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King Named Walter Camp All-American

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa defensive back Desmond King has been named to the Walter Camp All-America first team. The announcement was made Thursday at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show in Atlanta, Georgia.

King was earlier named the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Conference Defensive Back of the Year and was a first team All-Big Ten selection. King is also one of five Players to Watch for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, and is one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award.

King (5-foot-11, 200-pounds), is a junior from Detroit, Michigan (East English Village HS).