Media Selects Preseason 2020 Pac-12 All-Conference Teams -Bynum Named 1st Team
SAN FRANCISCO –– The preseason All-Pac-12 team, as selected by the media who cover Pac-12 football, has been announced ahead of the 2020 season. Representation on the First Team was again nearly split evenly between the North Division (13) and South Division (12). USC led the way with six student-athletes among First Team selections, followed by Oregon with four and Washington State with three.
Other highlights among First Team Offense selections include:
Offensive skill positions were led by USC with QB Kedon Slovis earning First Team on 17-of-22 ballots and a pair of First Team WRs in Amon-Ra St. Brown and Tyler Vaughns.
Oregon RB CJ Verdell also appeared on First Team selections 17 times, while Utah TE Brant Kuithe led all offensive players with First Team on 19-of-22 ballots.
Washington State's Max Borghi was the only player to earn multiple nods by collecting First Team accolades at both RB and AP.
Defensive selections were anchored by Oregon DL Kayvon Thibodeaux and Washington DB Elijah Molden, who both led all honorees as First Team on 21-of-22 ballots, along with Oregon State LB Hamilcar Rashed Jr., a First Team choice on 20 ballots.
2020 PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM
First Team Offense / Second Team Offense
QB Kedon Slovis, USC QB Jayden Daniels, Arizona State
RB CJ Verdell, Oregon RB Jermar Jefferson, Oregon State
RB Max Borghi, Washington State RB Christopher Brown Jr., California
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC WR Frank Darby, Arizona State
WR Tyler Vaughns, USC WR Johnny Johnson III, Oregon
TE Brant Kuithe, Utah TE Cade Otton, Washington
C Drew Dalman, Stanford C Orlando Umana, Utah
OL Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC OL Jake Curhan, California
OL Abraham Lucas, Washington State OL Dohnovan West, Arizona State
OL Jaxson Kirkland, Washington OL Foster Sarell, Stanford
OL Nick Ford, Utah OL Simi Moala, Utah
First Team Defense / Second Team Defense
DL Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon DL Mika Tafua, Utah
DL Mustafa Johnson, Colorado DL Thomas Booker, Stanford
DL Jordon Scott, Oregon DL Osa Odighizuwa, UCLA
DL Jermayne Lole, Arizona State DL Brett Johnson, California
LB Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State LB Kuony Deng, California
LB Nate Landman, Colorado LB Jahad Woods, Washington State
LB Drake Jackson, USC LB Ryan Bowman, Washington
DB Elijah Molden, Washington DB Jack Jones, Arizona State
DB Camryn Bynum, California DB Elijah Hicks, California
DB Talanoa Hufanga, USC DB Mykael Wright, Oregon
DB Deommodore Lenoir, Oregon DB Aashari Crosswell, Arizona State
First Team Specialists / Second Team Specialists
PK Blake Mazza, Washington State PK Peyton Henry, Washington
P Michael Turk, Arizona State P Ben Griffiths, USC
AP Max Borghi, Washington State AP Demetric Felton, UCLA & Britain Covey, Utah (tie)
ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION (received votes from four or more members of the media)
RUNNING BACK: Alex Fontenot, Colorado
WIDE RECEIVER: K.D. Nixon, Colorado; Britain Covey, Utah
CENTER: Michael Saffell, California; Luke Wattenberg, Washington
OFFENSIVE LINE: Donovan Laie, Arizona; William Sherman, Colorado; Brandon Kipper, Oregon State; Sean Rhyan, UCLA; Josh Watson, Washington State
DEFENSIVE LINE: Zeandae Johnson, California; Brandon Pili, USC; Marlon Tuipulotu, USC; Viane Moala, Utah
LINEBACKER: Merlin Robertson, Arizona State; Cameron Goode, California; Isaac Slade-Matautia, Oregon; Devin Lloyd, Utah
DEFENSIVE BACK: Lorenzo Burns, Arizona; Chase Lucas, Arizona State; Olaijah Griffin, USC; Isaiah Pola-Mao, USC; Trent McDuffie, Washington
PLACE KICKER: Cristian Zendejas, Arizona State; Jet Toner, Stanford
PUNTER: Oscar Draguicevich III, Washington State
ALL-PURPOSE: Mykael Wright, Oregon; Travell Harris, Washington State