Utah football: Hackett is only current player on Pac-12 All-Century team

If you ask him, he makes it sound like almost any young Australian can do what he does. And yet Tom Hackett does what he does better than anybody in the history of the Pac-12, according to an "All-Century" team unveiled Wednesday by the TV network owned by 100-year old conference.

Hackett is the team's youngest member, only active Pac-12 player and lone Ute.

He became the conference's only Ray Guy Award winner last season, honoring the nation's best punter, and is one of three semifinalists again this year.

He sits third in the nation with a 47.8-yard average, and 102 of his 236 career punts have been downed inside the 20 — including 48 inside the 10 and 18 inside the 5. He's also 3-for-3 in picking up a first down on fakes.

"This will be something I will look back on for the rest of my existence," Hackett said in a news release. "I'm not entirely sure to whom I owe for this honor, to be included with such legends in the game."

To whom he owes: a panel of 119 former players, coaches and media.

Hackett's all-century teammates include 25 Trojans, five Wildcats, four Bruins and Cardinal, three Sun Devils, Golden Bears and Ducks, two Huskies and one Cougar.

Quarterbacks

John Elway, Stanford

Marcus Mariota, Oregon

Jim Plunkett, Stanford

Andrew Luck, Stanford

Matt Leinart, USC

Running backs

Marcus Allen, USC

OJ Simpson, SC

Charles White, USC

Reggie Bush, USC

Mike Garrett, USC

Wide receivers

Keyshawn Johnson, USC

Lynn Swann, USC

Marqise Lee, USC

JJ Stokes, UCLA

Ken Margerum, Stanford

Tight ends

Tony Gonzalez, California

Charles Young, USC

Offensive line

Jonathan Ogden, UCLA

Ron Yary, USC

Tony Boselli,USC

Anthony Munoz, USC

Lincoln Kennedy, Washington

Brad Budde, USC

Randall McDaniel, Arizona State

Defensive ends

Tedy Bruschi, Arizona

Terrell Suggs, Arizona State

Willie McGinest, USC

Andre Carter, California

Jim Jeffcoat, Arizona State

Defensive tackles

Steve Emtman, Washington

Haloti Ngata, Oregon

Rob Waldrop, Arizona

Leonard Williams, USC

Ed White, California

Linebackers

Junior Seau, USC

Jerry Robinson, UCLA

Ricky Hunley, Arizona

Richard Wood, USC

Chris Claiborne, USC

Cornerbacks

Joey Browner, USC

Mel Renfro, Oregon

Chris McAlister, Arizona

Antoine Cason, Arizona

Safeties

Ronnie Lott, USC

Kenny Easley, UCLA

Troy Polamalu, USC

Mark Carrier, USC

Kicker

Jason Hanson, Washington State

Punter

Tom Hackett, Utah

Returner

Reggie Bush, USC

Coach

John McKay, USC

— Matthew Piper

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