The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced on Friday that Clemson linebackers Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and Barrett Carter have been selected to its 2023 Preseason All-America Team. Trotter earned selection on the first-team defense, while Carter garnered selection on the second team. More information from the Walter Camp Football Foundation is included below.

2023 Walter Camp Preseason FBS All-America Teams, presented by 777 Partners

2023 will mark the 134th edition of the nation’s oldest college football All-America team

The 2023 Walter Camp Preseason Football Bowl Subdivision All-America Teams are presented by 777 Partners,a Miami-based private investment firm that invests across several high growth business sectors with a strong focus on financial services. The firm invests across six different industries: insurance, consumer and commercial finance, litigation finance, direct lending, sports, media and entertainment, and aviation. These industries represent areas ofunbridled performance, each one supported by the other in one world-class shared services mode

A Little History

Walter Camp is the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. Walter Camp, “The Father of Americanfootball,” 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 – 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.

Typically announced in early December, the Walter Camp All-America teams are selected by the FBS head coaches and sports information directors.

•  From 1889 to 1964, eleven players were selected.

•  In 1965, both offensive and defensive teams were picked.

•  In 1972, the first punter (Ray Guy, Southern Mississippi) was honored.

•  In 1975, the first placekicker (Chris Bahr, Penn State) was selected.

•  In 1998, the first-ever Second Team All-America team was recognized.

•  In 2001, the first kick returner (Herb Haygood, Michigan State) was picked.

Good to See You Again

Twelve players who earned 2022 Walter Camp All-America First and Second Team honors are on the 2023 preseason list, led by USC junior quarterback Caleb Williams. Williams, who was also selected as the 2022 WalterCamp Player of Year, was a First Team honoree last season. Three other 2022 First Team honorees – Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison, Jr.; Michigan RB Blake Corum; and Indiana KR Jaylin Lucas – are 2023 preseason First Team All-Americans.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Pos.	Name, School	Hgt	Wgt.	Class	Hometown
WR	Marvin Harrison, Jr., Ohio State *	6-4	2-5	Jr.	Philadelphia, PA
WR	Rome Odunze, Washington	6-3	211	Jr.	Las Vegas, NV
TE	Brock Bowers, Georgia #	6-4	230	Jr.	Napa, CA
OL	Joe Alt, Notre Dame #	6-7	317	Jr.	North Oaks, MN
OL	Olu Fashanu, Penn State #	6-6	323	Jr.	Waldorf, MD
OL	Cooper Beebe, Kansas State	6-4	332	Sr.	Kansas City, MO
OL	Graham Barton, Duke	6-5	311	Sr.	Brentwood, TN
C	Drake Nugent, Michigan	6-1	300	Gr.	Lone Tree, CO
QB	Caleb Williams, USC *	6-1	220	Jr.	Washington, D.C.
RB	Blake Corum, Michigan *	5-8	210	Sr.	Marshall, VA
RB	Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss	5-11	210	So.	Pike Road, AL
PK	Joshua Karty, Stanford	6-2	207	Sr.	Burlington, NC

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Pos.	Name, School	Hgt	Wgt.	Class	Hometown
DL	Jared Verse, Florida State	6-4	248	Jr.	Dayton, OH
DL	Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois #	6-2	295	So.	St. Petersburg, FL
DL	Dantay Corleone, Cincinnati	6-2	320	So.	Cincinnati, OH
DL	Bralen Trice, Washington	6-4	267	Jr.	Phoenix, AZ
LB	Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State #	6-2	239	Gr.	Cleveland, OH
LB	Jeremiah Trotter, Jr., Clemson	6-0	230	Jr.	Hainesport, NJ
LB	Harold Perkins, Jr., LSU	6-1	220	So.	New Orleans, LA
DB	Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama	6-1	195	Jr.	Birmingham, AL
DB	Kamren Kinchens, Miami	5-11	202	Jr.	Miami, FL
DB	Calen Bullock, USC	6-3	190	Jr.	Pasadena, CA
DB	Kalen King, Penn State #	5-11	190	Jr.	Detroit, MI
P	Kai Kroeger, South Carolina #	6-4	220	Sr.	Lake Forest, IL
KR	Jaylin Lucas, Indiana *	5-9	185	So.	Houma, LA

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Pos.	Name, School	Hgt	Wgt.	Class	Hometown
WR	Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State	6-1	205	Jr.	Steilacoom, WA
WR	Xavier Worthy, Texas	6-1	164	Jr.	Fresno, CA
TE	Brevyn Spann-Ford, Minnesota	6-7	270	Sr.	St. Cloud, MN
OL	Zak Zinter, Michigan	6-6	315	Sr.	North Andover, MA
OL	Christian Haynes, Connecticut	6-3	305	Sr.	Bowie, MD
OL	Beaux Limmer, Arkansas	6-5	306	Sr.	Tyler, TX
OL	JC Latham, Alabama	6-6	335	Jr.	Oak Creek, WI
C	Zach Frazier, West Virginia	6-3	306	Jr.	Fairmont, WV

QB	Drake Maye, North Carolina	6-4	225	So.	Huntersville, NC
RB	Braelon Allen, Wisconsin	6-2	236	Jr.	Fond Du Lac, WI
RB	Raheim Sanders, Arkansas	6-2	237	Jr.	Rockledge, FL
PK	Jonah Dalmas, Boise State	5-8	172	Sr.	Meridian, ID

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Pos.	Name, School	Hgt	Wgt.	Class	Hometown
DL	Mykel Williams, Georgia	6-5	265	So.	Columbus, GA
DL	Mekhi Wingo, LSU	6-1	295	Jr.	St. Louis, MO
DL	Chop Robinson, Penn State	6-3	253	Jr.	Gaithersburg, MD
DL	Leonard Taylor, Miami	6-3	305	Jr.	Miami, FL
LB	Jason Henderson, Old Dominion	6-1	225	Jr.	Dingsman Ferry, PA
LB	Barrett Carter, Clemson	6-1	225	Jr.	Suwanee, GA
LB	Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia	6-1	245	Jr.	Hyattsville, MD
DB	Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo #	6-0	200	Jr.	Williston, FL
DB	Ben Morrison, Notre Dame	6-0	179	So.	Phoenix, AZ
DB	Malaki Starks, Georgia	6-1	205	So.	Jefferson, GA
DB	Cole Bishop, LSU	6-2	206	Jr.	Peachtree City, GA
P	Tory Taylor, Iowa	6-4	230	Sr.	Melbourne, Australia
KR	Lideatrick Griffin, Mississippi State #	5-10	185	Sr.	Philadelphia, PA

* – 2022 First Team Walter Camp All-America selection

# – 2022 Second Team Walter Camp All-America selection