COLUMBIA, SC -
University of South Carolina senior defensive end Melvin Ingram has been named to the 2011 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team, the 122nd honored by the organization. The nation's oldest All-America team was announced live this evening on the Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Show.
Ingram, a 6-2, 276-pounder from Hamlet, N.C., led the Gamecocks with 13.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks. He also intercepted two passes, was credited with six quarterback hurries and scored three touchdowns, including a 68-yard scamper on a fake punt in the Gamecocks' win at Georgia. Earlier in the week he was named first-team All-America by AFCA.
The Walter Camp All-America team is selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and certified by Marcum LLP, a New Haven-based accounting firm. Walter Camp Football Foundation President John Marks was pleased with the voting participation.
"Once again, we had more than 80 percent of the Bowl Subdivision schools participate in this year's voting," Marks said. "We are very appreciative of the continuing cooperation of the coaches and sports information directors in our annual effort to honor the nation's most outstanding college players."
The 2011 Walter Camp Player of the Year and members of the All-America team will be honored at the organization's national awards banquet on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven. In addition, the Foundation will honor NFL Hall-of-Famer Harry Carson and former Walter Camp All-Americans and NFL All-Pro Chris Spielman (Ohio State) – with major awards.
2011 Walter Camp All-America Teams
First Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Class Hometown Height Weight
QB Andrew Luck, Stanford # Sr. Houston, TX 6-4 235
RB LaMichael James, Oregon * Jr. Texarkana, TX 5-9 195
RB Trent Richardson, Alabama Jr. Pensacola, FL 5-11 224
WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State * Jr. Ardmore, OK 6-1 215
WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma * Sr. Norman, OK 5-10 188
TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame Jr. Fort Wayne, IN 6-6 249
OL David DeCastro, Stanford Sr. Bellevue, WA 6-5 310
OL Barrett Jones, Alabama Jr. Memphis, TN 6-5 311
OL Matt Kalil, USC Jr. Corona, CA 6-7 295
OL Jonathan Martin, Stanford Sr. Los Angeles, CA 6-6 304
C David Molk, Michigan Sr. Lemont, IL 6-2 286
PK Randy Bullock, Texas A&M Sr. Klein, TX 5-9 212
First Team Defense
DL Whitney Mercilus, Illinois Jr. Akron, OH 6-4 265
DL Devon Still, Penn State Sr. Wilmington, DE 6-5 310
DL Melvin Ingram, South Carolina Sr. Hamlet, NC 6-2 276
DL Jerel Worthy, Michigan State Jr. Huber Heights, OH 6-3 310
LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College * Jr. Cincinnati, OH 6-3 237
LB Dont'a Hightower, Alabama Jr. Lewisburg, TN 6-4 260
LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia Soph. Columbus, GA 6-3 241
DB Morris Claiborne, LSU Jr. Shreveport, LA 6-0 185
DB Mark Barron, Alabama Sr. Mobile, AL 6-2 218
DB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU Soph. New Orleans, LA 5-9 175
DB David Amerson, North Carolina State Soph. Greensboro, NC 6-3 194
P Shawn Powell, Florida State Sr. Rome, GA 6-4 235
KR Tyler Lockett, Kansas State Fr. Tulsa, OK 5-11 170
Second Team Offense
Pos. Name, School Class Hometown Height Weight
QB Robert Griffin III, Baylor Jr. Copperas Cove, TX 6-2 220
RB Montee Ball, Wisconsin Jr. Wentzville, MO 5-11 210
RB Bobby Rainey, Western Kentucky Sr. Griffin, GA 5-8 205
WR Robert Woods, USC Soph. Carson, CA 6-1 180
WR Jordan White, Western Michigan Sr. Cleveland, OH 6-0 215
TE Orson Charles, Georgia Jr. Tampa, FL 6-3 241
OL Levy Adcock, Oklahoma State Sr. Claremore, OK 6-6 322
OL Nate Potter, Boise State Sr. Boise, ID 6-6 295
OL Ryan Miller, Colorado Sr. Littleton, CO 6-8 295
OL Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin Sr. Waukesha, WI 6-4 315
C William Vlachos, Alabama Sr. Birmingham, AL 6-1 294
PK Caleb Sturgis, Florida Jr. St. Augustine, FL 5-11 183
Second Team Defense
DL Frank Alexander, Oklahoma Sr. Baton Rouge, LA 6-4 255
DL Vinny Curry, Marshall Sr. Neptune, NJ 6-4 263
DL Andre Branch, Clemson Sr. Richmond, VA 6-5 260
DL Joe Vellano, Maryland Jr. Rexford, NY 6-2 285
LB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame Jr. Laie, HI 6-2 255
LB Lavonte David, Nebraska Sr. Miami, FL 6-1 225
LB Courtney Upshaw, Alabama Sr. Eufaula, AL 6-2 265
DB Bacarri Rambo, Georgia Jr. Donalsonville, GA 6-0 218
DB Matt Daniels, Duke Sr. Fayetteville, GA 6-1 210
DB Nigel Malone, Kansas State Jr. Manteca, CA 5-10 176
DB Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt Sr. Elko, GA 6-0 188
P Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech Jr. Salem, OR 6-2 215
KR Joe Adams, Arkansas Sr. Little Rock, AR 5-11 190
* - 2010 Walter Camp First Team All-America # - 2010 Walter Camp Second Team All-America
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