CLEVELAND - Soane Toia, Nick Nash, Jordan Pollard and Taniela Latu were named to the 2024 Preseason Phil Steele All-Mountain West Team, announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Toia was named first team, Nash and Pollard were named second team and Latu was named to the third team.
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First-Team Mountain West Defense
Soane Toia, DL, Senior, Nuku'alosa, Tonga/Grace Brethren HS
- All-Mountain West Second Team (2023)
- Had career-highs with 37 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and five sacks in 2023
- 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)
- Career-high 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL's, plus three tackles at Hawai'i (10/28/23)
Second-Team Mountain West Offense
Nick Nash, WR, Redshirt Senior, Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS
- All-Mountain West Second Team (2023)
- Career-high's with 48 receptions, 728 yards, eight touchdowns and averaging 15.2 yards per reception in 2023
- 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)
Second-Team Mountain West Defense
Jordan Pollard, LB, Junior, Los Angeles, Calif./Faith Lutheran HS
- Finished 2023 with career-high 79 tackles, two interceptions, 4.0 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble
- Had six tackles in EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl against Coastal Carolina (12/23/23)
- Seven tackles against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)
- Led team with 10 tackles and had an interception vs. Utah State (10/21/23)
- One forced fumble, one interception, 1.0 TFL's and seven tackles at Boise State (10/07/23)
Third-Team Mountain West Defense
Taniela Latu, LB, Senior, San Mateo, Calif./Serra HS/College of San Mateo
- Finished 2023 with 44 tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss
- Four tackles against SDSU (11/18/23)
- Six tackles, 0.5 TFL's against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)
- 1.5 TFL's and five tackles vs. Utah State (10/21/23)
- Five tackles at UNM (10/14/23)
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