Cal running back Jaydn Ott added Associated Press first-team all-Pac-12 honors a few days being named to the coaches’ first-team All-Pac-12 all-conference squad.
Ott leads the Pac-12 in rushing at 114.6 yards per game and his 1,260 yards are the seventh-best single-season total in Cal history. He is also a finalist for Polynesian player of the year.
The AP All-Pac-12 team was based on a panel of seven AP media members.
The main difference from the coaches All-Pac-12 team is that Cal linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr, who was merely honorable mention on the coaches all-conference team, was named to the second-team All-Pac-12 defense by AP.
However, Elarms-Orr entered the transfer portal a week ago and presumably won’t be with the Bears next season, although it’s unclear whether he will be on Cal’s roster for the Bears’ December 16 Independence Bowl game against Texas Tech. Players in the transfer portal typically do not play in bowl games; however, Cal coach Justin Wilcox noted this week that some of the Bears players in the portal might play in the bowl game.
Oregon's Bo Nix was named offensive player of the year, UCLA's Laiatu Latu was defensive player of the year and Washington's Kalen DeBoer is coach of the year. Those were the same selections in the coaches All-Pac-12 squads.
(U indicates unanimous selection)
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
u-WR - Rome Odunze, Washington, 6-3, 215, Jr, Las Vegas
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WR - Troy Franklin, Oregon, 6-3, 187, Jr, East Palo Alto, California
T - Taliese Fuaga, Oregon St, 6-6, 330, Jr, Tacoma, Washington
T - Jordan Morgan, Arizona, 6-5, 325, Sr, Marana, Arizona
G - Steven Jones, Oregon, 6-5, 340, Sr, Temecula, California
G - Tanner Miller, Oregon St, 6-1, 287, Jr, Valencia, California
u-C - Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon, 6-3, 320, Jr, Draper, Utah
TE - Jack Velling, Oregon St, 6-4, 241, Jr, Seattle
QB – Bo Nix, Oregon, 6-2, 217, Sr, Pinson, Alabama
RB – Jaydn Ott, California, 6-0, 200, So, Chino, California
RB - Damien Martinez, Oregon St, 6-0, 232, So, Lewisville, Texas
PK - Joshua Karty, Stanford, 6-2, 208, Sr, Burlington, North Carolina
All-Purpose – Travis Hunter, Colorado, 6-1, 185, So, Suwanee, Georgia
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
u-DE - Laiatu Latu, UCLA, 6-5, 265, Sr, Sacramento, California
DE - Brandon Dorlus, Oregon, 6-3, 290, Sr, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
DT - Jonah Elliss, Utah, 6-2, 246, Jr, Moscow, Idaho
DT - Gabriel Murphy, UCLA, 6-3, 260, Jr, Dallas
LB - Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington, 6-1, 236, Sr, Anchorage
LB - Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Oregon St, 5-11, 228, Jr, Mission Viejo, California
LB - Jacob Manu, Arizona, 5-11, 225, So, Santa Ana, California
CB - Jabbar Muhammad, Washington, 5-10, 183, Jr, DeSoto, Texas
CB - Khyree Jackson, Oregon, 6-3, 195, Sr, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
S - Calen Bullock, USC, 6-3, 190, Jr, Pasadena, California
S - Kitan Oladapo, Oregon St, 6-1, 217, Sr, Happy Valley, Oregon
P - Jack Bouwmeester, Utah, 6-2, 202, So, Bendigo, Australia
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SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR - Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona, 6-5, 210, So, Waimanalo, Hawaii
WR - Tez Johnson, Oregon, 5-10, 160, Jr, Pinson, Alabama
T - Troy Fautanu, Washington, 6-4, 317, Jr, Henderson, Nevada
T - Jonah Monheim, USC, 6-5, 300, Jr, Moorpark, California
G - Parker Brailsford, Washington, 6-2, 275, Fr, Mesa, Arizona
G - Wendell Moe, Arizona, 6-2, 340, Fr, Long Beach, California
C - Jake Levengood, Oregon St, 6-4, 294, Sr, Vacaville, California
TE - Tanner McLachlan, Arizona, 6-5, 235, Sr, Lethbridge, British Columbia
QB – Michael Penix Jr., Washington, 6-3, 213, Sr, Tampa, Florida
RB - Dillon Johnson, Washington, 6-0, 218, Jr, Greenville, Mississippi
RB – Bucky Irving, Oregon, 5-10, 195, Jr, Chicago
PK - Atticus Sappington, Oregon St, 5-10, 188, So, Portland, Oregon
All-Purpose - Zachariah Branch, USC, 5-10, 175, Fr, Las Vegas
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DE - Bralen Trice, Washington, 6-4, 274, Jr, Phoenix
DE - Brennan Jackson, Washington St, 6-4, 264, Sr, Temecula, California
DT - B.J. Green II, Arizona State, 6-1, 270, Jr, Atlanta
DT - Tuli Letuligasenoa, Washington, 6-1, 292, Sr, Concord, California
LB - Darius Muasau, UCLA, 6-1, 230, Sr, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
LB - Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon, 6-2, 230, Jr, Salt Lake City
LB - Kaleb Elarms-Orr, California, 6-2, 230. So, Hayward, California
CB - Travis Hunter, Colorado, 6-1, 185, So, Suwanee, Georgia
CB – Tacario Davis, Arizona, 6-4, 195, So, Long Beach, California
S - Sione Vaki, Utah, 6-0, 208, So, Antioch, California
S - Shilo Sanders, Colorado, 6-0, 195, Sr, Canton, Texas
P - Mark Vassett, Colorado, 6-4, 225, Jr, Melbourne, Australia
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Offensive Player of the Year – Bo Nix, Oregon
Defensive Player of the Year – Laiatu Latu, UCLA
Coach of the Year – Kalen DeBoer, Washington
Newcomer of the Year – Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
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