Walter Camp 2025 Football Championship Subdivision Player of Year Watch List
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of fifteen player watch for” for its 2025 Football Championship Subdivision Player of the Year award.
The watch list includes five running backs, four quarterbacks, three wide receivers and three defensive players.
The Walter Camp FCS Player of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven, will be determined in mid-December. It is the third year the Walter Camp Foundation has presented the award.
Former Monmouth running back Jaden Shirden was the first recipient in 2023, while former Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott was the 2024 recipient.
And for the first time in 2025, the Walter Camp FCS All-America Fan Vote and Player Impact Rankings is available for fans, families, and alumni to support their favorite FCS players and have access to proprietary data sourced player impact rankings at www.votegridiron1880.com. The platform features real-time Walter Camp Impact Rankings and NIL valuations alongside performance data.
2025 Walter Camp FCS Player of Year Watch List
Keali’i Ah Yat, QB, Montana
Braden Atkinson, QB, Mercer
Lando Brown, DE, Southern Utah
Marquis Buchanan, WR, Rhode Island
Jaden Craig, QB, Harvard
Josh Derry, WR, Monmouth
Joshua Dye, RB, Southern Utah
Kente Edwards, RB, Lafayette
Bryce Lance, WR, North Dakota State
Rodney Nelson, RB, Monmouth
LJ Phillips, RB, South Dakota
Ty Pennington, QB, Northern Arizona
Josh Stoneking, DE, Furman
Luke Yoder, RB, Lehigh
Andrew Zock, DL, Mercer
About Walter Camp
Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. 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.
The Walter Camp Football Foundation Fan Vote is live! Fans, families, and alumni can now support our players by casting a vote at www.votegridiron1880.com. The platform features real-time Walter Camp Impact Rankings and NIL valuations alongside performance data. Vote daily and help elevate our athletes to national recognition with the Walter Camp Football Foundation — curators of the America’s oldest college football All-America team, which will be announced in early December.
The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.
About Crabtree Lexus of New Haven
Crabtree Lexus of New Haven is located at 655 Main Street in East Haven, CT, convenient from anywhere in the Northeast directly off of I-95. Visit them at https://www.CrabtreeLexus.com
About Lexus
Lexus’ passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. Lexus began its journey in 1989 with two luxury sedans and a commitment to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to meet the needs of global luxury customers in more than 90 countries. In the United States, Lexus vehicles are sold through 244 dealers offering a full lineup of luxury vehicles. With eight models incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers nine F SPORT models, one F performance model and one F model. Lexus is committed to being a visionary brand that anticipates the future for luxury customers.
