Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson has been named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation. They unveiled their All-American team on Thursday evening, during the College Football Awards Show.
Johnson, the Atlantic Coast Defensive Player of the Year, has previously been named a first-team All-American by CBS Sports/247Sports and ESPN and a second-team All-American from The Athletic.
In his one season with the Seminoles, Johnson had 70 tackles, which is tops amongst all Power 5 defensive lineman, and led the ACC with 18.0 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks, both of which ranked sixth best in the nation.
His TFL and sack totals were the most by an FSU defender since DeMarcus Walker had 21.5 and 16.0, respectively, in 2016.
On four different occasions during the 2021 season, Johnson earned ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors for his play.
He opened the year with 2.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks against No. 9 Notre Dame and followed that up with 3.0 sacks and 4.0 TFL against Jacksonville State.
At Clemson, Johnson had 2.0 TFL and a strip-sack fumble that he recovered and returned for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Johnson had 3.0 sacks and 5.0 TFL in FSU’s 31-28 win over Miami and is the only Power 5 player in the country this season with multiple games with 3.0 sacks and 4.0 TFL. No player in the 66-game history of the FSU-Miami rivalry has had more TFL than Johnson, and his 5.0 were the most in any game for a Seminole since 2012. Johnson also forced a fumble against Miami that FSU recovered and turned into a touchdown.
Johnson is a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award and was a semifinalist for the Lombardi and Bednarik Awards.
The full Walter Camp All-American squads are below:
2021 Walter Camp All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt. Wgt. Year Hometown
WR David Bell, Purdue 6-2 205 Jr. Indianapolis, IN
WR Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh 6-0 175 Soph. Frederick, MD
TE Trey McBride, Colorado State 6-4 260 Sr. Fort Morgan, CO
OL Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State 6-4 320 Soph. Charlotte, NC
OL Evan Neal, Alabama 6-7 350 Jr. Okeechobee, FL
OL Darian Kinnard, Kentucky 6-5 345 Sr. Knoxville, TN
OL Zion Johnson, Boston College 6-3 316 Grad. Bowie, MD
C Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa # 6-3 290 Jr. Solon, IA
QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh 6-3 220 Sr. Oakhurst, NJ
RB Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State 5-10 210 Jr. Arlington, TN
RB Breece Hall, Iowa State # 6-1 220 Jr. Wichita, KS
PK Jake Moody, Michigan 6-1 211 Sr. Northville, MI
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt. Wgt. Year Hometown
DL Jordan Davis, Georgia 6-6 340 Sr. Charlotte, NC
DL Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan 6-6 265 Sr. Plymouth, MI
DL Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon 6-5 258 Soph. Los Angeles, CA
DL Jermaine Johnson, Florida State 6-5 262 Sr. Eden Prairie, MN
LB Will Anderson, Alabama 6-4 243 Soph. Hampton, GA
LB Nakobe Dean, Georgia 6-0 225 Jr. Horn Lake, MS
LB Devin Lloyd, Utah 6-3 235 Jr. Chula Vista, CA
DB Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame # 6-4 220 Jr. Atlanta, GA
DB Coby Bryant, Cincinnati 6-1 198 Grad. Cleveland, OH
DB Jalen Pitre, Baylor 6-0 197 Sr. Stafford, TX
DB Verone McKinley, Oregon 5-11 194 Soph. Carrollton, TX
P Matt Araiza, San Diego State 6-2 200 Jr. San Diego, CA
KR Brian Battie, South Florida 5-8 170 Soph. Sarasota, FL
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt. Wgt. Year Hometown
WR Drake London, USC 6-5 210 Jr. Moorepark, CA
WR Chris Olave, Ohio State 6-1 188 Sr. San Ysidro, CA
WR Jameson Williams, Alabama 6-2 189 Jr. St. Louis, MO
TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina 6-4 240 Sr. Cambridge, MA
OL Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State 6-5 315 Jr. Tampa, FL
OL Kenyon Green, Texas A&M * 6-4 325 Jr. Humble, TX
OL Jamaree Salyer, Georgia 6-4 325 Sr. Atlanta, GA
OL Max Mitchell, Louisiana 6-6 299 Jr. Monroe, LA
C Zach Frazier, West Virginia 6-3 306 Soph. Fairmont, WV
QB Bryce Young, Alabama 6-0 194 Soph. Pasadena, CA
RB Sean Tucker, Syracuse 5-10 210 Fr. Owings Mills, MD
RB Tyler Badie, Missouri 5-8 194 Sr. New Orleans, LA
PK Noah Ruggles, Ohio State 6-2 190 Grad. Odesa, FL
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. Name, School Hgt. Wgt. Year Hometown
DL Cameron Thomas, San Diego State 6-5 270 Jr. Carlsbad, CA
DL George Karlaftis, Purdue 6-4 275 Jr. West Lafayette, IN
DL DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M 6-4 290 Jr. San Antonio, TX
DL Sam Williams, Ole Miss 6-4 265 Sr. Montgomery, AL
LB Leo Chenal, Wisconsin 6-2 260 Jr. Grantsburg, WI
LB Chad Muma, Wyoming 6-3 242 Sr. Lone Tree, CO
LB Damone Clark, LSU 6-3 240 Sr. Baton Rouge, LA
DB Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati 6-3 200 Jr. Detroit, MI
DB Matt Hankins, Iowa 6-0 185 Sr. Lewisville, TX
DB Jaylan Foster, South Carolina 5-10 195 Sr. Duncan, SC
DB Steven Jones, Jr., Appalachian State 5-10 180 Sr. Rockingham, NC
P Adam Korsak, Rutgers 6-2 190 Sr. Melbourne, Australia
KR Marcus Jones, Houston 5-8 185 Sr. Enterprise, AL
# – 2020 Walter Camp First Team All-America selection
* 2020 Walter Camp Second Team All-America selection
Portions from FSU release
