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Alabama football lands five players on AP All-America Team

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Will Anderson, Alabama Crimson Tide edge rusher
Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson comes off the edge in a game against Arkansas on Oct. 1, 2022. (Wesley Hitt / Getty Images)

Alabama football has five players included on the Associated Press All-America team, which came out on Monday morning.

Outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. is the Crimson Tide standout to make the first team, but defensive Brian Branch was a second-team selection. Plus, running back Jahymr Gibbs (all-purpose), cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry and safety Jordan Battle were all selected for the third team.

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With Anderson getting his recognition by the AP, that means he’s now a consensus All-American.

In order to achieve that status, a player has to be recognized as a first-team selection by three of the five outlets. Those outlets include the AP, Football Writers Association of American (FWAA), Sporting News, American Football Coaches Assocation (AFCA) and the Walter Camp Foundation. If a player gets all five, then they earn unanimous All-American status.

The Sporting News and AFCA have yet to released their teams, so we’ll have to wait and see if Anderson gets it. Either way, he’s been getting constant recognition for his on-field performance this season. Not only what we’ve listed above, but he’s also been given the Rotati Lombardi Award, Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy.

2022 AP All-America Team

FIRST TEAM

Offense

QB: Caleb Williams, USC

RB: Bijan Robinson, Texas; Blake Corum, Michigan

OT: Peter Skoronski, Northwestern; Joe Alt, Notre Dame

OG: O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida; Andrew Vorhees, USC

C: John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota

TE: Michael Mayer, Notre Dame

WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State; Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee; Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State

All-purpose: Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State.

K: Christopher Dunn, NC State

Defense

EDR: Will Anderson Jr., Alabama; Tuli Tuipulotu, USC

DT: Jalen Carter, Georgia; Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh

LB: Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati; Jack Campbell, Iowa; Drew Sanders, Arkansas

CB:Clark Phillips III, Utah; Devon Witherspoon, Illinois

S: Kamren Kinchen, Miami; Christopher Smith, Georgia

DB: Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU

P: Bryce Baringer, Michigan State

SECOND TEAM

Offense

QB: Max Duggan, TCU

RB: Chase Brown, Illinois; Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota

OT: Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State; Dawand Jones, Ohio State

OG: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State; Steve Avila, TCU

OC: Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan

TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia

WR: Charlie Jones, Purdue; Rashee Rice, SMU; Josh Downs, North Carolina

All-purpose: Zach Charbonnet, UCLA

K: Jake Moody, Michigan

Defense

EDR: Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech; Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame

DT: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois; Jonah Tavai, San Diego State

LB: Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State; Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson; Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia

CB: Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State; Joey Porter Jr., Penn State

S: Kaevon Merriweather, Iowa; Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State

DB: Brian Branch, Alabama

P: Tory Taylor, Iowa

THIRD TEAM

Offense

QB: Hendon Hooker, Tennessee

RB: DeWayne McBride, UAB; Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh

OT: Blake Freeland, BYU; Alex Palczewski, Illinois

OG: Jaxson Kirkland, Washington; Christian Haynes, Connecticut

OC: Brett Neilon, USC

TE: Dalton Kincaid, Utah

WR: Nathaniel Dell, Houston; Rome Odunze, Washington; Zay Flowers, Boston College

All-purpose: Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama

K: Joshua Karty, Stanford

Defense

EDR: Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State; Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan

DT: Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati; Mekhi Wingo, LSU

LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion; Nick Herbig, Wisconsin; Jaylan Ford, Texas

CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama; Mekhi Blackmon, USC

S: Marcus Fuqua, Buffalo; Jordan Battle, Alabama

DB: Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo

P: Mason Fletcher, Cincinnati

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