POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football program had five players earn all-conference honors.
Senior
Tanner Conner earned second-team all-conference. Conner finished his senior season with 42 receptions for 735 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his career with 2,384 receiving yards, which ranked No. 7 all-time in the Idaho State record book. He also had 15 career touchdowns on 136 receptions.
Terron Carey earned all-conference honors for the second straight season. After earning second-team honors at center in the spring of 2021 he earned third-team honors this season as he started every game this season.
Jared Scott,
Kevin Ryan and
Jayden Dawson earned honorable mention all-conference.
In Scott's only season with the Bengals he had 41 receptions for 335 yards and four touchdowns while playing tight end.
Ryan was one of the nation's leaders in punting all-season. This year he punted 58 times for 2,646 yards, good for an average of 45.6 yards a kick. He had 20 punts of 50 yards or more and 15 that were pinned inside the opponent 20-yard line. He had a career-long kick of 65-yards.
Dawson started every game at cornerback and had 54 tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions, 13 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
2021 Big Sky Football Individual Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Eric Barriere*, QB, EWU
Defensive Player of the Year: Troy Andersen, LB, MSU
Newcomer of the Year: Justin Ford, DB, Montana
Freshman of the Year: RJ Martinez, QB, NAU
* - Unanimous selection
First Team All-Big Sky Offense
QB: Eric Barriere*, EWU
RB: Isaiah Ifanse*, MSU; Ulonzo Gilliam, UC Davis
FB: Logan Kendall*, Idaho
WR: Talolo Limu-Jones, EWU; Lance McCutcheon, MSU; Pierre Williams, Sac State
TE: Marshel Martin, Sac State
OL: Lewis Kidd*, MSU; Braxton Jones, SUU; Tristen Taylor, EWU; Thomas Parker, Sac State; Noah Atagi, Weber State; Jake Parks, UC Davis
First Team All-Big Sky Defense
DT: Jared Schiess, Weber State; Chase Benson, MSU
DE: Daniel Hardy, MSU; Josiah Erickson, Sac State
OLB: Patrick O'Connell, Montana; Conner Mortensen, Weber State
MLB: Troy Andersen, MSU; Tre Walker, Idaho
DB: Justin Ford, Montana; Eddie Heckard, Weber State; Robby Hauck, Montana; Anthony Adams, Portland State; Jordan Perryman, UC Davis
First Team All-Big Sky Special Teams
K: Kyle Sentkowski, Sac State
P: Brian Buschini, Montana
KR: Rashid Shaheed*, Weber State; Malik Flowers*, Montana
PR: Rashid Shaheed, Weber State
ST: Trevin Gradney - Montana
AP: Asher O'Hara*, Sac State
Second Team All-Big Sky Offense
QB: Davis Alexander, Portland State
RB: Kevin Daniels, NAU; Dennis Merritt, EWU
FB: Ryan Rivera, Cal Poly
WR: Andrew Boston, EWU; Beau Kelly, Portland State;
Tanner Conner, Idaho State; Rashid Shaheed, Weber State
TE: McCallan Castles, UC Davis
OL: Connor Pettek, UC Davis; Kooper Richardson, Sac State; Grant Stephens, UNC; Taylor Tuiasosopo, MSU; Brandon Weldon, Sac State; Conlan Beaver, Montana
Second Team All-Big Sky Defense
DT: Alex Gubner, Montana; Bryce Rodgers, UC Davis
DE: George Tarlas, Weber State; VJ Malo, Portland State
OLB: David Hoage, UNC; La'akea Kaho'ohanohano-Davis, SUU; Marte Mapu, Sac State; Callahan O'Reilley, MSU
MLB: Jace Lewis, Montana; Marcus Hawkins, Sac State
DB: Greg Filer III, Sac State; Ty Okada, MSU; Preston Smith, Weber State; Morgan Vest, NAU; Jaylin White, UC Davis
Second Team All-Big Sky Special Teams
K: Isaiah Gomez, UC Davis
P: Daniel Whelan, UC Davis
KR: Lan Larison, UC Davis
PR: Isaiah Thomas, UC Davis
AP: Trent Tompkins, UC Davis
Third Team All-Big Sky Offense
QB: Jake Dunniway, Sac State
RB: Cameron Skattebo, Sac State; Roshaun Johnson, Idaho
WR: Efton Chism III, EWU; Freddie Roberson, EWU; Terez Traynor, Idaho
TE: Hayden Meacham, Weber State
OL: Hunter Mayginnes, Montana; Logan Floyd, Idaho; Jonas Leader, NAU; Wyatt Musser, EWU; Terren Carey, Idaho State
Third Team All-Big Sky Defense
DT: Josh Jerome, EWU; Myles Cecil, Cal Poly
DE: Mitchell Johnson, EWU; Francis Bemiy, SUU; Charles Akanno, Idaho
MLB: Matt Shotwell, Cal Poly; Jack Sendelbach, EWU
DB: Calin Criner, EWU; Jerone Jackson, UNC; Kobe Singleton, SUU; Tre Webb, MSU; Malik Jeter, Sac State
Third Team All-Big Sky Special Teams
K: Blake Glessner, MSU
P: Sam Clark, Sac State
Big Sky Honorable Mention Team
WR: Kassidy Woods, UNC; Mitch Roberts, Montana; Nate Bennett, Portland State; Coleman Owen, NAU; Hendrix Johnson, NAU
TE: Cole Grossman, Montana;
Jared Scott, Idaho State
DT: Semise Kofe, Portland State; Noah Ellis, Idaho; Doug Schiess, Weber State; Jett Stanley, Sac State
DE: Carson Taylor, NAU; Joe Babros, Montana; Elijah Ponder, Cal Poly; Joe Golden, UNC; Justin Belknap, Montana; Amandre Williams, MSU
MLB: Sherwin Lavaka, Weber State; Jace Bobo, UNC; Ty Graham, EWU; Tristen Vance, NAU; Harrison Beemiller, NAU
DB: Marque Collins, Weber State; Jeffrey Manning Jr., MSU;
Jayden Dawson, Idaho State; Tyrese Dedmon, Idaho
P:
Kevin Ryan, Idaho State; DJ Arnson, NAU
