2022 Southeastern Conference football season explained

2022 Southeastern Conference football season
Color:	193980
Color Text:	white
League:	NCAA Division I FBS football season
Sport:	Football
Pixels:	125
Duration:	August 27, 2022 through December 3, 2022
No Of Teams:	14
Tv:	(CBS (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN+)
Draft:	2023 NFL draft
Draft Link:	2023 NFL draft
Top Pick:	QB Bryce Young, Alabama
Picked By:	Carolina Panthers, 1st overall
Season:	Regular season
Conf1:	East
Conf1 Champ:	Georgia
Conf1 Runner-Up:	Tennessee
Conf2:	West
Conf2 Champ:	LSU
Conf2 Runner-Up:	Alabama
Finals:	SEC Championship Game
Finals Link:	2022 SEC Championship Game
Finals Champ:	Georgia
Finals Runner-Up:	LSU
Finals Mvp:	Stetson Bennett, QB
Finals Mvp Link:	Stetson Bennett
Seasonslistnames:	Football
Prevseason Year:	2021
Nextseason Year:	2023

The 2022 Southeastern Conference football season is the 90th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 27, 2022 and ended with the 2022 SEC Championship Game on December 3, 2022. The SEC is a Power Five conference as part of the College Football Playoff system.

Previous season

Alabama defeated Georgia 41–24 in the 2021 SEC Championship Game.

Alabama and Georgia were selected to play in the 2022 College Football Playoff. No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 4 Cincinnati 27–6 in the Cotton Bowl Classic CFP semifinal game. No. 3 Georgia defeated No. 2 Michigan 34–11 in the Orange Bowl CFP semifinal game. Alabama and Georgia met on January 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana in a rematch of the 2021 SEC Championship game and 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship to play for the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. Georgia defeated Alabama 33–18, winning their third national championship in school history and their first since 1980.

Eleven other SEC teams accepted invitations to bowl games, but Texas A&M was unable to play in the Gator Bowl due to injuries and sickness from COVID-19, so only 10 teams played in their bowl games.

Results from the rest of the SEC bowl games:

• South Carolina defeated North Carolina 38–21 in the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
• Arkansas defeated Penn State 24–10 in the Outback Bowl.
• Kentucky defeated Iowa 20–17 in the Citrus Bowl.
• Missouri lost to Army 24–22 in the Armed Forces Bowl.
• Florida lost to UCF 29–17 in the Gasparilla Bowl.
• Auburn lost to Houston 17–13 in the Birmingham Bowl.
• Mississippi State lost to Texas Tech 34–7 in the Liberty Bowl.
• Tennessee lost to Purdue 48–45 in overtime in the Music City Bowl.
• Ole Miss lost to Baylor 21–7 in the Sugar Bowl.
• Louisiana State lost to Kansas State 42–20 in the TaxAct Texas Bowl.

Preseason

2022 SEC Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

East Division

• Georgia –
• Florida –
• Kentucky –
• Missouri –
• South Carolina –
• Tennessee –
• Vanderbilt -

West Division

• Alabama –
• Arkansas –
• Auburn –
• LSU –
• Mississippi State –
• Ole Miss –
• Texas A&M -

Recruiting classes

National Rankings! Team! ESPN^[1] ! Rivals^[2] ! 24/7^[3] ! On3 Recruits^[4] ! Total Signees

Alabama	2	2	2	2
Arkansas		26	28	25
Auburn		18	21	18
Florida		20	17	20
Georgia	3	3	3	3
Kentucky		14	14	15
LSU		15	12	13
Ole Miss		29	23	21
Mississippi State		16	27	23
Missouri		12	15	16
South Carolina		27	25	26
Tennessee		13	18	17
Texas A&M	1	1	1	1
Vanderbilt		35	32	32

SEC Media Days

The 2022 SEC Media days were held on July 18–21, 2022 at College Football Hall of Fame and The Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. The Preseason Polls were released in July 2022. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

• SEC Commissioner – Greg Sankey
• Monday July 18
  • LSU – Brian Kelly (HC), Jack Bech (WR), Mike Jones Jr. (LB) and BJ Ojulari (DE)
  • Ole Miss – Lane Kiffin (HC), Jonathan Mingo (WR), Cedric Johnson (DE) and Nick Broeker (OL)
  • Missouri - Eliah Drinkwitz (HC), Barrett Banister (WR), Martez Manuel (DB) and Isaiah McGuire (DL)
• Tuesday July 19
  • Alabama – Nick Saban (HC), Bryce Young (QB), Jordan Battle (DL) and Will Anderson Jr. (LB)
  • Mississippi State – Mike Leach (HC), Jaden Crumedy (DT), Nathaniel Watson (LB) and Austin Williams (WR)
  • South Carolina – Shane Beamer (HC), Jovaughn Gwyn (OL), Dakereon Joyner (WR), Zacch Pickens (DL)
  • Vanderbilt – Clark Lea (HC), Ben Bresnahan (TE), Anfernee Orji (LB) and Mike Wright (QB)
• Wednesday July 20
  • Arkansas – Sam Pittman (HC), Jalen Catalon (S), KJ Jefferson (QB) and Bumper Pool (LB)
  • Florida – Billy Napier (HC), Anthony Richardson (QB), Richard Gouraige (OL) and Ventrell Miller (LB)
  • Georgia – Kirby Smart (HC), Stetson Bennett IV (QB), Nolan Smith (LB) and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (OL)
  • Kentucky – Mark Stoops (HC), Will Levis (QB), Kenneth Horsey (OG) and DeAndre Square (LB)
• Thursday July 21
  • Auburn – Bryan Harsin (HC), Tank Bigsby (RB), Derick Hall (DE) and John Samuel Shenker (TE)
  • Tennessee - Josh Heupel (HC), Trevon Flowers (S), Hendon Hooker (QB) and Cedric Tillman (WR)
  • Texas A&M – Jimbo Fisher (HC), Demani Richardson (DB), Layden Robinson (OL) and Ainias Smith (WR)

Preseason media polls

East

1	Georgia	1254 (172)
2	Kentucky	932 (4)
3	Tennessee	929 (1)
4	Florida	712
5	South Carolina	662 (3)
6	Missouri	383
7	Vanderbilt	196 (1)

West

1	Alabama	1262 (177)
2	Texas A&M	968 (3)
3	Arkansas	844 (1)
4	Ole Miss	675
5	LSU	591
6	Mississippi State	390
7	Auburn	338

