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!