Shakir Bell Named to 4th All America Team

[SycamoreSage]

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 All-America teams for the Football Bowl and Championship subdivisions.

2011 Walter Camp Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team

OFFENSE

Pos. Name, School Class Hgt Wgt Hometown

WR Aaron Mellette, Elon Jr. 6-4 212 Sanford, NC

WR Nicholas Edwards, Eastern Washington Jr. 6-3 200 Tacoma, WA

TE Colin Anderson, Furman Jr. 6-4 231 Dallas, TX

OL J.C. Oram, Weber State Sr. 6-4 300 Marriot-Slaterville, UT

OL Nate Page, Wofford Sr. 6-2 295 Charlotte, NC

OL Brett Moore, Georgia Southern Sr. 6-3 255 Warner Robbins, GA

OL Paul Cornick, North Dakota State Sr. 6-6 309 Orono, MN

C Chris Powers, Eastern Washington Sr. 6-2 285 Black Diamond, WA

QB Bo Levi Mitchell, Eastern Washington Sr. 6-2 210 Katy, TX

RB Shakir Bell, Indiana State So. 5-8 185 Indianapolis, IN

RB Terrance West, Towson Fr. 5-11 222 Baltimore, MD

PK Zach Brown, Portland State Jr. 6-1 200 Keizer, OR

DEFENSE

Pos. Name, School Class Hgt Wgt Hometown

DL Adrian Hamilton, Prairie View A&M Sr. 6-3 255 Dallas, TX

DL Brent Russell, Georgia Southern * Jr. 6-2 291 Comer, GA

DL Zack Nash, Sacramento State Sr. 6-4 260 Vacaville, CA

DL Andrew Schaetzke, Georgetown Sr. 6-4 245 Toledo, OH

LB Matt Evans, New Hampshire * Jr. 6-0 227 Hanover, MA

LB L.J. Fort, Northern Iowa Sr. 6-1 232 Waynesville, MO

LB Keith Pough, Howard Jr. 6-3 225 Orangesburg, SC

DB Kejuan Riley, Alabama State Jr. 6-1 208 Wetumpka, AL

DB Marcus Williams, North Dakota State So. 5-11 190 Minneapolis, MN

DB Bryce Robertson, Bucknell Sr. 5-9 180 Reserve, LA

DB Trumaine Johnson, Montana * Sr. 6-3 210 Stockton, CA

P David Harrington, Idaho State * Sr. 6-2 185 Marina, CA

KR Kevin Fogg, Liberty Jr. 5-10 175 Raleigh, NC

* 2010 Walter Camp FCA All-America selection

 

[Sycamore Proud]

It's good to see Shakir get the well deserved recognition. The publicity for Shakir is also good for the ISU football program. It gets the Sycamores in good light across the nation. As I've often said the best PR is free PR.

 

[TreeTop]

I haven't been paying attention to the QBs in all these All-American teams....has Levi Mitchell been on the first team in all the other All-American teams?

Wondering if Shakir has a better shot at the Walter Payton Award since he's sweeping the first team All-Americans at RB.