The Mountain West on Tuesday honored the Boise State football team’s dominant defense with four first-team all-conference selections.

The Broncos placed five players on the first team overall and four more on the second team. None of the players had received all-conference honors before.

The first-team defenders were senior defensive tackle Mike Atkinson, sophomore defensive end Demarcus Lawrence, senior linebacker J.C. Percy and senior cornerback Jamar Taylor. Percy, who leads the team with 101 tackles, is the first Boise State inside linebacker to receive a first-team all-conference award since Korey Hall in 2006.

The lone Bronco on the first-team offense was junior center Matt Paradis, a former walk-on defensive lineman from Council who was the anchor of a line that ranks seventh in the nation in sacks allowed (nine). This is the first time since 2005 that Boise State has placed only one player on the first-team offense in its conference.

Sophomore wide receiver Matt Miller, junior offensive tackle Charles Leno Jr., senior offensive tackle Brenel Myers and senior cornerback Jerrell Gavins made the second team.

Boise State’s honorable-mention selections were senior tailback D.J. Harper, sophomore safety Jeremy Ioane, senior linebacker Tommy Smith and junior defensive tackle Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe. Harper, who is the heart of the offense with 1,214 yards from scrimmage and 16 touchdowns, was the most notable snub.

Of the 13 players who were honored, six are scheduled to return next season — Lawrence, Paradis, Miller, Leno, Ioane and Tjong-A-Tjoe.

Boise State was shut out of the five major awards, as expected. Offensive Player of the Year Derek Carr (Fresno State) led the league in pass efficiency, Defensive Player of the Year Phillip Thomas (Fresno State) led the nation in interceptions, Special Teams Player of the Year Mike Edwards (Hawaii) returned three kickoffs for touchdowns, Freshman of the Year Davante Adams (wide receiver, Fresno State) led the league in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns and Coach of the Year Rocky Long (San Diego State) led the Aztecs to a share of their first Mountain West title by winning at Nevada and Boise State with a backup quarterback.

Nevada had the most first- and second-teamers with 10. Fresno State and Boise State had nine each. San Diego State had seven.

NOTE: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Tom Rinaldi will call the MAACO Bowl for ESPN. It’s the third straight year Herbstreit and Rinaldi have called the game. Musburger worked the 2010 game and Chris Fowler worked the 2011 game.

ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST

FIRST TEAM

Offense

QB: Derek Carr#, jr., Fresno State

WR: Davante Adams#, fr., Fresno State

WR: Brandon Wimberly, sr. Nevada

RB: Stefphon Jefferson, jr. Nevada

RB: Robbie Rouse, sr., Fresno State

TE: Gavin Escobar*, jr., San Diego State

OL: Jeff Nady, sr., Nevada

OL: Austin Wentworth, jr., Fresno State

OL: Matt Paradis, jr., Boise State

OL: Nick Carlson, sr., Wyoming

OL: Nik Embernate, sr., San Diego State

K: Nolan Kohorst, jr., UNLV

PR/KR: Mike Edwards, jr., Hawaii

Defense

DL: Mike Atkinson, sr., Boise State

DL: Demarcus Lawrence, so., Boise State

DL: Tyeler Davidson, so., Fresno State

DL: Mike Purcell, sr., Wyoming

LB: J.C. Percy, sr., Boise State

LB: Albert Rosette, sr., Nevada

LB: John Lotulelei, sr., UNLV

DB: Jamar Taylor, sr., Boise State

DB: Phillip Thomas#, sr., Fresno State

DB: Derron Smith, so., Fresno State

DB: Leon McFadden**, sr., San Diego St.

P: Pete Kontodiakos, sr., Colorado State

*--Two-Time First-Team Selection

**--Three-Time First-Team Selection

#--Unanimous Selection

SECOND TEAM

Offense

QB: Cody Fajardo, so. Nevada

WR: Matt Miller, so., Boise State

WR: Chris McNeill, sr., Wyoming

RB: Kasey Carrier, jr., New Mexico

RB: Adam Muema, so., San Diego State

TE: Zach Sudfeld, sr., Nevada

OL: Jordan Eason, sr., Air Force

OL: Charles Leno Jr., jr., Boise State

OL: Chris Barker, sr., Nevada

OL: Alex Johnson, sr., San Diego State

OL: Brenel Myers, sr., Boise State

K: Jared Roberts, so., Colorado State

PR/KR: Khalid Wooten, sr., Nevada

Defense

DL: Paipai Falemalu, sr., Hawaii

DL: Brock Hekking, so., Nevada

DL: Andy Jennings, jr., Fresno State

DL: Lanston Tanyi, sr., Colorado State

LB: Travis Brown, sr., Fresno State

LB: Alex Means, sr., Air Force

LB: Jake Fely, so., San Diego State

DB: Mike Edwards, jr., Hawaii

DB: Jerrell Gavins, sr., Boise State

DB: Duke Williams, sr., Nevada

DB: Nat Berhe, jr., San Diego State

P: Alex Dunnachie, sr., Hawaii

Offensive Player of the Year: Derek Carr, jr., QB, Fresno State

Defensive Player of the Year: Phillip Thomas, sr., DB, Fresno State

Special Teams Player of the Year: Mike Edwards, sr., KR, Hawaii

Freshman of the Year: Davante Adams, WR, Fresno State

Coach of the Year: Rocky Long, San Diego State

Honorable mention (Boise State only): D.J. Harper, sr., RB; Jeremy Ioane, so., DB; Tommy Smith, sr., LB; Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, jr., DL.