TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita and wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan have been named to the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List, as announced today by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
 
Fifita and McMillan make their first appearance on the Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List of their respective collegiate careers. The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award honors the best college football players in the nation.
 
Fifita adds another preseason award after being named to the Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Athlon Sports Preseason All-American, and Phil Steele Third-Team All-American. The redshirt sophomore quarterback from Huntington Beach, California posted a single-season program-best completion percentage (72.4%) in 2023.
 
He threw for a single-game record 527 yards against Arizona State to cap the regular season and then led the Wildcats to their 7th win in a row with a victory over No. 12 Oklahoma in the Valero Alamo Bowl while passing for 354 yards marking the second-most in a bowl game in program history.
 
McMillan earns another preseason honor adding the Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List to a growing list of preseason accolades including All-Big 12 Team, First-Team All-American by Phil Steele, and Athlon Sports. It is the first Walter Camp preseason selection for the junior wide receiver.
 
He recorded 1,402 receiving yards, marking the second most in a single season in program history. McMillan is the 8th player in program history to surpass 2,000 career receiving yards and his 10 touchdown grabs were the 6th most in a single season in the history of Arizona football.
 
The 2024 watch list includes 41 offensive players (20 quarterbacks, 11 running backs, five receivers/tight ends and two offensive lineman) along with nine from the defensive side of the ball.

Players from 39 different schools representing 10 conferences (including independents) are represented on the preseason watch list. Ohio State and Notre Dame each have three players on the watch list, while seven schools (Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Ole Miss and Penn State) each have two.

"We are proud to continue the great work of Walter Camp and recognize the best college football players in the nation," Foundation president John Barbarotta said. "This watch list is a great start to what is shaping up to be another exciting year of college football."

Earlier in the summer, the Foundation announced its 2024 preseason All-American teams. The Walter Camp is the nation's oldest and most prestigious All-America team.

The 2024 Player of Year watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in early November and three finalists will be announced on November 26. The 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 133 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on ESPN's College Football Awards Show on December 12.

Please note: Appearing on the preseason Watch List is not a requirement for a player to win the Walter Camp award or be named to the All-America team.

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 Walter Camp Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. 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. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit the NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.