125th Walter Camp All-America Teams Announced – Walter Camp Football Foundation

NEW HAVEN, CT – Player of the Year Marcus Mariota, quarterback from second-ranked Oregon, headlines the 2014 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team, the 125^th honored by the organization. The nation’s oldest All-America squad was announced on The Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Show.

Third-ranked Florida State had three players selected to the First Team, while top-ranked Alabama, Oregon and Utah all had two honorees. In all, 20 different schools from six conferences were represented on the All-America First Team. The Atlantic Coast Conference, Pac 12, and Southeastern Conference each had six selections.

The Walter Camp All-America teams are selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 125 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and certified by Marcum LLP, a New Haven-based accounting firm. Walter Camp Football Foundation President James Monico was pleased with the voting participation.

“Once again, we had more than 80 percent of the FBS schools participate in this year’s voting,” Monico said. “We are very appreciative of the continuing cooperation of the coaches and sports information directors in our annual effort to honor the nation’s most outstanding college players.”

Leading the offensive unit is Mariota, the 2014 Walter Camp Player of the Year. The nation’s leader in pass efficiency (186.3), Mariota has thrown for 3,783 yards and 38 touchdowns for the nation’s third-ranked scoring offense (46.3 points per game).

The nation’s top two rushers – both juniors and from the Big 10 Conference – are on the First Team. Junior Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin) has rushed for 2,336 yards and 179.7 yards per game, while Tevin Coleman (Indiana) has totaled 2,036 yards on the ground.

Junior Amari Cooper (Alabama) and sophomore Rashard Higgins (Colorado State) are the wide receivers. Cooper has 105 catches for 1,656 yards and 14 touchdowns, while Higgins has 89 catches for 1,640 yards and 17 touchdowns. The tight end is Nick O’Leary (Florida State).

On the offensive line, four seniors were selected: Brandon Scherff (Iowa), Tre’ Jackson (Florida State), Cedric Ogbuehi (Texas A&M) and Laken Tomlinson (Duke). Senior Reese Dismukes (Auburn) is the offensive center.

Placekicker Roberto Aguayo (Florida State) is a repeat First Team honoree. Aguayo has converted 25-of-27 field goals and all 53 of his point-after-kicks this season for the Seminoles.

Leading the defensive unit is sophomore linebacker Scooby Wright III (Arizona). Wright III has totaled 158 tackles (89 solo) for the Wildcats and leads the nation with 28 tackles for loss. Joining Wright in the middle is Hau’oli Kikaha (Washington) and Paul Dawson (TCU). Kikaha leads the nation with 18 sacks.

Repeat First Team All-American Vic Beasley (Clemson) is joined by senior Nate Orchard (Utah), junior Shane Ray (Missouri) and sophomore Joey Bosa (Ohio State). Orchard is second in the nation with 17.5 sacks.

Sophomore Gerod Holliman (Louisville), who leads the nation with 14 interceptions, anchors the defensive secondary. He is joined by seniors Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (Oregon), Senquez Golson (Ole Miss) and junior Landon Collins (Alabama). Ekpre-Olomu was a Second Team Walter Camp All-American in 2013.

The punter is junior Tom Hackett (Utah), who averages 47.0 yards-per-punt. The kick returner is senior Jamarcus Nelson (UAB), who has four kickoff returns for touchdowns this season.

The 2014 Walter Camp Player of the Year and members of the All-America team will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet, presented by First Niagara Bank, on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven.

In addition, the Foundation will recognize three individuals – broadcasting legend Verne Lundquist (Distinguished American), former Notre Dame and Pittsburgh Steeler standout running back Jerome Bettis (Man of the Year) and former Air Force All-American and Dallas Cowboy Chad Hennings (Alumnus of the Year) – with major awards.

The Foundation is offering a “Holiday Ticket Promotion” for the National Awards Dinner. Buy two tickets for $450 (you save $150) before December 31. Please call (203) 288-CAMP (288-2267) for more information.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. Visit http://www.ncfaa.org.

