Walter Camp Player of the Year Award

Walter Camp Player of the Year semifinalists include Penn State duo

Penn State hopes one of these two will be the third Walter Camp Player of the Year winner in school history.

As the regular season begins to wind down, the individual college football awards are beginning to trim down players form their preseason watch lists to semifinalists and finalists for the college football award season. One of the top individual awards in the sport is the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, and this year sees two Penn State players remaining in the mix for the honor.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation released the list of semifinalists for this year’s award. Penn State tight end [autotag]Tyler Warren[/autotag] and edge rusher [autotag]Abdul Carter[/autotag] were among the 20 semifinalists for the award. Penn State is one of three schools with multiple semifinalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. The others are Ole Miss (QB Jaxson Dart and DT Walter Nolen) and Colorado (WR/DB Travis Hunter and QB Shedeur Sanders).

Warren is leading Penn State in total yards from scrimmage with 775 yards (681 receiving, 94 rushing) and is tied for the team lead with seven touchdowns scored. Warren has also thrown for a touchdown. Warren is averaging 10.8 yards per play from scrimmage (combined between rushing and receiving touches).

Carter has been a monster on the edge for Penn State after moving from linebacker to edge this season. Carter leads the Big Ten with 16 tackles for loss and he leads the Penn State defense with 8.0 sacks. He has also forced two fumbles and deflected three passes as he gets more comfortable in his new position.

Warren and Carter are each looking to become Penn State’s third Walter Camp Award winner in program history. The other two winners from Penn State are John Cappelletti in 1973 and Larry Johnson in 2002.

Warren and Carter are each going up against some historical trends that may be stacked against them. There has been just one tight end to win the award with Notre Dame‘s Ken MacAfee winning the award in 1977. In the history of the award, which was first presented in 1967, there have been just three defensive players to win the award (Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o in 2012, Michigan‘s Charles Woodson in 1997, and Pittsburgh’s Hugh Green in 1980).

Last year’s winner of the Walter Camp Award was LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels.

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Fashanu and Singleton named to Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list

Will either of these Penn State players win the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award in 2023?

Add one more high-profile award watch list to the profiles of two of Penn State’s top players in 2023. Veteran offensive lineman [autotag]Olumuyiwa Fashanu[/autotag] and sophomore running back [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] have each been named on the watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award for the upcoming 2023 college football season.

Fashanu made a somewhat surprising decision to return to Penn State for one more year of college football. Projected by many to be a likely first-round draft pick in the 2023 NFL draft, Fashanu’s decision to return was a huge boost for the Penn State offensive line in 2023. Fashanu still projects to be a first-round draft pick in 2024, and some draft analysts believe he could be a high first-round pick.

Fashanu also appears on the watch list for the Outland Trophy.

Singleton was the Big Ten freshman of the year in 2022. He set a new Penn State freshman record with 12 rushing touchdowns and is the fourth Penn State player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards or more as a freshman. Singleton received third-team All-Big Ten honors in 2022 following his brilliant freshman season for the Nittany Lions.

Singleton is also making appearances on the watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award, and the Paul Hornung Award.

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Penn State has two all-time Walter Camp Player of the Year Award winners. The first was running back John Cappelletti during his Heisman Trophy season of 1973. Running back Larry Johnson is the second and most recent winner from Penn State, winning the award in 2002.

Last year’s Walter Camp Player of the Year Award winner was USC quarterback Caleb Williams. The last Big Ten player to win the award was Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III in 2021.

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Cedric Tillman named to Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason watch list

Cedric Tillman named to Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason watch list.

Tennessee redshirt senior wide receiver Cedric Tillman has been named to the 2022 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason watch list.

Tillman was one of nine wide receivers to make the list.

The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is the fourth oldest individual accolade in college football and is one of the sport’s most prestigious honors.

Tillman has also been named to the Maxwell Award and Biletnikoff Award preseason watch lists.

As a redshirt junior, he recorded 64 receptions, 1,081 yards and 12 touchdowns.

He was fifth in the SEC in receiving yards and was third with an average of 16.9 yards per reception.

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