Media selects preseason 2023 Pac-12 All-Conference Football Team
The preseason All-Pac-12 team, as selected by the media who cover Pac-12 football, has been announced ahead of the 2023 season. Two-time defending Pac-12 champion Utah leads the way with six First Team selections while Oregon State and USC are next with five each.
Kyle Whittingham's squad split their First Team selections evenly with three on the offense and three on the defense. TE Brant Kuithe was selected to the first team for the second straight year while two Utes were selected on the offensive line in Sataoa Laumea and Keaton Bills. The defense is represented at each level with DL Junior Tafuna, LB Karene Reid and DB Cole Bishop.
Oregon State also has three representatives on offense with running back Damien Martinez joined by a pair of offensive linemen in Joshua Gray and Taliese Fuaga. Kitan Oladapo was selected to the First Team Defense while All-American Anthony Gould is the return specialist.
Heisman trophy winning quarterback Caleb Williams leads the USC contingent on the First Team alongside WR Dorian Singer on offense. DB Calen Bullock represents the defense joining punter Eddie Czaplicki with Raleek Brown on All-Purpose/Special Teams.
Colorado's Travis Hunter is the only player to appear twice on the First Team as both a defensive back and at All-Purpose/Special Teams. Hunter was also selected as an honorable mention at wide receiver.
Pac-12 Football Media Day will be in Las Vegas on Friday, July 21 and seven student-athletes on the First Team will be in attendance. Three more from the Second Team will be on hand as well as six more who were Honorable Mention.
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2023 PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM
| First Team Offense | Second Team Offense | |||
| QB | *Caleb Williams, USC | QB | *Michael Penix, Jr., Washington | |
| RB | Damien Martinez, Oregon St. | RB | Jaydn Ott, California | |
| RB | Bucky Irving, Oregon | RB | Carson Steele, UCLA | |
| WR | Rome Odunze, Washington | WR | Jalen McMillan, Washington | |
| WR | Dorian Singer, USC | WR | Jacob Cowing, Arizona | |
| TE | Brant Kuithe, Utah | TE | Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford | |
| OL | Sataoa Laumea, Utah | OL | Jake Levengood, Oregon St. | |
| OL | Joshua Gray, Oregon St. | OL | Justin Dedich, USC | |
| OL | Troy Fautanu, Washington | OL | Jonah Monheim, USC | |
| OL | Taliese Fuaga, Oregon St. | OL | Jordan Morgan, Arizona | |
| OL | Keaton Bills, Utah | OL | Jarrett Kingston, USC |
| First Team Defense | Second Team Defense | |||
| DL | Bralen Trice, Washington | DL | Brennan Jackson, Washington St. | |
| DL | *Laiatu Latu, UCLA | DL | *Ron Stone Jr., Washington St. | |
| DL | Brandon Dorlus, Oregon | DL | Van Fillinger, Utah | |
| DL | Junior Tafuna, Utah | DL | Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Washington | |
| LB | *Jackson Sirmon, California | LB | Lander Barton, Utah | |
| LB | Karene Reid, Utah | LB | *Mason Cobb, USC | |
| LB | Darius Muasau, UCLA | LB | Eric Gentry, USC | |
| DB | *Cole Bishop, Utah | DB | Chau Smith-Wade, Washington St. | |
| DB | Calen Bullock, USC | DB | Jabbar Muhammad, Washington | |
| DB | *Kitan Oladapo, Oregon St. | DB | Craig Woodson, California | |
| DB | *Travis Hunter, Colorado | DB | Evan Williams, Oregon |
| First Team Specialists | Second Team Specialists | |||
| PK | Joshua Karty, Stanford | PK | Camden Lewis, Oregon | |
| P | Eddie Czaplicki, USC | P | Nick Haberer, Washington St. | |
| AP/ST | *Travis Hunter, Colorado | AP | Jacob Cowing, Arizona | |
| AP/ST | Raleek Brown, USC | |||
| RS | *Anthony Gould, Oregon St. | RS | Silas Bolden, Oregon St. |
* Will be representing their school at Pac-12 Media Day.
ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION (received votes from four or more members of the media):
QUARTERBACK: *Bo Nix, Oregon
RUNNING BACK: Michael Wiley, Arizona; Cameron Skattebo, Arizona St.; Austin Jones, USC; Nakia Watson, Washington St.
WIDE RECEIVER: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona; Jeremiah Hunter, California; *Travis Hunter, Colorado; Troy Franklin, Oregon
TIGHT END: *Jalin Conyers, Arizona St.; Terrance Ferguson, Oregon;
OFFENSIVE LINE: Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona; *Matthew Cindric, California; Sioape Vatikani, California; Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon; Josh Conerly, Jr., Oregon; Ajani Cornelius, Oregon; Heneli Bloomfield, Oregon St.; Garrett DiGiorgio, UCLA; *Duke Clemens, UCLA; Michael Mokofisi, Utah; Roger Rosengarten, Washington
DEFENSIVE LINE: Brett Johnson, California; Jordan Burch, Oregon; James Rawls, Oregon St.; Bear Alexander, USC; Kyon Barrs, USC; Jonah Elliss, Utah
LINEBACKER: Justin Flowe, Arizona; *Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon; Eason Mascarenas-Arnold, Oregon St.; David Bailey, Stanford; Shane Lee, USC; *Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington; Alphonzo Tuputala, Washington
DEFENSIVE BACK: Ro Torrence, Arizona State; Jeremiah Earby, California; Patrick McMorris, California; Trikweze Bridges, Oregon; Nikko Reed, Oregon; Ryan Cooper, Oregon St.; Christian Roland-Wallace, USC; JaTravis Broughton, Utah; Zemaiah Vaughn, Utah; Asa Turner, Washington; Jaden Hicks, Washington State
PLACE KICKER: Tyler Loop, Arizona; Dean Janikowski, Washington St.
PUNTER: Kyle Ostendorp, Arizona; Lachlan Wilson, California; Mark Vassett, Colorado
ALL-PURPOSE/SPECIAL TEAMS: Slater Zellers, Arizona St.; Jesiah Irish, Oregon St.; Jaden Green, Washington
RETURN SPECIALIST: Jimmy Horn, Jr., Colorado; Raleek Brown, USC