COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San José State linebacker Jordan Pollard and wide receiver Danny Scudero were selected to the All-Mountain West First Team, leading seven Spartans honored with 2025 All-Mountain West football awards, the conference announced Tuesday.
This marks Pollard’s second consecutive first-team selection, and it is the second straight year an SJSU wide receiver has earned first-team recognition.
Quarterback Walker Eget, defensive lineman Gafa Faga, wide receivers Kyri Shoels and Leland Smith, and defensive end Vili Taufatofua each received All-Mountain West Honorable Mention honors.
Jordan Pollard, LB, Senior, Los Angeles, Calif./Faith Lutheran HS
- Finished fourth in the conference and 21st in the nation in tackles with 108 and had 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, a fumble recovery, two forced fumbles, three pass breakups, and a pick-six.
- Pollard's career 353 total tackles is good for ninth all-time in SJSU history
- In his final game on Saturday against Fresno St. (11/29/25), Pollard had 19 tackles with a 58-yard pick six, plus a tackle for loss and forced fumble.
- The 19 tackles were the third-most in an FBS game this season and are a career-high, and that was his first career touchdown.
- Led team with 12 tackles at SDSU (11/22/25)
- Led team with eight tackles, plus a sack, 2.0 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a PBU vs. Hawai‘i (11/01/25)
- Seven tackles with a sack and 1.0 tackles for loss at Utah State (10/17/25)
- Led team with 11 tackles at Wyoming (10/11/25)
- Five tackles with a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery at No. 6/7 Texas (09/06/25)
Danny Scudero, WR, Redshirt Sophomore, San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS/Sac State
- AP Midseason All-America Second-Team (2025)
- Finished the regular season leading the nation with 1,291 receiving yards and 107.6 yards per game.
- Scudero’s 1,291 receiving yards are the fifth most recorded in a single season in SJSU history
- Scudero’s 88 receptions this season were also the third most recorded in a single season in SJSU history and were the fourth most in the country, and first in the Mountain West
- Scudero’s 10 touchdowns on the season finished tied for fifth in a single season in SJSU history and were the 10th most in the country
- Career-high 12 catches for 79 yards at SDSU (11/22/25)
- Career-high 215 receiving yards on seven catches with two touchdowns vs. Hawai‘i (11/01/25)
- SJSU record four touchdown receptions, including a career-best 72-yard touchdown, 10 catches for 180 yds at Wyoming (10/11/25)
- Seven catches for 151 yards, including career-best 70-yard touchdown reception vs. New Mexico (10/03/25)
- Career-best 11 catches and two touchdowns, plus 135 receiving yards at Stanford (09/27/25)
- Six catches for 130 yards, including a career-long 56-yard reception vs. Idaho (09/20/25)
- Career-highs with 9 catches for 189 yards with a long of 46, plus a 45-yd touchdown vs. CMU (08/29/25)
Walker Eget, QB, Redshirt Senior, Santa Clarita, Calif./West Ranch HS
- Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (10/06/25), (11/03/25) | Davey O'Brien Great 8 (11/03/25) | Manning Award Stars of the Week (10/06/25, 11/03/25)
- Had career-highs with 3,047 passing yards and 17 touchdowns in 11 games
- His 3,047 passing yards are the ninth most in an SJSU single season
- The 3,047 passing yards were good for second in the Mountain West and 21st in the nation
- His 277 passing yards per game were second best in the Mountain West and 11th best in the nation
- He averaged 13.13 yards per completion, which was second most in the Mountain West and 22nd most in the nation
- Threw for 458 yards (Second 450-yard-plus game in 2025) and two touchdowns vs. Hawai‘i (11/01/25)
- Went 27-for-49 for 340 yards and two touchdowns at Utah State (10/17/25)
- Missed the majority of the second half, 23-for-37, 295 yards, four touchdowns with a career-best 72-yard touchdown at Wyoming (10/11/25)
- Went career-best 26-for-30 with three touchdowns for 334 yards vs. New Mexico (10/03/25)
- Threw for all career-highs, going 36-for-58 for 473 yards, plus three touchdowns at Stanford (09/27/25)
- The 473 passing yards were the fourth most in an FBS game this season
Gafa Faga, DL, Senior, Alao, American Samoa/Fagaitua HS/New Mexico Military Institute
- Finished 2025 with a career-high 47 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery
- Sixth-best FBS defensive tackle according to Pro Football Focus with an 84.2 grade
- Tied career-high six tackles (all solo) vs. Air Force (11/08/25)
- Four tackles with career-best 1.5 for loss, 0.5 sacks, two QB hurries, and a pass breakup at Utah State (10/17/25)
- Four tackles with first career fumble recovery and 1.0 sacks and 1.0 tackles for loss at Stanford (09/27/25)
Kyri Shoels, WR, Redshirt Junior, Las Vegas, Nev./Arbor View HS/Palomar College
- Finished first FBS season with 59 receptions for 768 yards and two touchdowns
- His 59 receptions were fourth in the Mountain West, and his 768 receiving yards were fifth
- Five catches for 109 yards with a career-long of 43 yards vs. Hawai‘i (11/01/25)
- Seven catches for 104 yards at Utah State (10/17/25)
- Seven catches for 81 yards, including a 35-yard reception vs. New Mexico (10/03/25)
- Career-highs with 10 receptions for 147 yards, plus a touchdown at Stanford (09/27/25)
- Led team with a career-high eight catches for 73 yards at No. 6/7 Texas (09/06/25)
Leland Smith, WR, Junior, Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit HS/Fullerton College/Purdue
- Finished with a career-high 43 receptions for 688 yards and three touchdowns
- His 688 yards were the eighth most in the Mountain West, and his 43 receptions were the 12th most
- Career-high nine catches for career-high 144 yards vs. Air Force (11/08/25)
- Four catches for 113 yards, including a long of 42, vs. Hawai‘i (11/01/25)
- Career-best 45-yard touchdown reception plus four catches for career-best 116 yards at Utah State (10/17/25)
- Had a touchdown reception with six catches for 61 yards vs. New Mexico (10/3/25)
- Career-high six receptions for 101 yards at Stanford (09/27/25)
Vili Taufatofua, DE, Redshirt Junior, Auckland, New Zealand/Mt. Roskill HS/New Mexico Military Institute/Utah
- Had career-high 34 tackles with team-leading seven tackles for loss, team-leading four sacks, one pass breakup, and two forced fumbles
- Five tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss vs. Air Force (11/08/25)
- Career-high seven tackles, 0.5 for loss and one quarterback hurry at Utah State (10/17/25)
- Career-best with two sacks and two tackles for loss, plus four tackles and a forced fumble at Wyoming (10/11/25)
- Five tackles with a sack and a tackle for loss, plus a quarterback hurry vs. Idaho (09/20/25)
- Five tackles, including first sack, a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, a pass breakup, and two quarterback hurries at No. 6/7 Texas (09/06/25)
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