Sporting News 2022 Preseason All-American team features 16 SEC standouts
By Andrew Olson
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With the 2022 college football season just around the corner, media outlets are putting out preseason lists. The Sporting News recently unveiled its Preseason All-American team.
The SEC leads all conferences with 16 players on the team. The Big Ten was next with 11 players, and the ACC was third with 7 selections.
Alabama has the most selections on the team with 6 players, led by Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young. Jahmyr Gibbs, a transfer running back from Georgia Tech, is listed as an “ATH” on the first team.
Here are the SEC players named Sporting News Preseason All-Americans.
First-team selections
QB: Bryce Young, Alabama
OG: Emil Ekiyor, Alabama
ATH: Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
DL: Jalen Carter, Georgia
LB: Will Anderson, Alabama
CB: Kelee Ringo, Georgia
S: Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M
S: Jordan Battle, Alabama
Second-team selections
TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
OG: O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida
OG: Layden Robinson, Texas A&M
DL: Gervon Dexter, Florida
DL: BJ Ojulari, LSU
CB: Eli Ricks, Alabama
CB: Cam Smith, South Carolina
S: Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
The full teams, including specialists, can be viewed here.
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