Athlon reveals 2022 preseason college football All-American teams
The college football season is a little more than a month away, and the preseason honors are rolling in. This week, Athlon released its preseason All-American teams.
Last year’s Heisman Trophy winner, Bryce Young, headlines the first team along with Jordan Addison, the reigning Biletnikoff Award winner who made the move from Pittsburgh to USC via the transfer portal this year. Will Anderson headlines the first team defense while Caleb Williams — the No. 1 transfer this offseason, according to the On3 Transfer Portal Rankings — made Athlon’s third team All-America.
Here are Athlon’s full preseason All-American teams.
Athlon preseason All-American teams
First Team Offense
QB — Bryce Young, Alabama
RB — Bijan Robinson, Texas
RB — Sean Tucker, Syracuse
All-Purpose — Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
WR — Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
WR — Jordan Addison, USC
TE — Brock Bowers, Georgia
C — John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
OL — Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
OL — Connor Galvin, Baylor
OL — Dawand Jones, Ohio State
OL — Andrew Vorhees, USC
First Team Defense
DL — Jalen Carter, Georgia
DL — Bryan Bresee, Clemson
DL — Will McDonald, Iowa State
DL — Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
LB — Will Anderson, Alabama
LB — Noah Sewell, Oregon
LB — Jack Campbell, Iowa
CB — Riley Moss, Iowa
CB — Kelee Ringo, Georgia
S — Jordan Battle, Alabama
S — Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M
First Team Specialists
K — Harrison Mevis, Missouri
P — Adam Korsak, Rutgers
KR — Brian Battie, USF
PR — Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
Second Team Offense
QB — CJ Stroud, Ohio State
RB — Braelon Allen, Wisconsin
RB — TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
All-Purpose — Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
WR — Kayshon Boutte, LSU
WR — Xavier Worthy, Texas
WR — Josh Downs, North Carolina
TE — Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
C — Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
OL — Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
OL — Caleb Chandler, Louisville
OL — Jordan McFadden, Clemson
OL — Nick Broeker, Ole Miss
Second Team Defense
DL — Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
DL — Zach Harrison, Ohio State
DL — Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
DL — Myles Murphy, Clemson
LB — Nolan Smith, Georgia
LB — Payton Wilson, NC State
LB — Trenton Simpson, Clemson
CB — Clark Phillips III, Utah
CB — Cam Smith, South Carolina
S — Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame
S — Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
Second Team Specialists
K — Jake Moody, Michigan
P — Tory Taylor, Iowa
KR — Malik Knowles, Kansas State
PR — Jayden Reed, Michigan State
Third Team Offense
QB — Caleb Williams, USC
RB — Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
RB — Tavion Thomas, Utah
All-Purpose — Travis Dye, USC
WR — Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
WR — A.T. Perry, Wake Forest
WR — Nathaniel Dell, Houston
TE — Brant Kuithe, Utah
C — Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
OL — Braeden Daniels, Utah
OL — Layden Robinson, Texas A&M
OL — Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
OL — Clark Barrington, BYU
Third Team Defense
DL — Derick Hall, Auburn
DL — Tyler Davis, Clemson
DL — Dante Stills, West Virginia
DL — Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State
LB — Carlton Martial, Troy
LB — Andre Carter II, Army
LB — Drake Thomas, NC State
LB — Nick Herbig, Wisconsin
CB — Eli Ricks, Alabama
CB — Denzel Burke, Ohio State
S — Andrew Mukuba, Clemson
S — Ji’Ayir Brown, Penn State
Third Team Specialists
K — Jonah Dalmas, Boise State
P — Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M
KR — Bryan Massey, SMU
PR — Jaylin Lane, Middle Tennessee State
Fourth Team Offense
QB — Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
RB — Tank Bigsby, Auburn
RB — Devon Achane, Texas A&M
RB — Chris Rodriguez, Kentucky
RB — Lew Nichols III, Central Michigan
All-Purpose — Blake Corum, Michigan
WR — Quentin Johnston, TCU
WR — Jayden Reed, Michigan State
WR — Jermaine Burton, Alabama
WR — Jalen Cropper, Fresno State
TE — Sam LaPorta, Iowa
C — Jacob Gall, Baylor
OL — Emil Ekiyor, Alabama
OL — Zach Frazier, West Virginia
OL — Zion Nelson, Miami
OL — Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OL — T.J. Bass, Oregon
Fourth Team Defense
DL — Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
DL — Siaki Ika, Baylor
DL — Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
LB — Mikel Jones, Syracuse
LB — Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Washington
LB — Henry To’oTo’o, Alabama
LB — Bumper Pool, Arkansas
LB — BJ Ojulari, LSU
CB — Darrell Luter, South Alabama
CB — Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
CB — Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
S — Jammie Robinson, Florida State
S — Christopher Smith, Georgia
S — Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State
Fourth Team Specialists
K — Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
P — Michael Turk, Oklahoma
KR — Charlie Jones, Purdue
PR — D.J. Taylor, Arizona State