Colorado junior WR/DB Travis Hunter is the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven
Colorado junior wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter (Suwanee, GA) has been selected as the 2024 Walter Camp Player of Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven.
The award was announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards show on ESPN.
Walter Camp president John Barbarotta and president-elect Mike Madera were able to present Hunter the award on Wednesday in a surprise ceremony on the Boulder campus.
The Walter Camp Player of Year is voted on by the nation’s 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.
The 58th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award, Hunter is the second Colorado player to win the prestigious honor, joining the former Buffalo running back Rashaan Salaam (1994).
The 2024 Big 12 Defensive Player of Year, Hunter has led 13th-ranked Colorado to a 9-3 record and a berth in the 2024 Valero Alamo Bowl against BYU on December 28 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Hunter was a unanimous First Team All-Big 12 selection at defensive back. On the offensive side of the ball, Hunter was named All-Big 12 First Team as a wide receiver and was an Honorable Mention for Offensive Player of the Year.
For the season, Hunter registered 31 tackles, 11 pass breakups, which tied for first in the Big 12, four interceptions (tied for second in the Big 12), 15 passes defended (first in the Big 12 and fifth in FBS), and a game-winning forced fumble on defense. Hunter’s 90.9 coverage grade ranked third among all cornerbacks in the nation. His 42.0 passer rating allowed is ninth among Power Four cornerbacks, while his four interceptions tied for fourth in that same group.
Offensively, Hunter recorded 92 receptions and ranked first in the Big 12 and fifth in the NCAA, with 1,152 receiving yards which is second in the Big 12 and fifth in the country. Hunter’s 14 receiving touchdowns led the conference and ranks second in the NCAA. A big-play threat, Hunter had 21 receiving plays of 20 yards or more, which led FBS. He twice had three touchdown receptions in a game, had 10 or more catches in a game three times and had 100 or more receiving yards in a game seven times.
Hunter was selected as a 2024 First Team Walter Camp All-American on both offense and defense. In the 135 years that Walter Camp has named an All-America team (the nation’s oldest All-America team), it is the first time a player has been named on both sides of the ball. Hunter now shares the same recognition as his head coach, Deion Sanders, who was a two-time Walter Camp All-America defensive back (at Florida State in 1987 and 1988).
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.\
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Walter Camp Players of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven
2024 – Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado
2023 – Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
2022 – Caleb Williams, QB, USC
2021 – Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan State
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
Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty and Notre Dame S Xavier Watts named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley
– The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 30, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley.
About the Award: This is the 21st 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
ASHTON JEANTY, BOISE STATE
Junior, Running Back, Jacksonville, FL
Ashton Jeanty rushed for 226 yards and one touchdown on a career-high 37 carries as the Broncos defeated Oregon State, 34-18. Jeanty had 100+ yards in both halves (106 in first, 120 in second) as Boise State improved to 11-1 on the season and will play in the Mountain West Conference championship game this week.
Notes: It is the third time since 2004 that a Boise State player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honor (Sept. 10, 2006, Ian Johnson, RB; Sept. 21, 2008 – Kellen Moore, QB).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
XAVIER WATTS, NOTRE DAME
Graduate, Safety, Omaha, NE
Xavier Watts was a key part of Notre Dame’s 49-35 win at USC. He led the team in tackles with nine, but his play of the game came on a victory-sealing 100-yard pick six in the final minutes. It was his team-leading fifth interception of the season. He also added one quarterback hurry.
Notes: It is the second time Watts has earned Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week honors (Oct. 1, 2023). It is the 15th time a Notre Dame player has been recognized since 2004.
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) – 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). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 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.
Global Sports & Entertainment is a dedicated division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that focuses exclusively on the complex financial needs of professional athletes and entertainers. Our division grew out of an understanding that every sports and entertainment profession has its own unique characteristics, earnings profile and career span. Our clients need the support of advisors who understand how their money flows from their work to their wallet and can help them craft innovative financial strategies that match their lifestyle and career trajectory.
