Defensive Player of August and September
5. Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State (23 points)
Kamara has been the answer to Colorado State’s pass rush questions through the first month of the season, accounting for 3.5 of the Rams’ nine team sacks through four games. He’s also made ten total tackles and forced a fumble against Middle Tennessee State back in Week 2.
4. Jack Howell, Colorado State (26 points)
Where Kamara has been productive in the trenches for the Rams, the freshman All-American Howell has been busy on the back end. He’s paced the Mountain West to this point with 45 total tackles, but he forced a fumble against Sacramento State in Week 4 and had an interception in three straight games, as well.
3. Dom Peterson, Nevada (32 points)
The defensive leader of the Wolf Pack has been as disruptive as ever in the team’s first five contests. He opened the season by forcing a fumble against New Mexico State in Week 0, picked up four sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss from there, and even blocked a field goal attempt against Incarnate Word in Week 2 for good measure.
2. Camby Goff, Air Force (34 points)
The permanent move to safety hasn’t made Goff against less dangerous on the Falcons defense. In the team’s first four games, Goff has accrued 17 total tackles, six pass breakups (tied for the most in the Mountain West), and two interceptions.
1. Bentlee Sanders, Nevada (35 points)
Nevada’s defense may have come back to earth a bit in recent weeks, but there’s little doubt that Sanders’s hot start made a big impact on the Wolf Pack notching two early wins against New Mexico State and Texas State. He still leads the conference with four interceptions, all of which were snagged in the team’s first three games, and he also had a forced fumble and two sacks against Texas State in Week 1.
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— Nevada Sports Net (@NevadaSportsNet) September 4, 2022