The 2022 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "

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" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the

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selected by

Caspar Whitney Caspar William Whitney (September 2, 1864 – January 18, 1929) was an American author, editor, explorer, outdoorsman and war correspondent. He originated the concept of the All-American team in college football in 1889 when he worked for '' Harp ...

and

Walter Camp Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the system ...

. The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the

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's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in the 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957,

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(CoSIDA) has bestowed

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recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as

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athletes, including all NCAA championship sports. The 2022 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following

College Football All-American The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions. The original use of the term ''All-America'' seems to have been to the 1889 College Football ...

first teams chosen by the following selector organizations:

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(AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA),

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(AFCA),

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(WCFF), '' Sporting News'' (''TSN'', from its historic name of ''The Sporting News''), ''

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'' (''SI''), ''

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'' (Athletic), ''

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'' (USAT),

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(CBS), ''

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'' (''CFN''),

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, and

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(FOX). Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of

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football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed

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s. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, ''TSN'', and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans. The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2022. Fourteen of them were recognized unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*).

Offense

Quarterback

Caleb Williams Caleb Williams (born November 18, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the USC Trojans. Williams played for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2021 before transferring to USC as a sophomore in 2022, where he won several player of the year awards, i ...

, USC (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT)

Running back

Blake Corum Blake Nolan Corum (born November 25, 2000) is an American football running back for the Michigan Wolverines. He won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football and was named a unanimous All-American in 2022 after rushing for over 1,400 yards with 18 touc ...

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) *

Bijan Robinson Bijan Robinson (born January 30, 2002) is an American football running back for the Texas Longhorns. He won the Doak Walker Award in 2022. Early years Robinson attended Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona. During his career he had ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT)

Wide receiver

Marvin Harrison Jr. Marvin Darnell Harrison Jr. (born August 11, 2002) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State; he was recognized as a two-time unanimous All-American and winner of the 2023 Fr ...

Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) * Jalin Hyatt,

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) *

Xavier Hutchinson Xavier Hutchinson (born June 1, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Iowa State Cyclones. High school career Hutchinson attended Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns, Florida. As a senior, he had 74 receptions for 1,004 receiv ...

, Iowa State (AP) *

Charlie Jones Charles, Charlie, Charley or Chuck Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Chuck Jones (1912–2002), American animator, director, and producer * Charles Jones (c. 1889–1942), American actor better known as Buck Jones * Charles Jones (pho ...

, Purdue (FOX)

Tight end

* Brock Bowers,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(AFCA, FWAA, ESPN, USAT) * Michael Mayer, Notre Dame (AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, FOX, The Athletic)

Offensive line

* Joe Alt, Notre Dame (AP, ESPN, CBS) * Steve Avila, TCU (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, FOX) * Cooper Beebe,

Kansas State Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

(TSN, ESPN, FOX, The Athletic) * Paris Johnson Jr.,

(AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, The Athletic) * Dawand Jones,

(CBS) * Olu Oluwatimi,

(AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) *Alex Palczewski,

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

(TSN) * John Michael Schmitz,

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

(AP, FWAA, CBS, USAT) *

Peter Skoronski Peter Skoronski (born July 31, 2001) is an American football offensive tackle for the Northwestern Wildcats. He is the grandson of Bob Skoronski, who won five NFL championships as a tackle for the Green Bay Packers. Career Skoronski attended ...

, Northwestern (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) *

O'Cyrus Torrence O'Cyrus Torrence (born January 20, 2000) is an American football offensive guard for the Florida Gators. He previously played for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns before transferring to Florida in 2022, where he named a consensus All-American. Early ...

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(AP, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT) * Andrew Vorhees, USC (AP, FOX, USAT)

Defense

Defensive line

* Felix Anudike-Uzomah,

(USAT) *

Jalen Carter Jalen Da'Quan Carter (born April 4, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs. He was a two-time CFP national champion with the Bulldogs, winning in 2021 and 2022. High school career Carter attended Apopka Hig ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) * Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame (AFCA, WCFF) * Calijah Kancey,

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, FOX, CBS) * Tuli Tuipulotu, USC (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) *

Jared Verse Jared Verse (born November 4, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Florida State Seminoles. He previously played for the Albany Great Danes, where he was named the 2020 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Defensive Rookie of the Ye ...

Florida State Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

(The Athletic) *

Tyree Wilson Tyree Jae Wilson (born May 20, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and Texas Tech and was selected by the Raiders seventh overall i ...

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sys ...

(FWAA, The Athletic, USAT)

Linebacker

Will Anderson Jr. William Anderson Jr. (born September 2, 2001) is an American football outside linebacker for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He has won several awards during his time with Alabama, including the Lombardi Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy twice. Ear ...

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) * Jack Campbell,

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT) * Jamon Dumas-Johnson,

(TSN, ESPN) * Ivan Pace Jr.,

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) *

Drew Sanders Drew Sanders (born December 31, 2001) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was a member of the team that won the 2021 College Football Pla ...

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

(AP) *

Nick Herbig Nicholas Herbig (born November 21, 2001) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft by t ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

(FOX)

Defensive back

Brian Branch Brian Branch (born October 22, 2001) is an American football safety for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Early life and high school career Branch grew up in Fayetteville, Georgia, and attended Sandy Creek High School. He was named the Georgia 5A Ironm ...

(ESPN, CBS) * Emmanuel Forbes,

Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...

(AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, ESPN, FOX, The Athletic) *

Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson Tre'Vius "Tre" Hodges-Tomlinson (born January 10, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU, and received three all-conference honors during his ti ...

, TCU (AP, TSN, ESPN, USAT) * Kamren Kinchens,

Miami (FL) Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the ...

(AP, TSN, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT) *

Kaevon Merriweather Kaevon Merriweather (born December 20, 1999) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted f ...

(CBS) *

Clark Phillips III Clark Dwaine Phillips III (born December 19, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Utah Utes. He was named a unanimous All-American and the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2022. High school career Phillips III attended La Habr ...

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) * Christopher Smith,

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, USAT) *

Devon Witherspoon Devon Witherspoon (born December 11, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He was a consensus All-American and was named the Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year in 2022. High school career Witherspoon ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, CBS, FOX, The Athletic) * Joey Porter Jr., Penn State (FOX)

Special teams

Kicker

* Christopher Dunn,

NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university ...

(AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, FOX, The Athletic, USAT) *Joshua Karty, Stanford (TSN)

Punter

Bryce Baringer Bryce Baringer (born April 26, 1999) is an American football punter for the Michigan State Spartans. Early life and high school Baringer grew up Waterford, Michigan and attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy. He initially sig ...

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

(AP, AFCA, WCFF, CBS, FOX) *Adam Korsak,

Rutgers Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and w ...

(TSN, USAT) *Kai Kroeger,

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(ESPN, The Athletic) *Tory Taylor,

(FWAA)

Long snapper

*Michael Vinson, Notre Dame (AFCA)

All-purpose / return specialist

* Israel Abanikanda,

(ESPN, CBS) *

Zach Charbonnet Zachariah Charbonnet (born January 8, 2001) is an American football running back. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines before transferring to UCLA Bruins in 2021. He was a two-time all-conference selection in the Pac-12 with ...

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

(FWAA) *Anthony Gould,

Oregon State Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering col ...

(TSN, ESPN, CBS) * Jaylin Lucas,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

(WCFF, CBS, FOX, USAT) *Will Shipley (American football), Will Shipley, 2022 Clemson Tigers football team, Clemson (USAT) *Deuce Vaughn,

(AP, AFCA, TSN, FOX, The Athletic) * Derius Davis, TCU (FOX)

Footnotes

References

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