Midseason All-Pac-12 Football Team

Time for our first annual Midseason Team, and you can already see some shakeups from our preseason team, most notably Jake Locker getting cut from the team.

Locker's numbers would probably look better if Jermaine Kearse didn't lead the Pac in drops with nine, but you take the good with the bad, and he's been productive when he holds on to the ball.

The tight ends in the conference haven't been used as much as they have in the past, but Coby Fleener of Stanford has been consistent catching the ball and solid in run blocking.

First Team

Offense

QB	Andrew Luck	Stanford
RB	LaMichael James	Oregon
RB	Shane Vereen	Cal
WR	Juron Criner	Arizona
WR	Jermaine Kearse	Washington
TE	Coby Fleener	Stanford
OL	Bo Thran	Oregon
OL	Adam Grant	Arizona
OL	David DeCastro	Stanford
OL	Butch Lewis	USC
OL	Ryan Taylor	UCLA

Perhaps the biggest surprise on the first team defense is the freshman Justin Washington making the team. He benefits from playing alongside two of the conference's best defensive ends in Brooks Reed and Ricky Elmore, but he's taken advantage of his opportunities.

Mason Foster will lead the conference in tackles this year because the Husky defense will struggle to get off the field, but Akeem Ayers plays a bigger role in the success of UCLA.

Sophomore Cliff Harris of the Oregon Ducks leads the conference with four interceptions and has a couple punt returns for touchdown this year, so he makes the list as a cornerback and punt returner.

Defense

DL	Brooks Reed	Arizona
DL	Jurrell Casey	USC
DL	Justin Washington	Arizona
DL	Kenny Rowe	Oregon
OLB	Mason Foster	Washington
MLB	Vontaze Burfict	Arizona St
OLB	Akeem Ayers	UCLA
CB	Cliff Harris	Oregon
CB	James Dockery	Oregon St
S	Rahim Moore	UCLA
S	T.J. McDonald	USC
PR	Cliff Harris	Oregon
KR	Travis Cobb	Arizona

For the second team, Matt Barkley got the nod over Nick Foles. Barkley has been impressive in his last few games and absolutely torched a solid Cal defense yesterday.

Leaving Jacquizz Rodgers off the list might surprise some people, but he just hasn't produced like the team needs him to. Part of the problem is the offensive line, and combined with an inconsistent passing game, opposing defenses can stack the box.

Robert Woods makes the list over his teammate Ronald Johnson, and he's quickly becoming one of the top wide receivers of the conference.

Second Team

Offense

QB Matt Barkley USC RB Johnathan Franklin UCLA FB Stanley Havili USC WR Jeff Maehl Oregon WR Robert Woods USC TE Joe Halahuni Oregon St OL Zane Taylor Utah OL Carson York Oregon OL Chase Beeler Stanford OL Mitchell Schwartz Cal OL Colin Baxter Arizona

Defense

DL	Ricky Elmore	Arizona
DL	Brandon Bair	Oregon
DL	Travis Long	WSU
MLB	Shane Skov	Stanford
MLB	Mychal Kendricks	Cal
MLB	Casey Matthews	Oregon
OLB	Sean Westgate	UCLA
CB	Omar Bolden	Arizona St
CB	Darian Hagan	Cal
S	Delano Howell	Stanford
S	Lance Mitchell	Oregon St
PR	Ronald Johnson	USC
KR	Kyle Middlebrooks	ASU

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