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2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Marquez Cooper, Kent State,...In 2021, running back Marquez Cooper began to show his talent for Kent State. Got the start at #6 Texas A&M rushing eight times for 43 yards and having one reception for 19 yards; Started in the home opener against VMI and had twelve rushes for 119 yards and a touchdown; Started at #5 Iowa rushing ten times for 38 yards; Saw some action at Maryland rushing 13 times for 48 yards and also pulled in one reception for 18 yards; Started against Bowling Green rushing 31 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns.

Started against Buffalo and had 21 rushes for 112 yards and 1 touchdown, Also hauling in one reception for 8 yards; Started against NIU rushing 23 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns; Started at Central Michigan rushing 21 times 83 yards and 2 touchdowns, also catching 1 pass for 20 yards; Started at Akron rushing 25 times for 135 yards and a touchdown; Started against Miami rushing 24 times for 126 yards and a touchdown and caught one pass for 7 yards. Season totals included 241 carries, 1,205 yards rushing and 11 TDs; 10 catches for 95 yards. - Kent State Football

(DS#69 RB) rSr/2025

RB Marquez Cooper, San Diego State
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05/18/22 - Byron Cardwell Jr., rJr/2027, San Diego State, 6-0, 215 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Oregon running back evolution: The Ducks lost CJ Verdell to the NFL, Travis Dye to USC and Trey Benson to Florida State. Byron Cardwell Jr. and Sean Dollars return, Noah Whittington arrived in the spring and Mar'Keise Irving and Jordan James will join them later this summer. UO has more to replace than Verdell and Dye's yards and touchdowns, but accounting for the lost production is part of any offseason and goes with the territory at running back. A new rushing leader will emerge - in both yards and vocal presence - and there will be a different dynamic to the room in 2022. An unspecified injury to Cardwell kept him out of the spring game, but Dollars and Whittington each did well enough to show there is both talent and depth in a reloading room. They each offer a different look for the offense.

Said running backs coach Carlos Locklyn: "They all bring different skill sets. Byron's a great guy in space catching the ball. Sean Dollars I'm proud of him; he has gotten better taking to my coaching because I'm more of a military style type of coach. I don't use profanity with my kids but I get in them. I'm proud of him on taking on the discipline aspect of things and realize that I run my room. But I'm so proud of him and his development, how he has gotten better. He can do it all: he can run between the tackles, he can catch the ball, get him in space and each day he's getting better. Noah Whittington is Noah Whittington. Hard running kid, he can catch the ball, plays good without the ball. But all three together, we'll have something special with those three." Cardwell is the most powerful and has great top-end speed, Dollars is an agile all-around back and Whittington is a nimble speedy back with a knack for bouncing off tackles. Offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham said Cardwell did "phenomenal" during the spring. - Oregon Live

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RB Byron Cardwell Jr., San Diego State
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04/23/22 - Jude Wolfe, rSr/2025, San Diego State, 6-5, 247 (DS#50 TE) + More +

Since he signed with USC in 2019 as one of the nation's top tight end prospects, Jude Wolfe has been a forgotten man at a largely forgotten position. "It hasn't been everything I expected," Wolfe said this week. But after three seasons of being overlooked and underused, USC's tight ends are finally expected to play a pivotal part in Lincoln Riley's offense, and Wolfe, in the emerging role of H-back, could very well be its linchpin. Integrating an H-back isn't by any means an innovative offensive concept.

Its roots date to the 1980s NFL, when Washington coach Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls while regularly deploying two tight ends on his offense, one of which would offset from the line of scrimmage as the designated H-back. The position has evolved plenty since, amid the advent of the spread offense. But Riley's system takes that position several steps further, using it as a hybrid puzzle piece meant to unlock whatever the offense might need in any given moment. Its value, the coach explains, is in its versatility. "It's a great position," Riley said. "It's a position we've used probably as uniquely as anybody in the college football over the last several years." - Los Angeles Times

(DS#50 TE) rSr/2025

TE Jude Wolfe, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Jesse Matthews, Sr/2023, San Diego State, 5-11, 189 (DS#61 WR) + More +

