Michigan’s Andrew Stueber Named Walter Camp Connecticut Player of the Year

University of Michigan senior offensive lineman Andrew Stueber  (Darien, CT) has been selected as Walter Camp’s 2019 Connecticut Player of the Year. 

The award is presented to the top college football player who is a resident and/or played scholastically in the state of Connecticut. The award is voted on by the Walter Camp Football Foundation membership.

An Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection, Stueber started at right tackle and right guard for the Wolverines this fall.   Stueber is the first Michigan player to earn Walter Camp Connecticut Player of Year honors. Stueber did not take any penalties and surrendered just one sack among four total pressures all season. He was awarded a pass-blocking efficiency grade of 98.3, among the highest scores in the Big Ten.

An Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Stueber is currently enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business pursuing a degree in business administration.

A native of Darien, Stueber attended Darien High School was coached by Rob Trifone.  He led the Blue Wave to two state titles (2015 and 2016) was a two-time Walter Camp All-Connecticut first team honoree.

Stueber joins the members of the 2020 Walter Camp All-America First and Second teams, Player of the Year DeVonta Smith (Alabama) and Coach of the Year Jamey Chadwell (Coastal Carolina) as the 2020 honorees.

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.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.

Connecticut Player of the Year

Presented to the top college football player who is a resident and/or played scholastically in the state of Connecticut. The award is voted on by the Walter Camp Football Foundation membership.

2020 – Andrew Stueber, OL, Michigan

2019 – Christian Montano, C, Tulane

2018 – Zach Allen, DE, Boston College

2017 – Ervin Philips, WR, Syracuse

2016 – Noel Thomas, WR, Connecticut

2015 – Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple

2014 – Tyler Murphy, QB, Boston College

2013 – Kevin Pierre-Louis, LB, Boston College

2012 – Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State

2011 – Silas Redd, RB, Penn State

2010 – John Moffitt, OL, Wisconsin

2009 – Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida

2008 – Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue

2007 – Mike McLeod, RB, Yale

2006 – Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue

2005 – John Sullivan, C, Notre Dame

2004 – Anttaj Hawthorne, DT, Wisconsin; Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut

2003 – Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut

2002 – Niko Koutouvides, LB, Purdue

2001 – Dwight Freeney, DE, Syracuse

2000 – Peter Mazza, LB, Yale

1999 – Bobby Myers, DB, Wisconsin

1998 – Carl Bond, RB, Connecticut

1997 – Kyle McIntosh, RB, Syracuse

1996 – Tarek Salah, LB, Wisconsin

1995 – Tarek Salah, LB, Wisconsin

1994 – Jason Miska, LB, Auburn

1993 – Chris Zingo, LB, Cornell

1992 – Curtis Eller, LB, Villanova

1991 – Corey Vincent, DL, Holy Cross

1990 – Rob Thomson, DB, Syracuse

1989 – Terry Wooden, LB, Syracuse

1988 – Glenn Antrum, WR, Connecticut

1987 – Bill Romanowski, LB, Boston College

1986 – Richard Comizio, RB, Pennsylvania

1985 – Tom Patton, DE, Holy Cross

1984 – No recipient

1983 – Steve Young, QB, Brigham Young

1982 – Mike Marshall, DB, Southern Conn.

1981 – Richard Diana, RB, Yale

2020 Walter Camp All-America Teams

A Little History

This is the 131st edition of the Walter Camp All-America team – the nation’s oldest All-America team. Twenty-five players were selected to the first team by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.  In addition, 26 players were selected to the Second Team.

• 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.

Conference Info

In all, 35 different schools from 11 conferences were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 51 players selected).     Overall, the Southeastern Conference has the most honorees (12), followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference (11), Big Ten (7) and Big-12 (7).

Alabama has six First Team honorees – the most by a single team since Harvard had five selections (out of 11 total players) to the 1914 Walter Camp All-America team.

Notre Dame and Pittsburgh each have two First Team selections.    The Fighting Irish also have two Second Team honorees.  

Player of the Year DeVonta Smith

The 54th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, DeVonta Smith is the third Alabama player to win the prestigious honor, joining quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (2018) and running back Derrick Henry (2015). Smith is the sixth wide receiver to earn the award, and the first since Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh) in 2003.   Smith is also the tenth player from a SEC school to win the award since it began in 1967.  The 2020 Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Smith has recorded nation-leading totals in receptions (105), receiving yards (1,641) and touchdowns (20) for the top-ranked Crimson Tide, who will play Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 11.

Good to See You Again

Two players on the 2020 Walter Camp All-America teams are repeat selections.  First Team offensive lineman Wyatt Davis (Ohio State) was a Second Team honoree in 2019.  Second Team running back Travis Etienne (Clemson) earned Second Team honors last season.

