BATON ROUGE — LSU free safety LaRon Landry has earned a spot on college football’s most prestigious All-America team as he was named second team All-America by the Walter Camp Foundation, the organization announced on Thursday.
Landry, a senior from Ama, La., helped lead LSU to a 10-2 overall mark, a No. 4 national ranking and a berth in the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame.
The honor is the second for Landry this post-season as he, along with defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, were named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America team last week.
Landry has started all 12 games for the Tigers this year, leading the team with 68 tackles to go with 3.5 tackles for losses and a sack. Landry also intercepted two passes this year, including one in the fourth quarter in LSU’s 31-26 win over Arkansas. Landry has also forced a fumble, blocked a kick and knocked down four passes for the Tigers in 2006.
As a unit, the Tiger defense leads the Southeastern Conference and ranks No. 4 in the nation in scoring defense (12.5 points per game). The Tigers also rank No. 2 in the nation in total defense (238.8 yards per game) and No. 3 nationally in pass defense (145.5 yards per game).
The Walter Camp All-America team is selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 119 Division 1-A football schools and certified by UHY Advisors, a New Haven-based accounting firm.
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 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.
Last year, LSU defensive tackle Kyle Willliams, now with the Buffalo Bills, and offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth, now with the Cincinnati Bengals, were both named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation second team.
2006 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.
Name
School
Yr.
Hgt.
Wgt.
Hometown
WR
Dwayne Jarrett#
USC
Jr.
6-5
215
New Brunswick, NJ
WR
Calvin Johnson$
Georgia Tech
Jr.
6-5
235
Tyrone, GA
TE
Zach Miller
Arizona State
Jr.
6-5
259
Tempe, AZ
OL
Joe Thomas$
Wisconsin
Sr.
6-8
313
Brookfield, WI
OL
Justin Blalock
Texas
Sr.
6-4
329
Dallas, TX
OL
Arron Sears
Tennessee
Sr.
6-4
320
Russelville, AL
OL
Jake Long
Michigan
Jr.
6-7
313
Lapeer, MI
C
Dan Mozes
West Vrginia
Sr.
6-4
290
Washington, PA
QB
Troy Smith
Ohio State
Sr.
6-1
215
Glenville, OH
RB
Steve Slaton
West Virginia
Soph.
5-10
185
Levittown, PA
RB
Darren McFadden
Arkansas
Soph.
6-2
205
North Little Rock, AK
PK
Mason Crosby#
Colorado
Jr.
6-2
210
Lubbock, TX
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.
Name
School
Yr.
Hgt.
Wgt.
Hometown
DL
LaMarr Woodley
Michigan
Sr.
6-2
269
Saginaw, MI
DL
Gaines Adams
Clemson
Sr.
6-5
260
Greenwood, SC
DL
Quinn Pitcock
Ohio State
Sr.
6-3
295
Piqua, OH
DL
Justin Hickman
UCLA
Sr.
6-2
263
Glendale, AZ
LB
Patrick Willis $
Mississippi
Sr.
6-2
240
Bruceton, TN
LB
Paul Posluszny #
Penn State
Sr.
6-2
238
Aliquippa, PA
LB
James Laurinaitis
Ohio State
Soph.
6-2
244
Hamel, OH
DB
Leon Hall
Michigan
Sr.
5-11
193
Vista, CA
DB
Aaron Ross
Texas
Sr.
6-1
192
San Antonio, TX
DB
Daymeion Hughes
California
Sr.
6-2
188
Los Angeles, CA
DB
Reggie Nelson
Florida
Jr.
6-1
193
Melbourne, FL
P
Daniel Sepulveda
Baylor
Sr.
6-3
230
Dallas, TX
KR
DeSean Jackson
California
Soph.
6-0
166
Long Beach, CA
# – 2005 Walter Camp First Team All-America selection
$ – 2005 Walter Camp Second Team All- America selection
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.
Name
School
Yr.
Hgt.
Wgt.
Hometown
WR
Jeff Samardzija
Notre Dame
Sr.
6-5
216
Valparaiso, IN
WR
Jarrett Dillard
Rice
Soph.
5-11
160
San Antonio, TX
TE
Travis Beckum
Wisconsin
Soph.
6-4
219
Milwaukee, WI
OL
Steve Vallos
Wake Forest
Sr.
6-3
290
Boardman, OH
OL
Levi Brown
Penn State
Sr.
6-5
328
Norfolk, VA
OL
Sam Baker
USC
Jr.
6-5
305
Tustin, CA
OL
Josh Beekman
Boston College
Sr.
6-1
321
Amsterdam, NY
C
Ryan Kalil
USC
Sr.
6-3
285
Corona, CA
QB
Colt Brennan
Hawaii
Jr.
6-3
190
Laguna Beach, CA
RB
Mike Hart
Michigan
Jr.
5-9
196
Syracuse, NY
RB
Ray Rice
Rutgers
Soph.
5-9
195
New Rochelle, NY
PK
Justin Medlock
UCLA
Sr.
6-0
197
Fremont, CA
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.
Name
School
Yr.
Hgt.
Wgt.
Hometown
DL
Quentin Moses
Georgia
Sr.
6-5
250
Athens, GA
DL
Mkristo Bruce
Washington State
Sr.
6-6
260
Renton, WA
DL
Anthony Spencer
Purdue
Sr.
6-3
261
Fort Wayne, IN
DL
Tim Crowder
Texas
Sr.
6-4
270
Tyler, TX
LB
H.B. Blades
Pittsburgh
Sr.
5-10
240
Plantation, FL
LB
Buster Davis
Florida State
Sr.
5-10
240
Daytona Beach, FL
LB
Rufus Alexander
Oklahoma
Sr.
6-1
230
Baton Rouge, LA
DB
Louisiana State
Sr.
6-2
202
Metairie, LA
DB
Eric Weddle
Utah
Sr.
6-0
200
Alta Loma, CA
DB
Tom Zbikowski
Notre Dame
Sr.
6-0
210
Arlington Heights, IL
DB
Mike Griffin
Texas
Sr.
6-0
205
Austin, TX
P
Durant Brooks
Georgia Tech
Jr.
6-0
198
Macon, GA
KR
Ted Ginn, Jr.
Ohio State
Jr.
6-0
180
Cleveland, OH
# – 2005 Walter Camp First Team All-America selection
$ – 2005 Walter Camp Second Team All- America selection