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ATHLON IS OUT with its projection on the 2020 All-Pac-12 team. For those who want crimson recognition, it can be found in three first-team selections, and double-digit Cougars named to the teams that run four deep. For those who prefer motivational slights, theres some of that to go around as well.

Athlon placed 10 Cougars on its four Pac-12 teams.

Oregon and USC led the way with 13 apiece, followed by Stanford and Cal with 12. Washington State, UW, and ASU have 10. Utah has eight, Colorado and Oregon State have six each, and Arizona and UCLA finish up the list with five apiece.

Heres the WSU breakdown:

First team

Second team

Third team

Fourth team

THE COUGS TRIO of first-team selections ranks fourth in the conference behind Southern Cal, Oregon and UW.

Heres the first-team breakdown from Athlon:

AS FAR AS motivation goes, Borghi is a first-team selection, but all purpose rather than running back? Borghi caught a ton of passes last season but that was in the Air Raid and while he still figures to catch plenty of balls in the run 'n' shoot in 20, the biggest difference this year is that hell get more carries in Nick Rolovichs offense. All Borghi did in '19 was average a eye-opening, conference-leading 6.4 yards per carry.

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Its good to see Woods on the second team but with 141 tackles last season, the WIL 'backer the best thing about a poor defense last year, and just standing out in the Pac-12 every week last year, hes got first-team all-conference talent. There are also other debates to be had, including Draguicevich on the third team, no mention of fast-rising linebacker Travion Brown, only one Cougar wide receiver named in Martin, and more.

For Athlon's complete All-Pac-12 team, click here.

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