USC’s Williams and Alabama’s Anderson lead the AP All-America team

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to the Associated Press All-America team announced Monday.

Offensive lineman Andrew Voorhees and linebacker Thuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more first-team players than any other school. The AP All-America Team is presented by Regions Bank.

Williams, named the AP Player of the Year last week, became the eighth USC player to win the Heisman over the weekend after throwing for 47 touchdowns this season and leading USC to the Pac-12 title game.

The Trojans also had center Brett Nealon and cornerback Mehi Blackmon named to the third team.

Alabama’s Will Anderson Jr. was selected to the first team for the second straight season, along with Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn, who was named an all-purpose player for the second year in a row.

Joining Williams in the first-team All-America backfield are Texas running back Bijan Robinson and Michigan running back Blake Corum.

Michigan also had second-team selections by center Olusegun Oluwatimi and kicker Jake Moody.

The second-seeded Wolverines will face No. 3 TCU in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The Horned Frogs’ lone first-team All-American was linebacker Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson. TCU linebacker Max Duggan and guard Steve Avila made the second team.

Top-ranked Georgia placed two first-team defensive players with tackle Jalen Carter and safety Christopher Smith. Tight end Brock Bowers and linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson were named to the second team.

The Bulldogs will face No. 4 Ohio State in the CFP Peach Bowl semifinals on New Year’s Eve. Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was Ohio State’s lone first-team All-American, but the Buckeyes added four second-teamers: offensive linemen Parris Johnson Jr. and Dawand Jones, linebacker Tommy Eichenberg and linebacker Ronnie Hickman.

First team/team

USC is 3

Georgia – 2

Mother of God – 2

Texas, Northwestern, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Pitt, Cincinnati, Iowa, Arkansas, Utah, Illinois, Miami, TCU, Michigan – 1

First team/conference breakdown

The Big Ten is 7

SEC – 6

Big 12 – 4

The Pac-12 is 4

ACC – 3

Independents – 2

American athlete – 1.

FIRST TEAM

An offense

Quarterback – Caleb Williams, sophomore, Southern California.

Running backs — Bijan Robinson, sophomore, Texas; Blake Corum, third year, Michigan.

Tackle — Piotr Skaronsky, 3rd year, Northwestern; Joe Alt, Sophomore, Notre Dame.

Guard — O’Cyrus Torrence, sophomore, Florida; Andrew Voorhees, sixth year, Southern California.

Center is John Michael Schmitz, sixth year, Minnesota.

Tight end — Michael Meyer, third year, Notre Dame.

Wide receivers — Marvin Harrison, Jr., sophomore, Ohio State; Jalin Hyatt, third year, Tennessee; Xavier Hutchinson, third year, Iowa State.

All-purpose player — Deuce Vaughn, third year, Kansas State.

Kicker — Christopher Dunn, fifth year, North Carolina State.

Protection

Edge rushers — Will Anderson, Jr., third year, Alabama; We are third year students at Southern California.

Tackle — Jalen Carter, third year, Georgia; Kalia Kensi, fourth year, Pittsburgh.

Linebackers — Ivan Pace, Jr., fourth year, Cincinnati; Jack Campbell, fourth year, Iowa; Drew Sanders, third year, Arkansas.

Cornerbacks — Clark Phillips III, third year, Utah; Devon Witherspoon, fourth year, Illinois.

Safety — Camren Kinchen, sophomore, Miami; Christopher Smith, fifth year, Georgia.

Defensive back — Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson, fourth year, TCU.

Player — Bryce Beringer, sixth year, Michigan State.

THE SECOND TEAM

An offense

Quarterback — Max Duggan, fourth year, TCU.

Running backs – Chase Brown, fifth year, Illinois; Mohammed Ibrahim, sixth year, Minnesota.

Tackle — Paris Johnson, Jr., third year, Ohio State; Dawand Jones, fourth year, Ohio State.

Guards — Cooper Beebe, fourth year, Kansas State; Steve Avila, fifth year, TCU.

Center — Olusegun Oluwatimi, sixth year, Michigan.

Tight end — Brock Bowers, sophomore, Georgia.

Wide receivers – Charlie Jones, sixth year, Purdue; Rashi Rice, fourth year, SMU; Josh Downs, third year, North Carolina.

The all-around player is Zach Charbonnet, a fourth year at UCLA.

Kicker — Jake Moody, fifth year, Michigan.

Protection

Edge rushers — Tyree Wilson, fifth year at Texas Tech; Isaiah Foskey, fourth year at Notre Dame.

Tackle — Jer’Zhan Newton, third year, Illinois; Jonah Tawai, fifth year at San Diego State.

Linebackers — Tommy Eichenberg, fourth year, Ohio State; Jeremiah Trotter, Jr., sophomore, Clemson; Jamon Dumas-Johnson, sophomore, Georgia.

Cornerbacks — Emmanuel Forbes, third year, Mississippi State; Joey Porter, Jr., fourth year at Penn.

Safety — Kaevon Merriweather, fifth year, Iowa; Ronnie Hickman, fourth year, Ohio State.

Linebacker — Brian Branch, third year, Alabama.

Punter — Torey Taylor, third year, Iowa.

THE THIRD TEAM

An offense

Quarterback – Hendon Hooker, sixth year, Tennessee State.

Running backs — DeWayne McBride, third year, UAB; Israel Obanikanda, third year; Pittsburgh.

Tackle — Blake Freeland, fourth year, BYU; Alexey Palchevski, sixth year, Illinois

Guards — Jackson Kirkland, sixth year, Washington; Christian Haynes, fourth year, Connecticut.

Center — Brett Neylan, sixth year, Southern California.

Tight end — Dalton Kincaid, fifth year, Utah.

Wide receivers — Nathaniel Dell, fifth year, Houston; Rim Odunze, third year, Washington; Zay Flowers, fourth year at Boston College.

Versatile player — Jameer Gibbs, third-year, Alabama.

The kicker is Joshua Carty, a third year at Stanford.

Protection

Edge rusher — Felix Onudike-Uzoma, third year, Kansas State; Jose Ramirez, fifth year, Eastern Michigan.

Tackle — Dontay Corleone, sophomore, Cincinnati; Mekhi Wingo, sophomore at LSU.

Linebackers — Jason Henderson, two years, Old Dominion; Nick Herbig, third year, Wisconsin; Jaylon Ford, third year, Texas.

Cornerbacks — Kool-Aid McKinstry, sophomore, Alabama; Mehi Blackmon, fifth year, Southern California.

Safety — Marcus Fuqua, fourth year, Buffalo; Jordan Battle, Sophomore, Alabama.

Defensive back — Quinyon Mitchell, third year, Toledo.

Punter — Mason Fletcher, sophomore, Cincinnati.

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Selection panel: Ryan Aber, The Oklahoman; Nathan Baird, Cleveland.com; Mike Berardino, South Bend Tribune; Ryan Thorburn, Casper Star-Tribune; Sam McKevon, Omaha World-Herald; Dave Reardon, Honolulu Star Advertiser; Robert Cesna, Bryan-College Station Eagle; Bob Asmussen, The News Gazette (Illinois); Damien Sordellett, ; Garland Gillen, WVUE-TV (Luaria); Kayla Anderson, WKRN-TV (Tennessee); Kirk Balls, Austin, American statesman; Johnny McGonigal, PennLive.com; Matt Brown, The Athletic; Matt Baker, Tampa Bay Times; Adam Grossbar, Southern California News Group; Nate Mink, Syracuse Media Group; Josh Furlong, KSL.com (Utah).

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