Colorado Springs, Colo.----- Defensive lineman Cade Hall headlines five San Jose State University players named to the 2021 preseason Mountain West football squad as voted by a group of media members regularly covering any of the 12 teams.
Hall was named the preseason Defensive Player of the Year as a continuation of his outstanding 2020 season in which he was the Mountain West's Defensive Player of the Year, the Most Valuable Defensive Player of the Mountain West championship game, and an All-America player by The Sporting News, USA Today, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Entering his fourth season as a Spartan, Hall was credited with 10.0 quarterback sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss in seven games for San Jose State which finished with a 7-1 win-loss record and a final ranking of 24th in the final Associated Press poll a season ago.
Bookend defensive end Viliami Fehoko, safety Tre Jenkins, and offensive lineman Jack Snyder joined Hall on the preseason all-conference team. Fehoko and Snyder were 2020 first-team All-Mountain West honorees; Jenkins, a second-team pick.
Fehoko was credited with 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 quarterback sacks in 2020. Jenkins was third on the team in tackles with 41, topped the Spartans with two interceptions, and shared the team lead with two forced fumbles.
San Jose State, Nevada, and Boise State each had four selections of any conference member in 2021. Ten of the 12 teams had at least one player on the 26-player pre-season All-Mountain West team. San Diego State, Hawaii, and Wyoming each had three.
Nevada quarterback Carson Strong was named the preseason offensive player of the year; Savon Scarver, the special teams player of the year.
Season tickets to see the 2021 San Jose State University's mountain climb covering a six-game home schedule are available by visiting https://am.ticketmaster.com/sjsuathletics/21football or by calling 408-924-7589.
2021 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team
Offense
WR Romeo Doubs, Nevada
WR Khalili Shakir, Boise State
OL Keegan Cryder, Wyoming
OL John Ojukwu, Boise State
OL Jack Snyder, San Jose State
OL Jake Stetz, Boise State
OL Zachary Thomas, San Diego State
TE Cole Turner, Nevada
QB Carson Strong, Nevada
RB Xazavian Valladay, Wyoming
RB Ronnie Rivers, Fresno State
Defense
DL Cade Hall, San Jose State
DL Viliami Fehoko, San Jose State
DL Scott Patchan, Colorado State
DL Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
LB Chad Muma, Wyoming
LB Caden McDonald, San Diego State
LB Darius Muasau, Hawaii
DB Kekaula Kaniho, Boise State
DB Jerrick Reed, II, New Mexico
DB Cortez Davis, Hawaii
DB Tre Jenkins, San José State
Special Teams
P Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State
PK Brandon Talton, Nevada
PR Calvin Turner, Hawaii
KR Savon Scarver, Utah State
Offensive Player of the Year: Carson Strong, Nevada
Defensive Player of the Year: Cade Hall, San Jose State
Special Teams Player of the Year: Savon Scarver, Utah State
