Foster Named Walter Camp Second-Team All-American

COLUMBIA, S.C. (December 9, 2021) – University of South Carolina senior defensive back Jaylan Foster has been named to the Walter Camp Second-Team All-America squad, it was announced today.
 
This is the 132nd edition of the Walter Camp All-America team, the nation’s oldest college football All-America team, and presented by 777 Partners. Twenty-six players were selected to the first team by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information director. In addition, 26 players were selected to the second team.
 
Foster, a 5-10, 195-pounder from Duncan, S.C., is tied for the NCAA lead with five interceptions, the most for a Gamecock since 2004. He leads the team with 90 tackles, ranking 12th in the SEC with 7.5 tackles per game. A former walk-on, Foster was credited with 4.0 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a quarterback hurry. He notched double figures in tackles in three games, including a career-high 13 stops against Tennessee. Foster was a Sporting News Midseason first-team All-American and a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. He has been selected as a first-team All-SEC performer by the Associated Press, USA TODAY and by the league’s 14 coaches.
 
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.
 
Foster and the Gamecocks (6-6, 3-5 SEC) will travel to Charlotte for a December 30 date in the 2021 Duke’s Mayo Bowl against the North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6, 3-5 ACC). Game time is set for 11:30 am ET and the contest will be televised nationally on ESPN.