Yarbrough Is The Lone Cowboy On MW Preseason Team
Junior defensive end Eddie Yarbrough was the only Wyoming Cowboys player selected to the 2014 Mountain West Preseason All-Conference team today.
Yarbrough was a First-Team All-Mountain West selection after his sophomore season in 2013. He finished with 89 total tackles and posted a team-high 6.5 sacks. Yarbrough also had 12 tackles for loss, forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles.
He becomes the first Wyoming player on the MW preseason team since 2012.
Fifteen of the 25 preseason team members were All-MW selections in 2013, which includes six first-team honorees.
To read more about the 2014 preseason All-MW squad, click here.
2014 MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Offense
QB Chuckie Keeton Sr. Utah State
WR Matt Miller Sr. Boise State
WR Devante Davis** Sr. UNLV
RB Jay Ajayi* Jr. Boise State
RB Donnel Pumphrey So. San Diego State
OL Ty Sambrailo** Sr. Colorado State
OL Cody Wichmann Sr. Fresno State
OL LaMar Bratton Sr. New Mexico
OL Brett Boyko** Sr. UNLV
OL Robert Waterman Sr. UNLV
TE Kivon Cartwright Sr. Colorado State
Defense
DL Tyeler Davison** Sr. Fresno State
DL Brock Hekking* Sr. Nevada
DL B.J. Larsen** Sr. Utah State
DL Eddie Yarbrough* Jr. Wyoming
LB Ejiro Ederaine** Jr. Fresno State
LB Kyler Fackrell** Jr. Utah State
LB Zach Vigil** Sr. Utah State
DB Donte Deayon** Jr. Boise State
DB Jeremy Ioane** Sr. Boise State
DB Derron Smith* Sr. Fresno State
DB J.J. Whittaker Sr. San Diego State
Specialists
P Garrett Swanson Jr. Fresno State
PK Jared Roberts* Sr. Colorado State
Ret. Carlos Wiggins* Jr. New Mexico
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Chuckie Keeton, Sr., QB, Utah State
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Derron Smith, Sr., DB, Fresno State
Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year: Carlos Wiggins, Jr., KR, New Mexico
* - member of the 2013 All-Mountain West first team.
** - member of the 2013 All-Mountain West second team.