Walter Camp All-Connecticut Teams Announced; 13th Annual Breakfast of Champions is January 18
As part of its 53rd annual Weekend festivities, the Walter Camp Football Foundation will host its 13th High School “Breakfast of Champions,” presented by Town Fair Tire and NFP Sports, on Saturday, January 18 at The Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale. The event starts at 8:30 a.m.
The four Connecticut high school 2019 state champions – Newtown (Class LL), St. Joseph of Trumbull (Class L), Weston (Class M) and Sheehan of Wallingford (Class S) – will be recognized. In addition, members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Teams (1st and 2nd) will be recognized.
The finalists for the 2019 Coach of the Year, presented by Stadium System, are John Ferrazzi (Sheehan), David Mastroianni (Daniel Hand) and Bob Pattison (Newtown)
The three finalists for the 2019 Player of the Year are Phoenix Billings (Daniel Hand), Terrence Bogan (Sheehan), and Jaden Shirden (St. Joseph).
The Lifetime Achievement Award, which is presented by NFP Sports, will be presented to former Daniel Hand head coach Steve Filippone. Filippone coached 28 seasons at Daniel Hand, totaling 332 career victories and seven state titles. Filippone was the Walter Camp High School Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2012.
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 Foundation will hold its annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center. 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year Joe Burrow (LSU), along with members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America team, and other major award winners (Man of the Year-Curtis Martin; Distinguished American-Chris Berman), will be honored.
NOTE: The Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team is voted on by a Selection Committee, which is comprised of 10 high school head coaches that represent nine conferences around the state.
First Team Walter Camp All-Connecticut – 2019
Offense
QB: Phoenix Billings (Daniel Hand)
RB: Terrence Bogan (Sheehan)#, Jaden Shirden (St. Joseph)#
WR: Jordan Davis (Sheehan), Anthony Simpson (Bloomfield)
TE: Ethan Haberman (Daniel Hand)
OL: Tom Bambrick (Daniel Hand), Will Bergin (Cheshire), Jacob Galarza (Killingly), Kyle Good (Newtown), Troy Rainey (Harding)
Defense
LB: Jared Dunn (Newtown), Tommy Guilfoyle (Simsbury), Alex Pagliarini (St. Joseph)
DB: James Goetz (Weston), Alex Hanna (Ridgefield), Jake Thaw (Staples), Jack Zingaro (Newtown)
DL: Ben Corniello (Daniel Hand)*, Joe DiGello (Amity Regional)#, Edward Iuteri (Greenwich), Jermaine Williams (St. Joseph)
Special Teams
PK: Noe Ruelas (Hall)
P: AJ Konstanty (Staples)
Returner: Colin McCabe (Daniel Hand)
Second Team Walter Camp All-Connecticut – 2019
Offense
QB: Drew Pyne (New Canaan)
RB: Roberto Salas (Platt), James Tarver (Maloney)
WR: Andrew Cote (Norwich Free Academy), Connor Pace (Wethersfield)
TE: Jaquan Dufour (Rockville)
OL: Nick Dilorio (St. Joseph), Reid Englert (Ridgefield), Matthew Gulbin (Wilton), Jaylen John (Platt), Sam Papp (Norwalk)
Defense
LB: Billy Carr (Southington), Cole DaSilva (St. Joseph), Sam Wilson (Darien)
DB: Johnny Carreiro (Southington), Shykeem Harmon (Ansonia), Kamron Moreno (Maloney), Tyler Pjatek (Shelton)
DL: Jah Joyner (Danbury), James Knox (Newtown), Mike Lockavitch (Shelton), Braedon McCarthy (Sheehan), Michael Morrissey (St. Joseph)
Special Teams
PK: Austin Jose (St. Joseph)
P: Jack Mulligan (Newtown)
Returner: Jalen Gopie (Waterbury Career)
* – 2018 Walter Camp All-Connecticut First Team honoree
# – 2018 Walter Camp All-Connecticut Second Team honoree
St. Joseph High School to Receive Walter Camp’s 2019 “Joseph W. Kelly” Award
The St. Joseph of Trumbull Cadets, the Class L state champion and No. 1 team in the state’s high school football season-ending polls, is the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s choice to receive the 2019 Joseph W. Kelly Award.
The Kelly Award is presented annually to Connecticut’s top high school football team.
It is the second time St. Joseph has won the award – the other was in 1982. It was also the fifth straight year a team from the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) has earned the honor, eclipsing the previous record held by the Southern Connecticut Conference (2009-2012).