Media poll (SEC Championship)
1	Alabama	158
2	Georgia	18
3	South Carolina	3
4	Texas A&M	1
5	Vanderbilt	1

Preseason awards

Individual awards

Lott Trophy	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	LB	Jr.	^[14]
	Jordan Battle		DB	Sr.
	Henry To'oTo'o		LB
	Derick Hall	Auburn	DL
	Jalen Carter	Georgia	DT	Jr.
	Kelee Ringo		CB	Jr.
	J. J. Weaver	Kentucky	LB	Jr.
	BJ Ojulari	LSU	DE
	Kris Abrams-Draine	Missouri	DB
	Troy Brown	Ole Miss	LB	Sr.
	Jeremy Banks	Tennessee
	Antonio Johnson	Texas A&M	CB	So.
Dodd Trophy	Nick Saban	Alabama	HC	——	^[15]
	Sam Pittman	Arkansas
	Kirby Smart	Georgia
	Mark Stoops	Kentucky
	Lane Kiffin	Ole Miss
	Jimbo Fisher	Texas A&M
Maxwell Award	Bryce Young	Alabama	QB	Jr.	^[16]
	Will Anderson Jr.		LB
	KJ Jefferson	Arkansas	QB	Jr.
	Tank Bigsby	Auburn	RB	Jr.
	Anthony Richardson	Florida	QB	So.
	Stetson Bennett	Georgia		Sr.
	Brock Bowers		TE	So.
	Will Levis	Kentucky	QB	Sr.
	Chris Rodriguez Jr.		RB	Sr.
	Kayshon Boutte	LSU	WR	Jr.
	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee	QB	Sr.
	Cedric Tillman		WR
	De’Von Achane	Texas A&M	RB	Jr.
	Mike Wright	Vanderbilt	QB
Davey O'Brien Award	Bryce Young	Alabama	QB		^[17]
	KJ Jefferson	Arkansas
	Stetson Bennett	Georgia		Sr.
	Will Levis	Kentucky
	Will Rogers	Mississippi State		Jr.
	Spencer Rattler	South Carolina
	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee		Sr.
Doak Walker Award	Tank Bigsby	Auburn	RB	Jr.	^[18]
	Nay'Quan Wright	Florida
	Nathaniel Peat	Missouri		Sr.
	Jabari Small	Tennessee		Jr.
	De’Von Achane	Texas A&M
Biletnikoff Award	Jermaine Burton	Alabama	WR		^[19]
	Brock Bowers	Georgia	TE	So.
	Kayshon Boutte	LSU	WR	Jr.
	Corey Rucker	South Carolina
	Cedric Tillman	Tennessee		Sr.

John Mackey Award	Cameron Latu	Alabama	TE	Sr.	^[20]
	John Samuel Shenker	Auburn		Sr.
	Arik Gilbert	Georgia		So.
	Brock Bowers			So.
	Darnell Washington			Jr.
	Michael Trigg	Ole Miss		So.
	Austin Stogner	South Carolina		Graduate
	Jaheim Bell			Jr.
	Jacob Warren	Tennessee		RS Sr.
	Ben Bresnahan	Vanderbilt		Sr.
Rimington Trophy	Ricky Stromberg	Arkansas	OL	Sr.	^[21]
	Nick Brahms	Auburn
	Kingsley Eguakun	Florida		So.
	Sedrick Van Pran-Granger	Georgia
	LaQuinston Sharp	Mississippi State		Sr.
	Bryce Foster	Texas A&M		So.
Butkus Award	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	LB	Sr.	^[22]
	Jaylen Moody			Sr.
	Bumper Pool	Arkansas		Sr.
	Owen Pappoe	Auburn
	Ventrell Miller	Florida		Sr.
	Jamon Dumas-Johnson	Georgia		So.
	DeAndre Square	Kentucky		Graduate
	Micah Baskerville	LSU
	Troy Brown	Ole Miss		Sr.
	Sherrod Greene	South Carolina		Graduate
	Jeremy Banks	Tennessee		Sr.
	Anfernee Orji	Vanderbilt
Jim Thorpe Award	Jordan Battle	Alabama	DB		^[23]
	Jalen Catalon	Arkansas		Jr.
	Christopher Smith II	Georgia		Sr.
	Kelee Ringo			Jr.
	South Carolina	Jr.
	Antonio Johnson	Texas A&M		So.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Eli Ricks	Alabama	DB	Jr.	^[24]
	Jordan Battle			Sr.
	Will Anderson Jr.		LB	Jr.
	Henry To'oTo'o			Sr.
	Bumper Pool	Arkansas
	Jalen Catalon		DB	Jr.
	Derick Hall	Auburn	DL	Sr.
	Jalen Carter	Georgia	DT	Jr.
	Kelee Ringo		CB	Jr.
	Nolan Smith		LB	Sr.
	BJ Ojulari	LSU	DE	Jr.
	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State	DB
	Cam Smith	South Carolina
	Antonio Johnson	Texas A&M		So.
Outland Trophy	Emil Ekiyor Jr.	Alabama	OL	Sr.	^[25]
	Justin Eboigbe		DT	Sr.
	Ricky Stromberg	Arkansas	OL
	Gervon Dexter	Florida	DL	So.
	O'Cyrus Torrence		OL	Jr.
	Broderick Jones	Georgia	OT	So.
	Jalen Carter		DT	Jr.
	Warren Ericson		OL	Sr.
	Eli Cox	Kentucky	C	Jr.
	Jaquelin Roy	LSU	DT
	Nick Broeker	Ole Miss	OG	Sr.
	Dylan Wonnum	South Carolina	OT	Graduate
	Layden Robinson	Texas A&M	OL	Jr.
	McKinnley Jackson		DT

