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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Hardy Named to Prestigious All-America Team
12/7/2007 | Football
NEW HAVEN, CT Ole Miss’ Greg Hardy has been distinguished as one of college football’s best players, making the 2007 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team, the 118th honored by the organization.
The nation’s oldest All-America team was announced live Thursday on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show.
Hardy was named a second team defensive lineman after a stellar sophomore campaign that saw him rank fifth in the nation in TFLs (18.0) and tie for sixth in sacks (10.0). The
The Walter Camp All-America team is selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and certified by UHY Advisors, a New Haven-based accounting firm. Walter Camp Football Foundation President John Barbarotta was pleased with the voting participation.
“We had 80 percent of the Bowl Subdivision schools participate in this year’s voting,” Barbarotta said. “We are very appreciative of the cooperation of the coaches and SIDs in our effort to honor the most outstanding college players each and every season.”
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.
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Members of the 2007 Walter Camp All-America team will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet on January 12, 2008 at the Yale University Commons in
2007 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Teams
| Pos. | Name, School | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | |||||
| WR | Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech | Fr. | 6-3 | 208 | Dallas, TX |
| WR | Jordy Nelson, Kansas State | Jr. | 6-3 | 217 | Riley, KS |
| TE | Travis Beckum, Wisconsin* | Jr. | 6-4 | 224 | Milwaukee, WI |
| OL | Jake Long, Michigan# | Sr. | 6-7 | 315 | Lapeer, MI |
| OL | Sam Baker, USC* | Sr. | 6-5 | 305 | Tustin, CA |
| OL | Anthony Collins, Kansas | Jr. | 6-5 | 310 | Beaumont, TX |
| OL | Tony Hills, Texas | Sr. | 6-6 | 305 | Houston, TX |
| C | Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas | Jr. | 6-4 | 307 | Little Rock, AR |
| QB | Tim Tebow, Florida | Soph. | 6-3 | 235 | Jacksonville, FL |
| RB | Darren McFadden, Arkansas# | Jr. | 6-2 | 215 | Little Rock, AR |
| RB | Kevin Smith, Central Florida | Jr. | 6-1 | 211 | Miami, FL |
| PK | John Sullivan, New Mexico | Sr. | 5-10 | 152 | Tehachapi, CA |
| FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | |||||
| DL | Glenn Dorsey, LSU | Sr. | 6-2 | 303 | Gonzales, LA |
| DL | Chris Long, Virginia | Sr. | 6-4 | 284 | Ivy, VA |
| DL | George Selvie, South Florida | Soph. | 6-4 | 242 | Pensacola, FL |
| DL | Sedrick Ellis, USC | Sr. | 6-2 | 305 | Chino, CA |
| LB | Dan Connor, Penn State | Sr. | 6-2 | 233 | Wallingford, PA |
| LB | James Laurinaitis, Ohio State# | Jr. | 6-3 | 240 | Hamel, MN |
| LB | Jordon Dizon, Colorado | Sr. | 6-0 | 220 | Kauai, HI |
| DB | Aqib Talib, Kansas | Jr. | 6-2 | 205 | Richardson, TX |
| DB | Antoine Cason, Arizona | Sr. | 6-0 | 185 | Long Beach, CA |
| DB | Craig Steltz, LSU | Sr. | 6-2 | 209 | New Orleans, LA |
| DB | Jamie Silva, Boston College | Sr. | 5-11 | 210 | East Providence, RI |
| P | Kevin Huber, Cincinnati | Jr. | 6-1 | 220 | Cincinnati, OH |
| KR | Felix Jones, Arkansas | Jr. | 6-0 | 207 | Tulsa, OK |
| SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | |||||
| WR | Mario Manningham, Michigan | Jr. | 6-0 | 178 | Warren, OH |
| WR | James Hardy, Indiana | Jr. | 6-7 | 220 | Fort Wayne, IN |
| WR | Devone Bess, Hawaii | Jr. | 5-10 | 190 | Oakland, CA |
| TE | Marvin Rucker, Missouri | Sr. | 6-6 | 255 | St. Joseph, MO |
| OL | Ryan Clady, Boise State | Jr. | 6-6 | 317 | Rialto, CA |
| OL | Barry Richardson, Clemson | Sr. | 6-7 | 330 | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| OL | Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia | Jr. | 6-4 | 300 | Cincinnati, OH |
| OL | Duke Robinson, Oklahoma | Jr. | 6-5 | 352 | Atlanta, GA |
| C | Steve Justice, Wake Forest | Sr. | 6-4 | 284 | Port Orange, FL |
| QB | Chase Daniel, Missouri | Jr. | 6-0 | 225 | Southlake, TX |
| RB | Michael Hart, Michigan* | Sr. | 5-9 | 202 | Syracuse, NY |
| RB | Ray Rice, Rutgers* | Jr. | 5-9 | 205 | New Rochelle, NY |
| PK | Thomas Weber, Arizona State | Fr. | 6-1 | 202 | Downey, CA |
| SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | |||||
| DL | Vernon Gholston, Ohio State | Jr. | 6-4 | 264 | Detroit, MI |
| DL | Greg Middleton, Indiana | Soph. | 6-3 | 270 | Indianapolis, IN |
| DL | Greg Hardy, Ole Miss | Soph. | 6-5 | 255 | Millington, TN |
| DL | Bruce Davis, UCLA | Sr. | 6-3 | 234 | Houston, TX |
| DL | Jonal SaintDic, Michigan State | Sr. | 6-1 | 255 | Elizabeth, NJ |
| LB | J Leman, Illinois | Sr. | 6-3 | 243 | Champaign, IL |
| LB | Keith Rivers, USC | Sr. | 6-3 | 235 | Lake Mary, FL |
| LB | Shawn Crable, Michigan | Sr. | 6-5 | 243 | Massilon, OH |
| DB | Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest | Jr. | 5-9 | 191 | Pahokee, FL |
| DB | Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State | Sr. | 6-1 | 208 | Piscataway, NJ |
| DB | Trey Brown, UCLA | Sr. | 5-9 | 189 | Overland Park, KS |
| DB | Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech | Jr. | 5-10 | 200 | Delray Beach, FL |
| P | Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech* | Sr. | 6-0 | 202 | Macon, GA |
| KR | Kevin Robinson, Utah State | Sr. | 6-0 | 199 | Fresno, CA |
# 2006 Walter Camp First Team All-American
* 2006 Walter Camp Second Team All-American