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Campbell Named to AFCA All-America First Team

BATON ROUGE – LSU junior left tackle Will Campbell picked up another honor Friday as he was named first-team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association.

Campbell becomes LSU’s first All-America offensive lineman since center Ethan Pocic in 2016. He’s also the program’s first All-America offensive tackle since Lance Smith in 1984.

Earlier this week, Campbell was named the co-recipient of the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy, presented annually to the top offensive lineman in the SEC, as well as being named first-team All-SEC. Campbell was also one of four finalists for the Lombardi Award.

A three-year starter at left tackle for the Tigers, Campbell capped his LSU career with two first-team All-SEC honors and second-team all-conference recognition as a true freshman in 2022. He earned Freshman All-America honors in 2022 and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll last year.

Campbell started all 38 games in which he appeared during his career at LSU, playing every offensive snap in 22 of 25 SEC games during that span. He played a total of 2,554 offensive snaps during his career, the most of any player during that span.

In 2024, Campbell was the anchor for an LSU offensive line that led the SEC in sacks allowed with 15.

Twice this year Campbell earned offensive lineman of the week honors. He was named the Outland Award National Lineman of the Week for his performance in the win over UCLA and was honored as the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following the win over Vanderbilt.

2024 AFCA All-America Teams

  • First Team

    Offense
    Pos., Name, Ht., Wt., Cl., School, Coach, Hometown (High School)
    WR, Tetairoa McMillan, 6-5, 212, Jr., Arizona, Brent Brennan, Waimanalo, Hawaii (Servite)
    WR, Xavier Restrepo, 5-10, 198, Sr., Miami (Fla.), Mario Cristobal, Coconut Creek, Fla. (Deerfield Beach)
    WR, Nick Nash, 6-3, 195, R-Sr., San Jose St., Ken Niumatalolo, Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge)
    TE, Harold Fannin Jr., 6-4, 230, Jr., Bowling Green, Scot Loeffler, Canton, Ohio (McKinley)
    OL, *Kelvin Banks Jr., 6-4, 320, Jr., Texas, Steve Sarkisian, Humble, Tex. (Summer Creek)
    OL, Tate Ratledge, 6-6, 320, Sr., Georgia, Kirby Smart, Rome, Ga. (Darlington School)
    C, Seth McLaughlin, 6-4, 305, Gr., Ohio St., Ryan Day, Buford, Ga. (Buford)
    OL, Will Campbell, 6-6, 323, Jr., LSU, Brian Kelly, Monroe, La. (Neville)
    OL, Wyatt Milum, 6-6, 317, Sr., West Virginia, Neal Brown, Kenova, W.Va. (Spring Valley)
    QB, Cam Ward, 6-2, 223, Sr., Miami (Fla.), Mario Cristobal, West Columbia, Tex. (Columbia)
    RB, Ashton Jeanty, 5-9, 215, Jr., Boise St., Spencer Danielson, Jacksonville, Fla. (Lone Star [Tex.])
    RB, *Omarion Hampton, 6-0, 220, Jr., North Carolina, Mack Brown, Clayton, N.C. (Cleveland)

    Defense
    Pos., Name, Ht., Wt., Cl., School, Coach, Hometown (High School)
    DL, Donovan Ezeiruaku, 6-2, 247, Sr., Boston College, Bill O’Brien, Williamstown, N.J. (Williamstown)
    DL, Mason Graham, 6-3, 320, Jr., Michigan, Sherrone Moore, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Servite)
    DL, Abdul Carter, 6-3, 252, Jr., Penn St., James Franklin, Philadelphia, Pa. (La Salle College)
    DL, Kyle Kennard, 6-5, 254, Sr., South Carolina, Shane Beamer, Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood)
    LB, *Jay Higgins, 6-2, 232, Sr., Iowa, Kirk Ferentz, Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit Prep)
    LB, Jalon Walker, 6-2, 245, Jr., Georgia, Kirby Smart, Salisbury, N.C. (Salisbury)
    LB, Danny Stutsman, 6-4, 243, Sr., Oklahoma, Brent Venables, Windermere, Fla. (Foundation Academy)
    DB, Nohl Williams, 6-0, 190, R-Sr., California, Justin Wilcox, Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica)
    DB, Caleb Downs, 6-0, 205, So., Ohio St., Ryan Day, Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek)
    DB, *Xavier Watts, 6-0, 203, Gr., Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman, Omaha, Neb. (Burke)
    DB, *Malaki Starks, 6-1, 205, Jr., Georgia, Kirby Smart, Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson)

    Specialists
    Pos., Name, Ht., Wt., Cl., School, Coach, Hometown (High School)
    P, Alex Mastromanno, 6-1, 241, R-Sr., Florida St., Mike Norvell, Melbourne, Australia (Brighton Grammar)
    PK, Ryan Fitzgerald, 6-1, 190, R-Sr., Florida St., Mike Norvell, Coolidge, Ga. (Colquitt County)
    AP, *Travis Hunter, 6-1, 185, Jr., Colorado, Deion Sanders, Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill)
    LS, Luke Elkin, 6-1, 228, Sr., Iowa, Kirk Ferentz, Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)

