Sun Devils earn nods from PhilSteele.com


Six Arizona State University football student-athletes earned All-Pacific-10 Conference honors from PhilSteele.com, with linebacker Mike Nixon and defensive end Dexter Davis making the First Team.

Nixon leads the conference with five interceptions on the season, including one returned for a touchdown against UCLA, and he leads the Sun Devils with 81 tackles. Davis is second in the Pac-10 with 10 sacks, and he also has 14 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles this season.

Wide receiver Michael Jones, safety Troy Nolan and kicker Thomas Weber earned Second Team honors, while offensive linemen Paul Fanaika was a Third Team selection.