Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team

On Thursday, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced it's 2020 Preseason All-America Team. That's pretty big news at a time when there's rarely any sports news. The Walter Camp Football Foundation is an all-volunteer organization and caretaker of the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. It's the oldest college football All-America team because Walter Camp was the first person to pick such a team. He's the man that did a lot of the heavy lifting in hauling the game out of it's rugby and soccer origins. With that introduction out of the way, here's the Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team.

First Team Offense

Quarterback
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, jr.

Running Backs
*Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State, so.
%Travis Etienne, Clemson, sr.

Wide Receivers
*Ja’Marr Chase, LSU, jr.
DeVonta Smith, Alabama, sr.

Tight End
Kyle Pitts, Florida, jr.

Offensive Linemen
*Penei Sewell, Oregon, jr.
Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin, sr.
Samuel Cosmi, Texas, jr.
#Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma, jr.
#Wyatt Davis, Ohio State, jr.

First Team Defense

Defensive Linemen
Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon, so.
Gregory Rousseau, Miami, so.
Marvin Wilson, Florida State, sr.
#Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh, r-so.

Linebackers
#Micah Parsons, Penn State, jr.
#Hamilcar Rashed, Oregon State, r-sr.
Carlton Martial, Troy, jr.

Defensive Backs
Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State, jr.
Jevon Holland, Oregon, jr.
Elijah Molden, Washington, sr.
#Derek Stingley, LSU, so.

First Team Specialists

Kicker
#Keith Duncan, Iowa, sr.

Punter
*Max Duffy, Kentucky, sr.

Kick Returner
Rondale Moore, Purdue, jr.

Second Team Offense

Quarterback
#Justin Fields, Ohio State, jr.

Running Backs
Jaret Patterson, Buffalo., jr.
Najee Harris, Alabama, sr.

Wide Receivers
Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State, sr.
Rashod Bateman, Minnesota, jr.

Tight End
Pat Freiermuth, Penn State, jr.

Offensive Linemen
Alex Leatherwood, Alabama, sr.
Walker Little, Stanford, sr.
Trey Smith, Tennessee, sr.
Rashawn Slater, Northwestern, sr.
Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force, jr.

Second Team Defense

Defensive Linemen
Chris Rumph II, Duke, jr.
Levi Onwuzurike, Washington, sr.
Carlos Basham, Wake Forest, sr.
Quincy Roche, Miami, sr.

Linebackers
Nick Bolton, Missouri, jr.
Dylan Moses, Alabama, jr.
Paddy Fisher, Northwestern, sr.

Defensive Backs
Paulson Adebo, Stanford, sr.
Patrick Surtain II, Alabama, jr.
Trevon Moehrig, TCU, jr.
Shaun Wade, Ohio State, jr.

Second Team Specialists

Kicker
Matt Trickett, Kent State, jr.

Punter
Trenton Gill, North Carolina State, jr.

Kick Returner
#Jaylen Waddle, Alabama, jr.

* – 2019 Walter Camp First Team All-American
# – 2019 Walter Camp Second Team All-American
% – 2018 and 2019 Walter Camp Second Team All-American      

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If I could pull one player from this team and add him to the roster of the Minnesota Vikings that player would be Penei Sewell. He is so good. Of course, Trevor Lawrence would be tempting. So would Derek Stingley.

Look at itt-bitty Appalachian State and Troy having preseason All-Americans.