Ricky Ali'ifua has a chance to be a leader for the Utah State defense this year.
The 2016 version of the Mountain West Connection top 50 football players countdown is here and the 38th player marks our first one who made the media's list of all-conference players. The next player up is Utah State defensive tackler Ricky Ali'fua.
With the Aggies losing all four starting linebackers from last year they need a big year from Ali'fua. His spot here, and on that first-team selection might be based on potential. Last year, he had just 24 total tackles in 12 games, but he did get behind the line of scrimmage with four tackles for a loss and three sacks.