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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of fifty “players to watch” for its 2024 Player of the Year award. Walter Camp is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious collegiate football All-America team.
The 2024 watch list includes 41 offensive players (20 quarterbacks, 11 running backs, five receivers/tight ends and two offensive lineman) along with nine from the defensive side of the ball.
Players from 39 different schools representing 10 conferences (including independents) are represented on the preseason watch list. Ohio State and Notre Dame each have three players on the watch list, while seven schools (Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Ole Miss and Penn State) each have two.
In the AFCA Coaches' Preseason Poll released today, Ohio State was ranked No. 2 with 7 first-place votes while Georgia took the top slot after being ranked No. 1 on 46 ballots. Texas and Michigan each received 1 first-place vote.
The Ohio State over/under win total is 10.5 with odds of -150 on the over and +120 on the under. With Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh off to the San Diego Chargers and new head coach Sherrone Moore facing NCAA allegations, the forecast for the Wolverines could turn more bleak.
Michigan has the 4th-best odds of wining the B1G, a winner after taking home the national title in the CFP Championship Game. As of Monday, the Wolverines had the 10th-best National Championship odds.
LSU quarterback Jayden Daneils was the 2023 Walter Camp Player of the Year and Heisman Trophy winner. He was also named Player of the Year by the AP and took home the Davey O'Brien Award for top quarterback, as well as the Johnny Unitas Award for top senior/graduate quarterback.
“We are proud to continue the great work of Walter Camp and recognize the best college football players in the nation,” Foundation president John Barbarotta said. “This watch list is a great start to what is shaping up to be another exciting year of college football.”
The 2024 Player of Year watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in early November and three finalists will be announced on November 26. The 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 133 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on ESPN’s College Football Awards Show on December 12.
Please note: Appearing on the preseason Watch List is not a requirement for a player to win the Walter Camp award or be named to the All-America team.
Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford
Carson Beck, QB, Georgia
Zachariah Branch, WR/KR, Southern California
Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech
Antario Brown, RB, Northern Illinois
Byrum Brown, QB, South Florida
Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
Howard Cross III, DT, Notre Dame
Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas
Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
Donovan Edwards, RB, Michigan
Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
Noah Fifita, QB, Arizona
TJ Finley, QB, Western Kentucky
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon
Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State
Garrett Greene, QB, West Virginia
Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
Jamal Haynes, RB, Georgia Tech
Seth Henigan, QB, Memphis
Will Howard, QB, Ohio State
Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State
Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado, WR/DB
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State
Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame
Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
Grayson McCall, QB, North Carolina State
Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse
Jordan McCloud, QB, Texas State
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Malachi Moore, DB, Alabama
Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
James Pearce Jr., Edge, Tennessee
Harold Perkins Jr., LB, LSU
Cameron Rising, QB, Utah
Kaidon Salter, QB, Liberty
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State
Malaki Starks, DB, Georgia
Terion Stewart, RB, Bowling Green
Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma
D.J. Uiagalelei, QB, Florida State
Cam Ward, QB, Miami
Xavier Watts, DB, Notre Dame
Conner Weigman, QB, Texas A&M
Ricky White, WR, UNLV
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Wide Receiver: Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona), Emeka Egbuka (Ohio State)
Tight End: Colston Loveland (Michigan)
Offensive Line: Clay Webb (Jacksonville State) #, Tate Ratledge (Georgia), Tyler Booker (Alabama), Will Campbell (LSU)
Center: Cooper Mays (Tennessee)
Quarterback: Carson Beck (Georgia)
Running Back: Ollie Gordon II (Oklahoma State)*, Omarion Hampton (North Carolina)*
Placekicker: Graham Nicholson (Alabama)*
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line: James Pearce, Jr. (Tennessee), Howard Cross III (Notre Dame) #, Ashton Gillotte (Louisville) #, Tyleik Williams (Ohio State) #
Linebacker: Jay Higgins (Iowa) #, Danny Stutsman (Oklahoma) #, Jason Henderson (Old Dominion)*
Defensive Back: Xavier Watts (Notre Dame)*, Travis Hunter Jr. (Colorado), Malaki Starks (Georgia)*, Will Johnson (Michigan)
Punter: Alex Mastromanno (Florida State)
Kick Returner: Zachariah Branch (USC)#s
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Wide Receiver: Ricky White III (UNLV), Luthur Burden III (Missouri)
Tight End: Bryson Nesbit (North Carolina)
Offensive Line: Luke Kandra (Cincinnati) #, Kelvin Banks Jr. (Texas), Ajani Cornelius (Oregon), Wyatt Milum (West Virginia)
Center: Parker Brailsford (Alabama)
Quarterback: Quinn Ewers (Texas)
Running Back: Quinshon Judkins (Ohio State), Tahj Brooks (Texas Tech)
Placekicker: Andrew Borregales (Miami)
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line: Peter Woods (Clemson), Mason Graham (Michigan), Deone Walker (Kentucky), Landon Jackson (Arkansas)
Linebacker: Harold Perkins (LSU), Barrett Carter (Clemson), Abdul Carter (Penn State)
Defensive Back: Benjamin Morrison (Notre Dame), Dillon Thieneman (Purdue), Denzel Burke (Ohio State) #, Caleb Downs (Ohio State)
Punter: James Burnip (Alabama)
Kick Returner: Jayden Harrison (Notre Dame)*
* – 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 (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 Walter Camp Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. 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 the NCFAA.org or follow on X at @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 the NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.