UNLV’s Lexington Thomas named second-team All-MW
UNLV senior running back Lexington Thomas was named second-team All-Mountain West on Wednesday.
He was the only Rebel selected to either team, but senior offensive tackle Nathan Jacobson, senior defensive end Roger Mann and junior guard Justin Polu received honorable mention.
Thomas rushed for 1,067 yards and 12 touchdowns this year, his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. He joined Mike Thomas (1973-74) and Tim Cornett (2012-13) as the only UNLV backs to post multiple 1,000-yard seasons.
His 3,551 career rushing yards are second at UNLV only to Cornett’s 3,733, which he gained between 2010 and 2013, and Thomas is eighth in Mountain West history.
Thomas rushed for a school-record 40 career touchdowns, ranking sixth in the conference. His 18 100-yard games also top the Rebels’ chart and are fourth in the Mountain West.
He was first-team All-Mountain West last season, making Thomas the second UNLV back to earn first- or second-team all-conference. Joe Haro made the second team in 2001 and 2002.
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All-Mountain West football team
First team
Offense
Pos. Player Cl. Team
QB Brett Rypien, Sr., Boise State
WR Preston Williams, Jr., Colorado State
WR John Ursua, Jr., Hawaii
RB Alexander Mattison, Jr., Boise State
RB Nico Evans, Sr., Wyoming
TE Josh Oliver, Sr., San Jose State
OL Ezra Cleveland, So., Boise State
OL John Molchon, Jr., Boise State
OL Christian Cronk, Sr., Fresno State
OL Keith Ismael, So., San Diego State
OL Quin Ficklin, Sr., Utah State
PK Cooper Rothe, Jr., Wyoming
PR/KR Savon Scarver, So., Utah State
Defense
Pos. Player Cl. Team
DL Jabril Frazier, Sr., Boise State
DL Curtis Weaver, So., Boise State
DL Mykal Walker, Jr., Fresno State
DL Korey Rush, Sr., UNR
LB Jeff Allison, Jr., Fresno State
LB Malik Reed, Sr., UNR
LB Kyahva Tezino, Jr., San Diego State
DB Tyler Horton, Sr., Boise State
DB Tank Kelly, Sr., Fresno State
DB Dakari Monroe, Sr., San Jose State
DB Andrew Wingard, Sr., Wyoming
P Ryan Stonehouse, So., Colorado State
Second team
Offense
Pos. Player Cl. Team
QB Jordan Love, So., Utah State
WR Sean Modster, Sr., Boise State
WR KeeSean Johnson, Sr., Fresno State
RB Lexington Thomas, Sr., UNLV
RB Darwin Thompson, Jr., Utah State
TE Jared Rice, Jr., Fresno State
OL Griffin Landrum, Sr., Air Force
OL Micah St. Andrew, Sr., Fresno State
OL Aaron Jenkins, Sr., New Mexico
OL Ryan Pope, Sr., San Diego State
OL Roman Andrus, Sr., Utah State
PK John Baron II, Sr., San Diego State
PR/KR Marcus Hayes, Fr., New Mexico
Defense
Pos. Player Cl. Team
DL Jordan Jackson, So., Air Force
DL Kaimana Padello, Jr., Hawaii
DL Bryson Bridges, Sr., San Jose State
DL Carl Granderson, Sr., Wyoming
LB Josh Watson, Sr., Colorado State
LB Tipa Galeai, Jr., Utah State
LB David Woodward, So., Utah State
DB Mike Bell, Jr., Fresno State
DB Juju Hughes, Jr., Fresno State
DB Tariq Thompson, So., San Diego State
DB Jontrell Rocquemore, Sr., Utah State
P Blake Cusick, Jr., Fresno State
Honorable mention
Air Force: Jeremy Fejedelem, Jr., DB.
Boise State: Durrant Miles, Sr., DL; Kekoa Nawahine, Jr., DB; Avery Williams, So, RS/DB.
Colorado State: None
Fresno State: Jaron Bryant, Jr., DB; Jasad Haynes, Jr, DL; George Helmuth, Sr., LB; Marcus McMaryion, Sr., QB.
Hawaii: Zeno Choi, Sr., DL; Rojesterman Farris II, Jr.; DB; Cole McDonald, So., QB; Jahlani Tavai, Sr., LB;
Solo Vaipulu, Fr., OL.
New Mexico: Aaron Blackwell, Jr., DL; Tyson Dyer, So., P; Marcus Hayes, Fr., DB.
San Diego State: Parker Baldwin, Sr., DB; Noble Hall, Sr., DL; Brandon Heicklen, Jr., P; Kahale Warring, Jr., TE;
Juwan Washington, Jr., RB.
San Jose State: Ethan Aguayo, Jr., LB; Thai Cottrell, Sr., RS; Bryce Crawford, Sr., P; Boogie Roberts, Sr., DL.
UNLV: Nathan Jacobson, Sr., OL; Roger Mann, Sr., DL; Justin Polu, Jr., OL.
UNR: Dameon Baber, Sr., DB; Daniel Brown, Jr., DB; Quinton Conaway, Jr., P; Sean Krepsz, Sr., OL;
McLane Mannix, So., WR; Jake Nelson, Jr., OL Asauni Rufus, Sr., DB.
Utah State: Adewale Adeoye, Sr., DL; Rob Castaneda, Sr., OL; Dominik Eberle, Jr., PK; Gaje Ferguson, Sr., DB;
Fua Leilua, Jr., DL; Dax Raymond, Jr., TE; Christopher Unga, Jr., DL; DJ Williams, Jr., DB. Ron'Quavion Tarver, Sr., WR Sean Taylor, Sr., OL.
Wyoming: Tyler Hall, Jr., DB; Logan Wilson, Jr., LB.
Offensive Player of the Year
Brett Rypien, Sr., QB, Boise State
Defensive Player of the Year
Jeff Allison, Jr., LB, Fresno State
Special Teams Player of the Year
Cooper Rothe, Jr., PK, Wyoming
Freshman of the Year
Toa Taua, RB, UNR
Coach of the Year
Matt Wells, Utah State