Lucas Johnson passed for a career-best 333 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for another score as San Diego State beat No. 24 Texas-San Antonio 38-24 in the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday night for the Aztecs' program-record 12th win of the season. Jesse Matthews caught touchdown passes of 11 and 20 yards and set career marks with 11 catches and 175 yards receiving. Tyrell Shavers caught the other touchdown pass, a 24-yarder. Greg Bell also scored on a 1-yard run for San Diego State (12-2). Johnson completed 24 of 36 passes. San Diego State kicker-punter Matt Araiza made a 33-yard field goal and finished the season with an NCAA-record 51.19 yards per punt. Araiza broke the mark set by Texas A&M's Braden Mann in 2018 (50.98). Frank Harris threw touchdown passes of 12 yards to De'Corian Clark and 4 yards to Zakhari Franklin, and Brenden Brady scored on a 2-yard run for UTSA (12-2). Hunter Duplessis kicked a 41-yard field goal for the Roadrunners. UTSA played without junior running back Sincere McCormick, Conference USA's offensive player of the year. McCormick, who ranks seventh in the FBS in rushing (113.8 yards per game), was one of five UTSA players who opted out in advance of next year's NFL draft. - San Diego State/AP College Football

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WR Jesse Matthews, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - *Matt Araiza, rJr/2022, San Diego State, 6-1, 201 (DS#1 P) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM (COACHES): P - Matt Araiza, Jr., San Diego State,...Araiza leads all FBS players in punt average (51.47), total punt yards (3,757) and punt yards per game (313.08), and is tied for first in punts inside the 20-yard line (36) and PAT percentage (100.00), tied for second in punts per game (6.08, 2nd in MW), third in kickoff average (64.95, 1st in MW), tied for third in total punts (73, 2nd in MW), fifth in net punt average (44.64, 1st in MW), seventh in kickoff touchback percentage (84.13, 1st in MW) and tied for eighth in kickoff touchbacks (63, 1st in MW). Additionally, Araiza has six punts of at least 70 yards (five punters are tied for second with two apiece), including a pair of 80-plus yard boots (NCAA long 86 and 81). - San Diego State Football

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P *Matt Araiza, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Trenton Thompson, rSr/2022, San Diego State, 6-1, 196 (DS#18 FS) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB - Trenton Thompson, Sr., San Diego State,...Thompson picked up his first career postseason MW honor and has racked up 35 tackles (26 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, 13 pass breakups, a forced fumble and two quarterback hurries on the season. Thompson ranks in a tie for first in the MW in punt return touchdowns (1, T-5th in FBS) (off a blocked punt), second in total passes defended (INT + PBU) (16) and passes defended per game (1.33), tied for second in pass breakups (13, T-7th in FBS) and tied for third in interceptions (3, T-30th in FBS). It is the first time in league history that the Aztecs have had a pair of first-team safeties. - San Diego State Football

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FS Trenton Thompson, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Jonah Tavai, rSr/2023, San Diego State, 5-10, 283 (DS#29 DT) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB; Jonah Tavai, DL,...Tavai made all-MW honorable mention for a second straight season. Tavai has 37 tackles (17 solo), including 10.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and 11 quarterback hurries. Tavai, who is ranked in a tie for 10th in the MW in sack yards (41), has the second-most quarterback pressures (sacks/hits/hurries) in the MW (56, 7th in FBS) and hurries (40, T-6th in FBS)), and tied for the ninth-most hits (8), according to Pro Football Focuss. - San Diego State Football

(DS#29 DT) rSr/2023

DT Jonah Tavai, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Michael Shawcroft, Sr/2023, San Diego State, 6-1, 220 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Michael Shawcroft,...Shawcroft is an all-MW pick for the first time, registering 46 tackles (28 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, an interception, pass breakup, two forced fumbles and five quarterback hurries in 11 games. - San Diego State Football

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ILB Michael Shawcroft, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Alama Uluave, rSr/2023, San Diego State, 6-1, 303 (DS#21 C) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Alama Uluave, OL,...Uluave earned his first all-conference accolade with a honorable mention this year. Uluave has started all 12 games at center, playing the most snaps (802) on the team. According to Pro Football Focus, he has allowed just five pressures (two hits, two hurries and one sack) in 334 passing chances. - San Diego State Football

