The Pac-12 season in 2023 was bittersweet. While the conference won’t be playing games anymore starting in the 2024 season, the last iteration of Pac-12 Football gave us some incredible highs and as many amazing moments.
The best quarterback play in the country happened out West, and we were all privileged to watch it. Here are the top honors on the 2023 CFN All-Pac-12 Team.
Pac-12 Football Team Honors for 2023
Follow along with all of the CFN All-Conference teams all the same for individual honors from each conference: All-Americans | ACC | B1G | Big 12 | SEC | FBS Ind. | AAC | CUSA | MAC | Mountain West | Sun Belt
- Player of the Year
Bo Nix, QB, Oregon - Offensive Player of the Year
Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon - Defensive Player of the Year
Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA - Specialist of the Year
Joshua Karty, K, Stanford - Newcomer of the Year
Tez Johnson, Oregon - Coach of the Year
Kalen DeBoer, Washington
All-Pac-12 Offense
- Quarterback of the Year
Bo Nix, Oregon - Running Back of the Year
Bucky Irving, Oregon - Wide Receiver of the Year
Troy Franklin, Oregon - Tight End of the Year
Jack Velling, Oregon State - Offensive Tackle of the Year
Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State - Offensive Guard of the Year
Steven Jones, Oregon - Offensive Center of the Year
Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon - Offensive Lineman of the Year
Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon - Offensive Line of the Year
Oregon Ducks - Offensive Newcomer of the Year
Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon
2023 First-Team All-Pac-12 Offense
QB: Bo Nix, Oregon
RB: Bucky Irving, Oregon
RB: Jaydn Ott, Cal
WR: Troy Franklin, Oregon
WR: Rome Odunze, Washington
WR: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
TE: Jack Velling, Oregon State
FLEX: Michael Penix Jr., Washington
OT: Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
OG: Steven Jones, Oregon
OC: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
OG: Heneli Bloomfield, Oregon State
OT: Jordan Morgan, Arizona
2023 Second-Team All-Pac-12 Offense
QB: Caleb Williams, USC
RB: Dillon Johnson, Washington
RB: Damien Martinez, Oregon State
WR: Tez Johnson, Oregon
WR: Ja’Lynn Polk, Oregon
WR: Jacob Cowing, Arizona
TE: Tanner McLachlan, Arizona
FLEX: Michael Wiley, Arizona
OT: Jonah Monheim, USC
OG: Tanner Miller, Oregon State
OC: Parker Brailsford, Washington
OG: Keaton Bills, Utah
OT: Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
2023 Third-Team All-Pac-12 Offense
QB: Noah Fifita, Arizona
RB: Jordan James, Oregon
RB: Jonah Coleman, Arizona
WR: Brendan Rice, USC
WR: Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
WR: Josh Kelly, Washington State
TE: Terrance Ferguson, Oregon
FLEX: Silas Bolden, Oregon State
OT: Joshua Gray, Oregon State
OG: Spencer Holstege, UCLA
OC: Jake Levengood, Oregon State
OG: Bastian Swinney, Cal
OT: Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon
2023 Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Offense
QB: Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
QB: DJ Uiagalalei, Oregon State
RB: TJ Harden, UCLA
RB: Ja’Quinden Jackson, Utah
RB: Carson Steele, UCLA
RB: MarShawn Lloyd, USC
WR: Xavier Weaver, Colorado
WR: Jeremiah Hunter, Cal
WR: Tahj Washington, USC
WR: Lincoln Victor, Washington State
WR: Kyle Williams, Washington State
WR: Elijhah Badger, Arizona State
TE: Michael Harrison, Colorado
TE: Jack Westover, Washington
FLEX: Anthony Gould, Oregon State
FLEX: Cameron Skattebo, Arizona State
OT: Spencer Fano, Utah
OT: Garrett DiGiorgio, UCLA
OG: Jarrett Kingston, USC
OG: Josh Carlin, UCLA
OC: Brian Driscoll, Cal
OC: Justin Deich, USC
OG: Emmanuel Pregnon, USC
OG: Michael Mokofisi, Utah
OT: Connor McLaughlin, Stanford
OT: Sataoa Laumea, Utah
All-Pac-12 Defense
- Defensive Lineman of the Year
Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA - EDGE Defender of the Year
Laiatu Latu, UCLA - Defensive Interior of the Year
