Mountain West Wire’s 2010s All-Decade Mountain West Football Team

Who were the best Mountain West football players of the 2010s? We make our picks.

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The best of the best from a memorable decade.

The decade in Mountain West football began with an upset. Unranked Utah defeated #15 Pittsburgh at home on September 2, 2010, and in doing so set the tone for the ten years that followed. One Rose Bowl, one Fiesta Bowl, and seven All-Americans later, the conference has a lot to live up to at it heads into its third decade of existence.

As the 2010s come to a close, we wanted to look back to highlight the best players from the decade. If you disagree with our choices, of course, feel free to let us know what you’d have done differently on Twitter or Facebook.

First Team

Offense

QB – Brett Rypien, Boise State

RB – Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State

RB – Jay Ajayi, Boise State

WR – Rashard Higgins, Colorado State

WR – Davante Adams, Fresno State

TE – Gavin Escobar, San Diego State

C – Keith Ismael, San Diego State

G – Nico Siragusa, San Diego State

G – Chase Roullier, Wyoming

T – Ezra Cleveland, Boise State

T – Austin Wentworth, Fresno State

Defense

DL – Demarcus Lawrence, Boise State

DL – Eddie Yarbrough, Wyoming

DL – Malik Reed, Nevada

DL – Curtis Weaver, Boise State

LB – Tank Carder, TCU

LB – Miles Burris, San Diego State

LB – Logan Wilson, Wyoming

CB – Leon McFadden, San Diego State

CB – Damontae Kazee, San Diego State

S – Weston Steelhammer, Air Force

S – Andrew Wingard, Wyoming

Special Teams

K – Dominik Eberle, Utah State

P – Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State

KR – Rashaad Penny, San Diego State

PR – Avery Williams, Boise State

Second Team

Offense

QB – Derek Carr, Fresno State

RB – Ronnie Hillman, San Diego State

RB – Brian Hill, Wyoming

WR – Michael Gallup, Colorado State

WR – Keesean Johnson, Fresno State

TE – Crockett Gillmore, Colorado State

C – Weston Richburg, Colorado State

G – A.J. Wallerstein, Air Force

G – John Molchon, Boise State

T – Nate Potter, Boise State

T – Marcus Cannon, TCU

Defense

DL – Alex Barrett, San Diego State

DL – Tyeler Davison, Fresno State

DL – Brock Hekking, Nevada

DL – Stansly Maponga, TCU

LB – Zach Vigil, Utah State

LB – Cory James, Colorado State

LB – Carmen Messina, New Mexico

CB – Donte Deayon, Boise State

CB – Jalen Davis, Utah State

S – Darian Thompson, Boise State

S – Derron Smith, Fresno State

Special Teams

K – John Baron II, San Diego State

P – Brian Stahovich, San Diego State

KR – Savon Scarver, Utah State

PR – Jojo Natson, Utah State