Ezeiruaku a Walter Camp Award Semifinalist
November 13, 2024 | Football
National Player of the Year candidate among top sack artists in FBS.
New Haven, Conn. – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced Boston College senior defensive back Donovan Ezeiruaku as one of 20 semifinalists for its 2024 Player of the Year award, the fourth-oldest college football award in the nation. The semifinalist lists includes eight quarterbacks, seven defensive players, two running backs, two wide receiver/tight ends and one two-way player.
The Walter Camp Player of the Year will be voted on by the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors later this month. Three finalists will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and the 58th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award will be announced on the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Thursday, December 12.
Ezeiruaku leads the BC defense with 58 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss and 10.0 sacks. He ranks second in the ACC in both TFLs and sacks as well as being fourth in FBS in sacks and ninth in TFLs. He has added two forced fumbles and a team-high eight quarterback hurries. For his career, Ezeiruaku ranks third all-time at BC in sacks at 23.5.
Ezeiruaku is also a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Lombardi Awards.
Walter Camp Player of Year Semifinalists
Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
Bryson Daily, QB, Army West Point
Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku, Edge, Boston College
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon
Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
Kyle Kennard, Edge, South Carolina
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Walter Nolan, DT, Ole Miss
James Pearce, Jr., Edge, Tennessee
Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Edge, Virginia Tech
Kurtis Rourke, QB, Indiana
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State
Cam Ward, QB, Miami
Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame
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The Walter Camp Player of the Year will be voted on by the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors later this month. Three finalists will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and the 58th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award will be announced on the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Thursday, December 12.
Ezeiruaku leads the BC defense with 58 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss and 10.0 sacks. He ranks second in the ACC in both TFLs and sacks as well as being fourth in FBS in sacks and ninth in TFLs. He has added two forced fumbles and a team-high eight quarterback hurries. For his career, Ezeiruaku ranks third all-time at BC in sacks at 23.5.
Ezeiruaku is also a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Lombardi Awards.
Walter Camp Player of Year Semifinalists
Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
Bryson Daily, QB, Army West Point
Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku, Edge, Boston College
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon
Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
Kyle Kennard, Edge, South Carolina
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Walter Nolan, DT, Ole Miss
James Pearce, Jr., Edge, Tennessee
Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Edge, Virginia Tech
Kurtis Rourke, QB, Indiana
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State
Cam Ward, QB, Miami
Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame
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