CFN’s College Football All-Americans 2022

The College Football All-Americans across the nation are a group of athletes who strive for perfection and embody the pageantry of our great sport.

The end of the college football season has officially brought our 2022 college football All-Americans across the nation. With the launch of College Football Network around the corner, our first annual CFN All-Americans, All-Conference, and individual/team awards are live across the landscape.

Follow along with each of our All-Conference honors as well as our National honors this offseason: AAC | ACC | B1G | Big 12 | Conference-USA | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun BeltFBS Independent

2022 College Football Honors

  • MC Trophy
    Jackson Mitchell, LB, UConn
  • Best Offensive Player
    Olusegun Oluwatimi, C, Michigan
  • Best Defensive Player
    Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State
  • National Coach of the Year
    Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
  • Offensive Rookie of the Year
    Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ole Miss
  • Defensive Rookie of the Year
    Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
  • Walk-On Wins Award
    Carlton Martial, LB, Troy

The MC Trophy is given to the best player in college football who exemplifies hard work, dedication, grit, tenacity, and never settling for anything less than his best, like that of PFN Co-Founder and CEO Matt Cannata.

  • Quarterback of the Year
    Caleb Williams, USC
  • Running Back of the Year
    DeWayne McBride, UAB
  • Wide Receiver of the Year
    Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
  • Tight End of the Year
    Dalton Kincaid, Utah
  • Offensive Line of the Year
    Oregon Ducks
  • Offensive Lineman of the Year
    Olusegun Oluwatimi, C, Michigan
  • Offensive Tackle of the Year
    Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
  • Interior Offensive Lineman of the Year
    Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
  • Defensive Line of the Year
    Washington Huskies
  • Edge Defender of the Year
    Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
  • Interior Defensive Lineman of the Year
    Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
  • Linebacker of the Year
    Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
  • Cornerback of the Year
    Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
  • Safety of the Year
    Jason Taylor II, Oklahoma State
  • Secondary of the Year
    Illinois Fighting Illini
  • Kicker of the Year
    Joshua Karty, Stanford
  • Punter of the Year
    Tory Taylor, Iowa
  • Kick Returner of the Year
    Johnnie Lang, Arkansas State
  • Punt Returner of the Year
    Anthony Gould, Oregon State
  • Special Teamer of the Year
    Yusuf Ali, Middle Tennessee

College Football Network’s 2022 College Football All-Americans

First-Team Offense

QB: Caleb Williams, USC
RB: DeWayne McBride, UAB
RB: Bijan Robinson, Texas
WR: Nathaniel Dell, Houston
WR: Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
TE: Dalton Kincaid, Utah
OT: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
G: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
C: Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
G: Brandon Kipper, Oregon State
OT: Rashad Green, Tulane
FLEX: Blake Corum, Michigan

First-Team Defense

EDGE: Owen Porter, Marshall
EDGE: Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
DT: Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
DT: Jalen Carter, Georgia
LB: Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
LB: Jackson Mitchell, UConn
LB: Carlton Martial, Troy
CB: Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
CB: Clark Phillips III, Utah
CB: Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo
S: Jason Taylor II, Oklahoma State
S: Marcus Fuqua, Buffalo
FLEX: Sydney Brown, Illinois

First-Team Special Teams

Kicker: Joshua Karty, Stanford
Kickoff Specialist: Jake Moody, Michigan
Punter: Tory Taylor, Iowa
Kick Returner: Johnnie Lang, Arkansas State
Punt Returner: Anthony Gould, Oregon State
Special Teamer: Yusuf Ali, Middle Tennessee

Second-Team Offense

QB: Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
RB: Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
RB: Chase Brown, Illinois
WR: Charlie Jones, Purdue
WR: Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
WR: Rashee Rice, SMU
TE: Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse
OT: Connor Galvin, Baylor
G: Isaiah Adams, Illinois
C: Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
G: D’Mitri Emmanuel, Florida State
OT: Darnell Wright, Tennessee
FLEX: Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh

Second-Team Defense

EDGE: Darius Hodges, Tulane
EDGE: Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan
DT: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
DT: Dante Stills, West Virginia
LB: Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
LB: Daiyan Henley, Washington State
LB: Drew Sanders, Arkansas
CB: Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
CB: Christian Gonzalez, Oregon
CB: Kelee Ringo, Georgia
S: Jammie Robinson, Florida State
S: Kamren Kinchens, Miami (FL)
FLEX: JaQues Evans, WKU

Second-Team Special Teams

Kicker: Christopher Dunn, NC State
Kickoff Specialist: Will Stone, Texas
Punter: Bryce Baringer, Michigan State
Kick Returner: Brian Battie, USF
Punt Returner: Eric Garror, Louisiana
Special Teamer: Jermal Martin Jr., Wake Forests

Third-Team Offense

QB: Michael Penix Jr., Washington
RB: Kendre Miller, TCU
RB: Brad Roberts, Air Force
WR: Keylon Stokes, Tulsa
WR: Zakhari Franklin, UTSA
WR: Zay Flowers, Boston College
TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
OT: Broderick Jones, Georgia
G: Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
C: Jacob Gall, Baylor
G: Zak Zinter, Michigan
OT: Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Oregon
FLEX: Tyjae Spears, Tulane

