With the 2022 college football season underway, a panel of college football experts convened to select the 2022 CBS Sports/247Sports preseason All-America team faced a number of difficult decisions. Experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports once again joined forces to honor the players who are expected to shine the brightest over the next four months.
Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. is not only one of three unanimous preseason All-America top team picks, but he also named the team as preseason player of the year. is leading the Anderson received first-team nods from all voters, with Texas running back Bijan Robinson and Ohio wide his receiver Jackson Smith he joining Niziba.
Anderson, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, Iowa cornerback Riley Moss and Michigan kicker Jake Moody return to the first team from the 2021 postseason squad Chosen. Purpose selection and second team running back.
A total of 31 programs will be represented by two teams of 54 selections. Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio lead the way with three Firsts his teamers each, while the Crimson Tide has the most picks of his six. However, the Buckeyes received additional honors with Ryan Day being named Preseason Coach of the Year.
The SEC represented 7 of the 18 elected teams, with 6 Big Ten teams winning the award. Together, the two conferences make up more than half of the preseason All-America team (29 of 54).
| SEC | 8 | 18 |
| big ten | 8 | 11 |
| big 12 | Four | 6 |
| Pac-12 | 3 | Four |
| Independent | 2 | 6 |
| ACC | 1 | 7 |
| American | 1 | 1 |
| Conference USA | 0 | 1 |
To modernize the All-America team and make it more representative of the current game, CBS Sports/247Sports adjusted their defensive roster positions and added a defensive back slot. Additionally, his EDGE Rusher who voted for the team was sorted by the position listed on the official team roster.
2022 CBS Sports / 247Sports Preseason All-America
* Unanimous Choice | Class Listed Per Official Team Roster
first army
|
QBs |
Bryce Young |
Alabama |
Junior |
|
RB |
Bijan Robinson* |
texas |
Junior |
|
RB |
Treveyon Henderson |
Ohio |
Sophomore |
|
WR |
Jackson Smith Nigba * |
Ohio |
Junior |
|
WR |
Jordan Addison |
USC |
Junior |
|
Te |
brock bowers |
Georgia |
Sophomore |
|
Ha |
Jarrett Paterson |
Notre Dame |
Senior |
|
OL |
Peter Skoronski |
Northwest |
Junior |
|
OL |
paris johnson |
Ohio |
Junior |
|
OL |
connor galvin |
Baylor |
Senior |
|
OL |
Andrew Voorhees |
USC |
red shirt senior |
| DL | Jalen Carter | Georgia | Junior |
| DL | Brian Bresey | Clemson | red shirt sophomore |
|
DL |
Will Macdonald IV |
Iowa |
red shirt senior |
|
lb |
Will Anderson Jr. * |
Alabama |
Junior |
|
lb |
Jack Campbell |
Iowa |
Senior |
|
lb |
Noah Sewell |
Oregon |
Sophomore |
|
CBs |
Riley Moss |
Iowa |
Senior |
|
CBs |
Kelly Ringo |
Georgia |
red shirt sophomore |
|
database |
Battle of Jordan |
Alabama |
Senior |
|
database |
Brandon Joseph |
Notre Dame |
red shirt junior |
| database | Antonio Johnson | Texas A&M | Senior |
|
K. |
Jake Moody |
Michigan |
Senior |
|
P. |
Adam Kosak |
Rutgers |
Senior |
|
Korean |
Brian Batty |
south florida |
Sophomore |
|
public relations |
Aeneas Smith |
Texas A&M |
Senior |
|
APs |
deuce vaughn |
Kansas |
Junior |
second team
|
QBs |
CJ Stroud |
Ohio |
Junior |
|
RB |
deuce vaughn |
Kansas |
Junior |
| RB |
Sean Tucker |
Syracuse |
Sophomore |
|
WR |
Kaishon Butte |
LSUs |
Junior |
| WR |
Josh Downes |
north carolina |
Junior |
|
Te |
Michael Mayer |
Notre Dame |
Junior |
|
Ha |
John Michael Schmitz |
Minnesota |
red shirt senior |
|
OL |
Osiris Torrence |
florida |
Junior |
|
OL |
Emile Equior |
Alabama |
red shirt senior |
|
OL |
Dawand Jones |
Ohio |
Senior |
|
OL |
Clark Barrington |
BYU |
Junior |
| DL | Miles Murphy | Clemson | Junior |
|
DL |
Isaiah Foskey |
Notre Dame |
Senior |
|
DL |
Kariya Kansi |
Pittsburgh |
red shirt junior |
|
lb |
Andre Carter II |
army west point |
Senior |
|
lb |
Nolan Smith Jr. |
Georgia |
Senior |
|
lb |
trenton simpson |
Clemson |
Junior |
|
CBs |
Eli Ricks |
Alabama |
Junior |
|
CBs |
cam smith |
south carolina |
red shirt junior |
|
database |
Jalen Catalon |
Arkansas |
red shirt junior |
| database | tykey smith | Georgia | Junior |
|
database |
James Williams |
Miami |
Sophomore |
|
K. |
Harrison Mavis |
Missouri |
Junior |
|
P. |
Kyle Ostendorp |
Arizona |
Junior |
|
Korean |
Malik Knowles |
Kansas |
Senior |
|
public relations |
Jaylin Lane |
middle tennessee |
Sophomore |
|
APs |
Jarmer Gibbs |
Alabama |
Junior |