Thirteen Spartans Named to Phil Steele's 2023 Preseason Mountain West Team

SEASON TICKETS | 2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Justin Lockhart, WR, Junior, Los Angeles, Calif./Serra HS First Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Offense (2023) All-Mountain West Honorable Mention Selection (2022) Fourth Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Offense (2022) Caught two passes for 12 yards vs Eastern Michigan in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (12/20/22) Chevan Cordeiro, QB, Senior, Honolulu, Hawaii/Saint Louis HS First Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Offense (2023) All-Mountain West Second Team (2022) Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (10/10/22, 10/03/22, 11/29/21, 11/11/19) Threw for a career-high 3,251 yards and a career-high 23 touchdowns in 2022 which both were tops in the Mountain West, also ran for a career-high nine touchdowns which are most for SJSU QB in modern era Threw for 366 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another against Eastern Michigan in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (12/20/22) Fernando Carmona, Jr., OL, Redshirt Sophomore, Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS Third Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Offense (2023) Academic All-Mountain West (2022) Started all 12 games in 2022 Started his first game vs. Portland St. (9/1/22) Andrew Gonneville, LS, Senior, Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills HS Has snapped in 42 games MW Scholar-Athlete (2021) Academic All-Mountain West Team Honoree (2019, 20, 21, 22) Appeared in all 12 games for SJSU in 2022 Kairee Robinson, RB, Graduate Student, Antioch, Calif./De La Salle HS Second Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Offense (2023) Ran for career-high 752 yards and had a career-high 10 touchdowns on the ground in 2022 His 10 rushing touchdowns were good for fifth in the Mountain West in 2022 Rushed for 59 yards and received three catches vs Eastern Michigan in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (12/20/22) Ran for career-high 148 yards on career-high 24 carries vs. Hawai'i (11/26/22) Charles Ross, WR, Junior, Culver City, Calif./Culver City HS Fourth Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Offense (2023) Tied career-high with six catches for 66 yards at Wyoming (10/01/22) Caught a 39 yard touchdown vs. WMU (9/24/22) Had five catches for 89 yards including one for 40 yards at Auburn (09/10/22) Anthony Pardue, OL, Graduate Student, Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS Started all 12 games in 2023 Started in three games in 2022 Saw action in seven games in 2021 Jordan Cobbs, LB, Redshirt Junior, Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HS Played and started in two games before season-ending injury in 2022 Had 10 tackles, one interception and 0.5 sacks in 2022 Finished the year with 41 tackles and one sack in 2021 Tre Jenkins, S, Graduate Student, Stockton, Calif./St. Mary's HS Second Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Defense (2023) NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2023) All-Mountain West Honorable Mention Selection (2021, 22) Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (2022) Finished 2022 with 60 tackles, career-high seven tackles for loss and tied a career-high with two interceptions Dominick Mazotti, TE, Redshirt Junior, Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley HS Fourth Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Offense (2023) All-Mountain West Honorable Mention Selection (2022) Academic All-Mountain West (2022) Had five catches for 44 yards and a touchdown catch vs. Nevada (10/29/22) Career-high 100 yards on career-high seven catches and first career TD vs. UNLV (10/7/22) Marist Talavou, OL, Redshirt Junior, Norwalk, Calif./St. John Bosco HS Transferred from Utah prior to 2022 season Had first start vs. WMU (9/24/22) and started in two games Played in 11 games in 2022 Soane Toia, DL, Junior, Nuku'alosa, Tonga/Grace Brethren HS Finished season with a career-high with 5.5 tackles for loss and a career-high 2.5 sacks in 2022 Two tackles vs. EMU in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (12/20/22) Had a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and 4 tackles at Fresno State (10/15/22) Bryun Parham, LB, Junior, Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS Career-high's with 93 tackles, six tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and three sacks in 2022 Five tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and one forced fumble in Potato Bowl vs. EMU (12/20/22) Career-best 14 tackles plus a sack at Utah State (11/19/22) The Spartans open training camp at the end of July.