NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Notre Dame football juniors Anthonie Knapp, Leonard Moore and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa were named to the 2026 Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team, the organization announced Tuesday. Knapp and Moore earned first-team honors, while Vilamu-Asa was selected to the second team.
Walter Camp is the nation’s oldest college football All-America team, selecting its first All-America team in 1889. It is one of the five All-America teams included in consensus and unanimous All-America determinations.
Notre Dame is one of just six schools to have at least three players on the Walter Camp Preseason All-America teams.
Knapp, a starter on the Irish offensive line in 27 games over the past two seasons, makes his debut on the Walter Camp Preseason All-America team. He played a key role in leading a dominant Notre Dame rushing attack that averaged 5.7 yards per carry, tied for the third-best mark in the FBS last season. The Irish offense rushed for more than 200 yards per game and averaged 7.3 yards per play a season ago behind Knapp.
A unanimous All-American a season ago, Moore started in 10 games for the Irish and led the team with five interceptions, which was tied for the seventh-most in the country. He tallied 31.0 total tackles, forced one fumble and had seven pass breakups.
Moore made his presence known in multiple games throughout the season. Against Boise State last October, he forced three turnovers (two interceptions, one forced fumble), for his first career multi-interception game. Moore, who also had six solo tackles against the Broncos, was named the Walter Camp FBS Defensive Player of the Week and the Jim Thorpe Award Defensive Back of the Week following his performance.
It’s the second-straight season Moore has been named to the Walter Camp Preseason All-America First Team. He was also named to the Lott Impact Trophy Watch List last month.
Viliamu-Asa saw action in 11 games last year, making two starts before missing the final game of the season due to injury. The Inland Empire, California native finished fourth on the team with 48.0 total tackles. He also notched 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks to go along with an interception, two pass breakups and five quarterback hurries during his sophomore campaign.
It’s the first career preseason All-American honor for Viliamu-Asa, who like Moore, was named to the Lott Impact Trophy Watch List in May.