Lou Groza Award	Will Reichard	Alabama	PK	Sr.	^[26]
	Cam Little	Arkansas		So.
	Jack Podlesny	Georgia		Sr.
	Harrison Mevis	Missouri		Jr.
Ray Guy Award	Reid Bauer	Arkansas	P	Graduate	^[27]
	Colin Goodfellow	Kentucky
	Jay Bramblett	LSU		Sr.
	Kai Kroeger	South Carolina		Jr.
	Paxton Brooks	Tennessee		Sr.
	Nik Constantinou	Texas A&M		Jr.
	Matthew Hayball	Vanderbilt
Paul Hornung Award	Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama	RB		^[28]
	Tank Bigsby	Auburn
	Jo'Quavious Marks	Mississippi State
	De'Von Achane	Texas A&M
Wuerffel Trophy	Jordan Battle	Alabama	DB	Sr.	^[29]
	Cam Little	Arkansas	PK	So.
	Nick Brahms	Auburn	OL	Sr.
	Nay'Quan Wright	Florida	RB	Jr.
	Kearis Jackson	Georgia	WR/ST	Sr.
	Jalen Geiger	Kentucky	DB	Jr.
	Ali Gaye	LSU	DL	Graduate
	Mike Jones Jr.		LB	Sr.
	Austin Williams	Mississippi State	WR
	Barrett Banister	Missouri
	KD Hill	Ole Miss	DL
	MarShawn Lloyd	South Carolina	RB	So.
	Jacob Warren	Tennessee	TE	Sr.
	Layden Robinson	Texas A&M	OL	Jr.
	Ben Bresnahan	Vanderbilt	TE	Sr.
Walter Camp Award	Bryce Young	Alabama	QB	Jr.	^[30]
	Eli Ricks		CB
	Will Anderson Jr.		LB
	Brock Bowers	Georgia	TE	So.
	Jalen Carter		DT	Jr.
	Kelee Ringo		CB	Jr.
	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	Kentucky	RB	Sr.
	Will Levis		QB
	Kayshon Boutte	LSU	WR	Jr.
	Spencer Rattler	South Carolina	QB
	Cedric Tillman	Tennessee	WR	Sr.
Bednarik Award	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	LB	Sr.	^[31]
	Jordan Battle		CB
	Will Anderson Jr.		LB	Jr.
	Bumper Pool	Arkansas		Sr.
	Jalen Catalon		DB
	Colby Wooden	Auburn		Jr.
	Derick Hall			Sr.
	Brenton Cox Jr.	Florida	LB	Jr.
	Jalen Carter	Georgia	DT
	Kelee Ringo		CB	Jr.
	Nolan Smith		LB	Sr.
	BJ Ojulari	LSU	DE	Jr.
	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State	DB
	Isaiah McGuire	Missouri	DE	Sr.
	Antonio Johnson	Texas A&M	CB	So.
	Anfernee Orji	Vanderbilt	LB	Sr.
Rotary Lombardi Award	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	LB		^[32]
	Will Anderson Jr.			Jr.
	Bumper Pool	Arkansas		Sr.
	Derick Hall	Auburn	DE
	O'Cyrus Torrence	Florida	OL	Jr.
	Brock Bowers	Georgia	TE	So.
	Jalen Carter		DT	Jr.
	Nolan Smith		LB	Sr.
	Ali Gaye	LSU	DE	Graduate
	Nick Broeker	Ole Miss	OG	Sr.
	Layden Robinson	Texas A&M
Patrick Mannelly Award	Marco Ortiz	Florida	LS	Jr.	^[33]
	Wesley Schelling	Vanderbilt		Jr.
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Jase McClellan	Alabama	RB	Jr.	^[34]
	Dominique Johnson	Arkansas
	Tauskie Dove	Missouri	WR	Graduate
	Zach Evans	Ole Miss	RB	Jr.
	Austin Stogner	South Carolina	TE	Graduate
	Ainias Smith	Texas A&M	WR	Sr.
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award	Cameron Latu	Alabama	TE	Sr.	^[35]
	Henry To'oTo'o		LB	Sr.
Manning Award	Bryce Young		QB	Jr.	^[36]
	KJ Jefferson	Arkansas
	Stetson Bennett	Georgia		Sr.
	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee
	Will Levis	Kentucky
	Will Rogers	Mississippi State		Jr.
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Bryce Young	Alabama	QB	Jr.	^[37]
	KJ Jefferson	Arkansas
	Zach Calzada	Auburn		So.
	Anthony Richardson	Florida
	Stetson Bennett	Georgia		Sr.
	Will Levis	Kentucky		Sr.
	Jayden Daniels	LSU		Jr.
	Will Rogers	Mississippi State
	Spencer Rattler	South Carolina
	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee		Sr.
	Haynes King	Texas A&M		So.
Ted Hendricks Award

Preseason All-SEC

Media

First Team Offense! Position! Player! Class! Team

QB	Bryce Young	JR	Alabama
RB	Jahmyr Gibbs
	Tank Bigsby		Auburn
WR	Jermaine Burton		Alabama
	Kayshon Boutte		LSU
TE	Brock Bowers	SO	Georgia
OL	Emil Ekiyor Jr.	RS SR	Alabama
	Warren McClendon	JR	Georgia
	O'Cyrus Torrence		Florida
	Nick Broeker	SR	Ole Miss
C	Ricky Stromberg		Arkansas

First Team Defense! Position! Player! Class! Team

DL	Derick Hall	SR	Auburn
	Jalen Carter	JR	Georgia
	BJ Ojulari		LSU
	Byron Young	SR	Tennessee
LB	Henry To'oTo'o		Alabama
	Nolan Smith		Georgia
	Will Anderson Jr.	JR	Alabama
DB	Eli Ricks
	Jordan Battle	SR
	Jalen Catalon	RS JR	Arkansas
	Kelee Ringo	RS SO	Georgia

First Team Special Teams! Position! Player! Class! Team

P	Nik Constantinou	SO	Texas A&M
K	Will Reichard	SR	Alabama
RS	Kearis Jackson		Georgia
AP	Jahmyr Gibbs	JR	Alabama

Second Team Offense! Position! Player! Class! Team

QB	Hendon Hooker	SR	Tennessee
RB	Chris Rodriguez Jr.		Kentucky
	De'Von Achane	JR	Texas A&M
WR	Jonathan Mingo		Ole Miss
	Cedric Tillman	SR	Tennessee
TE	Cameron Latu	RS SR	Alabama
OL	Javion Cohen	JR
	Kenneth Horsey	SR	Kentucky
	Darnell Wright		Tennessee
	Layden Robinson	RS SO	Texas A&M
C	Sedrick Van Pran-Granger		Georgia

Second Team Defense! Position! Player! Class! Team

DL	D. J. Dale	SR	Alabama
	Colby Wooden	JR	Auburn
	Ali Gaye	GS	LSU
	Zacch Pickens	SR	South Carolina
LB	Bumper Pool		Arkansas
	Brenton Cox Jr.	RS JR	Florida
	Dallas Turner	SO	Alabama
DB	Cam Smith	RS JR	South Carolina
	Christopher Smith II	SR	Georgia
	Emmanuel Forbes	JR	Mississippi State
	Antonio Johnson		Texas A&M

