With the 2022 season in the books, our panel of college football experts were faced with plenty of difficult decisions when convening to select the 2022 CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America team. Experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports joined forces once again to honor the players who shined the brightest on the gridiron over the last three months.
On the back of last year's postseason team featuring a record five unanimous All-America selections, just two players achieved such honors on the 2022 team: Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. and Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.
Anderson, the 2022 CBS Sports Preseason Player of the Year, returns as the lone repeat first-team selection from last season. He was not only a unanimous selection on the 2021 CBS Sports All-America team but on the 2022 preseason and midseason teams as well. Harrison has been tremendous for the Buckeyes all season with 72 receptions for 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Other first-team selections returning from the 2022 preseason are Texas running back Bijan Robinson, Northwestern offensive lineman Peter Skoronski, Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter and Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell.
In total, 32 programs are represented across the two teams of 55 selections with one tie.
Alabama, Iowa, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pittsburgh and USC each saw two of their players receive first-team nods, while the Buckeyes led the way with five All-America selections overall. The Trojans slotted next with four, as did Illinois thanks to three Illini receiving second-team placements.
The Big Ten, which split the top half of the field with the SEC last year, dominated the selections this time around. In total, 20 Big Ten players received All-America honors with 10 each on the first and second teams. Eleven of the Big Ten's 14 programs have at least one All-America selection on their rosters.
| Conference | First team | Total selections |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 10 | 20 |
| SEC | 5 | 12 |
| Pac-12 | 4 | 8 |
| ACC | 4 | 4 |
| Independent (Notre Dame) | 2 | 3 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 7 |
| American | 1 | 1 |
In an effort to modernize our All-America team and make it more representative of the current game, CBS Sports adjusted the defensive roster positions, adding an additional defensive back slot starting this preseason. Furthermore, any EDGE rushers voted onto the team were positioned as listed on official team rosters.
2022 CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America
* unanimous selection | ^ tied selection | classes from official team rosters
First team
| Offense | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
QB | Caleb Williams | USC | Sophomore |
RB | Blake Corum | Michigan | Junior |
RB | Bijan Robinson | Texas | Junior |
WR | Marvin Harrison Jr. * | Ohio State | Sophomore |
WR | Jalin Hyatt | Tennessee | Junior |
TE | Michael Mayer | Notre Dame | Junior |
C | John Michael Schmitz | Minnesota | Senior |
OL | Peter Skoronski | Northwestern | Junior |
OL | O'Cyrus Torrence | Florida | Junior |
OL | Joe Alt | Notre Dame | Sophomore |
OL | Dawand Jones | Ohio State | Senior |
| Defense | | | |
| DL | Calijah Kancey | Pittsburgh | Junior |
| DL | Jalen Carter | Georgia | Junior |
DL | Tuli Tuipulotu | USC | Junior |
LB | Will Anderson Jr. * | Alabama | Junior |
LB | Ivan Pace Jr. | Cincinnati | Senior |
LB | Jack Campbell | Iowa | Senior |
CB | Clark Phillips III | Utah | Sophomore |
CB | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | Junior |
DB | Kaevon Merriweather | Iowa | Senior |
DB | Kamren Kinchens | Miami | Sophomore |
DB | Brian Branch | Alabama | Junior |
| Special teams | | | |
K | Christopher Dunn | NC State | Senior |
P | Bryce Baringer | Michigan State | Senior |
KR | Jaylin Lucas | Indiana | Freshman |
PR | Anthony Gould | Oregon State | Sophomore |
AP | Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | Junior |
Second team
| Offense | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
QB | Hendon Hooker ^ | Tennessee | Senior |
RB | Chase Brown | Illinois | Junior |
| RB | Zach Charbonnet | UCLA | Senior |
WR | Xavier Hutchinson | Iowa State | Senior |
| WR | Charlie Jones | Purdue | Senior |
TE | Brock Bowers | Georgia | Sophomore |
C | Brett Neilon | USC | Senior |
OL | Andrew Vorhees | USC | Senior |
OL | Paris Johnson Jr. | Ohio State | Junior |
OL | Cooper Beebe | Kansas State | Junior |
OL | Alex Palczewski | Illinois | Senior |
| Defense | | | |
| DL | Jer'Zhan Newton | Illinois | Sophomore |
DL | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas State | Junior |
DL | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | Junior |
LB | Drew Sanders | Arkansas | Junior |
LB | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | Junior |
LB | Tommy Eichenberg | Ohio State | Senior |
CB | Emmanuel Forbes | Mississippi State | Junior |
CB | Joey Porter Jr. | Penn State | Junior |
DB | Christopher Smith | Georgia | Senior |
DB | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | Senior |
DB | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | Sophomore |
| Special teams | | | |
K | Joshua Karty | Stanford | Junior |
P | Tory Taylor | Iowa | Junior |
KR | Lideatrick Griffin | Mississippi State | Junior |
PR | Derius Davis | TCU | Senior |
AP | Malik Knowles | Kansas State | Senior |
Honorable mentions
The players below were high-vote getters who barely missed out on the CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America teams.
QB Max Duggan (TCU), RB Mohamed Ibrahim (Minnesota), DB Sydney Brown (Illinois), DB Calen Bullock (USC), DB Antonio Johnson (Texas A&M), K Jake Moody (Michigan), AP Johnnie Lang (Arkansas State)
