Best of the West: Travis Hunter, Ashton Jeanty, Cam Skattebo lead the Hotline’s all-region team

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders could be the first player selected in the 2025 NFL Draft but was not the best player on his own team or, arguably, the best quarterback in the region.

In fact, he might not have been one of the top three or four players in the western third of the country.

That’s no knock on Sanders, who was sensational.

Rather, it’s a reflection of the depth of high-end talent across the region, from Colorado receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter and Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty to Arizona State tailback Cam Skattebo, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Arizona receiver Tetairoa McMillan.

The Hotline attempted to corral that talent and craft the first annual Best of the West all-region team.

We couldn’t pack the deserving players into one lineup, so we created a second team.

First team

Offense

QB: Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel
RB: Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo
RB: Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty
WR: Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan
WR: Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson
WR: San Jose State’s Nick Nash
TE: Boise State’s Matt Lauter
OL: Oregon’s Josh Conerly
OL: Oregon State’s Joshua Gray
OL: Arizona State’s Leif Fautanu
OL: Utah’s Spencer Fano
OL: Oregon’s Ajani Cornelius
AP: Oregon’s Tez Johnson

Defense

DL: UCLA’s Jay Toia
DL: Colorado’s BJ Green II
DL: Oregon’s Derrick Harmon
DL: Boise State’s Ahmed Hassanein
Edge: San Diego State’s Trey White
LB: UCLA’s Carson Schwesinger
LB: UNLV’s Jackson Woodard
LB: Oregon’s Bryce Boettcher
DB: Colorado’s Travis Hunter
DB: Cal’s Nohl Williams
DB: Arizona’s Tacario Davis
DB: Washington’s Thaddeus Dixon

Special teams

K: Brigham Young’s Will Ferrin
P: Cal’s Lachlan Wilson
RS: Brigham Young’s Keelan Marion

Second team

Offense

QB: Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders
RB: Oregon’s Jordan James
RB: USC’s Woody Marks
WR: Colorado’s Travis Hunter
WR: Washington State’s Kyle Williams
WR: UNLV’s Ricky White
TE: Oregon’s Terrance Ferguson
OL: USC’s Jonah Monheim
OL: Brigham Young’s Caleb Etienne
OL: Arizona’s Jonah Savaiinaea
OL: UNLV’s Tiger Shanks
OL: Boise State’s Ben Dooley
AP: USC’s Makai Lemon

Defense

DL: Oregon’s Jordan Burch
DL: Brigham Young’s Tyler Batty
DL: Arizona State’s C.J. Fite
DL: Oregon’s Matayo Uiagalelei
Edge: Boise State’s Jayden Virgin-Morgan
LB: Washington’s Carson Bruener
LB: Cal’s Teddye Buchanan
LB: Arizona State’s Caleb McCullough
DB: Oregon’s Jabbar Muhammad
DB: Arizona State’s Xavion Alford
DB: Oregon’s Nikko Reed
DB: Washington State’s Ethan O’Connor

Special teams

K: Oregon’s Atticus Sappington
P: Utah’s Jack Bouwmeester
RS: Fresno State’s Jalen Moss

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