Pac-12 fans flipped over the nation's leading rusher, Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey, who made our all-conference team. (AP) |
In a year that was marked by explosive offense throughout the top of the Pac-12, there were some tough decisions to make. Oregon's Marcus Mariota or Arizona's Matt Scott at quarterback? Four spectacular running backs. A bevy of impact defensive linemen.
Ultimately, the two strongest programs in the conference were the best represented, as Pac-12 champion Stanford had five on our list and Oregon had four. And as expected, the strengths were well-represented, as three Ducks highlight the offense and three Cardinal lead the defense.
Here's the full list:
Offense
QB -- Marcus Mariota, Oregon (Fr., 6-4, 196)
RB -- Kenjon Barner, Oregon (Sr., 5-11, 195)
RB -- Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona (Soph., 5-10, 203)
RB -- Johnathan Franklin, UCLA (Sr., 5-11, 195)
WR -- Marqise Lee, USC (Soph., 6-1, 195)
WR -- Markus Wheaton, Oregon State (Sr., 6-1, 182)
TE -- Zach Ertz, Stanford (Jr., 6-6, 252)
OL -- Hroniss Grasu, Oregon (Soph., 6-3, 284)
OL -- Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA (Soph., 6-4, 295)
OL -- Khaled Holmes, USC (Sr., 6-4, 305)
OL -- David Yankey, Stanford (Jr., 6-5, 301)
OL -- Brian Schwenke, Cal (Sr., 6-4, 300)
Defense
DL -- Will Sutton, Arizona State (Jr., 6-1, 267)
DL -- Scott Crichton, Oregon State (Soph., 6-3, 263)
DL -- Star Lotulelei, Utah (Sr., 6-4, 320)
DL -- Morgan Breslin, USC (Jr., 6-2, 250)
LB -- Anthony Barr, UCLA (Jr., 6-4, 235)
LB -- Trent Murphy, Stanford (Sr., 6-6, 261)
LB -- Chase Thomas, Stanford (Sr., 6-4, 248)
DB -- Jordan Poyer, Oregon State (Soph., 6-0, 172)
DB -- Ed Reynolds, Stanford (Jr., 6-2, 207)
DB -- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon (Soph., 5-10, 190)
DB -- Keelan Johnson, Arizona State (Sr., 6-1, 207)
Special Teams
P -- Jeff Locke, UCLA (Sr., 6-0, 207)
K -- Andrew Furney, Washington State (Jr., 5-10, 218)
KR -- Reggie Dunn, Utah (Sr, 5-10, 172)
PR -- Keenan Allen, Cal (Jr., 6-3, 210)
AP -- De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon (So., 5-9, 176)
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