Brandon Dorlus, Oregon - Linebacker of the Year
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Oregon State - Cornerback of the Year
Khyree Jackson, Oregon - Safety of the Year
Cole Bishop, Utah - Defensive Line of the Year
UCLA Bruins - Secondary of the Year
Oregon Ducks
- Defensive Newcomer of the Year
Bear Alexander, DT, USC
2023 First-Team All-Pac-12 Defense
EDGE: Laiatu Latu, UCLA
DT: Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
DT: Joe Golden, Oregon State
EDGE: Jonah Elliss, Utah
LB: Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Oregon State
LB: Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington
LB: Carson Bruener, Washington
CB: Khyree Jackson, Oregon
CB: Tacario Davis, Arizona
CB: Jabbar Muhammad, Washington
S: Cole Bishop, Utah
S: Kitan Oladapo, Oreogn State
FLEX: Jacob Manu, Arizona
2023 Second-Team All-Pac-12 Defense
EDGE: Bralen Trice, Washington
DT: Bear Alexander, USC
DT: Brett Johnson, Cal
EDGE: Ron Stone Jr., Washington State
LB: Gaethan Bernadel, Stanford
LB: Karene Reid, Utah
LB: LaVonta Bentley, Colorado
CB: Alex Johnson, UCLA
CB: Tysheem Johnson, Oregon
CB: Christian Roland-Wallace, USC
S: Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig, Colorado
S: Shilo Sanders, Colorado
FLEX: Travis Hunter, Colorado
2023 Third-Team All-Pac-12 Defense
EDGE: Gabriel Murphy, UCLA
DT: Anthony Franklin, Stanford
DT: Ricky Correia, Cal
EDGE: B.J. Green II, Arizona State
LB: Cade Uluave, Cal
LB: Kaleb Elarms-Orr, Cal
LB: Kyle Thornton, Washington State
CB: Jermod McCoy, Oregon State
CB: John Humphrey, UCLA
CB: Nohl Williams, Cal
S: Calen Bullock, USC
S: Jaden Hicks, Washington State
FLEX: Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
2023 Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Defense
EDGE: Grayson Murphy, UCLA
EDGE: Xavier Carlton, Cal
DT: Leonard Payne Jr., Colorado
DT: Casey Rogers, Oregon
DT: David Gusta, Washington State
DT: Dashaun Mallory, Arizona State
EDGE: Andrew Chatfield Jr., Oregon State
EDGE: Brennan Jackson, Washington State
LB: Tate Romney, Arizona State
LB: Lander Barton, Utah
LB: Calvin Hart Jr., Oregon State
LB: Levani Damuni, Utah
LB: Tristan Sinclair, Stanford
LB: Darius Muasau, UCLA
CB: Zahran Manley, Stanford
CB: Dontae Manning, Oregon State
CB: Treydan Stukes, Arizona State
CB: Kapena Gushiken, Washington State
CB: Chau Smith-Wade, Washington State
CB: Zemaiah Vaughn, Utah
S: Scotty Edwards, Stanford
S: Trevor Woods, Colorado
S: Akili Arnold, Oregon State
S: Steve Stephens IV, Oregon
FLEX: Jordan Burch, Oregon
FLEX: Dominique Hampton, Washington
All-Pac-12 Special Teams
- Kicker of the Year
Joshua Karty, Stanford - Punter of the Year
Jack Bouwmeester, Utah - Kick Returner of the Year
Zachariah Branch, USC - Punt Returner of the Year
Zachariah Branch, USC - Special Teamer of the Year
Tyler Loop, Arizona - Kickoff Specialist of the Year
Tyler Loop, Arizona - Special Teams Newcomer of the Year
Zachariah Branch, USC
2023 First-Team All-Pac-12 Specialists
PK: Joshua Karty, Stanford
KOS: Tyler Loop, Arizona
P: Jack Boumeester, Utah
KR: Zachariah Branch, USC
PR: Zachariah Branch, USC
ST: Colson Yankoff, UCLA
2023 Second-Team All-Pac-12 Specialists
PK: Tyler Loop, Arizona
KOS: Joshua Karty, Stanford
P: Ross James, Oregon
KR: Elijhah Badger, Arizona State
PR: Tez Johnson, Oregon
ST: Hunter Barth, Cal
2023 Third-Team All-Pac-12 Specialists
PK: Dean Janikowski, Washington State
KOS: Grady Gross, Washington
P: Mark Vassett, Colorado
KR: Leyton Smithson, Washington State
PR: Logan Loya, UCLA
ST: Carson Bruener, Washington
2023 Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Specialists
PK: Atticus Sappington, Oregon State
PK: Camden Lewis, Oregon
KOS: Camden Lewis, Oregon
KOS: Michael Luckhurst, Cal
P: Nick Haberer, Washington State
P: Will Powers, UCLA
KR: Mikey Matthews, Utah
KR: Silas Bolden, Oregon State
PR: Silas Bolden, Oregon State
PR: Rome Odunze, Washington
ST: Tristan Dunn, Washington
ST: Miles Williams, Cal