Weaver Named Walter Camp All-American

BOISE, Idaho - Redshirt junior STUD Curtis Weaver made history Thursday evening, becoming the first FBS-era Boise State player named to the Walter Camp All-America First Team.

Overall, Weaver is the third Bronco named to the Walter Camp All-America First Team, and it is the fourth such honor for Boise State. Defensive ends Pete Kwiatkowski (1987) and Erik Helgeson (1988, 1990) were previously named to the Walter Camp I-AA All-America First Teams. In the program's FBS Era (1996-Present), Weaver is the first Bronco named to the Walter Camp First Team, and sixth honored overall, following second-team nods to kicker Tyler Jones (2004), offensive lineman Ryan Clady (2007), cornerback Kyle Wilson (2009), offensive lineman Nate Potter (2011), and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence (2013).

Thursday's announcement is the third All-America nod this season for Weaver, who has already been named to the CBS Sports All-America First Team and The Athletic's All-America Second Team.

Weaver's outstanding 2019 campaign has also included being named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year as well as to the All-Mountain West First Team last week. The Long Beach, Calif., native has racked up a Mountain West-leading 13.5 sacks, ranking fifth in the nation, as well as a career-high 50 tackles, including 18.5 tackles-for-loss, a figure which also paces the conference and ranks tied for ninth in the FBS.

A Ted Hendricks Award finalist and Bednarik Award semifinalist, Weaver has recorded at least a share of a sack in eight of Boise State's 13 games, along with three multi-sack performances. He set a Boise State single-game record with 4.0 sacks Sept. 14 against Portland State, and, with three sacks Oct. 5 at UNLV, passed the previous conference career benchmark of 29.5 to become the Mountain West's career sack king. With 34.0 sacks to his name over his three seasons, Weaver ranks second in Boise State history, and is the FBS' active career leader.

Boise State (12-1), which won its fourth Mountain West title with last Saturday's 31-10 victory over Hawai'i in the conference championship game, will square off with Washington (7-5) at Dec. 21's Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. MT on ABC.

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