The 2016 version of the Mountain West Connection top 50 football players countdown is here and the 30th player is a key piece for the San Diego State offensive line with Nico Siragusa.
Siragusa was named to Phil Steele's preseason all-conference first team, the preseason media all-conference team and was a first-team last year as well. Siragusa has 28 career starts and is the anchor of this offensive line.
Here are the staff picks and composite rankings.
| Composite | Jeremy Mauss | Duane Grasmick | Daniel Arbino | Matthew Kenerly | Brandon Blake | erwinism | Josh Fredlund | DontWarriorBoutIt | Terrance Dickens |
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| 12 | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | |||||||
| 13 | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Teriyon Gipson, UNM, RB | ||||
| 14 | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | ||||||||
| 15 | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | |||||||
| 16 | Nik D'Avanso, UNM, DE | ||||||||
| 17 | DJ Dunn, Jr, AFA, LB | ||||||||
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| 19 | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | ||||||||
| 20 | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Nik D'Avanso, UNM, DE | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | ||||
| 21 | Kenny Potter, SJSU, QB | ||||||||
| 22 | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Maurice McKnight, SJSU, DB | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | ||||||
| 23 | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | ||||||||
| 24 | Malik Smith, SDSU, DB | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Roland Ladipo, AFA, CB | ||||||
| 25 | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Andre Chachere, SJSU, CB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | |||||
| 26 | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Ben Weaver, BSU, LB | Jake Simonich, USU, T | ||||||
| 27 | Kendall Keys, UNLV, WR | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Kendall Keys, UNLV, WR | |||
| 28 | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | Timothy McVey, AFA, RB | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | ||
| 29 | Devante Mays, USU, RB | Tanner Gentry, WYO, WR | Devin Centers, USU, FS | Devin Centers, USU, FS | Ricky Ali'ifua, USU, DT | Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Jalen Robinette, AFA, WR | Devante Mays, USU, RB | |
| 30 Nico Siragusa, SDSU, OL | Roland Ladipo, AFA, CB | Austin Corbett, NEV, OL | Salesa Faraimo, DT, NEV | Chase Roullier, WYO, OL | |||||
| 31 Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Jake Roh, BSU, TE | Will Kreitler, C, UNLV | Tyler Winston, SJSU, WR | Jonathan Moxey, BSU, CB | |||||
| 32 Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Jake Simonich, USU, T | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Hasaan Henderson, NEV, WR | Jake Simonich, USU, T | |||||
| 33 Nik D'Avanzo, UNM, DE | Kevin Davis Jr. |