NC State’s CJ Bailey and SMU’s Ahmaad Moses Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week – Week 10 (Nov. 4)
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 1.
About the Award: This is the 22nd year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CJ BAILEY, NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Sophomore, Quarterback, Miami, FL
CJ Bailey accounted for 386 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in North Carolina State’s 48-36 victory against No. 8 Georgia Tech. Bailey completed 24-of-32 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns and added 34 rushing yards and one more score. He completed passes to eight different Wolfpack receivers. With the win, the Wolfpack improved to 5-4.
Notes: It is the seventh time since 2004 that a NC State player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. Bailey is the first Wolfpack honoree since former cornerback Aydan White (Sept. 18, 2022).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior, Safety, Arlington, TX
The ACC Defensive Player of the Week, Ahmaad Moses led SMU with a career-high 15 tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss, in the Mustangs’ 26-20 overtime win over No. 10 Miami. Moses also had two interceptions in the win, tying his career high. This is the highest ranked win for SMU since defeating No. 6 Pitt, 7-3, in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1983. With the victory, SMU improved to 6-3, 4-1 in the ACC.
Notes: It is the 14th time a Texas player has earned Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since 2004. It is the second time Hill, Jr., has been recognized as National Defensive Player of Week – he was also honored on Oct. 14, 2024.
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 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. This season, 13 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.