Second Team Special Teams! Position! Player! Class! Team

K	Oscar Chapman	JR	Auburn
P	Anders Carlson	SR
RS	Ainias Smith		Texas A&M
AP	De'Von Achane	JR

Third Team Offense! Position! Player! Class! Team

QB	Will Levis	RS SR	Kentucky
RB	Kenny McIntosh	SR	Georgia
	Zach Evans	JR	Ole Miss
WR	Ainias Smith	SR	Texas A&M
	Josh Vann	GS	South Carolina
TE	Jaheim Bell	Jr
OL	Kendall Randolph	GS	Alabama
	Tyler Steen
	Brady Latham	RS JR	Arkansas
	Javon Foster	SR	Missouri
	Jeremy James	JR	Ole Miss
C	Cooper Mays		Tennessee

Third Team Defense! Position! Player! Class! Team

DL	Justin Eboigbe	SR	Alabama
	Gervon Dexter	SO	Florida
	Maason Smith		LSU
	McKinnley Jackson	JR	Texas A&M
LB	Owen Pappoe	SR	Auburn
	Ventrell Miller	GS	Florida
	Jeremy Banks	RS SR	Tennessee
DB	Malachi Moore	JR	Alabama
	Kool-Aid McKinstry	SO
	Trey Dean	SR	Florida
	Trevon Flowers		Tennessee

Third Team Special Teams! Position! Player! Class! Team

P	Paxton Brooks	SR	Tennessee
K	Harrison Mevis	JR	Missouri
RS	JoJo Earle	SO	Alabama
AP	Ainias Smith	SR	Texas A&M

References:^[38]

Coaches

First Team Offense! Position! Player! Class! Team

QB	Bryce Young	JR	Alabama
RB	Tank Bigsby		Auburn
	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	SR	Kentucky
WR	Kayshon Boutte	JR	LSU
	Cedric Tillman	SR	Tennessee
TE	Brock Bowers	SO	Georgia
OL	Warren McClendon	JR
	Emil Ekiyor Jr.	RS SR	Alabama
	O'Cyrus Torrence	JR	Florida
	Layden Robinson	RS SO	Texas A&M
C	Ricky Stromberg	SR	Arkansas

First Team Defense! Position! Player! Class! Team

DL	Derick Hall	SR	Auburn
	Jalen Carter	JR	Georgia
	BJ Ojulari		LSU
	Byron Young	SR	Tennessee
LB	Henry To'oTo'o		Alabama
	Bumper Pool		Arkansas
	Will Anderson Jr.	JR	Alabama
DB	Eli Ricks
	Jordan Battle	SR
	Jalen Catalon	RS JR	Arkansas
	Kelee Ringo	RS SO	Georgia
	Cam Smith	RS JR	South Carolina

First Team Special Teams! Position! Player! Class! Team

K	Harrison Mevis	JR	Missouri
P	Nik Constantinou	SO	Texas A&M
RS	Ainias Smith	SR
AP

Second Team Offense! Position! Player! Class! Team

QB	Hendon Hooker	SR	Tennessee
	Stetson Bennett		Georgia
RB	De'Von Achane	JR	Texas A&M
	Jahmyr Gibbs		Alabama
WR	Jermaine Burton
	Jonathan Mingo	SR	Ole Miss
TE	Cameron Latu	RS SR	Alabama
OL	Kenneth Horsey	SR	Kentucky
	Javon Foster		Missouri
	Nick Broeker		Ole Miss
	Darnell Wright		Tennessee
C	Sedrick Van Pran-Granger	RS SO	Georgia

Second Team Defense! Position! Player! Class! Team

DL	Colby Wooden	JR	Auburn
	Zacch Pickens	SR	South Carolina
	Ali Gaye	GS	LSU
	Gervon Dexter	SO	Florida
LB	Nolan Smith	SR	Georgia
	Brenton Cox Jr.	RS JR	Florida
	Dallas Turner	SO	Alabama
DB	Christopher Smith II	SR	Georgia
	Emmanuel Forbes	JR	Mississippi State
	Antonio Johnson		Texas A&M
	Malachi Moore		Alabama

Second Team Special Teams! Position! Player! Class! Team

K	Will Reichard	SR	Alabama
P	Oscar Chapman	JR	Auburn
RS	Kearis Jackson	SR	Georgia
AP	Jahymr Gibbs	JR	Alabama

Third Team Offense! Position! Player! Class! Team

QB	Will Levis	RS SR	Kentucky
RB	Jabari Small	JR	Tennessee
	Zach Evans		Ole Miss
WR	Ainias Smith	SR	Texas A&M
	Ladd McConkey	RS SO	Georgia
	Josh Vann	GS	South Carolina
	Jaden Walley	JR	Mississippi State
	Tayvion Robinson	SR	Kentucky
TE	Jaheim Bell	JR	South Carolina
OL	Javion Cohen	JR	Alabama
	Tyler Steen	GS
	Brady Latham	RS JR	Arkansas
	Jeremy James	JR	Ole Miss
	Reuben Fatheree II	SO	Texas A&M
C	Bryce Foster

Third Team Defense! Position! Player! Class! Tram

DL	Jordan Davis	GS	Mississippi State
	D. J. Dale	SR	Alabama
	Justin Eboigbe
	Jordan Burch	JR	South Carolina
	Jaquelin Roy		LSU
	Cedric Johnson		Ole Miss
	Cameron Young	RS SR	Mississippi State
LB	Anfernee Orji	SR	Vanderbilt
	Ventrell Miller	RS SR	Florida
	Jeremy Banks		Tennessee
	Anfernee Orji	SR	Vanderbilt
	Jacquez Jones	GS	Kentucky
	Tyrus Wheat		Mississippi State
	DeAndre Square		Kentucky
DB	A. J. Finley	SR	Ole Miss
	Brian Branch	JR	Alabama
	Kool-Aid McKinstry	SO
	Kris Abrams-Draine	JR	Missouri
	Trey Dean	SR	Florida
	Trevon Flowers		Tennessee

Third Team Special Teams! Position! Player! Class! Team

K	Anders Carlson	JR	Auburn
P	Paxton Brooks	SR	Tennessee
RS	JoJo Earle	SO	Alabama
AP	De'Von Achane	JR	Texas A&M

References:^[39]

Head coaches

There was two coaching changes before the 2022 season.