“Utilizing a stingy defense and an explosive offense, St. Joseph was exceptional on its way to its third straight championship season,” said Walter Camp Football Foundation President Mario Coppola. “We salute Coach Joe Della Vecchia, his staff and players on an outstanding season.”
St. Joseph went 10-0 during the 2019 regular-season, outscoring its opponents by an average of 50.7 to 6.1. The Cadets then defeated Wilton, 49-7, in the Class L quarterfinals on December 3. In the semifinals, St. Joseph defeated New Canaan, 42-0, and culminated its championship season with a hard-fought 17-13 victory over previously undefeated Daniel Hand on December 14. It was the Cadet’s third state title with all coming in three different classes (Class S, M and L).
In their 13 games, the Cadets averaged 47.3 points per game, allowing just 6.2 a game.
Coach Della Vecchia and the St. Joseph team will be recognized at the Foundation’s annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center. Walter Camp Player of the Year Joe Burrow, along with members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America team, and other major award winners (Man of the Year-Curtis Martin; Distinguished American-Chris Berman), will be honored.
Earlier that day, St. Joseph, along with the three other state football champions (Newtown-LL, Weston-M and Sheehan-S) will also be feted the organization’s High School Breakfast of Champions event at the Omni New Haven Hotel. Also that morning, the Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team, High School Player and Coach of the Year will also be recognized.
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.
Walter Camp “Joseph W. Kelly Award” Connecticut High School Champions
2019 – St. Joseph (Trumbull)
2018 – Greenwich
2017 – Darien
2016 – Darien
2015 – Darien
2014 – Southington
2013 – Ansonia
2012 – Daniel Hand (Madison)
2011 – Xavier (Middletown)
2010 – Xavier (Middletown)
2009 – Notre Dame (West Haven)
2008 – New Canaan
2007 – Ansonia
2006 – Ansonia
2005 – Xavier (Middletown)
2004 – Daniel Hand (Madison)
2003 – New Britain
2002 – West Haven
2001 – New Britain
2000 – Fitch (Groton)
1999 – Bloomfield
1998 – Bloomfield
1997 – Daniel Hand (Madison)
1996 – Weaver (Hartford)
1995 – Cheshire
1994 – Cheshire
1993 – Cheshire
1992 – Cheshire
1991 – Notre Dame (West Haven)
1990 – Derby
1989 – Ansonia
1988 – Stratford
1987 – East Catholic (Manchester)
1986 – Trumbull
1985 – Hillhouse (New Haven)
1984 – Middletown
1983 – Ansonia
1982 – St. Joseph’s (Trumbull)
1981 – Naugatuck
1980 – Trumbull
1979 – Newington
1978 – Amity (Woodbridge)
1977 – Trumbull
1976 – Fitch (Groton)
2019 Walter Camp All-America Notebook
A Little History
This is the 130th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team – the nation’s oldest All-America team. Twenty-six players have been selected to the first team by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. In addition, 25 players were selected to the Second Team.
• 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.
Conference Info
In all, 32 different schools from eight conferences were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 51 players selected). LSU and Wisconsin each have three First Team honorees. Ohio State has five All-Americans (2 First Team, 3 Second Team), while LSU has four (3 First Team, 1 Second team). Overall, the Big Ten Conference had the most honorees (15), followed by the Southeastern Conference (13) and Pac-12 (7).
Then and Now
Eighteen different schools are represented on the 2019 Walter Camp All-America First Team. Of the 18 schools, Minnesota has the most storied tradition of placing members on the team. The Golden Gophers had their first selection in 1909, quarterback John McGovern. This year, Minnesota has one First Team selection (defensive back Antoine Winfield, Jr.). Since 1903, Minnesota has had 30Walter Camp All-Americans.
Class Distinction
Of the 26 First Team selections, ten are seniors. There are ten juniors and six sophomores. On the Second Team (25 total selections), there are seven seniors, 11 juniors, six sophomores and one freshman (LSU defensive back Derek Stingley, Jr.).
Player of the Year Joe Burrow
The 53rd recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, senior quarterback Joe Burrow is the first LSU player to win the prestigious honor. Overall, Burrow is the 21st quarterback to earn the award. Burrow is also the ninth player from a SEC school to win the award.
The 2019 Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Burrow has thrown for 4,715 yards and 48 touchdowns – both SEC single-season records – with only six interceptions. Burrow has helped LSU score 47.8 points per game, good for third place among all FBS teams. Burrow is also the first LSU quarterback to earn Walter Camp All-America honors.
