Cameron Heyward Named to Playboy Preseason All-America Football Team – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State senior defensive lineman Cameron Heyward Tuesday was named to the 2010 Playboy Preseason All-America Football Team.
Heyward, who also has been named to the preseason Lombardi and Lott Trophy watch lists, led the Buckeyes with 6.5 sacks and had 10 TFL for Ohio State’s Top 5-ranked defense in 2009. He led all defensive linemen with 46 tackles and had his best game of the year with 9.0 tackles and 2.0 sacks in the win at Penn State.
A 2009 Second Team All-Big Ten selection, Heyward will anchor a defensive line that loses five off the unit from last year, including Thaddeus Gibson and Doug Worthington – 18.0 tackles-for-loss and 6.0 sacks between them – and part-time starter Todd Denlinger (4.0 and 2.0, respectively) the most significant losses to overcome.
Heyward and the Buckeyes open the 2010 season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 against Marshall at Ohio Stadium.
This year marks the 54th year of the Playboy All-America Team, the direct descendent of the original All-America as conceived by Walter Camp back in the 1890’s.
Ohio State Playboy All-Americans
1973 John Hicks, Randy Gradishar
1975 Archie Griffin
1980 Art Schlichter, Coach Earle Bruce
1982 Joe Lukens
1983 Vaughn Broadnax
1985 Keith Byars
1986 Cris Carter
1987 Chris Spielman
1990 Alonzo Spellman
1991 Steve Tovar
1992 Steve Tovar
1993 Dan Wilkinson
1994 Korey Stringer, Joey Galloway
1996 Orlando Pace, Shawn Springs
1997 Andy Katzenmoyer
1998 David Boston, Andy Katzenmoyer, Antoine Winfield
1999 Na’il Diggs, Ahmed Plummer, Coach John Cooper
2002 Mike Doss
2003 Will Smith, Chris Gamble
2004 A.J. Hawk
2005 A.J. Hawk, Santonio Holmes, Ted Ginn Jr.
2006 Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Jr.
2007 James Laurinaitis
2008 James Laurinaitis, Malcolm Jenkins
2010 Cameron Heyward
