CORONADO, Calif. - The Mountain West Conference announced its 2002 preseason all-conference team as selected by members of the league's media.
The 2002 preseason team features eight players that were first team all-conference last year. Wide receiver Ryan McGuffey (Wyoming), defensive lineman Jason Kaufusi and defensive back Antoine Sanders (Utah) were unanimous selections to the preseason team.
2002 Preseason All-Mountain West Team
Offense
| WR | Ryan McGuffey * | Jr | Wyoming |
| WR | Reno Mahe * | Sr | BYU |
| OL | Jordan Gross | Sr | Utah |
| OL | Ben Archibald | Sr | BYU |
| OL | Adam Goldberg * | Sr | Wyoming |
| OL | Dustin Rykert | Sr | BYU |
| OL | Claude Terrell | So | New Mexico |
| TE | Spencer Nead | Sr | BYU |
| QB | Bradlee Van Pelt | Jr | Colorado State |
| RB | Joe Haro | Sr | UNLV |
| RB | Cecil Sapp | Sr | Colorado State |
Defense
| DL | Jason Kaufusi * | Jr | Utah |
| DL | Garrett Smith * | Sr | Utah |
| DL | Ahmad Briggs | Sr | UNLV |
| DL | Peter Hogan | Sr | Colorado State |
| LB | Sheldon Deckart * | Sr | Utah |
| LB | Eric Pauly | Jr | Colorado State |
| LB | Drew Wood | Jr | Colorado State |
| DB | Antoine Sanders | Jr | Utah |
| DB | Jernaro Gilford * | Jr | BYU |
| DB | Arnold Parker | Jr | Utah |
| DB | Dexter Wynn | Jr | Colorado State |
Specialists
| P | Joey Huber * | Sr | Colorado State |
| PK | Jarvis Wallum | Sr | Wyoming |
| PR | Dexter Wynn | Jr | Colorado State |
| KR | Dominique Dorsey | So | UNLV |
| KR | Dexter Wynn | Jr | Colorado State |
* member of the 2001 All-Mountain West Conference first team
