Russell Named Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American
12/14/2010 7:31:00 PM | Football
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Georgia Southern sophomore nose tackle Brent Russell (Comer, Ga.) was named a 2010 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American today, one of 26 selected for the prestigious honor. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Football Championship Subdivision schools and certified by the accounting and auditing firm, Marcum LLP.
The 2010 Walter Camp All-America defensive squad includes 10 players who are candidates for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision. Russell, a first-team All-Southern Conference pick on defense, is tied for 32nd nationally in tackles for loss with 17.5 for 88 yards and ranked 42nd nationally with seven sacks. Russell leads the 10-4 Eagles in both categories.
In all, players from 12 different conferences and 24 institutions were represented on the 2010 Walter Camp FCS All-America team. The Big Sky and Southern Conferences had the most selections with four selections each. The Colonial Athletic Association and Missouri Valley Conference each had three.
Walter Camp, "The Father of American Football," 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 11 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 All-America teams for the Football Bowl and Championship subdivisions.
2010 Walter Camp Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team
DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School, Class, Ht, Wt , Hometown
DL Ameet Pall, Wofford , Jr., 6-0, 245, Montreal, Quebec
DL Kendrick Ellis, Hampton, Sr., 6-3, 280, West Palm Beach, FL
DL Jabari Fletcher, Appalachian State, Sr., 6-3, 265, Atlanta, GA
DL Martin Parker, Richmond, Sr., 6-3, 290, New Haven, CT
DL Brent Russell, Georgia Southern, Soph. 6-2 287 Comer, GA
LB J.C. Sherritt, Eastern Washington *, Sr., 5-10 220, Pullman, WA
LB Kyle Glazier, Western Illinois, Sr., 6-1, 220, Geneseo, IL
LB Matt Evans, New Hampshire, Soph. , 6-0, 219, Hanover, MA
DB Mark LeGree, Appalachian State #, Sr., 6-0, 220, Columbus, GA
DB Eugene Clifford, Tennessee State, Sr., 6-2, 205, Cincinnati, OH
DB Moses Ellis, Prairie View A&M, Jr., 5-8 175, Fort Worth, TX
DB Trumaine Johnson, Montana, Jr., 6-3, 197, Stockton, CA
P David Harrington, Idaho State, Jr., 6-3, 185, Huntington Beach, CA
KR Gralyn Crawford, Stephen F. Austin, Soph. 5-10, 175, Palestine, TX
OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School, Class, Ht, Wt, Hometown
QB Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, Sr., 6-0, 195, Baytown, TX
RB Henry Harris, Southeast Missouri State, Sr., 5-8, 185 Memphis, TN
RB Nate Eachus, Colgate, Jr., 5-10, 216, Drums, PA
WR Tysson Poots, Southern Utah, Sr., 6-3, 220, Las Vegas, NV
WR Raymond Webber, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sr., 6-3, 220, St. Louis, MO
TE Andrew Kennedy, Columbia, Sr., 6-3, 242, Westport, CT
OL Ben Ijalana, Villanova *, Sr., 6-4, 320, Hainsport, NJ
OL David Arkin, Missouri State, Sr. 6-5 302, Wichita, KS
OL Mike Person, Montana State, Sr., 6-5, 295, Glendive, MT
OL Johnny Culbreath, South Carolina State, Sr., 6-6, 310 Monroe, GA
C Ryan McKnight, South Dakota State, Sr., 6-1, 295 Sioux Falls, SD
PK Matt Bevins, Liberty *, Jr., 6-2, 185 Newport News, VA
* 2009 Walter Camp All-America selection
# - 2008 and 2009 Walter Camp All-America selection
