While overall team results weren’t good, Colorado Buffaloes junior cornerback Isaiah Oliver was selected to the first-team All-PAC-12 on Tuesday. 26 of 27 first-team selections are making their first appearance on the all-conference squad.
The league will announce the conference player of the year and coach of the year awards Tuesday, but don’t expect to see any Buffs in the running. Oliver was the lone Buffs’ player represented on either the first- or second-teams. However, five other Buffs were honored as All-PAC-12 Honorable Mention in 2017:
- Redshirt senior tailback Phil Lindsay
- Redshirt senior left Tackle Jeromy Irwin
- Junior inside linebacker Rick Gamboa
- Junior defensive back Evan Worthington
- Redshirt sophomore quarterback Steven Montez
In 10 games this season, Oliver recorded 26 total tackles, 13 breakups and two interceptions despite missing two games with an undisclosed leg injury. Those were the only two games he missed in his tenure at Boulder. Over the past three years, he was able to play in 37 of a possible 39 games, amassing 32 pass breakups and three interceptions.
On Friday, Oliver announced via Twitter that he will forego his senior year with the Buffaloes and enter the 2018 NFL draft. He is projected by many as one of the top cover corners in this year’s class and is widely thought to have a first-round grade.
Despite placing nine teams in bowl games in 2017, there will not be a PAC-12 representative in the upcoming college football playoff. Some consider it a down year, but the nine-game conference schedule seemed to again take a toll on the league.
Here’s the 2017 Pac-12 football All-Conference honors:
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB Sam Darnold, RSo., USC
RB Ronald Jones II, Jr., USC
RB Bryce Love, Jr., Stanford
WR N’Keal Harry, So., Arizona State
WR Dante Pettis, Sr., Washington
TE Dalton Shultz, Sr., Stanford
OL Tyrell Crosby, Sr., Oregon
OL Nate Herbig, So., Stanford
OL Kaleb McGary, Jr., Washington
OL Cody O’Connell, RSr., Washington State
OL Coleman Shelton, Sr., Washington
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Rasheem Green, Jr., USC
DL Hercules Mata’afa, RJr., Washington State
DL Harrison Phillips, Sr., Stanford
DL Vita Vea, Jr., Washington
LB Uchenna Nwosu, Sr., USC
LB Cameron Smith, Jr., USC
LB Kenny Young, Sr., UCLA
DB Isaiah Oliver, Jr., Colorado
DB Taylor Rapp, So., Washington
DB Justin Reid, Jr., Stanford
DB Marvell Tell, Jr., USC
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB Josh Rosen, Jr., UCLA
RB Royce Freeman, Sr., Oregon
RB Myles Gaskin, Jr, Washington
WR Deontay Burnett, Jr., USC
WR Darren Carrington II, Sr., Utah
TE Will Dissly, Sr., Washington
David Bright, RSr., Stanford
OL Toa Lobendahn, RJr., USC
OL Cole Madison, RSr., Washington State
OL Kolton Miller, RJr., UCLA
OL Salesi Uhatafe, Sr., Utah
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL Greg Gaines, Jr., Washington
DL Jalen Jelks, RJr., Oregon
DL Christian Rector, RSo., USC
DL JoJo Wicker, Jr., Arizona State
LB Keishawn Bierra, Sr., Washington
LB Ben Burr-Kirven, Jr., Washington
LB Troy Dye, So., Oregon
DB Julian Blackmon, So., Utah
DB Chase Lucas, RFr., Arizona State
DB Jojo McIntosh, Jr., Washington
DB Quenton Meeks, Jr., Stanford
DB Jalen Thompson, So., Washington State
DB Jaleel Wadood, Sr., UCLA
FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
PK Matt Gay, Jr., Utah
P Mitch Wishnowsky, Jr., Utah (1)
RS Dante Pettis, Sr., Washington
AP/ST Brenden Schooler, So., Oregon
AP/ST Michael Pittman Jr., So., USC
SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS
PK Erik Powell, RSr., Washington State
P Jake Bailey, Jr., Stanford
RS Boobie Hobbs, Sr., Utah
AP/ST Matt Lopes, RSr., USC