Then and Now

Eighteen different schools are represented on the 2020 Walter Camp All-America First Team.  Of the 18 schools, Pittsburgh has the most storied tradition of placing members on the team. The Panthers had their first selection in 1915, center Bob Peck.   This year, Pittsburgh has two First Team selections (defensive ends Rashad Weaver and Patrick Jones II).   Since 1903, Pittsburgh has had 39 Walter Camp All-Americans, including three-time recipient Hugh Green (1978 to 1980).

Class Distinction

Of the 25 First Team selections, ten are seniors and three have graduate status.  There are ten juniors, one sophomore and one freshman (Northwestern DB Brandon Joseph). 

On the Second Team (26 total selections), there are 10 juniors and nine seniors.  There are five sophomores and two have graduate status.

2020 Walter Camp All-America Teams

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt.     Wgt.    Year    Hometown

WR      DeVonta Smith, Alabama                               6-1       175      Sr.        Amite, LA

WR      Elijah Moore, Ole Miss                                   5-9       184      Jr.        Fort Lauderdale, FL

TE       Kyle Pitts, Florida                                           6-6       246      Jr.        Philadelphia, PA

OL       Alex Leatherwood, Alabama                          6-3       312      Sr.        Pensacola, FL

OL       Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame                       6-6       302      Grad    Cleveland, OH

OL       Wyatt Davis, Ohio State         *                      6-4       315      Jr.        Bellflower, CA

OL       Brady Christensen, BYU                                6-6       300      Jr.        Bountiful, UT

C         Landon Dickerson, Alabama                          6-6       325      Sr.        Hickory, NC

QB      Mac Jones, Alabama                                       6-3       214      Jr.        Jacksonville, FL

RB       Najee Harris, Alabama                                    6-2       230      Sr.        Antioch, CA

RB       Breece Hall, Iowa State                                  6-1       215      Soph.   Wichita, KS

PK       Jose Borregalas, Miami                                   5-10     205      Sr.        Miami, FL

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt.     Wgt.    Year    Hometown

DL       Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina                    6-2       260      Grad    Aiken, SC

DL       Daviyon Nixon, Iowa                                     6-3       305      Jr.        Kenosha, WI

DL       Rashad Weaver, Pittsburgh                            6-5       270      Grad    Fort Lauderdale, FL

DL       Patrick Jones II, Pittsburgh                             6-5       260      Sr.        Chesapeake, VA

LB       Zaven Collins, Tulsa                                       6-4       260      Jr.        Hominy, OK

LB       Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame      6-1       215      Sr.        Hampton, VA

LB       Joseph Ossai, Texas                                        6-4       253      Jr.        Conroe, TX

DB      Brandon Joseph, Northwestern                      6-1       192      Fr.        College Station, TX

DB      Patrick Surtain II, Alabama                            6-2       202      Jr.        Plantation, FL

DB      Shemar Jean-Charles, Appalachian State        5-11     190      Sr.        Miramar, FL

DB      Talanoa Hufanga, USC                                   6-1       215      Jr.        Corvallis, OR

P          Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech                  6-0       255      Sr.        Alcolu, SC

KR      Avery Williams, Boise State                           5-9       195      Sr.        Pasadena, CA

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt.     Wgt.    Year    Hometown

WR      Jaelon Darden, North Texas                           5-9       174      Sr.        Houston, TX

WR      Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State                      6-0       190      Sr.        Fort Worth, TX

TE       Charlie Kolar, Iowa State                               6-6       257      Jr.        Norman, OK

OL       Kenyon Green, Texas A&M                           6-4       325      Soph.   Humble, TX

OL       Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech                  6-5       314      Jr.        Upper Marlboro, MD

OL       Aaron Banks, Notre Dame                             6-6       330      Sr.        Alameda, CA

OL       Cain Madden, Marshall                                  6-3       313      Sr.        South Webster, OH

C         Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa                                 6-3       289      Soph.   Solon, IA

QB      Trevor Lawrence, Clemson                             6-6       220      Jr.        Cartersville, GA

RB       Jaret Patterson, Buffalo                                  5-9       195      Jr.        Glendale, MD

RB       Travis Etienne, Clemson *                              5-10     205      Sr.        Jennings, LA

PK       Jake Oldroyd, BYU                                        6-1       195      Soph.   Southlake, TX

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Pos.     Name, School                                                 Hgt.     Wgt.    Year    Hometown

DL       Jaelan Phillips, Miami                                     6-5       266      Jr.        Redlands, CA

DL       Patrick Johnson, Tulane                                  6-3       255      Sr.        Chattanooga, TN

DL       Cade Hall, San Jose State                               6-2       260      Jr.        Morgan Hill, CA

DL       Haskell Garrett, Ohio State                            6-2       299      Sr.        Las Vegas, NV

