Alabama football lands five players on AP All-America Team
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.
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
