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The Walter Camp Football Foundation, an all-volunteer organization and caretaker of the nation’s oldest college football All-America team, has announced its 2020 Preseason All-American teams, presented by Marcum LLP, a national accounting and advisory services firm with offices in major business markets across the United States.
Fourteen players who earned Walter Camp All-American recognition in 2019 are on the 2020 preseason list. Leading the First Team offensive unit is junior running back Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State), who returns to the Cowboys after rushing for 2,094 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2019. Ja’Marr Chase (LSU) is a preseason All-America wide receiver after recording 84 receptions for 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns for the national champion Tigers. On the offensive line, left tackle Penei Sewell (Oregon) is a preseason honoree after earning First Team accolades a year ago.
On defense, four players who earned Walter Camp Second Team All-America honors in 2019 are on the 2020 preseason list. Linebackers Micah Parson (Penn State) and Hamilcar Rashed (Oregon State) are joined by defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman (Pittsburgh) and defensive back Derek Stingley (LSU).
Punter Max Duffy (Kentucky), a first team All-America selection a year ago, is on the 2020 preseason list along with placekicker Keith Duncan (Iowa), who earned Second Team honors in 2019.
In all, 33 different schools from eight conferences are represented on the Preseason All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 50 players selected).
Walter Camp, considered the “Father of American Football,” first named an All-American team in 1889. The 2020 season will be the 131st edition of the team. In late November, the 2020 All-America teams will be selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and will be certified by Marcum’s New Haven-based accounting firm.
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 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.
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2020 Walter Camp PRESEASON All-America Teams
First Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU * 6-1 200 Jr. Harvey, LA
WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama 6-1 175 Sr. Amite, LA
TE Kyle Pitts, Florida 6-6 239 Jr. Philadelphia, PA
OL Penei Sewell, Oregon * 6-6 325 Jr. Malaeimi, American Samoa
OL Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin 6-5 312 Sr, Greenbay, WI
OL Samuel Cosmi, Texas 6-7 310 Jr. Humble, TX
OL Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma # 6-3 315 Jr. Shawnee, OK
OL Wyatt Davis, Ohio State # 6-4 313 Jr. Bellflower, CA
QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson 6-6 220 Jr. Cartersville, GA
RB Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State * 6-1 207 Soph. Sherwood Park, CA
RB Travis Etienne, Clemson % 5-10 200 Sr. Jennings, LA
PK Keith Duncan, Iowa # 5-10 180 Sr. Weddington, NC
First Team Defense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
DL Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon 6-5 250 Soph. Los Angeles, CA
DL Gregory Rousseau, Miami Fla. 6-7 253 Soph. Coconut Creek, FL
DL Marvin Wilson, Florida State 6-5 310 Sr. Houston, TX
DL Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh # 6-2 290 R-Soph. Washington, DC
LB Micah Parsons, Penn State # 6-3 245 Jr. Harrisburg, PA
LB Hamilcar Rashed, Oregon State # 6-4 236 R-Sr. Phoenix, AZ
LB Carlton Martial, Troy 5-10 216 Jr. Mobile, AL
DB Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State 5-9 175 Jr. Stone Mountain, GA
DB Jevon Holland, Oregon 6-1 200 Jr. Pleasanton, CA
DB Elijah Molden, Washington 5-10 191 Sr. West Linn, OR
DB Derek Stingley, LSU # 6-1 190 Fr. Baton Rouge, LA
P Max Duffy, Kentucky * 6-1 186 Sr. Perth, Australia
KR Rondale Moore, Purdue 5-9 180 Jr. New Albany, IN
Second Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
WR Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State 6-0 185 Sr. Fort Worth, TX
WR Rashod Bateman, Minnesota 6-2 210 Jr. Tifton, GA
TE Pat Freiermuth, Penn State 6-5 259 Jr. Merrimac, MA
OL Alex Leatherwood, Alabama 6-6 310 Sr. Pensacola, FL
OL Walker Little, Stanford 6-7 320 Sr. Houston, TX
OL Trey Smith, Tennessee 6-6 335 Sr. Jackson, TN
OL Rashawn Slater, Northwestern 6-4 315 Sr. Sugar Land, TX
OL Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force 6-3 295 Jr. Castle Rock, CO
QB Justin Fields, Ohio State # 6-3 225 Soph. Kennesaw, GA
RB Jaret Patterson, Buffalo 5-9 195 Jr. Glendale, MD
RB Najee Harris, Alabama 6-2 230 Sr. Antioch, CA
PK Matt Trickett, Kent State 6-0 191 Jr. Cleveland, OH
Second Team Defense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
DL Chris Rumph II, Duke 6-3 225 Jr. Gainesville, FL
DL Levi Onwuzurike, Washington 6-3 288 Sr. Allen, TX
DL Carlos Basham, Wake Forest 6-5 275 Sr. Roanoke, VA
DL Quincy Roche, Miami Fla. 6-4 235 Sr. Randallstown, MD
LB Nick Bolton, Missouri 6-0 232 Jr. Frisco, TX
LB Dylan Moses, Alabama 6-3 235 Jr. Alexandria, LA
LB Paddy Fisher, Northwestern 6-4 246 Sr. Katy, TX
DB Paulson Adebo, Stanford 6-1 192 Sr. Mansfield, TX
DB Patrick Surtain II, Alabama 6-2 203 Jr. Plantation, FL
DB Trevon Moehrig, TCU 6-2 208 Jr. Spring Branch, TX
DB Shaun Wade, Ohio State 6-1 195 Jr. Jacksonville, FL
P Trenton Gill, North Carolina State 6-4 217 Jr. Hillsborough, NC
KR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama # 5-10 182 Jr. Houston, TX
* – 2019 Walter Camp First Team All-American
# – 2019 Walter Camp Second Team All-American
% – 2018 and 2019 Walter Camp Second Team All-American
