135th annual Walter Camp All-America First and Second Teams
2024 Walter Camp All-America Teams
It is the 135th edition of the nation’s oldest college football All-America team
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A Little History
This is the 135th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team, the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. Twenty-five players were selected to the first team by the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. In addition, 25 players were selected to the Second Team. The team was certified by the New Haven-based accounting firm CBIZ.
- From 1889 to 1964, eleven players were selected.
- In 1965, both offensive and defensive teams were picked.
- In 1972, the first punter (Ray Guy, Southern Mississippi) was honored.
- In 1975, the first placekicker (Chris Bahr, Penn State) was selected.
- In 1998, the first-ever Second Team All-America team was recognized.
- In 2001, the first kick returner (Herb Haygood, Michigan State) was picked.
- In 2024, the first player (Travis Hunter, Colorado) earned First Team honors on both offense and defense.
Conference Info
In all, 39 different schools from nine conferences (including independents) were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 50 players selected).
Overall, the Southeastern Conference has the most honorees (13; 4 first teamers and 9 second teamers), followed by the Big Ten Conference (12; 6 first teamers and 6 second teamers). Ohio State (2 first team, 1 second team) and Texas (1 first team, 2 second team) each have three selections, while Iowa and Colorado each have two first team honorees.
Good to See You Again
Five players on the 2024 Walter Camp All-America teams are repeat selections. First Team selection Xavier Watts (Notre Dame) was a First Team honoree in 2023. 2024 First Team selections Jay Higgins (Iowa) and Danny Stutsman (Oklahoma) were Second Team honorees a year ago. Second Team running back Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) and Malaki Starks (Georgia) were First Team honorees last season.
Two Way Player
Travis Hunter (Colorado) earned First Team All-America honors on both offense (WR) and defense (DB). It is the first time a player has earned First Team All-America honors on both sides of the ball. In addition, Hunter is the first Colorado wide receiver since Michael Westbrook (1994) to earn All-America honors, and the first defensive back since 1992 (Deon Figures) to be honored. Hunter was also selected as the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year.
Then and Now
Twenty-two different schools are represented on the 2024 Walter Camp All-America First Team. Of the 22 schools, Michigan has the most storied tradition of placing members on the team. The Wolverines had their first selection in 1903, halfback William Heston. This year, Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham is a First Team selection. Since 1903, Michigan has had 85 Walter Camp All-Americans.
Other historical selections:
Ohio State – first selection 1916 – Charles “Chic” Harley, running back
Penn State – first selection 1919 – Robert Higgins, end
West Virginia – first selection 1919 – Ira E. Rodgers, quarterback
Notre Dame – first selection 1920 – George Gipp, running back
First Team Tidbits
- There are 22 different schools represented on the All-America First Team. The Big Ten has the most First Teamers (6), followed by the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 (4 each).
- The Mid-American Conference has three First Team All-Americans with first-time selections from Bowling Green (TE Harold Fannin, Jr.), Buffalo (DB Shaun Dolac) and Western Michigan (OL Addison West).
- WR Nick Nash is the first-ever First Team recipient from San Jose State University.
- Iowa has the current longest streak of having a First Team All-American (2019 to present). Linebacker Jay Higgins and running back Kaleb Johnson are First Team selections. It is the second straight year the Hawkeyes have two first-team honorees.
- Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts is a repeat First Team honoree, and the first Fighting Irish two-time All-American since 1993 (OL Aaron Taylor, 1992 and 1993). The Fighting Irish have had eight First Team selections in the last five seasons.
- LSU’s Will Campbell is the first Tiger offensive lineman to earn Walter Camp First Team All-America honors since Alan Faneca (1997).
- Miami’s Cam Ward is the first Hurricane quarterback to be recognized since Ken Dorsey in 2002.
- Colorado head coach Deion Sanders was a two-time All-America defensive back (for Florida State) back in 1987 and 1988.
Class Distinction
Of the 25 First Team selections, 10 are seniors, 10 are juniors, while three are graduate students and two are sophomores. On the Second Team (25 total selections), there are 10 seniors, 10 juniors and four sophomores. There is also one freshman (Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith).