(DS#21 C) rSr/2023

C Alama Uluave, San Diego State
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12/22/21 - Tayler Hawkins, rSr/2022, San Diego State, 6-0, 203 (DS#33 CB) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB - Tayler Hawkins, Sr., San Diego State,...Hawkins improved on his honorable mention in 2020 with a second-team selection this year. Hawkins has 54 tackles (41 solo), a tackle for loss, two interceptions for 34 yards, eight pass breakups, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry. He ranks seventh in the MW in passes defended per game (INT + PBU) (0.91, T-48th in FBS), tied for seventh in total pass breakups (8, T-60th in FBS) and eighth in total passes defended (10, T-47th in FBS). According to Pro Football Focus, Hawkins owns the fifth-best coverage rating in the country among defensive backs (and No. 1 in the MW) (88.2. min. 425 snaps). Hawkins also has the seventh-lowest pass efficiency in the country when targeted (No. 2 in the MW) (87.43, min. 425 snaps). - San Diego State Football

(DS#33 CB) rSr/2022

CB Tayler Hawkins, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Keshawn Banks, rSr/2023, San Diego State, 6-3, 251 (DS#62 DE) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL - Keshawn Banks, Sr., San Diego State,...Banks made his third all-conference team after earning second-team honors in 2019 and honorable mention in 2020. Banks has 29 tackles (13 solo), including eight tackles for loss for 88 yards, three sacks for 19 yards, two pass breakups and 14 quarterback hurries. - San Diego State Football

(DS#62 DE) rSr/2023

DE Keshawn Banks, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - *Matt Araiza, rJr/2022, San Diego State, 6-1, 201 (DS#1 P) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM (COACHES): PK - Matt Araiza, Jr., San Diego State,...Araiza, a finalist for the Ray Guy Award, has already set NCAA records in 50-yard punts (38) and 60-yard punts (18) in a season, and is on track to break Braden Mann's record of 50.98 set in 2018 while with Texas A&M. One of four players in the country handling all three kicking duties (punt, PAT/field goal and kickoff). - San Diego State Football

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P *Matt Araiza, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Greg Bell, rSr/2022, San Diego State, 5-11, 201 (DS#43 RB) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB - Greg Bell, Sr., San Diego State,...Bell made the second team for the second straight season. So far this season, Bell has rushed 208 times for 940 yards (4.5 avg.) with eight touchdowns. He ranks third in the MW in total rushing attempts (208, 23rd in FBS), fourth in rushing attempts per game (17.33, 28th in FBS), rushing yards (940, 51st in FBS) and rushing yards per game (78.33, 55th in FBS), and tied for sixth in rushing touchdowns (9). - San Diego State Football

(DS#43 RB) rSr/2022

RB Greg Bell, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Caden McDonald, rSr/2023, San Diego State, 6-2, 244 (DS#47 ILB) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB - Caden McDonald, Sr., San Diego State,...McDonald is on the first team for a second straight season after registering 44 tackles (16 solo) on the year so far, including three sacks for 22 yards and 6.5 tackles for loss of 28 yards, six quarterback hurries and two pass breakups. McDonald (2020-21) joins Kirk Morrison (2002-04), Miles Burris (2010-11), Calvin Munson (2015-16) and Kyahva Tezino (2018-19) as the only Aztec linebackers to make multiple all-MW first teams in league history. - San Diego State Football

(DS#47 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB Caden McDonald, San Diego State
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12/21/21 - Cameron Thomas, rJr/2022, San Diego State, 6-4, 265 (DS#11 DE) + More +

2021 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL - Cameron Thomas, Jr., San Diego State,...Thomas, a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award (outstanding defensive player), has 66 tackles (30 solo) on the season, including team highs of 20.0 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks and 19 quarterback hurries. His 11.5 sacks this year are sixth in SDSU single-season history, while his 20 tackles for loss are tied for seventh. Additionally, Thomas needs 0.5 tackles for loss to tie a Mountain West single-season record and one to break the record. He leads the league in total tackles for loss (20.0, 3rd in FBS), tackles for loss per game (1.67, 4th in FBS), total sacks (11.5, T-6th in FBS) and sacks per game (0.96, T-6th in FBS), and ranks fourth in tackles for loss yards (77, T-21st in FBS) and sixth in sack yards (63, T-23rd in FBS). - San Diego State Football

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DE Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
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