| 2022 Conference USA football season | |
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| Sport: | Football |
| Pixels: | 200 |
| Duration: | August 27, 2022, to January 31, 2023 |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Draft: | 2023 NFL draft |
| Draft Link: | 2023 NFL draft |
| Top Pick: | DT Brodric Martin, WKU |
| Picked By: | Detroit Lions, 96th overall |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | UTSA |
| Mvp: | Frank Harris, QB, UTSA |
| Mvp Link: | Conference USA football individual awards |
| Finals: | Conference USA Championship Game |
| Finals Link: | 2022 Conference USA Football Championship Game |
| Finals Champ: | UTSA |
| Finals Runner-Up: | North Texas |
| Finals Mvp: | Frank Harris, UTSA |
| Prevseason Link: | 2021 Conference USA football season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2021 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2023 Conference USA football season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 Conference USA football season was the 27th season of college football play for Conference USA (C-USA). The season started on August 27, 2022, and is ended on January 31, 2023.[1] The conference consisted of 11 members and was part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
See main article: 2021 Conference USA football season.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers won the East Division, while the UTSA Roadrunners won the West Division. In the 2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game, the Roadrunners defeated the Hilltoppers 49-41.
Prior to the 2022 season, Conference USA shrank to 11 schools, as previous members Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss all departed to join the Sun Belt Conference as full members. The move was first announced with the release of the Sun Belt's football schedule on March 1,[2] and confirmed on March 29 when C-USA and the three departing schools reached a settlement of a legal dispute over their departure date.[3]
The 2022 season is the last for six schools in the conference. Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA all left the Conference USA in July 2023 to join the American Athletic Conference. Liberty, New Mexico State, Jacksonville State, and Sam Houston joined the Conference USA in 2023 to replace departing members.[4]
| Charlotte | 107 | |||
| Florida Atlantic | 124 | |||
| FIU | 101 | |||
| Louisiana Tech | 88 | |||
| Middle Tennessee | 120 | |||
| North Texas | 118 | |||
| Rice | 119 | |||
| UTEP | 129 | |||
| UTSA | 72 | 61 | 73 | |
| UAB | 79 | 86 | ||
| Western Kentucky | 90 | 95 |
The 2022 Conference USA is scheduled for July 27, 2022, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.[8]
The preseason poll was released on July 25, 2022.
| Media poll | |||
| 1 | UTSA | 14 | |
| 2 | UAB | 8 | |
| 3 | WKU | ||
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | ||
| 5 | North Texas | ||
| 6 | UTEP | ||
| 7 | Charlotte | ||
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | ||
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | ||
| 10 | Rice | ||
| 11 | FIU | ||
Preseason player awards were announced on July 26.[9]
The following list contains C-USA players who were included on preseason watch lists for national awards.
| Lott Trophy | none | [10] | ||
| Dodd Trophy | none | [11] | ||
| Maxwell Award | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | QB | [12] |
| DeWayne McBride | UAB | RB | ||
| Frank Harris | UTSA | QB | ||
| Jarret Doege | Western Kentucky | QB | ||
| Davey O'Brien Award | Frank Harris | UTSA | QB | [13] |
| Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | QB | ||
| Doak Walker Award | Ronald Awatt | UTEP | RB | [14] |
| Jermaine Brown | UAB | RB | ||
| Deion Haskins | UTEP | RB | ||
| DeWayne McBride | UAB | RB | ||
| Biletnikoff Award | Roderic Burns | North Texas | WR | [15] |
| Tyrese Chambers | FIU | WR | ||
| Daewood Davis | Western Kentucky | WR | ||
| Grant DuBose | Charlotte | WR | ||
| Zakhari Franklin | UTSA | WR | ||
| John Mackey Award | Oscar Cardenas | UTSA | TE | [16] |
| Rivaldo Fairweather | FIU | TE | ||
| Joshua Simon | Western Kentucky | TE | ||
| Rimington Trophy | Will Rykard | UAB | C | [17] |
| Rusty Staats | Western Kentucky | C | ||
| Butkus Award | KD Davis | North Texas | LB | [18] |
| Tyrice Knight | UTEP | LB | ||
| Jim Thorpe Award | Rashad Wisdom | UTSA | S | [19] |
| Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | DE | [20] | |
| Grayson Cash | UAB | CB | ||
| KD Davis | North Texas | LB | ||
| Rashad Wisdom | UTSA | S | ||
| Outland Trophy | Ikenna Enechukwu | Rice | DT | [21] |
| Quantavious Leslie | Western Kentucky | OT | ||
| Ahofitu Maka | UTSA | C | ||
| Manase Mose | North Texas | C | ||
| Kadeem Telfort | UAB | OT | ||
| Lou Groza Award | Jacob Barnes | Louisiana Tech | K | [22] |
| Brayden Narveson | Western Kentucky | K | ||
| Jared Sackett | UTSA | K | ||
| Ray Guy Award | Bernardo Rodriguez | North Texas | P | [23] |
| Jacob Barnes | Louisiana Tech | P | ||
| Kyle Greenwell | UAB | P | ||
| Kyle Ulbrich | Middle Tennessee | P | ||
| Lucas Dean | UTSA | P | ||
| Paul Hornung Award | Jermaine Brown | UAB | RB | [24] |
| Shadrick Byrd | Charlotte | RB | ||
| Jaylin Lane | Middle Tennessee | WR | ||
| Wuerffel Trophy | Kendrick Blake Jr. | Charlotte | WR | [25] |
| Joshua Mote | Louisiana Tech | OL | ||
| Jordan Ferguson | Middle Tennessee | DL | ||
| Ikenna Enechukwu | Rice | DL | ||
| Sidney Wells | UAB | OL | ||
| Deion Haskins | UTEP | RB | ||
| Frank Harris | UTSA | QB | ||
| Juwuan Jones | Western Kentucky | DL |
Note: All stats shown are before the start of the 2022 season.