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season

School	Coach	Year
Alabama		16th
Arkansas		3rd
Auburn		2nd
Florida		1st
Georgia		7th
Kentucky		10th
LSU		1st
Mississippi State		3rd
Missouri		3rd
Ole Miss		3rd
South Carolina		2nd
Tennessee		2nd
Texas A&M		5th
Vanderbilt	Clark Lea	2nd

Mid-season changes

• On October 31, Auburn fired head coach Bryan Harsin after posting a 9–12 record with the school over two years.^[40] Cadillac Williams was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 28, Auburn announced that they had signed Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze to take over their head coaching position beginning in 2023.^[41]

Post-season changes

• On December 12, Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach died after suffering a major heart attack.^[42] Mississippi State still elected to play in their bowl game. Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett was named interim head coach during Leach's hospitalization and promoted to permanent head coach after Leach's death.^[43]

Rankings

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
Alabama	AP	1 (54)	1 (44)	2 (9)	2 (3)	2 (4)	1 (25)	3 (11)	6	6	6	10	8	8	6	5	5
	C	1 (54)	1 (57)	1 (39)	2 (24)	2 (26)	1 (34)	1 (35)	6	6	6	11	8	7	6	5	5
	CFP	Not released									6	9	8	7	6	5
Arkansas	AP	19	16	10	10	20	RV		RV	RV	RV			RV
	C	23	17	11	10	19	25		RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Auburn	AP	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Florida	AP	RV	12	18	20	RV	RV	RV					RV
	C	RV	19	21	22	RV	RV	RV					RV
	CFP	Not released
Georgia	AP	3 (3)	2 (17)	1 (53)	1 (59)	1 (55)	2 (28)	1 (32)	1 (31)	1 (31)	1 (30)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (58)	1 (62)	1 (63)
	C	3 (6)	2 (6)	2 (25)	1 (40)	1 (34)	2 (23)	2 (18)	1 (43)	1 (43)	1 (45)	1 (61)	1 (61)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (59)	1 (63)
	CFP	Not released									3	1	1	1	1	1
Kentucky	AP	20	20	9	8	7	13	22	19	19	RV	RV
	C	21	20	10	9	8	13	22	18	17	24	24	RV
	CFP	Not released										24
LSU	AP	RV			RV	RV	25	RV	RV	18	15	7	6	6	11	16	16
	C	RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	17	8	7	6	13	15	15
	CFP	Not released									10	7	6	5	14	17
Mississippi State	AP	RV	RV	RV			23	16	24	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	24	20
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	17	24	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	23	19
	CFP	Not released													24	22
Missouri	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ole Miss	AP	21	22	20	16	14	9	9	7	15	11	11	14	20	RV	RV
	C	24	23	17	13	11	9	9	7	12	10	9	14	19	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released									11	11	14	20
South Carolina	AP	RV	RV					RV	RV	25	RV	RV		RV	20	20	23
	C		RV					RV	RV	25	RV	RV		RV	20	19	23
	CFP	Not released													19	19
Tennessee	AP	RV	24	15	11	8	8	6	3 (15)	3 (13)	2т (18)	5	5	9	7	6	6
	C	RV	RV	16	12	9	8	8	4 (2)	3 (2)	3 (5)	5	5	11	8	6	6
	CFP	Not released									1	5	5	10	7	6
Texas A&M	AP	6	6	24	23	17	RV
	C	7	6	22	20	17	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Vanderbilt	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released

Legend

		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

Regular season

The 2022 schedule was released on September 21, 2021. The season began on August 27, 2022, and will end with the SEC Championship Game on December 3, 2022.

Championship Game

See main article: 2022 SEC Championship Game.

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games.

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The SEC will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Big 12 and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Gator Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Music City Bowl, ReliaQuest Bowl and Texas Bowl. The SEC teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The SEC champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Legend
	SEC win
	SEC loss

Bowl Game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	SEC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
		Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	ESPN	6:30 p.m.	Florida	No. 14 Oregon State	L 3–30
		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	5:30 p.m.	Missouri	Wake Forest	L 17–27
		Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	Arkansas	Kansas	W 55–53 ^3OT
		NRG Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	Texas Tech	L 25–42
		TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 South Carolina	No. 21 Notre Dame	L 38–45
		Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	Kentucky	Iowa	L 0–21
		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	11:00 a.m.	No. 22 Mississippi State	Illinois	W 19–10
		Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 LSU	Purdue	W 63–7
New Year's Six Bowls
		Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Tennessee	No. 7 Clemson	W 31–14
		Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Alabama	No. 9 Kansas State	W 45–20
College Football Playoff bowl games
		Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	No. 4 Ohio State	W 42–41
		SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA	ESPN	6:30 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	No. 3 TCU	W 65–7

Rankings are from CFP Poll. All times Central Time Zone.

Head to head matchups

2022 SEC Head to head
Team	Alabama	Arkansas	Auburn	Florida	Georgia	Kentucky	LSU	Missouri	Mississippi State	Ole Miss	South Carolina	Tennessee	Texas A&M	Vanderbilt
Alabama	—	0-1							0-1			1-0	0-1	0-1
Arkansas	1-0	—					1-0		1-0		0-1		1-0
Auburn	1-0		—		1-0		1-0	0-1		1-0
Florida				—		1-0	1-0	0-1				1-0
Georgia			0-1		—			0-1			0-1			0-1
Kentucky				0-1		—			0-1	1-0	1-0			1-0
LSU	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1			-		0-1	0-1		1-0
Missouri			1-0	1-0	1-0			—						0-1
Mississippi State	1-0	0-1				1-0	1-0		—				0-1
Ole Miss	1-0		0-1			0-1	1-0			—				0-1
South Carolina		1-0			1-0	0-1					—		0-1
Tennessee	0-1			0-1			0-1					—
Texas A&M	1-0	0-1							1-0		1-0		—
Vanderbilt	1-0				1-0	0-1		1-0		1-0				—

Updated with the results of all games through November 2022.

