Durant, Ioane, Singleton Named To Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State senior defensive tackle Zane Durant, redshirt junior offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane and senior running back Nicholas Singleton were named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation Preseason All-America team on Tuesday. Durant and Singleton were named first-team and Ioane was tabbed second-team.

 

Walter Camp is the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. The Walter Camp Football Foundation was founded in 1967.

 

Penn State is tied with Alabama, Clemson, Indiana and Texas for the most players represented on the All-America teams.

 

Zane Durant · Sr. · DT · 6-1 · 294 · Lake Nona, Fla. · Lake Nona

• Has appeared in 42 career games, making 28 starts.
• Voted All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2023 and 2024.
• Has tallied 64 tackles (35 solo), 17.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup.
• He has three career games with multiple tackles for loss.
• In 2024, Durant collected 42 tackles (22 solo), 11 tackles for loss, three sacks and a pass breakup.
• He ranked fourth among FBS defensive tackles (2nd in Big Ten) with 11 tackles for loss and tied for first among Big Ten defensive tackles with three sacks.
• Named the Coaching Staff’s Defensive Player of the Game three times (Bowling Green - 9/7; Illinois - 9/28; Minnesota - 11/23).

 

Nicholas Singleton · Sr. · RB · 6-0 · 224 · Shillington, Pa. · Governor Mifflin

• Voted All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2024 as a running back and return specialist.
• Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors in 2023 and was Big Ten Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year.
• Owns 2,912 rushing yards, 32 rushing touchdowns, 78 receptions, 768 receiving yards, eight touchdowns and 993 kick return yards.
• He has eight career 100-yard rushing games, eight games with multiple rushing touchdowns and two games with three rushing scores.
• He has 22 career 20+ yard runs, 14 30+ yards, 12 40+ yards, five 50+ yards, two 60+ yards, two 70+ yards and one 80+ yards.
• Singleton leads returning FBS players with 2,912 career rushing yards, 32 career rushing touchdowns and 4,673 career all-purpose yards.
• He is also the only FBS player averaging 5.8 yards per rush on 490+ career rushing attempts.
• Ranks fifth all-time at Penn State in rushing touchdowns (32), eighth in rushing average (5.8), 10^th in rushing yards (2,912), 12^th in rushing attempts (499) and second in career total touchdowns (41).

 

Olaivavega Ioane · R-Jr. · OL · 6-4 · 330 · Graham, Wash. · Graham-Kapowsin

• Selected All-Big Ten second team in 2024.
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2023 and 2024.
• Has appeared in 33 career games, making 21 starts.
• In 2024, Penn State did not allow a sack against West Virginia, USC, Washington, Purdue or Maryland.
• Helped Penn State to rank ninth in the nation in tackles for loss allowed per game (3.81) and 23^rd in sacks allowed per game (1.25).
• Also helped the Nittany Lions to lead the country in first downs (367), while ranking 10^th in passing efficiency (154.98), fourth down conversion percentage (72.0), 11^th in completion percentage (66.8), 17^th in rushing offense (202.3), 19^th in third down conversion percentage (45.9) and 25^th in red zone offense (89.4).

 

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