Clemson DE T.J. Parker and South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week, presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley
New Haven, CT – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 16,
presented by The Heights Group at Morgan Stanley.
About the Award: This is the 21st year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LaNORRIS SELLERS, SOUTH CAROLINA
RS Freshman, Quarterback, Florence, SC
LaNorris Sellers led South Carolina (7-3, 5-3 in the SEC) to a 34-30 win over Missouri. Sellers completed 21-of-30 passes for a career-high 353 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. He added 45 yards rushing, finishing with a career-best 398 yards of total offense.
Notes: It is the seventh time since 2004 that a South Carolina player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors, and the first since Nov. 20, 2022 (QB Spencer Rattler).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
T.J. PARKER, CLEMSON
Sophomore, Defensive End, Phenix City, AL
TJ Parker recorded seven tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 quarterback sacks, one pass breakup and one forced fumble in Clemson's 24-20 win against Pitt. Parker's 4.0 sacks were a career high and tied the Clemson school record. With the win, the Tigers improved to 8-2, 7-1 in the ACC.
Notes: It is the second time this year (Sept. 11, QB Cade Klubnik) that a Clemson player has earned Offensive Player of Week honors. It is also the 14th time a Clemson player has earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004.
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 (www.waltercamp.org) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team. The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football's most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 13 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.