Rocky Hill’s Justin Barron and New Haven’s Tyler Booker Named Walter Camp 2024 Connecticut Players of the Year
Linebacker Justin Barron (Syracuse) and offensive tackle Tyler Booker (Alabama) – have been selected as Walter Camp’s 2024 Connecticut Players 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.
Defense: Justin Barron, Linebacker, Syracuse University (Rocky Hill, CT/Suffield Academy)
A repeat winner of the Connecticut Player of the Year, Justin Barron was the captain of the Orange defensive unit and earned Honorable Mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors after registering a team-best 86 tackles in 2024 from his linebacker position. Barron recorded 8.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback sacks and one interception as Syracuse recorded a 9-3 record (5-3 in the ACC) and earned a berth in the DirectTV Holiday Bowl against Washington State on December 27.
Barron has appeared in 61 games in his collegiate career, and has recorded 287 tackles, including 19.5 for losses.
Barron played scholastically at Suffield Academy.
Offense: Tyler Booker, University of Alabama (New Haven, CT/IMG Academy)
A reliable leader for the Crimson Tide offensive line, Tyler Booker helped the Alabama offense to a 35.5 points per game average, tied for the 16th-best mark in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Booker paved the way for an Alabama rushing group that averaged 182.7 yards per game. He amassed 93 knockdown blocks across 715 snaps in 12 games. According to Pro Football Focus, Booker did not surrender a sack in 176 passing opportunities over his 12 starts.
Booker was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference and earned Walter Camp Second-Team All-American honors.
Alabama (9-3) will take on Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl on December 31.
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.
2024 – Justin Barron, LB, Syracuse; Tyler Booker, OL, Alabama
2023 – Justin Barron, LB, Syracuse; Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Miami (Wisconsin)
2022 – Drew Pyne, QB, Notre Dame (Arizona State)
2021 – Will Levis, QB, Kentucky; Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Miami
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
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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.
Walter Camp Foundation and Its Annual Weekend – 2025 Update
December 18, 2024
To our Friends and Supporters,
We are writing to inform you that the Foundation is re-imaging its annual awards weekend.
As a result of changing dynamics that are now occurring with the sport of college football, especially the longer FBS playoff season and the impending impact of federal legislation regarding Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), it has become important for the Foundation to fully consider the best way to fulfill our mission of honoring the best college football has to offer.
As a long-time member of the National College Football Awards Association, we know that our situation is not unique, as other awards are also facing similar hurdles.
Regardless, the Foundation has continued to fulfill its mission to honor the best of college football by presenting the nation’s oldest All-America team as well as naming a Player and Coach of the Year.
Just like any organization, the Foundation is not immune from changing conditions and will consider all factors when evaluating how best to host a first-class event to honor our awardees going forward.
Two events will continue in 2025.
Walter Camp’s High School Breakfast of Champions will be held on January 18, and at a new location (Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville).
The annual Walter Camp Ring of Honor Golf Classic will also occur in June.
While we are disappointed to postpone the annual awards weekend, we are committed, as the Foundation’s leadership, to evaluate all opportunities, and come back with a plan for 2025-26.
Yours in football,
The Walter Camp Board of Governors
John Barbarotta, President
Mike Madera, President-elect
Dr. Greg Rocchio, Vice-President
Michael Leone, Vice-President
Jeremy Rosner, Secreary
William Raffone, Treasurer
Walter Camp Announces 2024 All-Connecticut High School Team; Breakfast of Champions event slated for Jan. 18
The Walter Camp Football Foundation will host its 17th Connecticut High School “Breakfast of Champions,” on Saturday, January 18 at the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville.
Ticket information: $70.00 if purchased online or $80.00 if purchased by cash, check or at the door.
The members of the 2024 All-Connecticut First and Second Teams will be recognized as will the six Connecticut high school 2024 state champions – Greenwich (Class LL), New Canaan (Class L), Masuk (Class MM), St. Joseph (Class M), Killingly (Class SS) and Ansonia (Class S).
New Canaan, which finished as the number-one team in the state’s final polls, will be recognized as the Joseph W. Kelly Award winner. The Rams, under the direction of head coach Lou Marinelli, won the Class L state title after defeating FCIAC-rival Darien, 35-21, on December 14 to finish 12-1.
