Find out which ACC players made the Walter Camp All-America team
The 2015 Walter Camp All-America team was announced on Thursday and three ACC players were named to the first team, all of which were on the defensive side of the ball.
Duke senior safety Jeremy Cash, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, landed a spot on the first team, along with Florida State junior corner/safety Jalen Ramsey and Clemson junior defensive Shaq Lawson.
While Clemson QB DeShaun Watson has won just about everything this year, he could not win a spot on the first team. Neither could FSU’s star running back Dalvin Cook.
Watson, the leader of the No. 1 Tigers (13-0) and the ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, took a back seat to Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield.
On the season, Watson, a Heisman finalist, has thrown for 3,512 yards and 30 touchdowns, while rushing for 887 yards and 11 scores. Meanwhile, Mayfield has aired it out for 3,389 yard and 35 TDs and has run for 420 yards and seven scores.
Watson and his Tigers will clash with Mayfield and the Sooners in the semifinal round of the College Football Playoffs on Dec. 31 in the Orange Bowl.
Cook, a sophomore, has averaged an astounding 7.9 yards per carry this season to rack up 1,658 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns, but could not edge out LSU’s Leonard Fournette and Alabama’s Derrick Henry, who is also a Heisman finalist.
Both Watson and Cook were named to the Walter Camp All-America second-team, along with Clemson TE Jordan Leggett.
2015 Walter Camp All-America Teams
First Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Ht Wgt Yr. Hometown
WR Corey Coleman, Baylor 5-11 190 Jr. Richardson, TX
WR Josh Doctson, TCU 6-3 195 Sr. Mansfield, TX
TE Hunter Henry, Arkansas 6-5 253 Jr. Little Rock, AK
OL Joshua Garnett, Stanford 6-5 321 Sr. Puyallup, WA
OL Spencer Drango, Baylor @ 6-6 320 Sr. Cedar Park, TX
OL Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame 6-6 315 Sr. Las Vegas, NV
OL Taylor Decker, Ohio State 6-8 315 Sr. Vandalia, OH
C Ryan Kelly, Alabama 6-5 297 Sr. West Chester, OH
QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 6-1 209 Jr. Austin, TX
RB Derrick Henry, Alabama 6-1 243 Jr. Yulee, FL
RB Leonard Fournette, LSU 6-1 220 Soph. New Orleans, LA
PK Ka’imi Fairbairn, UCLA 6-0 190 Sr. Kailua, HI
First Team Defense
Pos. Name, School Ht Wgt Yr. Hometown
DL Carl Nassib, Penn State 6-7 272 Sr. West Chester, PA
DL Myles Garrett, Texas A&M 6-5 262 Soph. Arlington, TX
DL Joey Bosa, Ohio State* 6-6 275 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, FL
DL Shaq Lawson, Clemson 6-3 270 Jr. Central, SC
LB Reggie Ragland, Alabama 6-2 252 Sr. Madison, AL
LB Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame 6-3 240 Jr. Fort Wayne, IN
LB Tyler Matakevich, Temple 6-1 232 Sr. Stratford, CT
DB Desmond King, Iowa 5-11 200 Jr. Detroit, MI
DB Jeremy Cash, Duke @ 6-2 210 Sr. Miami, FL
DB Vernon Hargreaves, III, Florida @ 5-11 199 Jr. Tampa, FL
DB Jalen Ramsey, Florida State 6-1 201 Jr. Smyrna, TN
P Tom Hackett, Utah * 5-11 195 Sr. Melbourne, Australia
KR Evan Berry, Tennessee 5-11 207 Soph. Fairburn, GA
Second Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Ht Wgt Yr. Hometown
WR Laquon Treadwell, Mississippi 6-2 210 Jr. Crete, IL
WR Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts 6-3 188 Sr. Piscataway, NJ
TE Jordan Leggett, Clemson 6-5 255 Jr. Navarre, FL
OL Jack Conklin, Michigan State 6-6 325 Jr. Plainwell, MI
OL Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi 6-5 305 Jr. Lake City, FL
OL Jason Spriggs, Indiana 6-7 305 Sr. Elkhart, IN
OL Vadal Alexander, LSU 6-6 329 Sr. Buford, GA
C Jack Allen, Michigan State 6-2 296 Sr. Hinsdale, IL
QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson 6-2 210 Soph. Gainesville, GA
QB Trevone Boykin, TCU @ 6-2 205 Sr. Dallas, TX
RB Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 6-0 201 Soph. Castle Rock, CA
RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State 5-11 202 Soph. Miami, FL
PK Daniel Carlson, Auburn 6-4 213 Soph. Colorado Springs, CO
PK Jake Elliott, Memphis 5-10 165 Jr. Western Springs, IL
Second Team Defense
Pos. Name, School Ht Wgt Yr. Hometown
DL A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama 6-4 312 Jr. Fort Worth, TX
DL Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State 6-4 275 Jr. Houston, TX
DL Robert Nkemdiche, Mississippi 6-4 290 Jr. Loganville, GA
DL Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State # 6-5 250 Sr. Middletown, NJ
LB Kentrell Brothers, Missouri 6-1 235 Sr. Guthrie, OK
LB Joe Schobert, Wisconsin 6-2 236 Sr. Waukesha, WI
LB Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State 6-2 240 Soph. Hinseville, GA
DB Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois 5-8 178 Soph. West Palm Beach, FL
DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama 6-0 194 Jr. Lauderdale Lakes, FL
DB Jourdan Lewis, Michigan 5-10 176 Jr. Detroit, MI
DB Zach Sanchez, Oklahoma 5-11 179 Jr. Fort Worth, TX
P Michael Carrizosa, San Jose State 5-10 229 Soph. Salinas, CA
KR Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 6-0 201 Soph. Castle Rock, CO
