By Staff, SuperWest Sports
July 16, 2024
Here are all of the Mountain West Football Defensive Player of the Year Award winners as selected by a vote of the coaches from its inception in 1999 through last season.
Utah defensive end John Frank won the first award and Colorado State defensive lineman Mohamed Kamara was the most recent winner in 2023.
The complete list appears here, followed by a table listing award counts by program with the most recent year won.
All-Time Mountain West Defensive Players of the Year
| Year | Player | Pos | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mohamed Kamara | DL | Colorado State |
| 2022 | Junior Fehoko | DL | San Jose State |
| 2021 | Cameron Thomas | DL | San Diego State |
| 2020 | Cade Hall | DL | San Jose State |
| 2019 | Curtis Weaver | LB | Boise State |
| 2018 | Jeffrey Allison | LB | Fresno State |
| 2017 | Leighton Vander Esch | LB | Boise State |
| 2016 | Damontae Kazee | CB | San Diego State |
| 2015 | Damontae Kazee | DB | San Diego State |
| 2014 | Zach Vigil | LB | Utah State |
| 2013 | Shaquil Barrett | LB | Colorado State |
| 2012 | Phillip Thomas | DB | Fresno State |
| 2011 | Tank Carder | LB | TCU |
| 2010 | Tank Carder | LB | TCU |
| 2009 | Jerry Hughes | DL | TCU |
| 2008 | Jerry Hughes | DL | TCU |
| 2007 | Beau Bell | LB | UNLV |
| 2006 | Eric Weddle | DB | Utah |
| 2005 | Eric Weddle | DB | Utah |
| 2004 | Morgan Scalley (tie) | DB | Utah |
| 2004 | Kirk Morrison (tie) | LB | San Diego State |
| 2003 | Kirk Morrison | LB | San Diego State |
| 2002 | Jamaal Brimmer | DB | UNLV |
| 2001 | Kevin Thomas | DB | UNLV |
| 2000 | Rick Crowell | LB | Colorado State |
| 1999 | John Frank | DE | Utah |
Breakdown of Winners by Program
| Program | Winners | Last Won |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 5 | 2021 |
| TCU | 4 | 2011 |
| Utah | 4 | 2006 |
| Colorado State | 3 | 2023 |
| UNLV | 3 | 2007 |
| Boise State | 2 | 2019 |
| Fresno State | 2 | 2018 |
| San Jose State | 2 | 2022 |
| Utah State | 1 | 2014 |