Coach of the Year finalists, presented by Stadium System
Steve Christy (Masuk), Rob Fleeting (Windsor), Bryan Muller (Brookfield)
Player of the Year finalists
Hayden Allard (Killingly), Drayvn Roberts (East Hartford), Quintez Whittle (Ansonia)
Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by NFP Sports
Paul Pasqualoni – former Syracuse, UConn head coach
Inspiration Award, presented by NFP Sports – TBD
2024 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Teams
The Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team is voted on by a Selection Committee, which is comprised of 10 high school head coaches that represent the eight conferences around the state. It is the 15th year that Walter Camp has presented its All-Connecticut Teams.
First Team Offense
QB: Drayvn Roberts (East Hartford) #
RB: Hayden Allard (Killingly), Quintez Whittle (Ansonia)
WR: Andrew Esposito (New Canaan), Shane Walker (Masuk)
TE: Kevin Roche (Darien)
OL: Jameson Barry (Glastonbury), Nathan Kennedy (Brookfield), Michael Paine (Notre Dame-West Haven) #, Jacob Romanowski (Ansonia), Peter Vomvolakis (Greenwich) $
First Team Defense
LB: Nick Fox (Masuk), Mason Frey (Fairfield Prep), Cashmire Lewis (Windsor)
DB: Brady Gambee (Watertown), Hashim Jones (Capital Prep), Michael Smith (New Canaan), TJ Wright (St. Joseph)
DL: Kadear Dembele (West Haven), Nick Pavia (Newtown), Derek Schoenberg (Danbury), Simon Tchakarov (New Canaan)
First Team Special Teams
P: Alex Kvaratskhelia (Greenwich)
K: Tucker Stevens (New Canaan)*
KR: Jermel Bynum (Brien McMahon)
Second Team Offense
QB: Nick Conlan (West Haven)
RB: John Manning (Windsor), Michael Walters (Brookfield)
WR: Jesus Martell (Maloney) #, Joseph Mugovera (Manchester)
TE: Tyler Rodriguez (Trumbull)
OL: Michael Allen (Killingly), Malachi Fowler (Windham), Richie McMurray (Greenwich), Tim O’Malley (Daniel Hand), Edward van der Merwe (Staples)
Second Team Defense
LB: Conor Casagrande (Daniel Hand), Davis Crandall (Staples), Anthony Oates (Killingly)
DB: Hunter Allard (Killingly), Nathaniel Banton (Bunnell), Josiah Carter (Notre Dame-West Haven), Luke Shannon (Glastonbury)
DL: Thad Balzi (Brookfield), Rickie Miller (Bunnell), David Rivera, Jr. (Waterbury Career Academy), AJ Tatro (Sheehan)
Second Team Special Teams
P: Josh Marcus (Staples)
K: Ben Conelius (Fairfield Prep)
KR: Joey Montalvo (East Catholic)
* – 2023 Walter Camp First Team All-Connecticut honoree
# – 2023 Walter Camp Second Team All-Connecticut honoree
$ – 2022 Walter Camp Second Team All-Connecticut and 2023 First Team honoree
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.
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti Selected Walter Camp’s 2024 Football Bowl Subdivision Coach of the Year
Curt Cignetti, first-year head coach of the Indiana University Hoosiers, is the Walter Camp 2024 Football Bowl Subdivision Coach of the Year. The Walter Camp Coach of the Year is selected by the nation’s 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.
Cignetti is the second coach from Indiana (John Pont, 1967) to earn the award. Cignetti is the first Big Ten coach to be recognized since 2005 (Penn State’s Joe Paterno).
Under Cignetti’s leadership, Indiana has reached the College Football Playoff for the first time. The #10 Hoosiers will take on #7 Notre Dame in the First Round on Friday, Dec. 20 at Notre Dame Stadium
Picked to finish 16th in the Big Ten preseason media poll, the Hoosiers set a record with 11 wins for the first time in program history. An Indiana team had never eclipsed nine wins in a season before 2024. Cignetti guided the team to its first 8–0 start since 1967, then to a 9–0 record, marking a program milestone, and finally to a 10–0 start, the best in Indiana’s football history. The Hoosiers achieved their first-ever 11-win season, highlighted by a victory over defending national champion Michigan, earning the team national recognition, a top-five ranking, and a resulting College Football Playoff berth.
