Though it’s not a nod to what will happen during the 2020 season, it does speak to what’s already happened and the expectations of what is to come this fall. The Walter Camp Football Foundation released its 2020 college football Walter Camp preseason All-American team Thursday, and there are three Ohio State players appearing.
Offensive guard Wyatt Davis made the first team, with quarterback Justin Fields and cornerback Shaun Wade appearing on the second team. In all, fifty players were selected from 22 different schools encompassing eight different conferences.
Per a release from Ohio State:
“Davis, from Bellflower, Calif., blossomed into one of the nation’s top interior linemen last season as a first-year starter. While paving the way for an offense that averaged 529.9 yards per game, Davis was voted a first team All-American by the Associated Press, CBS Sports and The Sporting News. He’s one of three returning starters along the offensive line for the 2020 Buckeyes.”
“Fields enjoyed one of the best statistical seasons in program history in 2019 as a first-year starter. The Kennesaw, Ga., native threw for 3,273 yards and 41 touchdowns with just three interceptions. He accounted for 51 total touchdowns and became the first player in Big Ten history with 40 passing TDs and 10 rushing TDs in the same season. In addition to being the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year and Quarterback of the Year, Fields was also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.”
“Wade, a rising fourth-year junior, is Ohio State’s most experienced returnee in the secondary, having played in 27 games over the last two seasons. A third team All-Big Ten selection in 2019, he had 26 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, one interception, two forced fumbles and eight pass breakups. As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he led the team with three interceptions.”
@WalterCampFF is the nation's OLDEST college football All-America team. Mr. Camp first selected an All-America team in 1889. Later this fall, we will honor our 131st edition.
Here is our 2020 preseason All-America teams 🏈https://t.co/9FeKYiHy5x pic.twitter.com/lk0sQoISki
— Walter Camp Football (@WalterCampFF) June 11, 2020
The announcement of the Walter Camp preseason All-American team adds to the preseason selection to the Lott IMPACT trophy’s preseason watchlist that also included Shaun Wade.
There will be more preseason watchlist and recognitions to trickle out as we get closer and closer to the season. As they do, we’ll have all of it for you.
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