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Huskies’ Jake Browning named Pac-12 offensive player of the year

Nov 29, 2016, 4:50 PM | Updated: 7:40 pm

The Huskies football team will take home a ton of end-of-the-year hardware, with 18 players selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference team Tuesday and quarterback Jake Browning being named offensive player of the year. UW defensive back Taylor Rapp was also tabbed as the freshman defensive player of the year.

Browning, a sophomore, completed 65 percent of his passes for 3,162 yards and a school-record 40 touchdowns with just seven interceptions. He ranks fourth in the FBS in passing efficiency (181.6) and 17th in completion percentage (.650).

Browning was also named to the 2016 All-Pac-12 first-team conference team. He was joined by running back Myles Gaskin, receiver John Ross Jr., offensive linemen Trey Adams and Jake Eldenkamp, defensive lineman Elijah Qualls, linebacker Azeem Victor and defensive backs Budda Baker and Sidney Jones.

Wide receiver Gabe Marks, and defensive back Shalom Luani earned first-team honors for Washington State, with quarterback Luke Falk named to the second-team.

Here is the full breakdown:

Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Browning, QB, Washington
Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Adoree’ Jackson, DB, USC
Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Darnold, QB, USC
Freshman Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Rapp, DB, Washington
Coach of the Year: Mike MacIntyre, Colorado

First Team Offense Second Team Offense
QB Jake Browning, So., UW QB Luke Falk, Jr., WSU
RB Myles Gaskin, So, UW RB Ronald Jones III, So., USC
RB Christian McCaffrey, Jr., Stanford RB Phillip Lindsay, Jr., Colorado
WR Gabe Marks, Sr., WSU WR Chad Hansen, Jr., California
WR John Ross, Jr., UW WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jr., USC
TE Pharaoh Brown, Sr., Oregon TE Nate Iese, Sr., UCLA
OL Trey Adams, So., UW OL Isaac Asiata, Sr., Utah
OL Zach Banner, Sr., USC OL Sean Harlow, Sr., Oregon State
OL Garett Bolles, Jr., Utah OL Jeromy Irwin, Jr., Colorado
OL Jake Eldrenkamp, Sr., UW OL Damien Mama, Jr., USC
OL Scott Quessenberry, Jr., UCLA OL Conor McDermott, Jr., UCLA
OL Chad Wheeler, Sr., USC OL Coleman Shelton, Jr., UW
First Team Defense Second Team Defense
DL Hunter Dimick, Sr., Utah DL Hercules Mata’afa, So., WSU
DL Tak McKinley, Sr., UCLA DL Stevie Tu’ikolovatu, Sr., USC
DL Elijah Qualls, Jr., UW DL Vita Vea, So., UW
DL Solomon Thomas, Jr., Stanford DL JoJo Wicker, So., Arizona State
LB Jayon Brown, Sr., UCLA LB Keishawn Bierra, Jr., UW
LB Jimmie Gilbert, Sr., Colorado LB Koron Crump, Jr., Arizona State
LB Azeem Victor, Jr., UW LB Cameron Smith, So., USC
LB Kenny Young, Jr., UCLA
DB Budda Baker, Jr., UW DB Chidobe Awuzie, Sr., Colorado
DB Adoree’ Jackson, Jr., USC DB Tedric Thompson, Sr., Colorado
DB Sidney Jones, Jr., UW DB Marcus Williams, Jr., Utah
DB Shalom Luani, Sr., WSU DB Ahkello Witherspoon, Sr., Colorado
First Team Specialists Second Team Specialists
PK Zane Gonzalez, Sr., Arizona State PK Andy Phillips, Sr., Utah
P Mitch Wishnowsky, So., Utah P Matt Haack, Sr., ASU
RS Adoree’ Jackson, Jr., USC RS Dante Pettis, Jr., UW
ST Ryan Moeller, Jr., Colorado AP/ST Tony Brooks-James, So., Oregon

Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mentions

Washington: TE Darrell Daniels, DL Greg Gaines, DB Kevin King, TE Drew Sample, LB Psalm Wooching.

Washington State: WR River Cracraft, OL Cole Madison, RB Jamal Morrow, OL Cody O’Connell, LB Peyton Pelluer, OL Riley Sorenson.

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