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | CUSA Record | ||
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| style= | Charlotte | Will Healy | 4 | 27–38 | 14–17 | 10–10 | |
| style= | Florida Atlantic | Willie Taggart | 3 | 66–73 | 10–11 | 7–7 | |
| style= | FIU | Mike MacIntyre | 1 | 46–65 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| style= | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Cumbie | 1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| style= | Middle Tennessee | Rick Stockstill | 16 | 101–98 | 101–98 | 75–49 | |
| style= | North Texas | Seth Littrell | 6 | 37–38 | 37–38 | 26–21 | |
| style= | Rice | Mike Bloomgren | 5 | 11–31 | 11–31 | 9–20 | |
| style= | UAB | Bryant Vincent | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| style= | UTEP | Dana Dimel | 5 | 42–72 | 12–33 | 5–23 | |
| style= | UTSA | Jeff Traylor | 3 | 19–7 | 19–7 | 12–3 | |
| style= | Western Kentucky | Tyson Helton | 4 | 23–16 | 23–16 | 17–6 |
See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
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| UTSA | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | RV | ||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 | RV | |||||||
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| Western Kentucky | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| No change in ranking from previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
| Index to colors and formatting | |
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| C-USA member won | |
| C-USA member lost | |
| C-USA teams in bold |
See also: 2022 Conference USA Football Championship Game.
See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games.
| Legend | ||
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| C-USA Win | ||
| C-USA Loss | ||
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | C-USA team | Opponent | Score | Attendance | |
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| Bahamas Bowl | December 16 | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | 11:30 a.m. | UAB | Miami (OH) | W 24–20 | 12,172 | |
| Cure Bowl | December 16 | ESPN | 3:00 p.m. | UTSA | Troy | L 12–18 | 11,911 | ||
| LendingTree Bowl | December 17 | ESPN | 5:45 p.m. | Rice | Southern Miss | L 24–38 | 20,512 | ||
| Frisco Bowl | December 17 | ESPN | 9:15 p.m. | North Texas | Boise State | L 32–35 | 12,211 | ||
| New Orleans Bowl | December 21 | ESPN | 9:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | South Alabama | W 44–23 | 13,456 | ||
| Hawaii Bowl | December 24 | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 8:00 p.m | Middle Tennessee | San Diego State | W 25–23 | 6,605 |
2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
| Power Conferences 5 | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | 1–1 | |
| Big Ten | 0–3 | |
| Big 12 | 0–2 | |
| Pac-12 | 0–1 | |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0 | |
| SEC | 0–4 | |
| Power 5 Total | 1–11 | |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record | |
| American | 0–5 | |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame and BYU) | 3–2 | |
| MAC | 0–1 | |
| Mountain West | 3–1 | |
| Sun Belt | 3–4 | |
| Other FBS Total | 9–13 | |
| FCS Opponents | Record | |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 9–1 | |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 19–23 | |
This is a list of games C-USA has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| September 1 | SEC | Louisiana Tech | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | L 24–52 |
| September 3 | Big 12 | UTEP | No. 9 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 13–45 |
| September 3 | Pac-12 | Rice | No. 14 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 14–66 |
| September 10 | Big Ten | Maryland | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 21–56 |
| September 17 | Big Ten | Western Kentucky | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 30–33 OT |
| September 17 | ACC | Louisiana Tech | No. 5 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | L 20–48 |
| September 17 | Big 12 | UTSA | No. 21 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 20–41 |
| September 24 | Big Ten | Florida Atlantic | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 26–28 |
| September 24 | SEC | Charlotte | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | L 20–56 |
| September 24 | ACC | Middle Tennessee | No. 25 Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | W 45–31 |
| November 19 | SEC | UAB | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 10-41 |
| November 19 | SEC | Western Kentucky | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | L 17-41 |
