Huskies’ Jake Browning named Pac-12 offensive player of the year
Pac-12 awards were released Tuesday and quarterback Jake Browning led the way for the Huskies by being named the conference's offensive player of the year.
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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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