COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Thirty-six Mountain West players appear in the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, the annual list looking into the game’s scouting process and beginning to preview college players who are currently all-star game eligible for the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl and 2026 NFL Draft class.
The MW’s 36 selections are fifth-most in the FBS, trailing only the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC, in that order.
Boise State paces the MW with eight selections, followed by UNLV and Utah State with five each and San Diego State and Wyoming with four apiece. San José State features three players on the list, while Fresno State and New Mexico each placed two, and Colorado State, Hawai‘i and Nevada each have one.
The East-West Shrine Bowl will take place at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 27, 2026.
Boise State
Ty Benefield, SAF
Kage Casey, OT
Jeremiah Earby, CB
Matt Lauter, TE
Maddux Madsen, QB
A’Marion McCoy, CB
Marco Notarainni, LB
Jayden Virgin-Morgan, EDGE
Colorado State
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, QB
Fresno State
Josiah Freeman, WR
Al’zillion Hamilton, CB
Hawai‘i
Peter Manuma, SAF
Nevada
Josh Grabowski, OG
New Mexico
Scottre Humphrey, RB
Keyshawn James-Newby, DL
San Diego State
Chris Johnson, CB
Christian Jones Jr., OT
Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli, OG
Trey White, EDGE
San José State
Walker Eget, QB
Jordan Pollard, LB
Isiah Revis, SAF
UNLV
JoJo Earle, WR
Justin Flowe, LB
Denver Harris, CB
Alex Orji, QB
Reid Williams, OC
Utah State
Bryson Barnes, QB
Naki Fahina, DL
Broc Lane, TE
Ike Larsen, SAF
Tyree Morris, DL
Wyoming
John Michael Gyllenborg, TE
Wes King, OG
Jack Walsh, OC
Tyce Westland, EDGE
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