    Second Team

    Offense
    Pos., Name, Ht., Wt., Cl., School, Coach, Hometown (High School)
    WR, Ryan Williams, 6-0, 175, Fr., Alabama, Kalen DeBoer, Mobile, Ala. (Saraland)
    WR, Tai Felton, 6-2, 186, Sr., Maryland, Michael Locksley, Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge)
    WR, Jeremiah Smith, 6-3, 215, Fr., Ohio St., Ryan Day, Miami Gardens, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna)
    TE, Tyler Warren, 6-6, 261, Sr., Penn St., James Franklin, Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
    OL, Willie Lampkin, 5-11, 290, Sr., North Carolina, Mack Brown, Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland)
    OL, Tyler Booker, 6-5, 325, Jr., Alabama, Kalen DeBoer, New Haven, Conn. (IMG Academy)
    C, Cooper Mays, 6-4, 310, Sr., Tennessee, Josh Heupel, Kingston, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)
    OL, Donovan Jackson, 6-4, 320, Sr., Ohio St., Ryan Day, Cypress, Tex. (Episcopal)
    OL, Ajani Cornelius, 6-5, 315, Sr., Oregon, Dan Lanning, Harlem, N.Y. (Archbishop Stepinac)
    QB, Dillon Gabriel, 6-0, 200, Sr., Oregon, Dan Lanning, Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani)
    RB, Cam Skattebo, 5-11, 215, Sr., Arizona St., Kenny Dillingham, Rio Linda, Calif. (Rio Linda)
    RB, Kaleb Johnson, 6-0, 225, Jr., Iowa, Kirk Ferentz, Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton)

    Defense
    Pos., Name, Ht., Wt., Cl., School, Coach, Hometown (High School)
    DL, Mike Green, 6-4, 248, R-So., Marshall, Charles Huff, Williamsburg, Va. (Lafayette)
    DL, Walter Nolen, 6-3, 305, Jr., Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin, Powell, Tenn. (Powell)
    DL, Princely Umanmielen, 6-4, 255, Sr., Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin, Austin, Tex. (Manor)
    DL, Antwaun Powell-Ryland, 6-3, 252, R-Sr., Virginia Tech, Brent Pry, Portsmouth, Va. (I.C. Norcom)
    LB, Shaun Dolac, 6-1, 225, Gr., Buffalo, Pete Lembo, West Seneca, N.Y. (East)
    LB, Anthony Hill Jr., 6-3, 235, So., Texas, Steve Sarkisian, Denton, Tex. (Ryan)
    LB, Carson Schwesinger, 6-2, 225, R-Jr., UCLA, DeShaun Foster, Moorpark, Calif. (Oaks Christian)
    DB, Malachi Moore, 6-0, 201, Gr., Alabama, Kalen DeBoer, Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville)
    DB, Cobee Bryant, 6-0, 175, Sr., Kansas, Lance Leipold, Evergreen, Ala. (Hillcrest)
    DB, Will Johnson, 6-2, 202, Jr., Michigan, Sherrone Moore, Detroit, Mich. (Grosse Pointe South)
    DB, Jahdae Barron, 5-11, 200, Sr., Texas, Steve Sarkisian, Austin, Tex. (Connally)

    Specialists
    Pos., Name, Ht., Wt., Cl., School, Coach, Hometown (High School)
    P, Eddie Czaplicki, 1-Jun, 207, Sr., Southern California, Lincoln Riley, Charlotte, N.C. (Providence)
    PK, Alex Raynor, 6-0, 185, Sr., Kentucky, Mark Stoops, Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison)
    AP, Brashard Smith, 5-10, 196, Sr., SMU, Rhett Lashlee, Richmond Heights, Fla. (Palmetto)
    LS, Rocco Underwood, 6-3, 228, R-Jr., Florida, Billy Napier, Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary)

    *–2023 AFCA All-American

     

    Team Background: The teams now chosen for each of the AFCA’s five divisions evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams, University Division and College Division, were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — Division I-A and Division I-AA. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II and Division III, respectively. In 2006, the Division I-A and Division I-AA teams were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively. The AFCA started selecting an NAIA All-America Team in 2006. In 2016, the AFCA added a second team All-America.

    From 1965-81, a 22-player (11 offensive, 11 defensive) team was chosen. In 1982, a punter and placekicker were added to the team. In 1997, a return specialist was added. The return specialist position was replaced by an all-purpose player in 2006. A third wide receiver was added to the team in 2024.

    The Award: Members of the AFCA Coaches’ All-America First Team will receive a plaque commemorating their selection to the team, while members of the Second Team will receive a certificate.