LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's Alfred Edwards was named first-team all-Mountain West, while eight more Aggies earned various all-conference accolades, as the league office announced its postseason football honors Tuesday. In all, USU had five offensive players and four defensive players recognized.
 
Utah State had three players named to the MW second team in graduate senior wide receiver Brian Cobbs, graduate senior running back Calvin Tyler Jr. and redshirt freshman defensive back Ike Larsen. Five more Aggies were named honorable mention all-MW in graduate senior safety Hunter Reynolds, graduate senior offensive lineman Chandler Dolphin, graduate junior defensive end Daniel Grzesiak, junior linebacker MJ Tafisi and junior wide receiver Terrell Vaughn.
 
Edwards is the only Aggie honored this year that has received previous all-conference recognition as he was named honorable mention all-MW last season. Edwards is also just the fourth Aggie offensive lineman to earn first-team all-MW honors since USU joined the league in 2013, joining Tyler Larsen (2013), Kevin Whimpey (2014) and Quin Ficklin (2018).
 
Cobbs is just the fourth Aggie wide receiver to earn first- or second-team all-MW honors as Deven Thompkins was named to the first team last year, while Hunter Sharp and Siaosi Mariner were both named to the second team in 2015 and 2019, respectively.
 
And Tyler is just the second Aggie running back to earn first- or second-team all-MW honors, as Darwin Thompson was also named to the second team in 2018.
 
As for the MW, Larsen is one of just three freshmen and one of just seven underclassmen to earn first- or second-team all-conference honors this year. Furthermore, Larsen is the first USU freshman since Kyler Fackrell in 2012, and just the 12th freshman in school history, to earn first- or second-team all-conference accolades.
 
Larsen is also just the fifth Aggie defensive back to earn first- or second-team all-MW honors and first since Jontrell Rocquemore was also named to the second team in 2018.
 
Air Force running back Brad Roberts was named the MW Offensive Player of the Year, while San José State defensive lineman Viliami Fehoko was named the Defensive Player of the Year. San Diego State punter Jack Browning was named the MW Special Teams Player of the Year and Boise State quarterback Taylen Green was named Freshman of the Year. Boise State's Andy Avalos was named the MW Coach of the Year.
 
Utah State's nine all-conference honorees were the sixth-most in the league. San Diego State had a league-best 16 all-conference players and Fresno State was second with 13. Boise State was third with 12 players recognized, followed by Air Force (10), San José State (10), Utah State (9), Colorado State (8), Hawai'i (8), New Mexico (8), UNLV (8), Nevada (7) and Wyoming (7).
 
Edwards, a 6-foot-7, 325-pound offensive tackle from Redlands, California (Redlands Senior HS), started all 11 games he played in this year and had an overall performance grade of 84 percent or better in each game to lead the team. He ranks second on the team in offensive snaps played with 800 and has 11 knockdowns. Edwards played a season-high 88 snaps against San José State and had a season-high grade of 94 percent against Air Force.
 
Cobbs, a 6-2, 210-pound wide receiver from Alexandria, Virginia (Hayfield HS/Maryland), started all 12 games in his first season with the Aggies. In all, he leads the team with 70 receptions for 844 yards and is tied for second on the team with four receiving touchdowns. Cobbs had three 100-yard receiving games this year, including a career-high 136 yards against Air Force, which is tied for the third-most in the MW. He also had a career-high 10 catches against both BYU and Air Force as his 70 receptions are tied for the ninth-most in a single season in school history. Overall, Cobbs is third in the MW and 32nd in the nation in receptions (5.8 pg), fourth in the MW and 59th in the nation in receiving (70.3 ypg), and seventh in the MW in receiving touchdowns with four (0.33 pg), which included a career-best two touchdown catches at BYU.
 
