The All-Pac-12 Selections: Several UCLA Bruins Named, Several Looked Over
Before we get into the good and the bad of the All-Pac-12 selections for the 2014 season, let us view all the honorees on both the first and second teams for offense, defense and special teams. Let us give a round of applause for them!
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First Team Offense
QB- Marcus Mariota, Oregon
RB – Javorius Allen, USC
RB – Devontae Booker, Utah
WR – Nelson Agholor, USC
WR – Jaelen Strong, ASU
TE – Pharaoh Brown, Oregon
OL – Jamil Douglas, ASU
OL – Jake Fisher, Oregon
OL – Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
OL – Andrus Peat, Stanford
OL – Max Turek, USC
First Team Defense
Sep 25, 2014; Tempe, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins defensive back Ishmael Adams (1) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
DL – Henry Anderson, Stanford
DL – Nate Orchard, Utah
DL – Leonard Williams, USC
LB – Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington
LB – Shaq Thompson, Washington
LB – Scooby Wright, Arizona
DB – Ishmael Adams, UCLA
DB – Su’a Cravens, USC
DB – Ifo Ikpre-Olomu, Oregon
DB – Damarious Randall, ASU
DB – Jordan Richards, Stanford
First Team Special Teams
PK – Andy Phillips, Utah
P – Tom Hackett, Utah
RS – Kaelin Clay, Utah
AP/ST – Shaq Thompson, Washington
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Second Team Offense
QB – Brett Hundley, UCLA
RB – D.J. Foster, ASU
RB – Royce Freeman, Oregon
WR – Vince Mayle, Washington
WR – Nelson Spruce, Colorado
TE – Austin Hooper, Stanford
OL – Jake Brendel, UCLA
OL – Steven Gurrola, Arizona
OL – Nick Kelly, ASU
OL – Kyle Murphy, Stanford
OL – Jeremiah Poutasi, Utah
Myles Jack and Coach Jim Mora return to Washington this Saturday. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Second Team Defense
DL – DeForest Buckner, Oregon
DL – Kenny Clark, UCLA
DL – Owamagbe Odighizuwa, UCLA
DL – Dylan Wynn, Oregon State
LB – Myles Jack, UCLA
LB – Eric Kendricks, UCLA
LB – A.J. Tarpley, Stanford
DB – Erick Dargan, Oregon
DB – Troy Hill, Oregon
DB – Anthony Jefferson, UCLA
DB – Fabian Moreau, UCLA
DB – Steven Nelson, Oregon State
Second Team Special Teams
PK – Zane Gonzalez, ASU
P – Drew Riggleman, Arizona
RS – Ty Montgomery, Stanford
AP/ST – Charles Nelson, Oregon
Juju Smith, USC
Honorable Mentions from UCLA:
OL Caleb Benenoch, TE Thomas Duarte, AP/ST Ryan Hofmeister, WR Jordan Payton, RB Paul Perkins, OL Alex Redmond, OL Scott Quessenberry, DL Eddie Vanderdoes, DB Jaleel Wadood
First off, congratulations to all those players named.
Secondly, what conference was the Pac-12 looking at? It is a bit of a slap in the face that the conference’s leading rusher, Paul Perkins, was only an honorable mention. How is it that USC’s Javorius “Buck” Allen got a first team selection while Perkins only get an honorable mention? In the UCLA-USC game, Perkins ran for 93 yards while Allen could only manage 60. It was that game that Perkins eclipsed Allen to take over as the Pac-12’s leading rusher.
Additionally, how did the Pac-12 and the nation’s leading solo tackler, Eric Kendricks, not make the first team? It is definitely an honor to be selected to the second team, but when naming the best of the best, the bottom line is that Kendricks is the best. There could also be an argument that he should have gotten Pac-12 defensive player of the year, but that is for another time.
Jul 24, 2014; Hollywood, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins linebacker Eric Kendricks poses for a photo during the Pac-12 Media Day at the Studios at Paramount. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Though the Bruins seem to have been looked over, it was good to see the second team defense riddled with UCLA defensemen. This was a squad that had a lot of questions surrounding them in the middle of the season yet found a way to pull it together and play as a solid unit towards the end of the season.
Go Bruins!