SAN FRANCISCO (December 5, 2023) – Five Washington State Cougars earned 2023 All-Pac-12 Conference honors led by edge Brennan Jackson's selection to the second team, the conference office announced Tuesday.
 
Jackson was placed on the All-Pac-12 Second Team while safety Jaden Hicks, edge Ron Stone Jr., wide receiver Lincoln Victor and quarterback Cameron Ward were each named honorable mention.
 
Jackson earns his fourth career All-Pac-12 honor, his second straight second-team accolade after finishing the regular season fourth in the league with 12.5 tackles-for-loss, tied for fourth with 8.5 sacks, led the country with three fumble returns for touchdowns and tied for the national lead with four fumble recoveries. The graduate student from Temecula, Calif. tallied 57 tackles, forced one fumble, broke up three passes and recorded 25 quarterback hurries.
 
Hicks earns his first career All-Pac-12 honor after finishing the regular season seventh in the league with 79 tackles along with six tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble. The redshirt-sophomore from Las Vegas recorded the third-best coverage grade among Pac-12 defensive backs, had an interception return for a touchdown in the season-opening win at Colorado State, made nine tackles and forced a fumble in the win over Wisconsin, made a career-high 12 tackles and blocked a field goal at UCLA, and recorded a sack and picked off a pass in the Apple Cup. Hicks earned Freshman All-America honors last season.
 
Stone Jr. caps his Cougar career with his third-straight All-Pac-12 accolade after earning first-team honors in 2021 and second-team honors last season. The redshirt-senior from San Jose, Calif. finished the regular season tied for eighth in the Pac-12 with 11 tackles-for-loss, second on the team with five sacks and tied for third in the league with three forced fumbles. Stone Jr., who earned Nagurski Trophy National Player of the Week, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and Defensive Lineman of the Week after recording a pair of strip-sacks in the win over Wisconsin, made 59 tackles, was sixth in the Pac-12 with 47 pressures and tied for second in the country with 14 quarterback hits during the regular season.
 
Victor earns his second career All-Pac-12 honor after earning honorable mention as an all-purpose player in 2021. The senior from West Camas, Wash. led the Pac-12 with 89 catches, tied for the third-most in WSU single-season history, for 860 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Victor tallied three 100-yard games, was fourth in the league with 519 yards-after-the catch, tied for fifth with 42 catches for a first down and set a WSU single-game record and Autzen Stadium record with 16 catches at Oregon.
 
Ward, a junior from West Columbia, Texas, finished the regular season leading the Pac-12 Conference with 323 completions, fourth in the country averaging 311.3 passing yards-per-game and sixth nationally averaging 323.3 yards of total offense-per-game. Ward tallied seven 300-passing yard games, threw 25 touchdown passes, rushed for eight touchdowns and recorded five games with one rushing touchdown and multiple touchdown passes. Ward earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention last season.