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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 Watch List for the 2008 Walter Camp Award was announced on Monday.

The 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 119 NCAA Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on the ESPN/Home Depot College Football Awards Show in December. The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation’s annual national awards banquet on January 10, 2009 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven.

Last year’s recipient was Arkansas running back and current Oakland Raider Darren McFadden.

2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year “Watch List”

Courtesy of the Walter Camp Award

Travis Beckum, TE, Senior, Wisconsin
Arrelious Benn, WR, Sophomore, Illinois
Sam Bradford, QB, Sophomore, Oklahoma
Tom Brandstater, QB, Senior, Fresno State
Joe Burnett, DB, Senior, UCF
Rudy Carpenter, QB, Senior, Arizona State
Michael Crabtree, WR, Sophomore, Texas Tech
Chase Daniel, QB, Senior, Missouri
James Davis, RB, Senior, Clemson
Nate Davis, QB, Junior, Ball State
Jarett Dillard, WR, Senior, Rice
Max Hall, QB, Junior, Brigham Young
Percy Harvin, WR, Junior, Florida
P.J. Hill, RB, Junior, Wisconsin
Malcolm Jenkins, DB, Senior, Ohio State
Ian Johnson, RB, Senior, Boise State
James Laurinaitis, LB, Senior, Ohio State
Marlon Lucky, RB, Senior, Nebraska
Dan LeFevour, QB, Junior, Central Michigan
Sen’Derrick Marks, DT, Senior, Auburn
Ray Maualuga, LB, Senior, USC
Colt McCoy, QB, Junior, Texas
LeSean McCoy, RB, Sophomore, Pittsburgh
Scott McKillop, LB, Senior, Pittsburgh
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Sophomore, Georgia
Nick Reed, DL, Senior, Oregon
Todd Reesing, QB, Junior, Kansas
Javon Ringer, RB, Senior, Michigan State
George Selvie, DE, Junior, South Florida !
Alphonso Smith, DB, Senior, Wake Forest %
Rusty Smith, QB, Junior, Florida Atlantic
C.J. Spiller, RB, Junior, Clemson
Tim Tebow, QB, Junior, Florida !
Chris Wells, RB, Junior, Ohio State
Pat White, QB, Senior, West Virginia

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