Check out the CSD preview for the Mountain West Conference’s 2019 season in this loaded preview featuring in-depth coverage of everything you need to know about all ten teams, projected records based on thousands of computer simulations, and a list of the top players in the conference.
2019 Unit Rankings
| QB | RB | WR/TE | OL | DL | LB | DB |
| 1. utah state | 1. san diego state | 1. colorado state | 1. boise state | 1. boise state | 1. boise state | 1. fresno state |
| 2. unlv | 2. air force | 2. boise state | 2. air force | 2 utah state | 2. utah state | 2. san diego state |
| 3. hawai’i | 3. nevada | 3. nevada | 3. Unlv | 3. fresno state | 3. san diego state | 3. boise state |
All-Mountain West Team
Offense
QB – Jordan Love, Utah State
RB – Juwan Washington, San Diego State
RB – Ronnie Rivers, Fresno State
WR – John Hightower, Boise State
WR – Cedric Byrd, Hawai’i
WR – JoJo Ward, Hawai’i
TE – Jared Rice, Fresno State
C – Keith Ismael, San Diego State
OL – Jake Nelson, Nevada
OL – Ezra Cleveland, Boise State
OL – Solo Vaipulu, Hawaii
OL – Eric Quevedo, Boise State
Defense
DE – Curtis Weaver, Boise State
DE – Jordan Jackson, Air Force
DT – David Moa, Boise State
DT – Christopher ‘Unga, Utah State
LB – Kyahva Tezino, San Diego State
LB – David Woodward, Utah State
LB – Tipa Galeai, Utah State
LB – Logan Wilson, Wyoming
CB – Jaron Bryant, Fresno State
CB – Antonio Hull, Wyoming
S – Juju Hughes, Fresno State
S – Tariq Thompson, San Diego State
Awards
Offensive POY: QB Jordan Love, Utah State
Defensive POY: OLB/DE Curtis Weaver, Boise State
Freshman OTY: QB Sean Chambers, Wyoming
Newcomer OTY: WR Nate Craig-Myers, Colorado State
Coach OTY: Bryan Harsin, Boise State
Game OTY: Boise State @ Utah State (November 23rd)
Breakout Player: WR John Hightower, Boise State
MOUNTAIN
1. Boise State
Top Returning Players: T Ezra Cleveland, EDGE Curtis Weaver, CB Kekaula Kaniho
Notable Players Leaving: QB Brett Rypien, RB Alexander Mattison, WR A.J. Richardson, EDGE Jabril Frazier
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 53rd
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 32nd
Average Projected Record: 9.1 wins, 2.9 losses (6.3 wins, 1.7 losses)
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2. Utah State
Top Returning Players: QB Jordan Love, EDGE Devon Anderson, EDGE Tipa Galeai, LB Chase Christiansen, LB David Woodward, CB D.J. Williams
Notable Players Leaving: RB Darwin Thompson, S Jontrell Rocquemore, S Gaje Ferguson
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 70th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 73rd
Average Projected Record: 6.3 wins, 5.7 losses (4.4 wins, 3.6 losses)
3. Wyoming
Top Returning Players: LB Logan Wilson, CB Antonio Hull, CB Tyler Hall, S Alijah Halliburton
Notable Players Leaving: RB Nico Evans, G Kaden Jackson, IDL Youhanna Ghaifan, S Marcus Epps
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 66th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 90th
Average Projected Record: 6.6 wins, 5.4 losses (4.2 wins, 3.8 losses)
4. Air Force
Top Returning Players: IDL Mosese Fifita, LB Kyle Johnson
Notable Players Leaving: WR Marcus Bennett, LB Brody Bagnall
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 88th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 97th
Average Projected Record: 6.1 wins, 5.9 losses (3.8 wins, 4.2 loses)
5. Colorado State
Notable Players Leaving: QB K.J. Carta-Samuels, WR Preston Williams
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 98th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 103rd
Average Projected Record: 5.2 wins, 6.8 losses (3.3 wins, 4.7 losses)
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6. New Mexico
Notable Players Leaving: WR Delane Hart-Johnson
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 121st
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 117th
Average Projected Record: 4.2 wins, 7.8 losses (2.0 wins, 6.0 losses)
WEST
1. Fresno State
Top Returning Players: EDGE Mykal Walker, CB Jaron Bryant, S Juju Hughes
Notable Players Leaving: QB Marcus McMaryion, WR KeeSean Johnson, LB James Bailey, LB Jeffrey Allison, CB Anthoula Kelly, S Mike Bell
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 24th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 51st
Average Projected Record: 8.5 wins, 3.5 losses (5.9 wins, 2.1 losses)
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2. San Diego State
Top Returning Players: RB Juwan Washington, LB Kyahva Tezino, S Tariq Thompson, S Trenton Thompson
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 87th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 66th
Average Projected Record: 8.0 wins, 4.0 losses (5.4 wins, 2.6 losses)
3. Nevada
Top Returning Players: EDGE Dom Peterson, LB Gabriel Sewell, CB Daniel Brown
Notable Players Leaving: EDGE Malik Reed, EDGE Korey Rush, S Dameon Baber
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 81st
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 95th
Average Projected Record: 6.4 wins, 5.6 losses (4.1 wins, 3.9 losses)
4. Hawai’i
Top Returning Players: QB Cole McDonald, RB Dayton Furuta, EDGE Kaimana Padello
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 104th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 102nd
Average Projected Record: 6.3 wins, 6.7 losses (4.1 wins, 3.9 losses)
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5. UNLV
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 112th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 108th
Average Projected Record: 4.3 wins, 7.7 losses (2.7 wins, 5.3 losses)
6. San Jose State
Top Returning Players: WR Tre Walker
Notable Players Leaving: TE Josh Oliver, IDL Boogie Roberts, CB Dakari Monroe
Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 124th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 116th
Average Projected Record: 3.7 wins, 8.3 losses (2.1 wins, 5.9 losses)
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