Clemson linebackers Barrett Carter and Jeremiah Trotter named to preseason All-America team |
The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced on Friday that Clemson linebackers Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and
Barrett Carter have been selected to its 2023 Preseason All-America Team. Trotter earned a selection on the first-team defense, while Carter garnered selection on the second team.
Walter Camp is the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. 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. Typically announced in early December, the Walter Camp All-America teams are selected by the FBS head coaches and sports information directors. • 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. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE WR Marvin Harrison, Jr., Ohio State * WR Rome Odunze, Washington TE Brock Bowers, Georgia # OL Joe Alt, Notre Dame # OL Olu Fashanu, Penn State OL Cooper Beebe, Kansas State OL Graham Barton, Duke C Drake Nugent, Michigan QB Caleb Williams, USC RB Blake Corum, Michigan * RB Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss PK Joshua Karty, Stanford FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL Jared Verse, Florida State DL Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois # DL Dantay Corleone, Cincinnati DL Bralen Trice, Washington LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State # LB Jeremiah Trotter, Jr., Clemson LB Harold Perkins, Jr., LSU DB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama DB Kamren Kinchens, Miami DB Calen Bullock, USC DB Kalen King, Penn State # P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina # KR Jaylin Lucas, Indiana * SECOND TEAM OFFENSE WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State WR Xavier Worthy, Texas TE Brevyn Spann-Ford, Minnesota OL Zak Zinter, Michigan OL Christian Haynes, Connecticut OL Beaux Limmer, Arkansas OL JC Latham, Alabama C Zach Frazier, West Virginia QB Drake Maye, North Carolina RB Braelon Allen, Wisconsin RB Raheim Sanders, Arkansas PK Jonah Dalmas, Boise State SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL Mykel Williams, Georgia DL Mekhi Wingo, LSU DL Chop Robinson, Penn State DL Leonard Taylor, Miami LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion LB Barrett Carter, Clemson LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia DB Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo # DB Ben Morrison, Notre Dame DB Malaki Starks, Georgia DB Cole Bishop, LSU P Tory Taylor, Iowa KR Lideatrick Griffin, Mississippi State # * – 2022 First Team Walter Camp All-America selection # – 2022 Second Team Walter Camp All-America selection
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