SEC vs Power Five matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame and Pac-12). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	Pac-12		Florida		29-26
September 3	Pac-12	3 Georgia	11 Oregon†		49-3
September 4	ACC		LSU†		24-23
September 10	ACC	24 Tennessee			34-27 OT
September 10	ACC		Vanderbilt		25-45
September 10	Big 12	1 Alabama			20-19
September 10	Big 12	Missouri			12-40
September 10	Pac-12	Mississippi State			39-17
September 17	Big Ten		Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	12-41
September 17	ACC	20 Ole Miss		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	42-0
September 17	ACC		24 Texas A&M		17-9
October 15	Independents	Arkansas			52–35
November 26	ACC	Florida	Florida State		TBD
November 26	ACC	Georgia Tech	Georgia		TBD
November 26	ACC		Kentucky		TBD
November 26	ACC	South Carolina			TBD

SEC vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 27	Mountain West	Vanderbilt		Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI	63-10
September 1	MAC		Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	59-10
September 1	C-USA		Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	52-24
September 3	Mountain West		1 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	55-0
September 3	American		19 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	31-24
September 3	American		Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	49-23
September 3	Sun Belt		21 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	28-10
September 3	MAC		20 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	37-13
September 3	Sun Belt		South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	35-14
September 10	Mountain West		Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	24-16
September 10	Sun Belt		6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	14-17
September 17	American		Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	31-28
September 17	MAC		15 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	63-6
September 17	MAC	Vanderbilt		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	38-28
September 17	Sun Belt		2 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	63-7
September 24	American		16 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	35-27
September 24	C-USA		South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	56-20
September 24	MAC		Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	45-14
September 24	MAC		1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	39-22
September 24	MAC	Northern Illinois	8 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	31-21
September 24	Mountain West		LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	38-0
November 19	C-USA		LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	41-10
November 19	C-USA	Western Kentucky	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	41-17

SEC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
November 5		Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 19-21
November 19		Missouri		W 45-14
November 19		Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 20-3

SEC vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3		Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	42-16
September 3		6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	31-0
September 3		Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	42-31
September 10		LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	65-17
September 10		22 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	59-3
September 10		2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	33-0
September 17		10 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	38-27
September 17		9 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	31-0
September 17		Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	34-17
October 1		Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	52-17
October 1		South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	50-10
October 22		Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	65-24
November 19		8 Alabama	Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	34-0
November 19		Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	56-7

Notes

a. Date of game was moved from October 1 to October 2

b. Date of game moved from October 1 to September 29

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

SEC Records against other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:

Regular Season

Power Conferences 5	Record
ACC	3-2
Big 12	1-1
Big Ten	0-1
BYU/Notre Dame	1-0
Pac-12	3-0
Power 5 Total	8-4
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	4-0
C–USA	2-0
Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame)	2-1
MAC	7-0
Mountain West	4-0
Sun Belt	3-1
Other FBS Total	22-2
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	14-0
Total Non-Conference Record	42-6

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week	Offensive Player of the Week	Defensive Player of the Week	Special Teams Player of the Week	Offensive Line Player of the Week	Defensive Line Player of the Week	Freshman Player of the Week
Week 1 (Sep. 4)^[44]	Anthony Richardson, QB (Florida)	Christopher Smith II, S (Georgia)----Bumper Pool, LB (Arkansas)	Barion Brown, WR/KR (Kentucky)	Darrian Dalcourt, C (Alabama)----LaQuinston Sharp, OL (Mississippi State)	Brenton Cox Jr., DL (Florida)----Jordan Domineck, DL (Arkansas)	Jayden McGowan, WR (Vanderbilt)
Week 2 (Sep. 12)^[45]	Hendon Hooker, QB (Tennessee)	Drew Sanders, LB (Arkansas)----Jordan Wright, LB (Kentucky)	Will Reichard, PK (Alabama)	Ricky Stromberg, OL (Arkansas)----LaQuinston Sharp (2), OL (Mississippi State)	Byron Young, DE (Tennessee)	Dane Key, WR (Kentucky)
Week 3 (Sept. 19) ^[46]	Brock Bowers, TE (Georgia)	Jay Ward, S (LSU)	Nik Constantinou, PK (Texas A&M)	Nick Broeker, OL (Ole Miss)	BJ Ojulari, DL (LSU)	AJ Swann, QB (Vanderbilt)
Week 4 (Sept. 27) ^[47]	Hendon Hooker (2), QB (Tennessee)	Antonio Johnson, DB (Texas A&M)----Will Anderson Jr., LB (Alabama)	Jack Podlesny, PK (Georgia)	Javontez Spraggins, OL (Tennessee)	Derick Hall, DE (Auburn)	Barion Brown, WR (Kentucky)----Quinshon Judkins, RB (Ole Miss)
Week 5 (Oct. 3) ^[48]	Jahmyr Gibbs, RB (Alabama)	Emmanuel Forbes, DB (Mississippi State)	Jack Podlesny (2), PK (Georgia)----Harrison Mevis, PK (Missouri)	Micah Pettus, OL (Ole Miss)	BJ Ojulari (2), DE (LSU)	Barion Brown (2), WR (Kentucky)----Quinshon Judkins (2), RB (Ole Miss)
Week 6 (Oct. 10) ^[49]	Will Rogers, QB (Mississippi State)----Jonathan Mingo, WR (Ole Miss)	Jaydon Hill, CB (Florida)	Chase McGrath, PK (Tennessee)	Jovaughn Gwyn, OL (South Carolina)	Byron Young (2), DE (Tennessee)	Branson Robinson, RB (Georgia)
Week 7 (Oct. 17) ^[50]	Jalin Hyatt, WR (Tennessee)	DeAndre Square, LB (Kentucky)----Hudson Clark, S (Arkansas)	Chase McGrath (2), PK (Tennessee)	Will Campbell, OT (LSU)----Darnell Wright, OT (Tennessee)	Jared Ivey, DE (Ole Miss)	Quinshon Judkins (3), RB (Ole Miss)
Week 8 (Oct. 24)^[51]	Jayden Daniels, QB (LSU)	Darius Rush, DB (South Carolina)	Xavier Legette, KR (South Carolina)	Jerome Carvin, OG (Tennessee)	Mekhi Wingo, DT (LSU)	Luther Burden III, WR (Missouri)
Week 9 (Oct. 31)^[52]	Brock Bowers (2), TE (Georgia)----Raheim Sanders, RB (Arkansas)	Christopher Smith II (2), S (Georgia)	Reid Bauer, P (Arkansas)	Nick Broeker (2), OL (Ole Miss)----Darnell Wright (2), OL (Tennessee)	Isaiah McGuire, DL (Missouri)	Quinshon Judkins (4), RB (Ole Miss)
Week 10 (Nov. 7)^[53]	Stetson Bennett, QB (Georgia)----Jayden Daniels (2), QB (LSU)	Harold Perkins, LB (LSU)	Kai Kroeger, P (South Carolina)----Lideatrick Griffin, KR (Mississippi State)	O'Cyrus Torrence, OG (Florida)	Jalen Carter, DL (Georgia)	Mason Taylor, TE (LSU)----Malaki Starks, S (Georgia)
Week 11 (Nov. 14)^[54]	Hendon Hooker (3), QB (Tennessee)----Mike Wright, QB (Vanderbilt)	Harold Perkins (2), LB (LSU)	Will Reichard (2), PK (Alabama)	Cooper Mays, C (Tennessee)----O'Cyrus Torrence (2), OG (Florida)	Byron Young (3), DE (Tennessee)----Colby Wooden, DL (Auburn)	Trevor Etienne, RB (Florida)
Week 12 (Nov. 22)^[55]	Spencer Rattler, QB (South Carolina)----Raheim Sanders (2), RB (Arkansas)	Drew Sanders, LB (Arkansas)	Jack Podlesny (3), PK (Georgia)----Wesley Schelling, LS (Vanderbilt)	Jaylen Nichols, LT (South Carolina)----Ricky Stromberg (2), C (Arkansas)	Nazir Stackhouse, DL (Georgia)	Quinshon Judkins (5), RB (Ole Miss)
Week 13 (Nov. 28)^[56]	De'Von Achane, RB (Texas A&M)	Marcellas Dial, DB (South Carolina)----Demani Richardson, DB (Texas A&M)	Kai Kroeger (2), P (South Carolina)	LaQuinston Sharp (3), C (Mississippi State)	Roman Harrison, DE (Tennessee)----Deone Walker, DL (Kentucky)	Conner Weigman, QB (Texas A&M)----Dylan Sampson, RB (Tennessee)

