SAN FRANCISCO – Sun Devil Football placed 13 student-athletes on the Pac-12 All-Conference Team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. The individual awards and the All-Pac-12 Football Team are selected by the Pac-12 head coaches.
The All-Conference selections were paced by a First Team selection in defensive lineman Tyler Johnson and five Second Team honorees. An additional seven Sun Devils earned Honorable Mention distinction, giving the program it's most All-Conference nods since the 2014 season.
The All-Conference selections were paced by a pair of First Team selections in offensive lineman Dohnovan West and punter Michael Turk. For Turk, it was the second-consecutive season in which he has earned a First Team nod, one of only three players in the conference to accomplish the feat.
West was a dominant force along the Sun Devil offensive line, paving the way for a stellar ground game. Arizona State finished the year with a 375-yard performance on the ground against Oregon State and averaged 264 yards per game, the highest average in a season since 1981.
Arizona natives defensive back Chase Lucas and defensive lineman Tyler Johnson were named to the league s Second Team defense, while freshman D.J. Taylor earned a spot on the Second Team as a return specialist.