Third-Team Defense

EDGE: Viliami Fehoko, San Jose State
EDGE: Bralen Trice, Washington
DT: Dom Peterson, Nevada
DT: DeWayne Carter, Duke
LB: Jack Campbell, Iowa
LB: Dorian Williams, Tulane
LB: Nick Anderson, Tulane
CB: Ridge Texada, North Texas
CB: Cam Lockridge, Fresno State
CB: Yam Banks, South Alabama
S: Christopher Smith, Georgia
S: Macon Clark, Tulane
FLEX: Eric Gentry, USC

Third-Team Special Teams

Kicker: Griffen Kell, TCU
Kickoff Specialist: Eddie Czaplicki, Arizona State
Punter: Bryce Baringer, Michigan State
Kick Returner: Jaylin Lucas, Indiana
Punt Returner: Nikko Remigio, Fresno State
Special Teamer: Tommy Eckels, Vanderbilt

Honorable Mention Offense

QB: C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
QB: Frank Harris, UTSA
QB: Max Duggan, TCU
RB: Carson Steele, Ball State
RB: Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss
RB: Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
RB: Khalan Laborn, Marshall
RB: Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
RB: Jordan Mims, Fresno State
WR: Malachi Corley, Western Kentucky
WR: Tory Horton, Colorado State
WR: Jalen Moreno-Cropper, Fresno State
WR: Josh Downs, North Carolina
WR: Elijah Cooks, San Jose State
WR: Kris Thornton, JMU
WR: Dorian Singer, Arizona
WR: Devontez Walker, Kent State
WR: Puka Nacua, BYU
TE: Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
TE: Seydou Traore, Arkansas State
TE: Payne Durham, Purdue
FLEX: Raheim Sanders, Arkansas
FLEX: Brian Battie, USF
FLEX: La’Damian Webb, South Alabama
OT: Blake Freeland, BYU
OT: Marcellus Johnson, Eastern Michigan
OT: Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
G: Dillan Gibbons, Florida State
G: Steve Avila, TCU
G: Nick Broeker, Ole Miss
C: Alex Forsyth, Oregon
C: Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane
C: Ahofitu Maka, UTSA
G: O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida
G: Kyle Hergel, Texas State
G: Christian Haynes, UConn
OT: Andre Harris Jr., Duke
OT: Dawand Jones, Ohio State
OT: Christian Duffie, Kansas State

Honorable Mention Defense

EDGE: Jared Verse, Florida State
EDGE: Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
EDGE: Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
DT: Ricky Barber, UCF
DT: Jonah Tavai, San Diego State
DT: Levi Bell, Texas State
DT: Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
DT: Jaquelin Roy, LSU
DT: Braden Fiske, Western Michigan
EDGE: Durrell Johnson, Liberty
EDGE: Isaac Ukwu, JMU
EDGE: Jordan Ferguson, Middle Tennessee
LB: Noah Sewell, Oregon
LB: Harold Perkins, LSU
LB: KD Davis, North Texas
LB: Shaun Dolac, Buffalo
LB: Austin Ajiake, UNLV
LB: Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech
LB: Cedric Gray, North Carolina
LB: Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt
LB: James Patterson, Buffalo
CB: Cooper DeJean, Iowa
CB: Christian Braswell, Rutgers
CB: Julius Brents, Kansas State
CB: Rejzohn Wright, Oregon State
CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
CB: Davonte Brown, UCF
CB: Amechi Uzodinma II, Ball State
CB: Steven Jones Jr., App State
CB: Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame
S: Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
S: Clifford Chattman, UTSA
S: JL Skinner, Boise State
S: Robert Rahimi, Liberty
S: Malaki Starks, Georgia
S: John Torchio, Wisconsin
FLEX: Kahlef Hailassie, Western Kentucky
FLEX: Bentlee Sanders, Nevada
FLEX: Brian Branch, Alabama

Honorable Mention Special Teams

Kicker: Will Reichard, Alabama
Kicker: Daniel Gutierrez, UNLV
Kicker: Gavin Baechle, UTEP
Kickoff Specialist: Jack Bates, Arkansas
Kickoff Specialist: Ty Zentner, Kansas State
Kickoff Specialist: B.T. Potter, Clemson
Punter: Mason Fletcher, Cincinnati
Punter: Jack Browning, San Diego State
Punter: Kai Kroeger, South Carolina
Kick Returner: Key’Shawn Smith, Miami (FL)
Kick Returner: Kaylon Horton, North Texas
Kick Returner: Jordan Byrd, San Diego State
Punt Returner: Dee Williams, Tennessee
Punt Returner: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
Punt Returner: Derius Davis, TCU
Special Teamer: Devon King, ECU
Special Teamer: Reynard Ellis, UAB
Special Teamer: Trey Kiser, South Alabama

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