Dylan Stewart Named Walter Camp Preseason All-American
University of South Carolina junior edge rusher Dylan Stewart has been named to the 2026 Walter Camp Preseason first-team All-America squad, The Walter Camp Foundation announced today.
Stewart, a 6-5, 250-pounder from Washington, D.C., was a unanimous Freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC selection in 2024 and earned second team All-SEC honors in 2025. Stewart owns 22.5 tackles for loss and 11.0 sacks among his 56 career tackles with a dozen quarterback hurries in 24 games as a Gamecock. He had previously been named a preseason second-team All-American by both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Publications.
Walter Camp is the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later in 1889, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first ever college football All-America team.
The Southeastern Conference has the most schools (12) and players (21) on the 2026 preseason team, followed by the Big Ten (7 schools, 16 players). The Big 12 Conference has four players from four of its member schools.
Here is a list of the Gamecocks listed on preseason teams to date:
Walter Camp All-America
• Dylan Stewart, DL, 1st team
Athlon Sports All-America
• Dylan Stewart, DL, 2nd Team
• Vicari Swain, PR, 2nd Team
Athlon All-SEC
• Dylan Stewart, DL, 1st Team
• Nyck Harbor, WR, 2nd Team
• Vicari Swain, PR, 2nd Team
• Jacarrius Peak, OL, 3rd Team
• Nyck Harbor, KR, 3rd Team
• LaNorris Sellers, QB, 4th Team
• Fred Johnson, LB, 4th Team
• Judge Collier, CB, 4th Team
• Peyton Williams, S, 4th Team
Phil Steele All-America
• Dylan Stewart, DL, 2nd Team
• Vicari Swain, PR, 2nd Team
Phil Steele All-SEC
• Dylan Stewart, DL, 1st Team
• Vicari Swain, PR, 1st Team
• Nyck Harbor, KR, 3rd Team
• Fred Johnson, LB, 4th Team
The Gamecocks report to fall camp on Thursday, August 6, with the first practice scheduled for Friday, August 7. South Carolina opens the 2025 season on Sept. 5 when it hosts Kent State in a 12:45 pm contest at Williams-Brice Stadium.
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