The start of the 2025 college football season continues to draw closer and closer. We have officially reached preseason awards season. This week, Walter Camp released their preseason All-American teams. Making the second team was USC kicker Caden Chittenden.

Chittenden is entering his first season with the Trojans after transferring in from UNLV. As a true freshman with the Rebels last year, Chittenden quickly established himself as one of the top kickers in the country, being named a freshman All-American. Now, he heads to Los Angeles, where he will look to replace Michael Lantz, who started at kicker for the Trojans in 2024.

Per USC’s press release, “Chittenden, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2025 from UNLV, was one of the nation’s top kickers as a freshman in 2024. He won a plethora of awards including being named First Team True Freshman All-American by 247Sports, Second Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic, College Football Network Honorable Mention All-American, College Football Network Freshman Specialist of the Year, College Football Network Freshman Kicker of the Year and Mountain West Freshman of the Year. 

“Chittenden earned placement on the All-Mountain West First Team and was the first freshman from UNLV named to the All-Mountain West First Team since 2006. He was also a semifinalist for the 2024 Lou Groza Award and a three-time Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, as well as a three-time Mountain West Freshman of the Week.

“Chittenden shattered the Mountain West and UNLV single-season record for field goals by a freshman (26). He led the nation in scoring among all kickers with 133, which tied for the most in UNLV history. He tied the UNLV record for field goals in a season by making 26-of-33 attempts on the year. He also tied a school record 55-of-56 extra points. He hit a season-long 52-yard field goal in a rainstorm win at San Jose State. 

“Chittenden also handled kickoff duties. He finished the season ranked No. 2 in the nation in field goals per game (1.86), No. 7 in the nation in total points scored among all positions (133) and No. 11 in the nation in scoring (9.5).”

Chittenden will suit up for the Trojans for the first time on August 30, when USC hosts Missouri State at the Coliseum.

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Walter Camp names USC’s Caden Chittenden preseason All-American