DEFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM DE Brandon Jenkins, Florida St Sam Montgomery, LSU William Gholston, Michigan St Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas DT Star Lotulelei, Utah Jesse Williams, Alabama Kawann Short, Purdue Sylvester Williams, North Carolina DT Johnathan Hankins, Ohio St John Jenkins, Georgia Sharrif Floyd, Florida Joe Vellano, Maryland DE Alex Okafor, Texas John Simon, Ohio St Corey Lemonier, Auburn , South Carolina LB , Georgia Chase Thomas, Stanford (DE) Jamie Collins, Southern Miss Khaseem Green, Rutgers LB Manti Te’o, Notre Dame CJ Mosley, Alabama Chris Borland, Wisconsin Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech LB Shayne Skov, Stanford Arthur Brown, Kansas St Nico Johnson, Alabama AJ Klein, Iowa St LB Kevin Reddick, North Carolina Gerald Hodges, Penn St Sean Porter, Texas A&M Jonathan Brown, Illinois CB , NC State Johnthan Banks, Miss St Xavier Rhodes, Florida St Nickell Robey, USC CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU Johnny Adams, Michigan St , Alabama , Oregon St S TJ McDonald, USC John Boyett, Oregon Robert Lester, Alabama Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma S , Georgia , LSU Ray Ray Armstrong, Miami, Fl Matt Elam, Florida -- SPECIAL TEAMS -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM K Caleb Sturgis, Florida Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St Brett Maher, Nebraska Dustin Hopkins, Florida St P Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech Brad Wing, LSU Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St Jeff Locke, UCLA KR Sammy Watkins, Clemson De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon Tyler Lockett, Kansas St Tavon Austin, West Virginia PR Tyrann Mathieu, LSU Greg Reid, Florida St Jamal Miles, Arizona St Dustin Harris, Texas A&M

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