The following games include C-USA teams competing against teams from the American, MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | American | No. 24 Houston | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | L 35–37 3OT |
| September 3 | MAC | Florida Atlantic | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | L 38–41 |
| September 3 | Sun Belt | Middle Tennessee | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | L 7–44 |
| September 3 | American | SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl) | L 10–48 |
| September 3 | Mountain West | Western Kentucky | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 49–17 |
| September 10 | Mountain West | Middle Tennessee | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 34–19 |
| September 10 | Sun Belt | FIU | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | L 12–41 |
| September 17 | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | W 35–21 |
| September 17 | Sun Belt | Charlotte | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 42–41 |
| September 17 | American | UCF | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 14–40 |
| September 17 | Sun Belt | Louisiana | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 33–21 |
| September 17 | Mountain West | UTEP | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | L 10–27 |
| September 23 | Mountain West | Boise State | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | W 27–10 |
| September 24 | Sun Belt | Louisiana Tech | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | L 14–38 |
| September 24 | American | North Texas | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 34–44 |
| September 24 | American | Rice | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | L 27–34 |
| October 1 | Sun Belt | Troy | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | L 27–34 |
The following games include C-USA teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10 | Independent | UTSA | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 41–38 OT |
| September 10 | Independent | UAB | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 14–21 |
| September 10 | Independent | New Mexico State | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, NM (Battle of I-10) | W 20–13 |
| October 1 | Independent | FIU | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | W 21–7 |
| October 8 | Independent | UConn | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | L 12–33 |
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 27 | Austin Peay | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 38–27 |
| September 1 | Bryant | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | W 38–37 OT |
| September 1 | Alabama A&M | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | W 59–0 |
| September 2 | William & Mary | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 24–41 |
| September 10 | No. 21 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 42–9 |
| September 10 | Stephen F. Austin | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | W 52–17 |
| September 10 | Texas Southern | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | W 59–27 |
| September 10 | McNeese | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 52–10 |
| September 17 | Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | W 49–6 |
| September 24 | Texas Southern | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | W 52–24 |
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | ||||||||||
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| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
| Week 0 (August 29)[45] | Austin Aune | North Texas | QB | Justin McKithen | Florida Atlantic | CB | Morgan Suarez | Florida Atlantic | K | ||||
| Week 1 (September 5)[46] | Frank Harris | UTSA | QB | Kaleb Oliver | Western Kentucky | S | Jared Sackett | UTSA | K | ||||
| Week 2 (September 12)[47] | Frank Harris (2) | UTSA | QB | Quindarius Dunnigan | Middle Tennessee | DL | Gavin Baechle | UTEP | K | ||||
| Week 3 (September 19)[48] | DeWayne McBride | UAB | RB | Noah Wilder | UAB | LB | Kaylon Horton | North Texas | KR | ||||
| Week 4 (September 26)[49] | Chase Cunningham | Middle Tennessee | QB | Zaylin Wood | Middle Tennessee | DL | Marcus Bellon | UTEP | PR | ||||
| Week 5 (October 3)[50] | Frank Harris (3) | UTSA | QB | Ridge Texada | North Texas | DB | Gavin Baechle (2) | UTEP | K | ||||
| Week 6 (October 10)[51] | Trea Shropshire | UAB | WR | Myles Brooks | Louisiana Tech | DB | Jared Sackett (2) | UTSA | K | ||||
| Week 7 (October 17)[52] | Dylan Hopkins | UAB | QB | KD Davis | North Texas | LB | Tom Ellard | Western Kentucky | P | ||||
| Week 8 (October 24)[53] | Frank Harris (4) | UTSA | QB | Kahlef Hailassie | Western Kentucky | DB | Gavin Baechle (3) | UTEP | K | ||||
