Wyoming football lands 12 preseason All-Mountain West selections

Laramie got an early sign of what kind of fall Wyoming football may bring home to War Memorial Stadium: 12 Cowboys landed on Phil Steele’s preseason All-Mountain West team, a total that points to deeper roster visibility and a bigger local buzz heading into the season. With three first-team selections, three second-team picks and six more spread across the third and fourth teams, the Cowboys enter summer with recognizable names across offense, defense and special teams.

The headliners give the picture its shape. Running back Samuel Tote Harris earned first-team recognition after leading Wyoming in rushing last season. Linebacker Ethan Stuhlsatz also made the first team after finishing with 41 tackles and academic honors, while punter Bart Edmiston joined him as a first-team choice after ranking among the conference’s top punters and collecting academic recognition of his own. Those are the kinds of players that tell fans this is not just a one-star roster. It is a group with multiple places to look on Saturdays.

The second team added more familiar names for Cowboy followers, including Jayden Williams, tight end Jake Wilson and punt returner Deion DeBlanc. Six more Wyoming players, including Nick Seeman and Troy Babbitt, were placed on the third and fourth teams, widening the list of players who could shape games in ways that matter to the home schedule and the mood around town. When preseason recognition reaches that many positions, it usually means opponents have to prepare for more than one obvious threat.

That matters in Albany County because Wyoming football is one of Laramie’s biggest fall draws. A roster with 12 preseason honorees gives the program more marquee players to market, more names for fans to track and more reasons for the campus and downtown economy to feel the lift from home games, tailgates and weekend traffic. The release also arrives at a useful time for fans, just as the 2026 schedule, announced March 9, is already on the calendar and the official 2026 roster is live.

The jump from eight preseason All-Mountain West selections in 2025 to 12 in 2026 is not a guarantee of wins, but it does raise the floor for expectations. In a conference where depth often decides close games, Wyoming now has a preseason profile that suggests a team with enough proven talent to stay in the conversation deep into the fall.