BLOOMINGTON, IN – October 26, 2024 – Indiana Hoosiers Head Coach Curt Cignetti during the game between the Washington Huskies and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics
Cignetti was named head football coach at Indiana University on November 30, 2023. He previously held head coaching positions Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2011-16), Elon (2017-2018) and James Madison (2019-2023). His current career record stands at 130–36 (.783).
In 2024, Cignetti was named the Hayes-Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year (as selected by his fellow conference coaches) and the Dave McClain Coach of the Year (by the media that covers the Big Ten). The honors from the Big Ten mark the fourth time in his career that he earned coach of the year accolades from a conference office, doing so once at each of his previous stops. He was the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2012 (at IUP), the Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2017 (at Elon) and Sun Belt Coach of the Year in 2023 (at James Madison).
After graduating from West Virginia, Cignetti began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pitt in 1983 under Foge Fazio. He has also coached at Davidson College, Rice University, Temple University, a return to Pitt and then stints at North Carolina State and the University of Alabama.
Cignetti and his wife, Manette, have three children, Curt Jr., Carly Ann, and Natalie Elise. Cignetti’s father, Frank Cignetti Sr., won 199 games as a head coach at West Virginia University and IUP and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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 (www.waltercamp.org,@WalterCampFF) – 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. For more information, visit the association’s website, www.ncfaa.org
Walter Camp Coaches of the Year
2024 – Curt Cignetti, Indiana
2023 – Kalen DeBoer, Washington
2022 – Sonny Dykes, TCU
2021 – Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
2020 – Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina
2019 – Ed Orgeron, LSU
2018 – Nick Saban, Alabama
2017 – Mark Richt, Miami
2016 – Mike MacIntyre, Colorado
2015 – Dabo Swinney, Clemson
2014 – Gary Patterson, TCU
2013 – David Cutcliffe, Duke
2012 – Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
2011 – Les Miles, LSU
2010 – Chip Kelly, Oregon
2009 – Gary Patterson, TCU
2008 – Nick Saban, Alabama
2007 – Mark Mangino, Kansas
2006 – Greg Schiano, Rutgers
2005 – Joe Paterno, Penn State
2004 – Tommy Tuberville, Auburn
2003 – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
2002 – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
2001 – Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
2000 – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
1999 – Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
1998 – Bill Synder, Kansas State
1997 – Lloyd Carr, Michigan
1996 – Bruce Snyder, Arizona State
1995 – Gary Barnett, Northwestern
1994 – Joe Paterno, Penn State
1993 – Terry Bowden, Auburn
1992 – Gene Stallings, Alabama
1991 – Bobby Bowden, Florida State
1990 – Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech
1989 – Bill McCartney, Colorado
1988 – Don Nehlen, West Virginia
1987 – Dick MacPherson, Syracuse
1986 – Jimmy Johnson, Miami
1985 – Fisher DeBerry, Air Force
1984 – Joe Morrison, South Carolina
1983 – Mike White, Illinois
1982 – Jerry Stovall, Louisiana State
1981 – Jackie Sherrill, Pittsburgh
1980 – Vince Dooley, Georgia
1979 – John Mackovic, Wake Forest
1978 – Warren Powers, Missouri
1977 – Lou Holtz, Arkansas
1976 – Frank R. Burns, Rutgers
1975 – Frank Kush, Arizona State
1974 – Barry Switzer, Oklahoma
1973 – Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh
1972 – Joe Paterno, Penn State
1971 – Bob Devaney, Nebraska
1970 – Bob Blackman, Dartmouth
1969 – Bo Schembechler, Michigan
1968 – Woody Hayes, Ohio State
1967 – John Pont, Indiana
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Congratulations to Colorado’s Travis Hunter – the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year – Photos and Videos of a trip to Boulder, CO
The award was announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards show on ESPN. The Walter Camp Player of Year is voted on by the nation’s 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.
