Spartan Daily

WAC Names Three SJSU Players to All-Conference First-Team

Three players from the SJSU football were named to the All-Western Athletic Conference first-team on Monday.

Senior safety Duke Ihenacho and juniors, tight end Ryan Otten and defensive end Travis Johnson were given the honor, voted on by the coaches of the WAC’s eight teams at the completion of the regular season.

Ihenacho was named to the first-team All-WAC squad for the third time in four years, becoming just the fourth Spartan player to be awarded the all-conference honor three times in SJSU history, and the first to do so since defensive back Gerald Small in 1977.

Ihenacho had 73 total tackles, one interception, a team-high six pass break-ups and two forced fumbles in his senior season at SJSU.

Otten was second on the team with 739 yards receiving in 11 games played, and also led SJSU with five touchdowns on the season. His 67.2 receiving yards per game is best in the nation among tight ends.

Johnson is ranked 12th in the nation with 9.5 sacks, as well as ranked 28th with 15.5 tackles for a loss.  He also finished tied with Ihenacho for third on the team with 73 tackles.

The postseason awards continued with sophomore linebacker Keith Smith, junior offensive tackle David Quessenberry, sophomore wide receiver Noel Grigsby and senior running back Brandon Rutley, who were all named to the second-team All-WAC.

Information compiled from SJSU Athletics.