Pac-12 Football All-Conference Team Announced
SAN FRANCISCO –– Record-setting performers and new faces highlight the 2017 All-Pac-12 football team as selected by the Pac-12 head football coaches. Twenty-six of the twenty-seven first team selections are making their first appearance on the all-conference squad. UTAH punter Mitch Wishnowsky is the only two-time first team selection. Seven players elevated themselves from last year’s second team to first team – UCLA LB Kenny Young, USC RB Ronald Jones II and LB Cameron Smith, Washington OL Coleman Shelton and RS Dante Pettis, and Washington State DL Hercules Mata’afa. Pettis, Washington’s record-setting punt returner, finds himself earning dual first team honors as a return specialist and wide receiver. Pac-12 Player of the Year honors and Coach of the Year will be unveiled Tuesday afternoon by the Pac-12 Networks on Inside Pac-12 Football that airs at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET. Also available on Pac-12 Now and Pac-12.com.
2017 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM
| First Team Offense | Second Team Offense | ||
| QB | Sam Darnold, RSo., USC | QB | Josh Rosen, Jr., UCLA |
| RB | Ronald Jones II, Jr., USC | RB | Royce Freeman, Sr., Oregon |
| RB | Bryce Love, Jr., Stanford | RB | Myles Gaskin, Jr, Washington |
| WR | N’Keal Harry, So., Arizona State | WR | Deontay Burnett, Jr., USC |
| WR | Dante Pettis, Sr., Washington | WR | Darren Carrington II, Sr., Utah |
| TE | Dalton Schultz, Sr., Stanford | TE | Will Dissly, Sr., Washington |
| OL | Tyrell Crosby, Sr., Oregon | OL | David Bright, RSr., Stanford |
| OL | Nate Herbig, So., Stanford | OL | Toa Lobendahn, RJr., USC |
| OL | Kaleb McGary, Jr., Washington | OL | Cole Madison, RSr., Washington State |
| OL | Cody O’Connell, RSr., Washington State | OL | Kolton Miller, RJr., UCLA |
| OL | Coleman Shelton, Sr., Washington | OL | Salesi Uhatafe, Sr., Utah |
| First Team Defense | Second Team Defense | ||
| DL | Rasheem Green, Jr., USC | DL | Greg Gaines, Jr., Washington |
| DL | Hercules Mata’afa, RJr., Washington State | DL | Jalen Jelks, RJr., Oregon |
| DL | Harrison Phillips, Sr., Stanford | DL | Christian Rector, RSo., USC |
| DL | Vita Vea, Jr., Washington | DL | JoJo Wicker, Jr., Arizona State |
| LB | Uchenna Nwosu, Sr., USC | LB | Keishawn Bierria, Sr., Washington |
| LB | Cameron Smith, Jr., USC | LB | Ben Burr-Kirven, Jr., Washington |
| LB | Kenny Young, Sr., UCLA | LB | Troy Dye, So., Oregon |
| DB | Isaiah Oliver, Jr., Colorado | DB | Julian Blackmon, So., Utah |
| DB | Taylor Rapp, So., Washington | DB | Chase Lucas, RFr., Arizona State |
| DB | Justin Reid, Jr., Stanford | DB | Jojo McIntosh, Jr., Washington |
| DB | Marvell Tell, Jr., USC | DB | Quenton Meeks, Jr., Stanford |
| DB | Jalen Thompson, So., Washington State | ||
| DB | Jaleel Wadood, Sr., UCLA |
| First Team Specialists | Second Team Specialists | ||
| PK | Matt Gay, Jr., Utah | PK | Erik Powell, RSr., Washington State |
| P | Mitch Wishnowsky, Jr., Utah (1) | P | Jake Bailey, Jr., Stanford |
| RS | Dante Pettis, Sr., Washington | RS | Boobie Hobbs, Sr., Utah |
| AP/ST | Brenden Schooler, So., Oregon | AP/ST | Matt Lopes, RSr., USC |
| AP/ST | Michael Pittman Jr., So., USC |
RS=return specialist
AP/ST=all-purpose/special teams player (not a kicker or returner)
(1) Two-time first team selection
No Tiebreaker: There was a tie for the fourth defensive back for second teams, so that team is represented with six defensive backs. There also was a tie for the all-purpose/special teams spot on first team.
ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION
ARIZONA: OL Jacob Alsadek, RSr.; RS Shun Brown, Jr.; OL Nate Eldridge, So.; LB Colin Schooler, Fr.; QB Khalil Tate, So.; RB Nick Wilson, Sr.
ARIZONA STATE: DB Chad Adams, Sr..; LB DJ Calhoun, Sr.; OL Sam Jones, RJr.; RB Demario Richard, Sr.; LB Christian Sam, Jr.; DL Tashon Smallwood, Sr.; QB Manny Wilkins, Jr.
CALIFORNIA: LB Devante Downs, Sr.; RB Patrick Laird, Jr.; DL James Looney, Sr.; OL Patrick Mekari, Jr.
COLORADO: LB Rick Gamboa, Jr.; OL Jeromy Irwin, Sr.; RB Phillip Lindsay, Sr.; QB Steven Montez, So.; DB Evan Worthington, Jr.;
OREGON: DB Ugo Amadi, Jr.; TE Jake Breeland, RSo.; OL Jake Hanson, RSo.; DB Arrion Springs, Sr.; OL Calvin Throckmorton, So.
OREGON STATE: LB Manase Hungalu, RSr.; DB David Morris, Fr.
STANFORD: OL Jesse Burkett, Sr.; OL A.T. Hall, Sr.; OL Walker Little, Fr.; LB Bobby Okereke, Sr.; RS Cameron Scarlett, Jr.; AP/ST Brandon Simmons, Sr.; PK Jet Toner, So.; WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Jr.
UCLA: WR Darren Andrews, RSr.; WR Jordan Lasley, RJr.; OL Scott Quessenberry, RSr.; OL Najee Toran, Sr.; DL Jacob Tuioti-Mariner, Sr.
USC: OL Chris Brown, RJr.; TB Stephen Carr, Fr.; DL Josh Fatu, Sr.; DB Chris Hawkins, RSr.; DB Iman Marshall, Jr.; WR Steven Mitchell Jr., RSr.; TE Tyler Petite, Jr.; DL Brandon Pili, Fr.; TB Tyler Vaughns, RFr.
UTAH: OL Lo Falemaka, Sr.; LB Kavika Luafatasaga, Sr.; DL Lowell Lotulelei, Sr.; DL Filipo Mokofisi, Sr.
WASHINGTON: TB Salvon Ahmed, Fr.; LB Tevis Bartlett, Jr.; QB Jake Browning, Jr.; DB Myles Bryant, So.; OL Nick Harris, So.
WASHINGTON STATE: OL Andre Dillard, RJr.; QB Luke Falk, RSr.; LB Frankie Luvu, Sr.; RB Jamal Morrow, RSr.