The Heights Group is led by brothers Ryan Heald and Brooke Heald, both of whom are former collegiate student-athletes and have earned the rare distinction of Morgan Stanley Global Sports and Entertainment Director, a designation earned by fewer than 1% of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors. Ryan is a NFLPA Registered Institutional Player Financial Advisor with more than 20 years of experience working with top performers in sports and entertainment. The Heights Group started working with many talented clients and their families before they signed their first pro contracts, helping them understand, and prepare for, the complex financial challenges they would face as their careers progressed. The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley serves as their go-to advisors, always ready to help them sort through any financial issue and make informed decisions while pursuing their most important life goals.
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Hunter, Jeanty and Ward are the 2024 Walter Camp Player of Year Finalists, presented by McDermott Lexus of New Haven by
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the three finalists for its 2024 Player of the Year award, the fourth-oldest college football award in the nation.
Colorado wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter, Boise State junior running back Ashton Jeanty, and Miami senior quarterback Cam Ward are the three finalists.
The Walter Camp Player of the Year award is presented by McDermott Lexus of New Haven.
The Walter Camp Player of the Year is voted on by the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, and will be announced on the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Thursday, December 12
2024 Walter Camp Player of Year FINALISTS
TRAVIS HUNTER, Junior, WR/DB, COLORADO
Exciting two-way player has totaled 82 receptions for 1,036 yards and 11 touchdowns for the 8-3 Buffaloes. Has totaled 30 tackles, three interceptions and one forced fumble on the defensive side of the ball.
ASHTON JEANTY, Junior, RB, BOISE STATE
The nation’s leading rusher with 2,062 yards and has scored 27 touchdowns for the 10-1 Broncos. Has 18 receptions for 102 yards and one touchdown. Has rushed for 200 or more yards in a game four times this season.
Has completed 67.2 percent (268-of-399) of his passes for 3,774 yards and 34 touchdowns for the 10-1 Hurricanes. Has passed for 300 or more yards nine times this season, including three 400+ yard efforts. Has also scored four rushing touchdowns.
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) – 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). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 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 McDermott Lexus of New Haven
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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 seven models incorporating LexusHybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers eight 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.
Kansas RB Devin Neal and UTSA LB Jimmori Robinson named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 23, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley.
About the Award: This is the 21st 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
Senior, Running Back, Lawrence, KS
Devin Neal rushed for 207 yards (on 37 carries) and three touchdowns, while adding 80 yards and another touchdown on four receptions in Kansas’ 37-21 victory over No. 16 Colorado. The 207 rushing yards is the second-highest total for Neal in his career. In the game, Neal surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing milestone for the 2024 season, becoming the first player in Kansas football history record three 1,000 yard seasons.
Notes: It is the second time since 2004 that a Kansas player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors (Sept. 18, 2022 – QB Jalon Daniels)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
RS Senior, Linebacker, Alexandria, VA
Jimmori Robinson helped lift UTSA to a 51-27 victory over Temple, registering a school-record 5.5 tackles for loss, including a program-record-tying four quarterback sacks. For the game, he posted seven tackles and added three quarterback hurries to help the Roadrunners limit the Owls to 289 yards, including 70 rushing. Robinson’s 5.5 TFLs are the most by an FBS player this season.
Notes: It is the first time a UTSA player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors.
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) – 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). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 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.
Global Sports & Entertainment is a dedicated division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that focuses exclusively on the complex financial needs of professional athletes and entertainers. Our division grew out of an understanding that every sports and entertainment profession has its own unique characteristics, earnings profile and career span. Our clients need the support of advisors who understand how their money flows from their work to their wallet and can help them craft innovative financial strategies that match their lifestyle and career trajectory.