Three Times a Charm
Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor is a Walter Camp All-American for the third time. After earning Second Team All-America honors as a freshman, Taylor has been a First Team selection in 2018 and 2019. Taylor joins former Badger great Ron Dayne (1998 and 1999) as a two-time Walter Camp First Team All-America selection.
All-American Notables
- Defensive back Grant Delpit (LSU) is a repeat First Team All-American. Delpit is the first LSU two-time All-American since running back Charles Alexander (1977 and 1978).
- First Team offensive lineman Andrew Thomas (Georgia) was a Second Team selection in 2018.
- Second Team honoree Kenny Willekes (Michigan State) was a Second Team selection in 2018. Second Team punter Braden Mann (Texas A&M) was a First Team selection a year ago.
Welcome to the Club
Two schools — Florida Atlantic (tight end Harrison Bryant) and Boise State (defensive end Curtis Weaver) – have their first-ever Walter Camp First Team All-America selection.
Geaux Tigers
LSU has three First Team All-Americans for the second straight season.
Buckingham Ulysses Badger
Wisconsin has three First Team All-Americans for the second time. In 1998, Ron Dayne (RB), Tom Burke (DL) and Aaron Gibson (OL) were recognized as First Team All-Americans.
Walter Camp Weekend is Jan. 16-18
The 2019 Walter Camp All-America team will be honored at the organization’s 53rd annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven, CT.
Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2019 All-America Teams – the 130th Selected
Led by 2019 Player of the Year Joe Burrow, top-ranked LSU has four players on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Teams, the 130th honored by the organization. The nation’s oldest All-America squad was announced this evening on The Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Show.
Click here for the Walter Camp All-America Notebook
In all, 32 different schools from eight conferences were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 51 players selected).
LSU (13-0) has three First Team honorees, and one on the Second Team. Second-ranked Ohio State has five All-Americans (2 First Team, 3 Second Team), while three Clemson players were named (2 First Team, 1 Second Team). Fourth-ranked Oklahoma had two honorees.
Overall, the Big Ten Conference had the most honorees (15), followed by the Southeastern Conference (13) and Pac-12 (7).
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 Mario Coppola was pleased with the voting participation. “We are very appreciative of the continuing cooperation of the head 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 Burrow, a senior quarterback who was also selected the 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year. Second in the nation in passing efficiency (201.5), Burrow has passed for 46 touchdowns and 4,715 yards to lead a high-scoring Tiger offensive unit, one that averages 47.8 points per game.
Joining Burrow in the backfield are the junior Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and sophomore Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State). A repeat Walter Camp First Team All-American, Taylor has rushed for 1,909 yards and 21 touchdowns, while Hubbard has rushed for a nation’s leading 1,936 yards and has scored 21 touchdowns.
Junior CeeDee Lamb (Oklahoma) and sophomore Ja’Marr Chase (LSU) are the wide receivers. Lamb has 58 catches for 1,208 yards and 14 touchdowns, while Chase has 73 catches for 1,498 yards and 18 touchdowns.
The tight end is senior Harrison Bryant (Florida Atlantic). Bryant has 65 receptions for 1,004 yards and seven touchdowns for the Conference USA-champion Owls this season.
On the offensive line, senior John Simpson (Clemson) is joined by sophomore Penei Sewell (Oregon) and juniors Tristan Wirfs (Iowa) and Andrew Thomas (Georgia). Thomaswas a Second Team All-America honoree last season. Junior Tyler Biadasz (Wisconsin) is the offensive center.
Placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship (Georgia) earns First Team honors after converting 25 field goals and all 44 of his point-after-kicks this season for the Bulldogs.
Leading the defensive unit is junior Chase Young (Ohio State). Young has 21 tackles for loss and 16.5 quarterback sacks from his defensive end position. Young is joined in the defensive interior by two seniors – Derrick Brown (Auburn) and Bradlee Anae (Utah) – and two juniors – James Lynch (Baylor) and Curtis Weaver (Boise State).
Junior Isaiah Simmons (Clemson), who has 93 tackles and six quarterback sacks for the Tigers, leads the linebacker corps. Simmons is joined by seniors Evan Weaver (California) and Zack Baun (Wisconsin). Weaver is the nation’s leader in total tackles with 173 (14.4 per game).
Junior Grant Delpit (LSU) is a repeat First Team All-American in the defensive secondary. Delpit is joined by senior J.R. Reed (Georgia), junior Jeff Okudah (Ohio State) and sophomore Antoine Winfield (Minnesota).
