SDSU junior running back Donnel Pumphrey is returning for his senior season. Courtesy of surfturfandmurph.com
SDSU junior running back Donnel Pumphrey is returning for his senior season. Courtesy of surfturfandmurph.com

Five San Diego State football players, headlined by senior running back Donnel Pumphrey, were named to the Mountain West preseason all-conference team that was announced Tuesday by Sporting News.

Joining Pumphrey are senior cornerback Damontae Kazee, senior linebackers Calvin Munson and Alex Barrett, and senior offensive lineman Nico Siragusa.

All five selections were members of the 2015 all-conference first team, with Pumphrey and Kazee stealing offensive and defensive player of the year honors.

Their play was a major reason the Aztecs compiled an 11-3 record – 9-0 in the MW – won their 20th conference championship, and ended the season on a 10-game winning streak, the second longest current streak in the FBS behind the University of Alabama’s 12-game streak.