The Aztecs were picked to come in second in the Mountain West Conference Western Division. These are notes from the Mountain West Conference Media day.

Mountain Division (first-place votes in parentheses)

1.	Boise State (40)	245
2.	Utah State (1)	204
3.	Air Force	143
4.	Wyoming	116
5.	Colorado State	90
6.	New Mexico	63

West Division

1.	Fresno State (39)	243
2.	San Diego State (1)	181
3.	San Jose State (1)	172
4.	Nevada	135
5.	UNLV	71
6.	Hawaii	59

Mountain West Conference Preseason All-Conference Team. 

OFFENSE
QB	Derek Carr *	Sr.	Fresno State
WR	Davante Adams *	So.	Fresno State
WR	Noel Grigsby	Sr.	San Jose State
RB	Kasey Carrier **	Sr.	New Mexico
RB	Adam Muema **	Jr.	San Diego State
OL	Charles Leno **	Sr.	Boise State
OL	Matt Paradis *	Sr.	Boise State
OL	Weston Richburg	Sr.	Colorado State
OL	Austin Wentworth *	Sr.	Fresno State
OL	Tyler Larsen	Sr.	Utah State
TE	Marcel Jensen	Sr.	Fresno State
DEFENSE
DL	Demarcus Lawrence *	Jr.	Boise State
DL	Tyeler Davison *	Jr.	Fresno State
DL	Brock Hekking **	Jr.	Nevada
DL	Travis Raciti	Jr.	San Jose State
LB	Jake Fely **	Jr.	San Diego State
LB	Keith Smith	Sr.	San Jose State
LB	Kyler Fackrell	So.	Utah State
DB	L.J. Jones	Sr.	Fresno State
DB	Derron Smith *	Jr.	Fresno State
DB	Nat Berhe **	Sr.	San Diego State
DB	Bené Benwikere	Sr.	San Jose State
SPECIALISTS
P	Ben Skaer	Sr.	New Mexico
PK	Austin Lopez	So.	San Jose State
Ret.	Chase Clayton	Jr.	New Mexico
PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Derek Carr, Sr., QB, Fresno State
PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Derron Smith, Jr., DB, Fresno State
PRESEASON SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Chase Clayton, Jr., KR, New Mexico
* – member of the 2012 All-Mountain West first team. ** – member of the 2012 All-Mountain West second team.

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