Broncos Place Seven on Preseason All-MW Team

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State had seven football student-athletes named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Team, the league announced Wednesday morning at its annual Football Media Days event.

Leading the accolades were Ashton Jeanty and Ahmed Hassanein, the Preseason Offensive and Co-Defensive Players of the Year, respectively. Jeanty and Hassanein were joined by Kage Casey, Andrew Simpson, A'Marion McCoy, Jonah Dalmas and James Ferguson-Reynolds in receiving preseason accolades.

Jeanty, the reigning MW Offensive Player of the Year, finished second in the FBS in 2023 with 159.7 all-purpose yards per game and seventh with 112.3 rushing yards per game. He ranked 11th with 1,347 total rushing yards and scored 19 rushing touchdowns, which ranked fifth in the FBS. The Jacksonville, Florida, native earned All-America honors from several organizations last season, including The Associated Press, Athlon Sports, ESPN and USA Today. Jeanty rushed for at least 100 yards in six games, including a pair of contests over 200 yards, and twice went over 100 yards receiving. He was one of five national finalists for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and helped the Broncos to a share of the 2023 MW regular-season title and the MW Football Championship crown. Jeanty is Boise State's third Preseason MW Offensive Player of the Year and first since Brett Rypien in 2018.

Hassanein was fifth in the FBS last season with 12.5 total sacks and seventh with 0.89 per game. A 2023 first-team All-MW selection, Hassanein recorded a streak of nine straight games with at least half a sack, the longest streak in the FBS since 2015. His total for the season was the sixth-best in program history. The Cairo, Egypt, native also turned in 16.5 tackles for loss in 2023, ranking third in the MW. A second-team College Sports Communicators Academic All-America selection and a Phil Steele All-America honorable mention last season, Hassanein forced two fumbles and anchored a defensive line that was second in the MW in rushing defense at 134.8 yards per game. He is Boise State's second Preseason MW Defensive Player of the Year, joining Curtis Weaver, who took the honor in 2019.

The 2024 Preseason All-Mountain West Football Team was announced today at the league's annual media days, being held at Circa Resort & Casino. As selected by a media panel, the team features 21 student-athletes who were first or second-team All-MW selections in 2023.

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2024 MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Offense
QB	Mikey Keene	Jr.	Fresno State
WR	Tory Horton*	Gr.	Colorado State
WR	Ricky White III*	Sr.	UNLV
WR	Jalen Royals*	Sr.	Utah State
RB	Ashton Jeanty*	*Jr.*	*Boise State*
RB	Malik Sherrod	Sr.	Fresno State
OL	Kage Casey**	*So.*	*Boise State*
OL	Jacob Gardner**	Gr.	Colorado State
OL	Mose Vavao**	Sr.	Fresno State
OL	Tiger Shanks*	Sr.	UNLV
OL	Jack Walsh	Jr.	Wyoming
TE	John Michael Gyllenborg	Jr.	Wyoming

Defense
DL	Ahmed Hassanein*	*Sr.*	*Boise State*
DL	Devo Bridges**	Sr.	Fresno State
DL	Soane Toia**	Sr.	San José State
DL	Jordan Bertagnole**	Gr.	Wyoming
LB	Andrew Simpson**	*Jr.*	*Boise State*
LB	Chase Wilson**	Sr.	Colorado State
LB	Jordan Pollard	Jr.	San José State
LB	Jackson Woodard*	Sr.	UNLV
DB	*A'Marion McCoy*	*Sr.*	*Boise State*
DB	Jack Howell*	Sr.	Colorado State
DB	Cameron Oliver**	Sr.	UNLV
DB	Ike Larsen*	Jr.	Utah State

Specialists
P	James Ferguson-Reynolds*	*Jr.*	*Boise State*
PK	Jonah Dalmas**	*Gr.*	*Boise State*
PR	Jacob De Jesus*	Sr.	UNLV
KR	Jacob De Jesus*	Sr.	UNLV

Offensive Player of the Year: Ashton Jeanty, Jr., RB, Boise State
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Ahmed Hassanein, Sr., DL, Boise State
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Jackson Woodard, Sr., LB, UNLV
Special Teams Player of the Year: Jacob De Jesus, Sr., PR/KR, UNLV

* - member of the 2023 All-Mountain West first team
** - member of the 2023 All-Mountain West second team

--BroncoSports.com--

Players Mentioned

Kage Casey

Jonah Dalmas

James Ferguson-Reynolds

Ahmed Hassanein

Ashton Jeanty

A’Marion McCoy

Andrew Simpson