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt. Class Hometown
WR Travis Hunter, Colorado 6-1 185 Junior Suwanee, GA
WR Nick Nash, San Jose State 6-3 195 Senior Irvine, CA
TE Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green 6-4 230 Junior Canton, OH
OL Will Campbell, LSU 6-6 323 Junior Monroe, LA
OL Wyatt Milum, West Virginia 6-6 317 Senior Kenova, WV
OL Kelvin Banks, Jr, Texas 6-4 320 Junior Humble, TX
OL Addison West, Western Michigan 6-3 305 Senior Cary, IL
C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State 6-4 305 Grad Buford, GA
QB Cam Ward, Miami 6-2 223 Senior West Columbia, TX
RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State 5-9 215 Junior Jacksonville, FL
RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa 6-0 225 Junior Hamilton, OH
PK Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana 6-2 252 Senior Clute, TX
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt. Class Hometown
DL Kyle Kennard, South Carolina 6-5 254 Senior Atlanta, GA
DL Mason Graham, Michigan 6-3 320 Junior Mission Viejo, CA
DL Mike Green, Marshall 6-4 248 Soph. Williamsburg, VA
DL Abdul Carter, Penn State 6-3 252 Junior Philadelphia, PA
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa # 6-2 232 Senior Indianapolis, IN
LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma # 6-4 243 Senior Windermere, FL
LB Shaun Dolac, Buffalo 6-1 225 Grad West Seneca, NY
DB Nohl Williams, California 6-1 200 Senior Oxnard, CA
DB Travis Hunter, Colorado 6-1 185 Junior Suwanee, GA
DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame* 6-0 203 Grad Omaha, NE
DB Caleb Downs, Ohio State 6-0 205 Soph. Hoschton, GA
P Alex Mastromanno, Florida State 6-1 241 Senior Melbourne, Australia
KR Keelan Marion, BYU 6-0 195 Junior Atlanta, GA
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt. Class Hometown
WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona 6-5 212 Junior Waimanalo, HI
WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State 6-3 215 Fresh. Miami Gardens, FL
TE Tyler Warren, Penn State 6-6 261 Senior Mechanicsville, VA
OL Spencer Fano, Utah 6-5 304 Soph. Spanish Fork, UT
OL Willie Lampkin, North Carolina 5-11 290 Senior Lakeland, FL
OL Tyler Booker, Alabama 6-5 325 Junior New Haven, CT
OL Kage Casey, Boise State 6-5 316 Soph. Happy Valley, OR
C Leif Fautanu, Arizona State 6-2 315 Senior Honolulu, HI
QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon 6-0 200 Senior Mililani, HI
RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina * 6-0 220 Junior Clayton, NC
RB Dylan Sampson, Tennessee 5-11 201 Junior Geismar, LA
PK Alex Raynor, Kentucky 6-0 185 Senior Kennesaw, GA
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt. Class Hometown
DL Nic Scourton, Texas A&M 6-4 285 Junior Bryan, TX
DL Walter Nolen, Ole Miss 6-3 305 Junior Powell, TN
DL Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College 6-2 247 Senior Williamstown, NJ
DL Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Viginia Tech 6-3 252 Senior Portsmouth, VA
LB Carson Schwesinger, UCLA 6-2 225 Junior Moorpark, CA
LB Anthony Hill Jr., Texas 6-3 235 Soph. Denton, TX
LB Jalon Walker, Georgia 6-2 245 Junior Salisbury, NC
DB Ra’Mello Dotson, Kansas 6-1 190 Senior Daytona Beach, FL
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia * 6-1 205 Junior Jefferson, GA
DB Will Johnson, Michigan 6-2 202 Junior Detroit, MI
DB Jahdae Barron, Texas 5-11 200 Senior Austin, TX
P Eddie Czaplicki, USC 6-1 207 Senior Charlotte, NC
KR Rayshawn Pleasant, Tulane 6-0 185 Soph. West Monroe, LA
* – 2023 First Team Walter Camp All-America selection
# – 2023 Second Team Walter Camp All-America selection
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.