Totals per school

School	Total
Tennessee	16
Georgia	12
Arkansas	11
LSU	10
Ole Miss	10
South Carolina	8
Kentucky	7
Florida	6
Mississippi State	6
Alabama	5
Texas A&M	5
Vanderbilt	4
Missouri	3
Auburn	2

SEC individual awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the SEC Conference football coaches at the end of the season

Award	Player	School
Offensive Player of the Year	Hendon Hooker, QB	Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Year	Will Anderson Jr., LB	Alabama
Special Teams Player of the Year	Jack Podlesny, PK	Georgia
Freshman of the Year	Quinshon Judkins, RB	Ole Miss
Jacobs Blocking Trophy	Ricky Stromberg, OL	Arkansas
Scholar Athlete of the Year	Austin Williams, WR	Mississippi State
Coach of the Year	Kirby Smart	Georgia

All-conference teams

See main article: 2022 All-SEC football team.

The following players earned All-SEC honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-SEC Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.

First Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
First Team Offense
QB	Hendon Hooker		Tennessee
RB	Quinshon Judkins		Ole Miss
	De’Von Achane		Texas A&M
WR	Jalin Hyatt		Tennessee
	Antwane Wells Jr.		South Carolina
TE	Brock Bowers		Georgia
OL	O'Cyrus Torrence		Florida
	Warren McClendon		Georgia
	Darnell Wright		Tennessee
	Emil Ekiyor Jr.		Alabama
	Ricky Stromberg		Arkansas
First Team Defense
DL	Jalen Carter		Georgia
	Derick Hall		Auburn
	BJ Ojulari		LSU
	Byron Young		Tennessee
LB	Will Anderson Jr.		Alabama
	Drew Sanders		Arkansas
	Henry To'oTo'o		Alabama
DB	Emmanuel Forbes		Mississippi State
	Christopher Smith II		Georgia
	Kool-Aid McKinstry		Alabama
	Jordan Battle		Alabama
First Team Special Teams
PK	Jack Podlesny		Georgia
P	Kai Kroeger		South Carolina
RT	Tulu Griffin		Mississippi State
AP/ST	De’Von Achane		Texas A&M

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
Second Team Offense
QB	Stetson Bennett		Georgia
RB	Raheim Sanders		Arkansas
	Jahmyr Gibbs		Alabama
WR	Ladd McConkey		Georgia
	Jonathan Mingo		Ole Miss
	Dominic Lovett		Missouri
TE	Darnell Washington		Georgia
OL	Nick Broeker		Ole Miss
	Javion Cohen		Alabama
	Tyler Steen		Alabama
	Jovaughn Gwyn		South Carolina
	Will Campbell		LSU
	Sedrick Van Pran-Granger		Georgia
Second Team Defense
DL	Isaiah McGuire		Missouri
	Mekhi Wingo		LSU
	Nazir Stackhouse		Georgia
	Tyrus Wheat		Mississippi State
LB	Harold Perkins		LSU
	Bumper Pool		Arkansas
	Nathaniel Watson		Mississippi State
DB	Antonio Johnson		Texas A&M
	Kelee Ringo		Georgia
	Keidron Smith		Kentucky
	Dwight McGlothern		Arkansas
Second Team Special Teams
PK	Will Reichard		Alabama
P	Nik Constantinou		Texas A&M
RT	Kool-Aid McKinstry		Alabama
AP/ST	Jahmyr Gibbs		Alabama

† Two-time first team selection

Honorable mentions

• Alabama:
• Arkansas:
• Auburn:
• Florida:
• Georgia:
• LSU:
• Mississippi State:
• Missouri:
• Ole Miss:
• South Carolina:
• Tennessee:
• Texas A&M:
• Vanderbilt:

All-Americans

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.^{[57] [58]}

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
WR	Jalin Hyatt	Tennessee	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
TE	Brock Bowers	Georgia	(AFCA, ESPN, FWAA, USAT)
OG	O'Cyrus Torrence	Florida	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
DT	Jalen Carter	Georgia	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
LB	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
LB	Drew Sanders	Arkansas	(AP)
LB	Jamon Dumas-Johnson	Georgia	(ESPN, TSN)
S	Christopher Smith II	Georgia	(AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
CB	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State	(AFCA, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, WCFF)
DB	Brian Branch	Alabama	(CBS, ESPN)
P	Kai Kroeger	South Carolina	(ESPN, The Athletic)
KR	Lideatrick Griffin	Mississippi State	(FWAA)

