Walter Camp releases 2021 All-America team

The Walter Camp Football Foundation on Thursday released its 2021 All-America team, which features players from nine conferences and 36 schools.

The Walter Camp Foundation also released its 2021 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award winner: Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III. Walker finished the regular season with 1,636 rushing yards in 263 attempts — good for an average of 6.2 yards per carry — and 18 rushing touchdowns, along with 89 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. In the process, Walker became the first player in history to win the Walter Camp Player of the Year award without being named a Heisman Trophy finalist (The Heisman Trophy Trust did not start recognizing finalists until 1982).

The Walter Camp All-America team features 26 first-team honorees and 26 second-team honorees. The Southeastern Conference led all conferences with 14 honorees, followed by the Big Ten with 12 and the ACC with six. Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Oregon and Pitt are the only schools with multiple first team selections.

2021 Walter Camp All-American team

Walter Camp All-American First Team Offense

QB – Kenny Pickett, Pitt

RB – Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State

RB – Breece Hall, Iowa State

WR – David Bell, Purdue

WR – Jordan Addison, Pitt

TE – Trey McBride, Colorado State

OL – Ikem Ekwonu, NC State

OL – Evan Neal, Alabama

OL – Darian Klinnard, Kentucky

OL – Zion Johnson, Boston College

C – Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa

PK – Jake Moody, Michigan

Walter Camp All-American First Team Defense

DL – Jordan Davis, Georgia

DL – Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan

DL – Kayvon Thibodeaux, oregon

DL – Jermaine Johnson, Florida State

LB – Will Anderson, Alabama

LB – Nakobe Dean, Georgia

LB – Devin Lloyd, Utah

DB – Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame

DB – Coby Bryant, Cincinnati

DB – Jalen Pitre, Baylor

DB – Verone McKinley, Oregon

P – Matt Araiza, San Diego State

KR – Brian Battie, South Florida

Walter Camp All-American Second Team Offense

QB – Bryce Young, Alabama

RB – Sean Tucker, Syracuse

RB – Tyler Badie, Missouri

WR – Drake London, USC

WR – Chris Olave, Ohio State

WR – Jameson Williams, Alabama

TE – Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina

OL – Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State

OL – Kenyon Green, Texas A&M

OL – Jamaree Salyer, Georgia

OL – Max Mitchell, Louisiana

C – Zach Frazier, West Virginia

PK – Noah Ruggles, Ohio State

Walter Camp All-American Second Team Defense

DL – Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

DL – George Karlaftis, Purdue

DL – DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M

DL – Sam Williams, Ole Miss

LB – Leo Chenal, Wisconsin

LB – Chad Muma, Wyoming

LB – Damone Clark, LSU

DB – Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati

DB – Matt Hankins, Iowa

DB – Jaylan Foster, South Carolina

DB – Steven Jones Jr., Appalachian State

P – Adam Korsak, Rutgers

KR – Marcus Jones, Houston