South Carolina’s Jaylan Foster rewarded with All-America honors after big season
South Carolina senior defensive back Jaylan Foster was named to the Walter Camp Second-Team All-America squad on Thursday.
“Wow a childhood dream achieved,” Foster posted to Twitter.
The former walk-on defensive back from Duncan came up with five interceptions in 2021, the most for a Gamecock defender since 2004. He lead the Gamecocks this year with 90 tackles, 4.0 for loss, two sacks, two pass break-ups and two forced fumbles.
Foster is the first Gamecock to earn All-America honors since Javon Kinlaw in 2019. He is also the first Gamecock to earn a spot on the Walter Camp All-America team since A.J. Cann was a second-team selection in 2014.
2021 Walter Camp All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR David Bell, Purdue
WR Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh
TE Trey McBride, Colorado State
OL Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State
OL Evan Neal, Alabama
OL Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
OL Zion Johnson, Boston College
C Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
RB Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
RB Breece Hall, Iowa State
PK Jake Moody, Michigan
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Jordan Davis, Georgia
DL Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
DL Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
DL Jermaine Johnson, Florida State
LB Will Anderson, Alabama
LB Nakobe Dean, Georgia
LB Devin Lloyd, Utah
DB Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
DB Coby Bryant, Cincinnati
DB Jalen Pitre, Baylor
DB Verone McKinley, Oregon
P Matt Araiza, San Diego State
KR Brian Battie, South Florida
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR Drake London, USC
WR Chris Olave, Ohio State
WR Jameson Williams, Alabama
TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina
OL Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State
OL Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
OL Jamaree Salyer, Georgia
OL Max Mitchell, Louisiana
C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
QB Bryce Young, Alabama
RB Sean Tucker, Syracuse
RB Tyler Badie, Missouri
PK Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
DL George Karlaftis, Purdue
DL DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
DL Sam Williams, Ole Miss
LB Leo Chenal, Wisconsin
LB Chad Muma, Wyoming
LB Damone Clark, LSU
DB Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
DB Matt Hankins, Iowa
DB Jaylan Foster, South Carolina
DB Steven Jones Jr., Appalachian State
P Adam Korsak, Rutgers
KR Marcus Jones, Houston
This story was originally published December 9, 2021 at 9:16 PM.
