Moses Named Semifinalist for Walter Camp Player of the Year Award

By: Marc Henry Via Mustang Wire

(Walter Camp Football Foundation/SMU) – SMU standout Ahmaad Moses has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the foundation announced Wednesday.

Moses is one of just 20 semifinalists nationwide and one of only six defensive players to make the list. The rest of the group includes 11 quarterbacks, two running backs, and one wide receiver. Moses represents one of only three ACC players honored, joining Miami’s Rueben Bain Jr. and Georgia Tech’s Haynes King.

A key leader on the Mustangs’ dominant defense, Moses has been instrumental in helping SMU lead the nation in turnovers gained (26). The senior currently ranks tied for first nationally with five interceptions and tied for fourth with two fumble recoveries.

Moses has earned a string of weekly awards this season, including:

• Two-time ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Sept. 2, Nov. 3)

• Senior Bowl Stock Up Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 3)

• Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Defensive Back of the Week (Nov. 4)

• East-West Shrine Bowl Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 3)

• Walter Camp Award National Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4)

  
  

His breakout performance came in SMU’s upset win over then-No. 10 Miami, where he posted a career-high 15 tackles, including two for loss, and two interceptions, both leading to Mustang touchdowns. His overtime interception sealed the victory for SMU.

The Walter Camp Player of the Year is the nation’s fourth-oldest college football award and is voted on by 136 FBS head coaches and sports information directors. Three finalists will be announced later this month, with the winner revealed on the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Friday, December 12.