2017 Walter Camp All-America First and Second Teams
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Led by 2017 Player of the Year Baker Mayfield, second-ranked Oklahoma has four players on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Teams, the 128th honored by the organization. The nation’s oldest All-America squad was announced this evening on The Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Show.
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In all, 33 different schools from nine conferences (including independents) were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 52 players selected). Auburn had three honorees (1 First Team and 2 Second Team). Wisconsin had four Second Team All-America honorees, while top-ranked Clemson had three. Overall, the Atlantic Coast Conference had the most honorees (11), followed by the Big Ten (10) and Big 12 (9).
The Walter Camp All-America teams are selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and certified by Marcum LLP, a New Haven-based accounting firm. Walter Camp Football Foundation President Michael Madera was pleased with the voting participation.
“Once again, we had more than 80 percent of the FBS schools participate in this year’s voting,” Madera said. “We are very appreciative of the continuing cooperation of the coaches and sports information directors in our annual effort to honor the nation’s most outstanding college players.”
Leading the First Team offensive unit is Mayfield, a senior quarterback who was also selected the 2017 Walter Camp Player of the Year. The nation’s second-leading passer, Mayfield (4,340) has passed for 41 touchdowns to lead a high-scoring Sooners’ offensive unit that averages 44.9 points per game.
Joining Mayfield in the backfield are juniors Bryce Love (Stanford) and Saquon Barkley (Penn State). Love has rushed for 1,973 yards and 17 touchdowns, while Barkley has rushed for 1,134 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Seniors James Washington (Oklahoma State) and Michael Gallup (Colorado State) are the wide receivers. Washington has 69 catches for 1,423 yards and 12 touchdowns, while Gallup has 94 catches for 1,345 yards and seven touchdowns.
The tight end is Mark Andrews (Oklahoma). The recipient of the Mackey Award (nation’s top tight end), Andrews has 56 receptions for 906 yards and eight touchdowns for the Sooners this season.
On the offensive line, junior Orlando Brown (Oklahoma) is joined by a duo from Notre Dame, seniors Quenton Nelson and Mike McGlinchey. Senior Cody O’Connell (Washington State) is a repeat First Team All-America honoree. Senior Billy Price (Ohio State), a Second Team All-America honoree last season, is the offensive center.
Placekicker Daniel Carlson (Auburn) earns First Team honors after being recognized on the Second Team in both 2015 and 2016. Carlson has converted 21 field goals and all 54 of his point-after-kicks this season for the Tigers.
Leading the defensive unit is junior defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama), who was a Second Team All-American last season. Fitzpatrick is joined in the defensive secondary by senior Jalen Davis (Utah State) and juniors Joshua Jackson (Iowa) and DeShon Elliott (Texas).
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