The punter is junior Max Duffy (Kentucky), who averages a nation’s leading 48.6 yards per punt. The kick returner is senior Joe Reed (Virginia), who averages 34.7 yards per kickoff return and has returned two for touchdowns.
Second Team Notables
Leading the Second Team is sophomore quarterback Justin Fields (Ohio State). Fields has passed for 2,953 yards and 40 touchdowns and has rushed for 10 more scores. Fields is joined by his teammate, sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins (1,829 yards, 20 touchdowns).
Running back Travis Etienne (Clemson) is a repeat Second Team All-American after rushing for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Defensive end Kenny Willekes (Michigan State) is a Second Team All-American for the second straight year, while punter Braden Mann (Texas A&M) earns Second Team accolades after being on the First Team a year ago.
Three Alabama players made the Second Team – offensive lineman Jedrick Wills, linebacker Xavier McKinney and kick returner Jayden Waddle. It is the first time since 2010 that the Crimson Tide did not have a Walter Camp First Team All-American.
There is one freshman among the 51 All-Americans – first-year defensive back Derek Stingley, Jr. (LSU). Stingley has six interceptions and 15 pass break ups for the Tigers.
Members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America teams and other major award winners (Distinguished American-Chris Berman, Man of the Year-Curtis Martin), will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Yale University’s Lanman Center.
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.
2019 Walter Camp All-America Teams
First Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU 6-1 200 Soph. Harvey, LA
WR CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma 6-2 191 Jr. Richmond, TX
TE Harrison Bryant, Florida Atlantic 6-5 240 Sr. Gray, GA
OL Andrew Thomas, Georgia @ 6-5 320 Jr. Lithonia, GA
OL Penei Sewell, Oregon 6-6 325 Soph. Malaeimi, American Samoa
OL John Simpson, Clemson 6-4 330 Sr. North Charleston, SC
OL Tristan Wirfs, Iowa 6-5 322 Jr. Mount Vernon, IA
C Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin 6-3 321 Jr. Amherst, WI
QB Joe Burrow, LSU 6-4 216 Sr. Athens, OH
RB Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin % 5-11 221 Jr. Salem, NJ
RB Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State 6-1 207 Soph. Sherwood Park, CA
PK Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia 6-1 191 Sr. Marietta, GA
First Team Defense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
DL Chase Young, Ohio State 6-5 265 Jr. Cheltenham, MD
DL Derrick Brown, Auburn 6-5 318 Sr. Sugar Hill, GA
DL Bradlee Anae, Utah 6-3 265 Sr. Laie, HI
DL James Lynch, Baylor 6-4 295 Jr. Round Rock, TX
DL Curtis Weaver, Boise State 6-3 265 Jr. Long Beach, CA
LB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson 6-4 230 Jr. Olathe, KS
LB Evan Weaver, California 6-3 235 Sr. Spokane, WA
LB Zack Baun, Wisconsin 6-3 235 Sr. Brown Deer, WI
DB Jeff Okudah, Ohio State 6-1 200 Jr. Grand Prairie, TX
DB Grant Delpit, LSU # 6-3 203 Jr. Houston, TX
DB J.R. Reed, Georgia 6-1 194 Sr. Frisco, TX
DB Antoine Winfield, Jr., Minnesota 5-10 205 R-Soph. The Woodlands, TX
P Max Duffy, Kentucky 6-1 186 Jr. Perth, Australia
KR Joe Reed, Virginia 6-1 215 Sr. Charlotte Court House, VA
Second Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
WR Michael Pittman, USC 6-4 22 Sr. Woodland Hills, CA
WR Omar Bayless, Arkansas State 6-3 207 R-Sr. Laurel, MS
TE Noah Gray, Duke 6-4 240 Jr. Leominster, MA
OL Wyatt Davis, Ohio State 6-4 313 Soph. Bellflower, CA
OL Jedrick Wills, Alabama 6-5 320 Jr. Lexington, KY
OL Colton McKivitz, West Virginia 6-7 312 R-Sr. Jacobsburg, OH
OL Ben Bredeson. Michigan 6-5 325 Sr. Hartland, WI
C Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma 6-3 315 Soph. Shawnee, OK
QB Justin Fields, Ohio State 6-3 225 Soph. Kennesaw, GA
RB J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State 5-10 216 Jr. La Grange, TX
RB Travis Etienne, Clemson @ 5-10 200 Jr. Jennings, LA
PK Keith Duncan, Iowa 5-10 180 Jr. Weddington, NC
Second Team Defense
Pos. Name, School Hgt Wgt Class Hometown
DL AJ Epenesa, Iowa 6-6 280 Jr. Glen Carbon, IL
DL Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh 6-2 290 R-Soph. Washington, DC
DL Leki Fotu, Utah 6-5 335 Sr. West Valley City, UT
DL Kenny Willekes, Michigan State @ 6-4 260 Jr. Rockfield, MI
LB Micah Parsons, Penn State 6-3 245 Soph. Harrisburg, PA
LB Jordyn Brooks, Texas Tech 6-1 245 Sr. Houston, TX
LB Hamilcar Rashad, Oregon State 6-4 236 R-Jr. Phoenix, AZ
DB Xavier McKinney, Alabama 6-1 200 Jr. Roswell, GA
DB Derek Stingley, LSU 6-1 190 Fr. Baton Rouge, LA
