LOGAN, Utah – The All-America honors continue to pile up for Utah State's Savon Scarver. On Tuesday, the Aggies' kickoff return specialist/wide receiver was tabbed a first-team All-American at kick returner by Phil Steele Publications.
 
Additionally, Scarver was one of three Aggies named to earn first-team all-Mountain West honors from Phil Steele.
 
Scarver was the lone Mountain West player to earn first-team honors from Phil Steele. Colorado State wide receiver Preston Williams, Fresno State linebacker Jeff Allison and defensive back Tank Kelly, New Mexico punt returner Marcus Hayes and Nevada long snapper Wes Farnsworth earned third-team accolades from the magazine.
 
Four other Mountain West players landed on the fourth team in Boise State running back Alexander Mattison, Fresno State wide receiver KeeSean Johnson, Wyoming placekicker Cooper Rothe and New Mexico kick returner Jason Huntley.
 
Scarver was named a consensus All-American as a returner/all-purpose player last Thursday. He joined tackle Merlin Olsen (1961) and defensive end Phil Olsen (1969) as Utah State's only consensus All-American, and just the 16th player in Mountain West history to earn that honor.
 
The native of Las Vegas, Nev., received first-team All-America honors from two of the five outlets that comprise the NCAA Consensus All-America team in the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
 
Scarver was also one of two Aggies to earn first-team all-Mountain West honors this season. The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder leads the nation in kickoff returns (33.7 ypr) and is tied for second with a pair of kickoff returns for touchdowns.

Scarver has returned 22 kickoffs for 742 yards, including four returns of 50-or-more yards. His two kickoff returns for touchdowns (100 yards vs. New Mexico State and 96 yards at Wyoming) rank as the second-most in a single-season in school history, behind Kevin Robinson (three in 2007). In fact, Scarver and Robinson are the only Aggies in school history to have multiple kickoff returns for touchdowns in a single season.

For his career, Scarver has three total kickoff returns for touchdowns, which is also second all-time in school history behind Robinson (four from 2004-07). Scarver's career kickoff return average of 28.5 yards is the third-best in Utah State history.
 
Scarver played in all 13 games for the Aggies this season, recording nine catches for 156 yards and one touchdown. He has also rushed the ball once for 14 yards.
 
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