COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San José State quarterback Chevan Cordeiro, running back Kairee Robinson and defensive end Tre Smith lead 10 Spartans awarded 2023 All-Mountain West football honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
This is the fourth straight year with double-digit All-Mountain West selections for the Spartans. This is also the second consecutive season with five either first or second team All-Mountain West selections as SJSU finished as co-regular season Mountain West champions.
Cordeiro, Robinson and Smith were named All-Mountain West First Team, while wide receiver Nick Nash and defensive tackle Soane Toia were named All-Mountain West Second Team. Safety Tre Jenkins, offensive linemen Fernando Carmona, Jr. and Anthony Pardue, plus linebacker Bryun Parham and cornerback Jay'Vion Cole were named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention.
Chevan Cordeiro, QB, Senior, Honolulu, Hawaii/Saint Louis HS
- Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
- All-Mountain West Second Team (2022)
- Has thrown for 2,558 yards with 19 touchdowns and only four interceptions
- Cordeiro is the Mountain West all-time leader with 112 touchdowns responsible for and in yardage gained with 13,537 yards
- Is tied for fourth all-time in Mountain West history with 87 passing touchdowns and third all-time with 11,976 passing yards
- Has led the Spartans to six straight wins for the first time since 2020 and two straight bowl games for the first time since 1987
- His four interceptions are good for seventh in the country and has thrown the fewest interceptions in the Mountain West
- Has a passer rating of 143.5 which is fourth in the Mountain West
Kairee Robinson, RB, Senior, Antioch, Calif./De La Salle HS
- Has career-high's with 18 touchdowns, 1,124 yards rushing and 7.2 yards per carry in 2023
- Robinson has a touchdown in every game he's played in this season (11), which is an SJSU record and is second in the nation in consecutive games played with a touchdown
- Robinson's 20 total touchdowns on the season is an SJSU single-season record.
- He has a rushing touchdown in 21-career games, which ties an SJSU record
- Robinson also has 36 career touchdowns which ties Deoncé Whitaker (1998-2001) who had 36 (33 rushing, two receiving, one kick return) for the SJSU record
- Robinson has over 100 yards in six games this season
- Robinson's 18 rushing touchdowns are good for third in the country and tops in the Mountain West
- His rushing yards are good for second in the conference and 23rd in the country
- His yards per carry is good for fourth in the country and tops in the conference
- He's 15th in rushing yards per game and second in the conference averaging 102.2 yards
Tre Smith, DE, Redshirt Sophomore, Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS
- Has career-high's with 58 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2023
- The Spartans have the second best defense in the conference letting up only 354.6 yards per game
- Helped the Spartans pass defense to second in the conference and 14th in the nation only letting up 181.7 yards per game
- Had 10 tackles at UNLV (11/25/23)
- Four tackles, 1.0 sacks and 1.5 TFL's against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)\
- Career-high 13 tackles vs. Air Force (9/22/23)
- Had two tackles with a sack, 1.0 tackles for loss and one forced fumble vs. Cal Poly (9/9/23)
Nick Nash, WR, Redshirt Junior, Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS
- Career-high's with 47 receptions, 704 yards, eight touchdowns and averaging 15 yards per reception
- Three catches for 98 yards including a 51 yard reception at UNLV (11/25/23)
- Two touchdowns with six catches and 86 yards at Hawai'i (10/28/23)
- Had a touchdown and 66 yards including a 41 yard reception against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)
- Career-high 54 yard touchdown reception at UNM (10/14/23)
- Had a 29-yard touchdown reception vs. Utah State (10/21/23)
- Four catches for career-high 99 yards including a career-high 58 yard reception at Boise State (10/07/23)
- Caught career-high seven catches vs. No. 18 Oregon State (9/3/23)
- Caught career-high three touchdowns for career-high 89 yards on career-high six catches at No. 6 USC (8/26/23), Had No. 2 play on SportsCenter with 32-yard touchdown reception
Soane Toia, DL, Junior, Nuku'alosa, Tonga/Grace Brethren HS
- Has career-high's with 34 tackles, seven tackles for loss and five sacks
- The Spartans have the second best defense in the conference letting up only 354.6 yards per game
- Helped the Spartans pass defense to second in the conference and 14th in the nation only letting up 181.7 yards per game
- Had career-high two sacks, 2.0 TFL's and four tackles against SDSU (11/18/23)