On December 11, Walter Camp president John Barbarotta and president-elect Mike Madera traveled to Boulder, Colorado to surprise Travis and tell him about this prestigious honor.
Hunter is the 58th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, and the second player from Colorado to earn the honor (Rashaan Salaam, 1994).
A special thank you to the Colorado sports information department as well as the Buffaloes’ football staff for their hospitality and coordination of the visit.
Videos
Here is video of Travis entering the room to find out the big news
Walter Camp president John Barbarotta with the formal presentation of the award
Photo Gallery
135th annual Walter Camp All-America First and Second Teams
2024 Walter Camp All-America Teams
It is the 135th edition of the nation’s oldest college football All-America team
Click here for a PDF of the new release
A Little History
This is the 135th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team, the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. Twenty-five players were selected to the first team by the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. In addition, 25 players were selected to the Second Team. The team was certified by the New Haven-based accounting firm CBIZ.
- 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.
- In 2024, the first player (Travis Hunter, Colorado) earned First Team honors on both offense and defense.
Conference Info
In all, 39 different schools from nine conferences (including independents) were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 50 players selected).
Overall, the Southeastern Conference has the most honorees (13; 4 first teamers and 9 second teamers), followed by the Big Ten Conference (12; 6 first teamers and 6 second teamers). Ohio State (2 first team, 1 second team) and Texas (1 first team, 2 second team) each have three selections, while Iowa and Colorado each have two first team honorees.
Good to See You Again
Five players on the 2024 Walter Camp All-America teams are repeat selections. First Team selection Xavier Watts (Notre Dame) was a First Team honoree in 2023. 2024 First Team selections Jay Higgins (Iowa) and Danny Stutsman (Oklahoma) were Second Team honorees a year ago. Second Team running back Omarion Hampton (North Carolina) and Malaki Starks (Georgia) were First Team honorees last season.
Two Way Player
Travis Hunter (Colorado) earned First Team All-America honors on both offense (WR) and defense (DB). It is the first time a player has earned First Team All-America honors on both sides of the ball. In addition, Hunter is the first Colorado wide receiver since Michael Westbrook (1994) to earn All-America honors, and the first defensive back since 1992 (Deon Figures) to be honored. Hunter was also selected as the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year.
Then and Now
Twenty-two different schools are represented on the 2024 Walter Camp All-America First Team. Of the 22 schools, Michigan has the most storied tradition of placing members on the team. The Wolverines had their first selection in 1903, halfback William Heston. This year, Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham is a First Team selection. Since 1903, Michigan has had 85 Walter Camp All-Americans.
Other historical selections:
Ohio State – first selection 1916 – Charles “Chic” Harley, running back
Penn State – first selection 1919 – Robert Higgins, end
West Virginia – first selection 1919 – Ira E. Rodgers, quarterback
Notre Dame – first selection 1920 – George Gipp, running back
First Team Tidbits
- There are 22 different schools represented on the All-America First Team. The Big Ten has the most First Teamers (6), followed by the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 (4 each).
- The Mid-American Conference has three First Team All-Americans with first-time selections from Bowling Green (TE Harold Fannin, Jr.), Buffalo (DB Shaun Dolac) and Western Michigan (OL Addison West).
- WR Nick Nash is the first-ever First Team recipient from San Jose State University.
- Iowa has the current longest streak of having a First Team All-American (2019 to present). Linebacker Jay Higgins and running back Kaleb Johnson are First Team selections. It is the second straight year the Hawkeyes have two first-team honorees.
- Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts is a repeat First Team honoree, and the first Fighting Irish two-time All-American since 1993 (OL Aaron Taylor, 1992 and 1993). The Fighting Irish have had eight First Team selections in the last five seasons.
- LSU’s Will Campbell is the first Tiger offensive lineman to earn Walter Camp First Team All-America honors since Alan Faneca (1997).
- Miami’s Cam Ward is the first Hurricane quarterback to be recognized since Ken Dorsey in 2002.
- Colorado head coach Deion Sanders was a two-time All-America defensive back (for Florida State) back in 1987 and 1988.
Class Distinction
Of the 25 First Team selections, 10 are seniors, 10 are juniors, while three are graduate students and two are sophomores. On the Second Team (25 total selections), there are 10 seniors, 10 juniors and four sophomores. There is also one freshman (Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith).
