All eyes are on one player in Alabama’s defensive secondary this season.
Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry, a junior cornerback, lands on a fourth preseason watch list. After earning a spot on Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Award, and Jim Thorpe Award lists, McKinstry is now on the Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list.
Walter Camp Award ▶️ Most outstanding player in college football.@GaQMcK1 https://t.co/99f3rZEw75 pic.twitter.com/tutre4IwxO
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) August 11, 2023
The honor goes to the player of the year in college football from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Three former Alabama players have won the honor since 1967. Derrick Henry (2015), Tua Tagovailoa (2018), and DeVonta Smith (2020) captured the award as offensive players. Henry and Smith would also win the Heisman Trophy while Tagovailoa was a Heisman finalist.
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McKinstry could become the first Crimson Tide defensive player to win the Walter Camp Award.
He recorded a team-high 15 pass breakups in 2022. McKinstry returns as a leader in the secondary.
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