Tyler, a 5-8, 210-pound running back from Beaumont, Texas (Silsbee HS/Oregon State), started all 12 games in his second year with the program. This season, he leads the team with 1,043 rushing yards on 237 carries and seven touchdowns and became just the 16th player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season for the 19th time overall. Tyler's six 100-yard rushing games this year are the most by an Aggie since 2013 and tied for the second-most in the MW. Tyler began the season by rushing for a career-high 162 yards on a career-best 33 carries against UConn and scored a career-high three rushing touchdowns against San José State. Overall, he ranks fifth in the MW and 36th in the nation in rushing (86.9 ypg), and eighth in the MW and 77th in the nation in all-purpose yards (97.6 ypg).
 
Larsen, a 5-10, 175-pound safety from Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS), appeared in 11 games with four starts this year and led the team with four interceptions and three blocked punts. In fact, Larsen is the only player in the nation with four picks, three blocked kicks and a defensive touchdown. Overall, he has 33 tackles on the season, which includes 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two pass breakups.
 
Larsen was named the MW Defensive Player of the Week and the MW Freshman of the Week following his performance at Hawai'i, after recording a career-high two interceptions and returning one 36 yards for a touchdown. He also had six tackles, including a career-high-tying 1.0 sacks and a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss against the Rainbow Warriors. Larsen was also named the MW Freshman of the Week after posting a then-career-high seven tackles, to go along with an interception and a blocked punt, at then-No. 1 Alabama.
 
Reynolds, a 6-foot, 200-pound safety from South Orange, New Jersey (Choate Rosemary HS/Michigan) was one of just three Aggies on the defensive side of the ball to start all 12 games this season and one of two players to score a defensive touchdown as he returned a fumble 55 yards for a score against New Mexico. Overall, he ranks second on the team with 88 tackles, three interceptions, seven pass breakups and three double-digit tackle outings as he had a season-high 10 tackles against both Weber State, Boise State and UNM. Reynolds currently ranks fourth in the MW and 35th in the nation with three interceptions (0.25 pg), and 11th in the MW in tackles (7.3 pg).
 
Dolphin, a 6-3, 310-pound offensive center from Sandy, Utah (Alta HS), started all 12 games at center and has an overall performance grade above 81 percent in every game this season. During the year, he has played a team-best 904 offensive snaps and has not allowed a sack. He also has a team-best 29.0 knockdowns. Dolphin played a season-high 89 snaps at BYU and had a season-high grade of 98 percent against New Mexico.
 
Grzesiak, a 6-1, 245-pound defensive end from Los Angeles, California (Crenshaw HS/Nevada), was one of just three Aggies on the defensive side of the ball to start all 12 games this season. Grzesiak leads the team with 6.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss, is second with eight quarterback hurries, and sixth with 48 total tackles. Grzesiak tied his career high with six tackles against New Mexico, San José State and Wyoming, and had career highs with 3.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss at Colorado State. He currently ranks 10th in the MW and 68th in the nation in sacks (0.54 pg).
 
Tafisi, a 6-0, 235-pound inside linebacker from West Jordan, Utah (Alta HS/Washington), started the first eight games of the season before missing the last four due to injury, but still ranked second on the team with 9.0 tackles for loss and third on the team with 69 total tackles. He also led the team with five double-digit tackle outings. In his last two full games prior to his injury, he had a career-high 13 tackles against Air Force and 12 tackles at Colorado State.
 
Vaughn, a 5-7, 170-pound wide receiver from Oxnard, California (Westlake HS/Ventura College), started nine of the 12 games he played in, in his first season with the program. Overall, he ranks second on the team with seven total touchdowns, and leads the team with five receiving touchdowns, to go along with one rushing touchdown and one kickoff return for a score. Vaughn also ranks second on the team with 52 receptions for 590 yards and posted his first-career 100-yard receiving game in his last outing as he had a career-high eight catches for a career-best 148 yards, including a career-long 75-yard touchdown at Boise State. He also had a career-high two touchdown receptions against UNLV.
 
Utah State (6-6, 5-3 MW) will play in its 10th bowl game in the past 12 seasons and its 16th bowl game in school history as bowl matchups will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 4.
 
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