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt. Class Hometown
WR Travis Hunter, Colorado 6-1 185 Junior Suwanee, GA
WR Nick Nash, San Jose State 6-3 195 Senior Irvine, CA
TE Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green 6-4 230 Junior Canton, OH
OL Will Campbell, LSU 6-6 323 Junior Monroe, LA
OL Wyatt Milum, West Virginia 6-6 317 Senior Kenova, WV
OL Kelvin Banks, Jr, Texas 6-4 320 Junior Humble, TX
OL Addison West, Western Michigan 6-3 305 Senior Cary, IL
C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State 6-4 305 Grad Buford, GA
QB Cam Ward, Miami 6-2 223 Senior West Columbia, TX
RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State 5-9 215 Junior Jacksonville, FL
RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa 6-0 225 Junior Hamilton, OH
PK Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana 6-2 252 Senior Clute, TX
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt. Class Hometown
DL Kyle Kennard, South Carolina 6-5 254 Senior Atlanta, GA
DL Mason Graham, Michigan 6-3 320 Junior Mission Viejo, CA
DL Mike Green, Marshall 6-4 248 Soph. Williamsburg, VA
DL Abdul Carter, Penn State 6-3 252 Junior Philadelphia, PA
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa # 6-2 232 Senior Indianapolis, IN
LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma # 6-4 243 Senior Windermere, FL
LB Shaun Dolac, Buffalo 6-1 225 Grad West Seneca, NY
DB Nohl Williams, California 6-1 200 Senior Oxnard, CA
DB Travis Hunter, Colorado 6-1 185 Junior Suwanee, GA
DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame* 6-0 203 Grad Omaha, NE
DB Caleb Downs, Ohio State 6-0 205 Soph. Hoschton, GA
P Alex Mastromanno, Florida State 6-1 241 Senior Melbourne, Australia
KR Keelan Marion, BYU 6-0 195 Junior Atlanta, GA
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt. Class Hometown
WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona 6-5 212 Junior Waimanalo, HI
WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State 6-3 215 Fresh. Miami Gardens, FL
TE Tyler Warren, Penn State 6-6 261 Senior Mechanicsville, VA
OL Spencer Fano, Utah 6-5 304 Soph. Spanish Fork, UT
OL Willie Lampkin, North Carolina 5-11 290 Senior Lakeland, FL
OL Tyler Booker, Alabama 6-5 325 Junior New Haven, CT
OL Kage Casey, Boise State 6-5 316 Soph. Happy Valley, OR
C Leif Fautanu, Arizona State 6-2 315 Senior Honolulu, HI
QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon 6-0 200 Senior Mililani, HI
RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina * 6-0 220 Junior Clayton, NC
RB Dylan Sampson, Tennessee 5-11 201 Junior Geismar, LA
PK Alex Raynor, Kentucky 6-0 185 Senior Kennesaw, GA
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt. Class Hometown
DL Nic Scourton, Texas A&M 6-4 285 Junior Bryan, TX
DL Walter Nolen, Ole Miss 6-3 305 Junior Powell, TN
DL Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College 6-2 247 Senior Williamstown, NJ
DL Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Viginia Tech 6-3 252 Senior Portsmouth, VA
LB Carson Schwesinger, UCLA 6-2 225 Junior Moorpark, CA
LB Anthony Hill Jr., Texas 6-3 235 Soph. Denton, TX
LB Jalon Walker, Georgia 6-2 245 Junior Salisbury, NC
DB Ra’Mello Dotson, Kansas 6-1 190 Senior Daytona Beach, FL
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia * 6-1 205 Junior Jefferson, GA
DB Will Johnson, Michigan 6-2 202 Junior Detroit, MI
DB Jahdae Barron, Texas 5-11 200 Senior Austin, TX
P Eddie Czaplicki, USC 6-1 207 Senior Charlotte, NC
KR Rayshawn Pleasant, Tulane 6-0 185 Soph. West Monroe, LA
* – 2023 First Team Walter Camp All-America selection
# – 2023 Second Team Walter Camp All-America selection
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.