DB Luq Barcoo, San Diego State 6-1 175 Sr. San Diego, CA
DB Jaylon Johnson, Utah 6-0 190 Jr. Fresno, CA
P Braden Mann, Texas A&M # 5-11 190 Sr. Houston, TX
KR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama 5-10 182 Soph. Houston, TX
# – 2018 Walter Camp First Team All-American
@ – 2018 Walter Camp Second Team All-American
% – 2017 Walter Camp Second Team and 2018 First Team All-American
LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow is the 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year
LSU senior quarterback Joe Burrow (Athens, OH) has been selected as the 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year. The Walter Camp Player of the Year is voted on by the nation’s 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.
Other finalists for the 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year award included quarterback Justin Fields (Ohio State), running backs Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State) and Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin) and defensive end Chase Young (Ohio State).
The 53rd recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, Burrow is the first LSU player to win the prestigious honor. Overall, Burrow is the 21st quarterback to earn the award. Burrow is also the ninth player from a Southeastern Conference school to win the award. Burrow is also the first LSU quarterback to earn Walter Camp First Team All-America honors.
Burrow has been a standout for the SEC champion and top-ranked Tigers (13-0), who will face #4 Oklahoma in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff on December 28 at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga.
The 2019 SEC Offensive Player of the Year, Burrow (342-of-439, 77.9%) has thrown for 4,715 yards and 48 touchdowns – both LSU and SEC single-season records – with only six interceptions. Burrow’s 48 touchdown passes rank first in the nation.
Burrow has helped LSU score 47.8 points per game, good for third place among all FBS teams. He has thrown for 300 or more yards in eleven games this season, including a season-best 489 in a win over Ole Miss on Nov. 16. A week earlier, Burrow threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns in a 46-41 victory over then top-ranked Alabama and earned Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Burrow, along with members of the 2019 Walter Camp All-America team, and other major award winners (Distinguished American-Chris Berman and Man of the Year-Curtis Martin), will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center in New Haven.
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.
Walter Camp Players of the Year
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
Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces Five Finalists for 2019 Player of the Year Award
Two quarterbacks, two running backs and one defensive end comprise the list of five finalists for the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2019 Player of the Year award.
Quarterbacks Joe Burrow (LSU, senior) and Justin Fields (Ohio State, sophomore) and running backs Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State, sophomore) and Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin, junior), join junior defensive end Chase Young (Ohio State, junior) as the five finalists.
The 2019 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, who is voted on by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on Thursday, December 12 during the 6 p.m. edition of ESPN SportsCenter.
Ranked second in the nation in passing efficiency (203.0), Burrow has passed for 4,366 yards and 44 touchdowns for the second-ranked Tigers (12-0). Fields has accounted for 47 touchdowns (37 passing, 10 rushing) and ranks fourth in the nation with a 190.2 passing efficiency rating for the top-ranked Buckeyes (12-0). Hubbard is the nation’s rushing leader (1,936) and has scored 21 touchdowns for the 25th-ranked Cowboys (8-4). Taylor is the nation’s second-leading rusher (1,761) and has scored 25 touchdowns (20 rushing, 5 receiving) for the eighth-ranked Badgers (10-2). Young has been a dominant force for the Buckeyes with 38 tackles, 16.5 quarterback sacks and seven forced fumbles.
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was the 2018 Walter Camp Player of the Year.
The 2019 winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation’s 53rd annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Yale University’s Lanman Center.
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 continue the tradition of selecting an annual All-America team. Visit www.waltercamp.org.
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. Visit www.ncfaa.org.
