COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Five Mountain West players earned spots on The Associated Press Midseason All-America football teams, including a pair of first-team selections.
Hawai‘i senior kicker Kansei Matsuzawa and San Diego State senior defensive back Chris Johnson earned first-team nods.
San José State sophomore wide receiver Danny Scudero, Colorado State sophomore linebacker Owen Long and UNLV senior defensive back Aamaris Brown were named to the second team.
The MW’s two first-team selections are as many as the other non-autonomous conferences combined, while the Conference’s five total selections surpassed the combined total of its peer leagues.
Among the MW’s selections are several FBS leaders. Matsuzawa paces the FBS in field goals made (20), field goals made per game (2.5), field-goal percentage (1.000) and points scored (83). Scudero leads the nation in receiving yards (870) and receiving yards per game (124.3) and Long is the FBS leader with 13.3 tackles per game. Brown is third nationally with four interceptions and Johnson is eighth with three, while the duo is tied for fourth with 1.5 passes defended per game.
The Associated Press Midseason All-America Teams
First Team
K – Kansei Matsuzawa, Sr., Hawai‘i
DB – Chris Johnson, Sr., San Diego State
Second Team
WR – Danny Scudero, So., San José State
LB – Owen Long, So., Colorado State
DB – Aamaris Brown, Sr, UNLV
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