The Heights Group is led by brothers Ryan Heald and Brooke Heald, both of whom are former collegiate student-athletes and have earned the rare distinction of Morgan Stanley Global Sports and Entertainment Director, a designation earned by fewer than 1% of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors. Ryan is a NFLPA Registered Institutional Player Financial Advisor with more than 20 years of experience working with top performers in sports and entertainment. The Heights Group started working with many talented clients and their families before they signed their first pro contracts, helping them understand, and prepare for, the complex financial challenges they would face as their careers progressed. The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley serves as their go-to advisors, always ready to help them sort through any financial issue and make informed decisions while pursuing their most important life goals.
Visit The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley at https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-heights-group
South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers and Clemson DE T.J. Parker named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 16, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley.
About the Award: This is the 21st 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
LaNORRIS SELLERS, SOUTH CAROLINA
RS Freshman, Quarterback, Florence, SC
LaNorris Sellers led South Carolina (7-3, 5-3 in the SEC) to a 34-30 win over Missouri. Sellers completed 21-of-30 passes for a career-high 353 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. He added 45 yards rushing, finishing with a career-best 398 yards of total offense.
Notes: It is the seventh time since 2004 that a South Carolina player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors, and the first since Nov. 20, 2022 (QB Spencer Rattler).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
T.J. PARKER, CLEMSON
Sophomore, Defensive End, Phenix City, AL
TJ Parker recorded seven tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 quarterback sacks, one pass breakup and one forced fumble in Clemson’s 24-20 win against Pitt. Parker’s 4.0 sacks were a career high and tied the Clemson school record. With the win, the Tigers improved to 8-2, 7-1 in the ACC.
Notes: It is the second time this year (Sept. 11, QB Cade Klubnik) that a Clemson player has earned Offensive Player of Week honors. It is also the 14th time a Clemson player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004.
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) – 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). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 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.
Global Sports & Entertainment is a dedicated division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management that focuses exclusively on the complex financial needs of professional athletes and entertainers. Our division grew out of an understanding that every sports and entertainment profession has its own unique characteristics, earnings profile and career span. Our clients need the support of advisors who understand how their money flows from their work to their wallet and can help them craft innovative financial strategies that match their lifestyle and career trajectory.
The Heights Group is led by brothers Ryan Heald and Brooke Heald, both of whom are former collegiate student-athletes and have earned the rare distinction of Morgan Stanley Global Sports and Entertainment Director, a designation earned by fewer than 1% of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors. Ryan is a NFLPA Registered Institutional Player Financial Advisor with more than 20 years of experience working with top performers in sports and entertainment. The Heights Group started working with many talented clients and their families before they signed their first pro contracts, helping them understand, and prepare for, the complex financial challenges they would face as their careers progressed. The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley serves as their go-to advisors, always ready to help them sort through any financial issue and make informed decisions while pursuing their most important life goals.
Visit The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley at https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-heights-group
2024 Walter Camp Player of Year Semifinalist Watch List, presented by McDermott Lexus of New Haven
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of twenty “semifinalists” for its 2024 Player of the Year award, the fourth-oldest college football award in the nation. The semifinalist lists includes eight quarterbacks, seven defensive players, two running backs, two wide receiver/tight ends and one two-way player.
The Walter Camp Player of the Year award is presented by McDermott Lexus of New Haven.
The Walter Camp Player of the Year will be voted on by the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors later this month. Three finalists will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and the 58th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award will be announced on the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Thursday, December 12.
Walter Camp Player of Year Semifinalists
Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
Bryson Daily, QB, Army West Point
Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku, Edge, Boston College
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon
Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
Kyle Kennard, Edge, South Carolina
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
James Pearce, Jr., Edge, Tennessee
Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Edge, Virginia Tech
Kurtis Rourke, QB, Indiana
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State
Cam Ward, QB, Miami
Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame
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) – 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). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 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 McDermott Lexus of New Haven
David McDermott Lexus of New Haven is located at 655 Main Street in East Haven, CT, convenient from anywhere in the North East directly off of I-95. Visit them at https://www.mcdermottlexusofnewhaven.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 seven models incorporating LexusHybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers eight 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.