DL       Darius Stills, West Virginia                            6-1       285      Sr.        Fairmont, WV

LB       Nick Bolton, Missouri                                     6-0       232      Jr.        Frisco, TX

LB       Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Washington                    6-3       280      Soph.       Pearl City, HI

LB       Grant Morgan, Arkansas                                 5-11     222      Grad.   Greenwood, AR

DB      Shaun Wade, Ohio State                                6-1       195      Grad.   Jacksonville, FL

DB      Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame                           6-4       219      Soph.   Atlanta, GA

DB      Shakur Brown, Michigan State                       5-11     190      Jr.        Stockbridge, GA

DB      Trevon Moehrig, TCU                                    6-2       202      Jr.        Spring Branch, TX

P          Jake Camarda, Georgia                                   6-2       180      Jr.        Norcross, GA

KR      Trestan Ebner, Baylor                                     5-11     208      Sr.        Henderson, TX

* 2019 Walter Camp Second Team All-America selection

Alabama Wide Receiver DeVonta Smith is the 2020 Walter Camp Player of the Year

University of Alabama senior wide receiver DeVonta Smith (Amite, LA) has been selected as the 2020 Walter Camp Player of the Year.  The Walter Camp Player of the Year is voted on by the nation’s 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.

Other finalists for the 2020 Walter Camp Player of the Year award included quarterbacks Mac Jones (Alabama), Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) and Kyle Trask (Florida) along with running back Najee Harris (Alabama).

The 54th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, Smith is the third Alabama player to win the prestigious honor, joining quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (2018) and running back Derrick Henry (2015).  

Overall, Smith is the sixth wide receiver to earn the award, and the first since Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh) in 2003.   Smith is also the tenth player from a SEC school to win the award since it began in 1967.  

Smith has been the catalyst for top-ranked Alabama’s high-octane offense. He leads the nation in receptions (105), receiving yards (1,641), receiving touchdowns (20) and all-purpose yards (1,912).  He holds the Alabama single-season record for receiving touchdowns, while ranking second in both receiving yards and receptions.

The 2020 SEC Offensive Player of the Year, Smith has eclipsed at least 100 yards receiving in eight of 12 contests in 2020, including a pair of 200-plus yard performances highlighted by his 219-yard effort at LSU.

He is just the third player in SEC history with 1,200 receiving yards in multiple seasons and the fourth Crimson Tide wideout to eclipse the 1,000-yard marker in multiple seasons.

Smith was dominant in the Crimson Tide’s five games against ranked opponents, totaling 46 receptions for 715 yards and nine touchdowns.  In addition, Smith has nine punt returns for 219 yards and a touchdown to go with three kickoffs totaling 46 yards

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.

Walter Camp Players of the Year

2020 – DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama

2019 – Joe Burrow, QB, LSU

2018 – Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama

2017 – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

2016 – Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville 

2015 – Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama

2014 – Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

2013 – Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State

2012 – Manti Te’o, LB, Notre Dame

2011 – Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

2010 – Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

2009 – Colt McCoy, QB, Texas

2008 – Colt McCoy, QB, Texas

2007 – Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

2006 – Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State

2005 – Reggie Bush, RB, USC

2004 – Matt Leinart, QB, USC

2003 – Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh

2002 – Larry Johnson, RB, Penn State

2001 – Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska

2000 – Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma

1999 – Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin

1998 – Ricky Williams, RB, Texas

1997 – Charles Woodson, DB, Michigan

1996 – Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida

1995 – Eddie George, RB, Ohio State

1994 – Rashaan Salaam, RB, Colorado

1993 – Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State

1992 – Gino Torretta, QB, Miami

1991 – Desmond Howard, WR, Michigan

1990 – Raghib Ismail, WR, Notre Dame

1989 – Anthony Thompson, RB, Indiana

1988 – Barry Sanders, RB, Oklahoma State

1987 – Tim Brown, WR, Notre Dame

1986 – Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami

1985 – Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn

1984 – Doug Flutie, QB, Boston College

1983 – Mike Rozier, RB, Nebraska

1982 – Herschel Walker, RB, Georgia

1981 – Marcus Allen, RB, USC

1980 – Hugh Green, DE, Pittsburgh

1979 – Charles White, RB, USC

1978 – Billy Sims, RB, Oklahoma

1977 – Ken MacAfee, TE, Notre Dame

1976 – Tony Dorsett, RB, Pittsburgh

1975 – Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State

1974 – Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State

1973 – John Cappelletti, RB, Penn State

1972 – Johnny Rodgers, RB, Nebraska

1971 – Pat Sullivan, QB, Auburn

1970 – Jim Plunkett, QB, Stanford

1969 – Steve Owens, RB, Oklahoma

1968 – O.J. Simpson, RB, USC

1967 – O.J. Simpson, RB, USC

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