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Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2007 Player of the Year “Watch List”

New Haven, Conn. – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of 35 “players to watch” for its prestigious Player of the Year award, the nation’s fourth­oldest individual college football accolade.

“We are proud to continue the great work of Walter Camp and recognize the best college football players in the nation,” Foundation president John Barbarotta said. “This watch list is a great start to what is shaping up to be another exciting year of college football.”

The watch list will be narrowed to ten semi­finalists in early November. The 2007 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 119 NCAA Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on the ESPN/Home Depot College Football Awards Show in December. The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation’s annual national awards banquet on January 12, 2008 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven.

Last year’s recipient was Ohio St ate quarterback Troy Smith.

2007 Walter Camp Player of the Year "Watch List"

• Anthony Alridge, RB, Senior, Houston
• Travis Beckum, TE, Junior, Wisconsin
• Earl Bennett, WR, Junior, Vanderbilt
• Yvenson Bernard, RB, Senior, Oregon State
• Tommy Blake, DL, Senior, TCU
• John David Booty, QB, USC
• Colt Brennan, QB, Senior, Hawaii
• Jasper Brinkley, LB, Senior, South Carolina
• Brian Brohm, QB, Senior, Louisville
• Dan Connor, LB, Senior, Penn State
• Chase Daniel,QB, Junior, Missouri
• James Davis, RB, Junior, Clemson
• Jarett Dillard, WR, Senior, Rice
• Glenn Dorsey, DL, Senior, LSU
• Michael Hart, RB, Senior, Michigan
• Omar Haugabook, QB, Senior, Troy
• Jonathan Hefney, DB/KR, Senior, Tennessee
• P.J. Hill, RB, Sophomore, Wisconsin
• Chad Henne, QB, Senior, Michigan
• DeSean Jackson, WR/KR, Junior, California *
• Lawrence Jackson, DE, Junior, USC
• Tyson Jackson, DL, Junior, LSU
• Ian Johnson, RB, Junior, Boise State
• James Laurinaitis, LB, Junior, Ohio State *
• Nate Longshore, QB, Junior, California
• Mario Manningham, WR, Senior, Michigan
• Colt McCoy, QB, Sophomore, Texas
• Darren McFadden, RB, Junior, Arkansas *
• Kalvin McRae, RB, Senior, Ohio
• Matt Ryan, QB, Senior, Boston College
• Ray Rice, RB, Junior, Rutgers #
• Steve Slaton, RB, Junior, West Virginia *
• C.J. Spiller, RB, Sophomore, Clemson
• Tyrell Sutton, RB, Junior, Northwestern
• Limas Sweed, WR, Senior, Texas
• Aquib Talib, DB, Junior, Kansas
• Pat White, QB, Junior, West Virginia

Highlighted names denote 2006 Walter Camp First Team All-American (names with the asterisk) and 2006 Walter Camp Second Team All-American

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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.