CBS Sports’ preseason All-America teams include 18 SEC stars

The 2022 college football season will be here before we know it, with Week 0 only a couple of Saturdays away.

On Wednesday, CBS Sports released its preseason All-America squads, and the SEC led the way with 8 first-team honorees and 18 total nominees.

Below, you can see who made the cut for the upcoming season, led by Alabama with 6 selections:

First-team offense

• QB: Bryce Young, Alabama
• TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia

First-team defense

• DL: Jalen Carter, Georgia
• LB: Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
• CB: Kelee Ringo, Georgia
• DB: Jordan Battle, Alabama
• DB: Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M

First-team special teams

• PR: Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

Second-team offense

• WR: Kayshon Boutte, LSU
• OL: O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida
• OL: Emil Ekiyor, Alabama

Second-team defense

• LB: Nolan Smith, Georgia
• CB: Eli Ricks, Alabama
• CB: Cam Smith, South Carolina
• DB: Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
• DB: Tykee Smith, Georgia

Second-team special teams

• K: Harrison Mevis, Mizzou
• AP: Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama

Adam Spencer

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