- Four tackles, 1.0 sacks and 1.5 TFL's against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)
- Career-high 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL's, plus three tackles at Hawai'i (10/28/23)
- Five tackles vs. Air Force (9/22/23)
- Three tackles including 0.5 sacks and 0.5 TFL's at Toledo (9/16/23)
Anthony Pardue, OL, Grad, Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS
- Started all 12 games in 2023
- The Spartans have the 29th best rushing offense in the country averaging 186.2 rushing yards per game and the fourth best total offense in the conference
- SJSU had 10 games with 100 yards or more including the last six with 150 yards or more and five of the last six over 200 yards
- The six games over 200 yards ties the 2000 team for the most 200 yard plus games this century and in the SJSU modern era
- The Spartans have only surrendered one sack in the last three games against No. 25 Fresno State, San Diego State and UNLV
Tre Jenkins, S, Grad, Stockton, Calif./St. Mary's HS
- Has 62 tackles while tying a career-high with two interceptions, four pass breakups and one tackle for loss
- Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award recipient (2020, 21, 22), Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (2022)
- Interception, six tackles and a PBU against SDSU (11/18/23)
- Five tackles against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)
- One pass breakup and five tackles vs. Utah State (10/21/23)
- Career-high 13 tackles vs. Air Force (9/22/23)
- Had an interception with five tackles and one pass deflection at Toledo (9/16/23)
- Had four tackles including one for loss vs. Cal Poly (9/9/23)
- Led team with seven tackles plus a pass deflection vs. No. 18 Oregon State (9/3/23)
- Had five tackles at No. 6 USC (8/26/23)
Jay'Vion Cole, CB, Sophomore, Oakland, Calif./Cal Poly
- First season at SJSU
- Has a career-high 10 pass breakups with three interceptions, three tackles for loss, one sack and 33 tackles
- His 10 pass breakups are good for 10th in the country and second in the Mountain West Conference
- His three interceptions lead the Spartans and are good for fifth in the conference and 46th in the nation
- Helped the Spartans pass defense to second in the conference and 14th in the nation only letting up 181.7 yards per game
- Five tackles, two pass breakups and first fumble recovery at UNLV (11/25/23)
- Seven tackles against SDSU (11/18/23)
- Three tackles, one tackle for loss against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)
- One interception with a career-best 51 yard return at Hawai'i (10/28/23)
- One interception vs. Utah State (10/21/23)
- One interception, two PBU's and three tackles at UNM (10/14/23)
- Career-high three pass deflections at Toledo (9/16/23)
- Had one tackle and one pass deflection vs. Cal Poly (9/9/23)
- First career sack and tied career-high four tackles with a pass deflection vs. No. 18 Oregon State (9/3/23)
- Made first start in debut at SJSU and had three tackles with a pass deflection at No. 6 USC (8/26/23)
Bryun Parham, LB, Junior, Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS
- Led the Spartans with 94 tackles, five tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
- Parham is fifth in the Mountain West conference with 50 solo tackles
- Eight tackles, 1.0 sacks and two TFL's at UNLV (11/25/23)
- Nine tackles, first career interception, a sack and 1.5 TFL's against SDSU (11/18/23)
- Six tackles, one PBU and 0.5 TFL's against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)
- Four tackles and one PBU at Hawai'i (10/28/23)
- Seven tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. Utah State (10/21/23)
- Eight tackles at UNM (10/14/23)
- Career-high two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, 12 tackles at Boise State (10/07/23)
- 11 tackles vs. Air Force (9/22/23)
- 11 tackles including 0.5 TFL's at Toledo (9/16/23)
- Had five tackles vs. No. 18 Oregon State (9/3/23)
Fernando Carmona, Jr., OL, Redshirt Sophomore, Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS
- Started all 12 games in 2023
- The Spartans have the 29th best rushing offense in the country averaging 186.2 rushing yards per game and the fourth best total offense in the conference
- SJSU had 10 games with 100 yards or more including the last six with 150 yards or more and five of the last six over 200 yards
- The six games over 200 yards ties the 2000 team for the most 200 yard plus games this century and in the SJSU modern era
- The Spartans have only surrendered one sack in the last three games against No. 25 Fresno State, San Diego State and UNLV
NEXT GAME: The Spartans are going to a bowl game for the third time in four years for the first time in SJSU history and head coach Brent Brennan is the first head coach to lead the Spartans to three bowl games.
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