First Team Offense

Pos. Name, School Ht Wgt Yr. Hometown

WR Amari Cooper, Alabama 6-1 210 Jr. Miami, FL

WR Rashard Higgins, Colorado State 6-2 188 Soph. Mesquite, TX

TE Nick O’Leary, Florida State 6-3 247 Sr. Palm Beach, FL

OL Brandon Scherff, Iowa 6-5 320 Sr. Denison, Iowa

OL Tre’ Jackson, Florida State 6-4 330 Sr. Jesup, GA

OL Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M 6-5 305 Sr. Allen, TX

OL Laken Tomlinson, Duke 6-3 330 Sr. Chicago, IL

C Reese Dismukes, Auburn 6-3 295 Sr. Spanish Fort, AL

QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon 6-4 219 Jr. Honolulu, HI

RB Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 6-1 213 Jr. Kenosha, WI

RB Tevin Coleman, Indiana 6-1 210 Jr. Tinley Park, IL

PK Roberto Aguayo, Florida State * 6-1 213 Soph. Mascotte, FL

First Team Defense

Pos. Name, School Ht Wgt Yr. Hometown

DL Nate Orchard, Utah 6-4 255 Sr. Salt Lake City, UT

DL Shane Ray, Missouri 6-3 245 Jr. Kansas City, MO

DL Vic Beasley, Clemson * 6-3 235 Sr. Adairsville, GA

DL Joey Bosa, Ohio State 6-5 278 Soph. Fort Lauderdale, FL

LB Scooby Wright III, Arizona 6-1 246 Soph. Windsor, CA

LB Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington 6-3 246 Sr. Laie, HI

LB Paul Dawson, TCU 6-2 230 Sr. Dallas, TX

DB Gerod Holliman, Louisville 6-2 213 Soph. Miami, FL

DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon @ 5-10 195 Sr. Chino Hills, CA

DB Senquez Golson, Ole Miss 5-9 176 Sr. Pascagoula, MS

DB Landon Collins, Alabama 6-0 222 Jr. New Orleans, LA

P Tom Hackett, Utah 5-11 187 Jr. Melbourne, Australia

KR Jamarcus Nelson, UAB 5-11 160 Sr. Midfield, AL

Second Team Offense

Pos. Name, School Ht Wgt Yr. Hometown

WR Kevin White, West Virginia 6-3 210 Sr. Plainfield, NJ

WR Tyler Lockett, Kansas State # 5-11 175 Sr. Tulsa, OK

TE Maxx Williams, Minnesota 6-4 250 Soph. Waconia, MN

OL Andrus Peat, Stanford 6-7 316 Jr. Chandler, AZ

OL Spencer Drango, Baylor 6-6 310 Jr. Cedar Park, TX

OL A.J. Cann, South Carolina 6-4 311 Sr. Bamberg, SC

OL Arie Kouandjio, Alabama 6-5 316 Sr. Hyattsville, MD

C Hronus Grassu, Oregon 6-3 297 Sr. Los Angeles, CA

QB Trevone Boykin, TCU 6-2 205 Jr. Dallas, TX

RB James Conner, Pittsburgh 6-2 250 Soph. Erie, PA

RB Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 5-9 195 Sr. Homewood, AL

PK Brad Craddock, Maryland 6-0 185 Jr. Adelaide, Australia

Second Team Defense

Pos. Name, School Ht Wgt Yr. Hometown

DL Malcolm Brown, Texas 6-2 320 Jr. Brenham, TX

DL Leonard Williams, USC 6-5 300 Jr. Daytona Beach, FL

DL Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State @ 6-5 256 Jr. Middletown, NJ

DL Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida 6-3 277 Fr. St. Petersburg, FL

DL Danny Shelton, Washington 6-2 339 Sr. Auburn, WA

LB Jordan Hicks, Texas 6-1 234 Sr. Cincinnati, OH

LB Eric Kendricks, UCLA 6-0 230 Sr. Fresno, CA

LB Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State 6-5 249 Jr. Tunica, MS

DB Jeremy Cash, Duke 6-2 205 Jr. Miami, FL

DB Trae Waynes, Michigan State 6-1 182 Jr. Kenosha, WI

DB Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida 5-11 192 Fr. Tampa, FL

DB Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech 6-0 190 Soph. Baltimore, MD

P Austin Rehkow, Idaho * 6-3 215 Soph. Veradale, WA

KR Tyler Lockett, Kansas State # 5-11 175 Sr. Tulsa, OK

* – 2013 First Team Walter Camp All-American

@ – 2013 Second Team Walter Camp All-American

# – 2011 First Team Walter Camp All-American

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