Colt McCoy, 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced their 2008 Player of the Year and also their All-American Teams.
They named Texas quarterback Colt McCoy as their Player of the Year. He is just the second player from Texas to win the award. Ganja smoking running back Ricky Williams was the other back in 1998.
McCoy finished the season with 3,445 yards and 32 touchdowns and also finished as Texas’ leading rusher with 576 yards and a touchdown. Next up for Texas is a date in the Fiesta Bowl with The Ohio State Buckeyes.
Other awards handed out by the Walter Camp Football Foundation were:
- Distinguished American Award
Len Dawson
Purdue - Man of the Year Award
Morten Andersen
Michigan State - Alumni Award
Tim Brown
Notre Dame
A full look at the 2008 Walter Camp Foundation First and Second Team All-Americans after the jump.
2008 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Soph. 6-3 214 Dallas, TX
WR Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State Soph. 6-2 210 Lufkin, TC
TE Chase Coffman, Missouri Sr. 6-6 245 Peculiar, MO
OL Mike Oher, Mississippi Sr. 6-5 318 Memphis, TN
OL Andre Smith, Alabama Jr. 6-4 330 Birmingham, AL
OL Duke Robinson, Oklahoma Sr. 6-5 335 Atlanta, GA
OL Rylan Reed, Texas Tech Sr. 6-7 305 Dallas, TX
C A.Q. Shipley, Penn State Sr. 6-1 297 Beaver County, PA
QB Colt McCoy, Texas Jr. 6-3 210 Tuscola, TX
RB Shonn Greene, Iowa Jr. 5-11 235 Sicklerville, NJ
RB Javon Ringer, Michigan State Sr. 5-9 202 Dayton, OH
PK Louie Sakoda, Utah Sr. 5-9 178 San Jose, CA
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Brian Orakpo, Texas Sr. 6-4 260 Houston, TX
DL Aaron Maybin, Penn State Jr. 6-2 236 Ellicott City, MD
DL Jerry Hughes, TCU Jr. 6-2 248 Sugar Land, TX
DL Nick Reed, Oregon Sr. 6-2 260 Trabuco Canyon, CA
LB Rey Maualuga, USC Sr. 6-2 260 Eureka, CA
LB James Laurinaitis, Ohio State Sr. 6-3 240 Hamel, MN
LB Brandon Spikes, Florida Jr. 6-3 245 Shelby, NC
DB Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State Sr. 6-1 201 Piscataway, NJ
DB Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest Sr. 5-9 190 Pahokee, FL
DB Eric Berry, Tennessee Soph. 5-11 195 Fairburn, GA
DB Taylor Mays, USC Jr. 6-3 230 Seattle, WA
P T.J. Conley, Idaho Sr. 6-3 220 Walla Walla, WA
KR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri Soph. 6-1 200 Kirkwood, MO
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR Jarett Dillard, Rice Sr. 5-11 185 San Antonio, TX
WR Percy Harvin, Florida Jr. 5-11 195 Virginia Beach, VA
TE Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma Jr. 6-6 261 Ardmore, OK
OL Eugene Monroe, Virginia Sr. 6-6 315 Plainfield, NJ
OL Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia Sr. 6-4 303 Cincinnati, OH
OL Herman Johnson, LSU Sr. 6-7 386 Olla, LA
OL Alex Boone, Ohio State Sr. 6-8 312 Lakewood, OH
C Alex Mack, California Sr. 6-4 316 Santa Barbara, CA
QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Soph. 6-4 218 Oklahoma City, OK
RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia Soph. 5-11 208 Bedford, NJ
RB Donald Brown, Connecticut Jr. 5-10 210 Atlantic Highlands, NJ
PK Graham Gano, Florida State Sr. 6-1 192 Pensacola, FL
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL George Selvie, South Florida Jr. 6-4 245 Pensacola, FL
DL Terrence Cody, Alabama Jr. 6-5 365 Fort Myers, FL
DL Everette Brown, Florida State Jr. 6-4 252 Stantonsburg, NC
DL Mitch King, Iowa Sr. 6-3 280 Burlington, IA
LB Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh Sr. 6-2 240 Export, PA
LB Michael Tauiliili, Duke Sr. 5-11 235 Houston, TX
LB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri Jr. 6-1 235 Jasper, TX
DB Trimane Goddard, North Carolina Sr. 5-11 195 Robersonville, NC
DB Rashad Johnson, Alabama Sr. 6-0 186 Sulligent, AL
DB Mike Mickens, Cincinnati Sr. 6-0 190 Huber Heights, OH
DB Trevard Lindley, Kentucky Jr. 6-0 175 Hiram, GA
P Pat McAfee, West Virginia Sr. 6-1 221 Plum, PA
KR Derrick Williams, Penn State Jr. 6-0 194 Greenbelt, MD
KR Joe Burnett, Central Florida Sr. 5-11 185 Eustis, FL
