
By Stephen Vilardo, SuperWest Sports
January 3, 2024
The Mountain West went 3-4 as a conference in bowl play and we saw some good individual performances from conference players.
I am highlighting the top postseason players with a few brief stats.
The offensive linemen and some other players do not have stats, but all deserve recognition. There were also some deserving players I had to leave out.
All other considerations aside, here is our 2023-24 All-Mountain West Bowl Team.
Offense

QB Mikey Keene, Fresno State – Career-high 380 yards passing on 31-of-39 attempts with three touchdowns and one rushing touchdown
RB George Holani, Boise State – 183 total yards, 138 on the ground
RB Emmanuel Michel, Air Force – 203 yards and two touchdowns
WR Jacob de Jesus, UNLV – 95 yards receiving and 40 rushing and one rushing touchdown
WR Terrell Vaughn, Utah State – 86 yards and a touchdown
WR Ricky White, UNLV – 97 yards and a touchdown
TE Sam Olson, San Jose State – 96 yards and a touchdown
OL Thor Paglialong, Air Force
OL Adam Karas, Air Force
OL Mose Vavao, Fresno State
OL Cade Beresford, Boise State
OL Frank Crum, Wyoming
Defense

DE Paul Fitzgarald, Utah State – Three sacks
DL Tre Smith, San Jose State – Eight tackles and one sack
DL Payton Zdroik, Air Force – Two tackles for loss
DL Cole Godbout, Wyoming – Three tackles
LB Levelle Bailey, Fresno State – Eight tackles and one sack
LB Phoenix Jackson, Fresno State – Two tackles for loss, one sack, and four tackles
LB Bo Richter, Air Force – Three sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss
LB Bryun Parham, San Jose State – 12 tackles and one quarterback hit
DB Ike Larsen, Utah State – 11 tackles
DB Dean Clark, Fresno State – Interception and six tackles
DB Alexander Teubner, Boise State – 12 tackles and one pass defended
DB Cameron Oliver, UNLV – Five tackles and two interceptions.
Special Teams

K John Hoyland, Wyoming – 3-3 of field goals with a long of 52 and the game-winner as time expired.
P Marshall Nichols, UNLV – 52-.7 per punt 2 inside the 20.
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