| Week 9 (October 31)[54] | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | QB | Logan Wilson | North Texas | DB | Shadrick Byrd | Charlotte | KR | ||||
| Week 10 (November 7)[55] | Austin Reed | Western Kentucky | QB | Myles Brooks (2) | Louisiana Tech | DB | Jared Sackett (3) | UTSA | K | ||||
| Week 11 (November 14)[56] | DeWayne McBride (2) | UAB | RB | Devodric Bynum | UAB | DB | Jaylen Hall | Western Kentucky | PR | ||||
| Week 12 (November 21)[57] | Chase Cunningham (2) | Middle Tennessee | QB | Teldrick Ross | Middle Tennessee | DB | Jared Sackett (4) | UTSA | K | ||||
| Week 13 (November 28)[58] | DeWayne McBride (3) | UAB | RB | Jakobe Thomas | Middle Tennessee | DB | Jared Sackett (5) | UTSA | K | ||||
The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[59] [60]
| Most Valuable Player | Frank Harris, QB | UTSA | |
| Offensive Player of the Year | DeWayne McBride, RB | UAB | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | KD Davis, LB | North Texas | |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Gavin Baechle, PK | UTEP | |
| Freshman of the Year | Kevorian Barnes, RB | UTSA | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Austin Reed, QB | Western Kentucky | |
| Coach of the Year | Jeff Traylor | UTSA |
The following list contains players selected as members of the 2022 All-Conference Teams.[61]
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team Offense | |||
| WR | Zakhari Franklin | style= | UTSA |
| WR | Malachi Corley | style= | Western Kentucky |
| WR | Tre Harris | style= | Louisiana Tech |
| OL | Ahofitu Maka | style= | UTSA |
| OL | Manase Mose | style= | North Texas |
| OL | Jeremiah Byers | style= | UTEP |
| OL | Sidney Wells | style= | UAB |
| OL | Kadeem Telfort | style= | UAB |
| TE | Var'Keyes Gumms | style= | North Texas |
| QB | Frank Harris | style= | UTSA |
| RB | DeWayne McBride | style= | UAB |
| RB | Larry McCammon III | style= | Florida Atlantic |
| First Team Defense | |||
| DE | Jadrian Taylor | style= | UTEP |
| DE | Jordan Ferguson | style= | Middle Tennessee |
| DT | Brandon Brown | style= | UTSA |
| DT | Keivie Rose | style= | Louisiana Tech |
| LB | KD Davis | style= | North Texas |
| LB | Noah Wilder | style= | UAB |
| LB | JaQues Evans | style= | Western Kentucky |
| DB | Clifford Chattman | style= | UTSA |
| DB | Corey Mayfield Jr. | style= | UTSA |
| DB | Ridge Texada | style= | North Texas |
| DB | Starling Thomas V | style= | UAB |
| First Team Special Teams | |||
| K | Gavin Baechle | style= | UTEP |
| P | Kyle Ulbrich | style= | Middle Tennessee |
| LS | Brody Butler | style= | Middle Tennessee |
| KR | Kaylon Horton | style= | North Texas |
| PR | Smoke Harris | style= | Louisiana Tech |
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Team Offense | |||
| WR | De'Corian Clark | style= | UTSA |
| WR | Joshua Cephus | style= | UTSA |
| WR | Grant DuBose | style= | Charlotte |
| OL | Will Rykard | style= | UAB |
| OL | Shea Baker | style= | Rice |
| OL | Brendan Bordner | style= | Florida Atlantic |
| OL | Gunner Britton | style= | Western Kentucky |
| OL | Quincy McGee | style= | UAB |
| TE | Joshua Simon | style= | Western Kentucky |
| QB | Austin Reed | style= | Western Kentucky |
| RB | Jermaine Brown Jr. | style= | UAB |
| RB | Deion Hankins | style= | UTEP |
| Second Team Defense | |||
| DE | Praise Amaewhule | style= | UTEP |
| DE | Amir Siddiq | style= | Charlotte |
| DT | Fish McWilliams | style= | UAB |
| DT | Evan Anderson | style= | Florida Atlantic |
| LB | Mazin Richards | style= | North Texas |
| LB | Jamal Ligon | style= | UTSA |
| LB | Tyrice Knight | style= | UTEP |
| DB | Teldrick Ross | style= | Middle Tennessee |
| DB | Grayson Cash | style= | UAB |
| DB | Kahlef Hailassie | style= | Western Kentucky |
| DB | Myles Brooks | style= | Louisiana Tech |
| Second Team Special Teams | |||
| K | Jared Sackett | style= | UTSA |
| P | Lucas Dean | style= | UTSA |
| LS | Angelo Tejada | style= | UTEP |
| KR | Smoke Harris | style= | Louisiana Tech |
| PR | Jaylin Lane | style= | Middle Tennessee |
All Conference Honorable Mentions:
The 2022 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.[62]
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus | ||
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| First Team All-Americans | |||||||
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| Position | Player | School | Selector | ||
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The following list includes all C-USA players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodric Martin | DT | Western Kentucky | 3 | 33 | 96 | Detroit Lions |
| DeWayne McBride | RB | UAB | 7 | 5 | 222 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Grant DuBose | WR | Charlotte | 7 | 39 | 256 | Green Bay Packers |