Position	Player	School	Selector
Second Team All-Americans
QB	Bryce Young	Alabama	(USAT)
TE	Brock Bowers	Georgia	(AP, CBS, The Athletic, TSN, WCFF)
TE	Darnell Washington	Georgia	(The Athletic)
OG	O'Cyrus Torrence	Florida	(FWAA)
OL	Nick Broeker	Ole Miss	(FWAA, WCFF)
DL	Byron Young	Alabama	(AFCA)
LB	Drew Sanders	Arkansas	(AFCA, FWAA, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
LB	Jamon Dumas-Johnson	Georgia	(AFCA, AP, The Athletic)
LB	Harold Perkins	LSU	(The Athletic)
S	Jordan Battle	Alabama	(AFCA, TSN)
S	Christopher Smith II	Georgia	(CBS)
CB	Kool-Aid McKinstry	Alabama	(AFCA, CBS, TSN)
CB	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State	(AP, CBS, TSN, USAT)
DB	Brian Branch	Alabama	(AP, The Athletic)
P	Kai Kroeger	South Carolina	(AFCA, WCFF)
KR	Lideatrick Griffin	Mississippi State	(CBS, TSN, WCFF)
PR/AP	Kool-Aid McKinstry	Alabama	(FWAA, The Athletic)
AP	Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama	(USAT)

Position	Player	School	Selector
Third Team All-Americans
QB	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee	(AP)
DT	Mekhi Wingo	LSU	(AP)
S	Jordan Battle	Alabama	(AP)
CB	Kool-Aid McKinstry	Alabama	(AP)
AP	Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama	(AP)

List of All American Teams

• American Football Coaches Association All-America Team
• Associated Press All-America Team
• CBS Sports All-America Team
• ESPN All-America Team
• Football Writers Association of America All-America Team
• The Athletic All-America Team
• Sporting News 2022 College Football All-America Team
• USA Today All-America Team
• Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team

All-Academic

First team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST

Second team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST

Honorable mentions

• Alabama:
• Arkansas:
• Auburn:
• Florida:
• Georgia:
• LSU:
• Mississippi State:
• Missouri:
• Ole Miss:
• South Carolina:
• Tennessee:
• Texas A&M:
• Vanderbilt:

National award winners

2022 College Football Award Winners

Home game attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium	100,077	98,321	98,433	96,246	100,077	100,077	99,639	100,077	-
Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium	76,212	74,751	72,437	74,133	75,579	70,072	73,750	71,365	-
Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium	87,451	84,562	83,340	87,451	85,750	87,451	83,792	87,451	81,824
Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	88,548	90,799	89,993	88,496	72,462	88,471	90,585	89,454	-
Georgia	Sanford Stadium	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	-	-
Kentucky	Kroger Field	61,000	61,139	59,308	61,579	61,612	61,451	57,474	61,022	58,727
LSU	Tiger Stadium	102,321	102,321	98,520	100,501	102,321	100,821	102,321	97,367	-
Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium	60,311	54,360	48,376	51,930	57,849	57,769	60,352	49,117	-
Missouri	Faurot Field	62,621	47,653	53,253	58,165	60,618	61,047	45,231	55,710	-
Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium	64,038	60,533	58,373	60,641	64,828	65,243	65,923	62,487	-
South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium	77,559	78,297	78,212	77,982	61,551	77,837	77,578	79,041	-
Tennessee	Neyland Stadium	101,915	92,236	101,915	101,915	101,915	101,915	101,915	101,915	-
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	102,733	97,946	92,664	107,245	101,084	97,797	90,177	93,578	-
Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium	40,550	20,120	24,431	31,567	28,553	30,136	40,350	-	-

NFL Draft

Total picks by school

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Alabama	3	1	4	–	1	1	–	10
Arkansas	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	2
Auburn	–	1	1	1	1	1	–	5
Florida	1	2	–	1	1	1	–	6
Georgia	3	–	1	2	3	–	1	10
Kentucky	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	3
LSU	–	1	–	2	1	2	–	6
Mississippi State	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	2
Missouri	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1
Ole Miss	–	1	–	1	–	1	1	4
South Carolina	–	1	1	–	1	–	2	5
Tennessee	1	–	4	–	–	–	–	5
Texas A&M	–	–	1	–	1	–	1	3
Vanderbilt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Total	9	8	14	9	9	7	6	62

The Following list includes all SEC Players drafted in the 2023 NFL draft:^[59]

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Bryce Young	QB	Alabama	1	1	1	Carolina Panthers
Will Anderson Jr.	LB	Alabama	1	3	3	Houston Texans
Anthony Richardson	QB	Florida	1	4	4	Indianapolis Colts
Jalen Carter	DT	Georgia	1	9	9	Philadelphia Eagles
Darnell Wright	OT	Tennessee	1	10	10	Chicago Bears
Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Alabama	1	12	12	Detroit Lions
Broderick Jones	OT	Georgia	1	14	14	Pittsburgh Steelers
Emmanuel Forbes	CB	Mississippi State	1	16	16	Washington Commanders
Nolan Smith	LB	Georgia	1	30	30	Philadelphia Eagles
Will Levis	QB	Kentucky	2	2	33	Tennessee Titans
Derick Hall	LB	Auburn	2	6	37	Seattle Seahawks
Jonathan Mingo	WR	Ole Miss	2	8	39	Carolina Panthers
BJ Ojulari	LB	LSU	2	10	41	Arizona Cardinals
Brian Branch	S	Alabama	2	14	45	Detroit Lions
Cam Smith	CB	South Carolina	2	20	51	Miami Dolphins
Gervon Dexter	DT	Florida	2	22	53	Chicago Bears
O'Cyrus Torrence	OG	Florida	2	28	59	Buffalo Bills
Zacch Pickens	DT	South Carolina	3	1	64	Chicago Bears
Tyler Steen	OT	Alabama	3	2	65	Philadelphia Eagles
Drew Sanders	LB	Arkansas	3	4	67	Denver Broncos
Hendon Hooker	QB	Tennessee	3	5	68	Detroit Lions
Byron Young	DT	Alabama	3	7	70	Las Vegas Raiders
Jalin Hyatt	WR	Tennessee	3	10	73	New York Giants
Cedric Tillman	WR	Tennessee	3	11	74	Cleveland Browns
Byron Young	DE	Tennessee	3	14	77	Los Angeles Rams
De’Von Achane	RB	Texas A&M	3	21	84	Miami Dolphins
Cartavious Bigsby	RB	Auburn	3	25	88	Jacksonville Jaguars
Darnell Washington	TE	Georgia	3	30	93	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jordan Battle	S	Alabama	3	32	95	Cincinnati Bengals
Ricky Stromberg	C	Arkansas	3	34	97	Washington Commanders
Cameron Latu	TE	Alabama	3	38	101	San Francisco 49ers
Kelee Ringo	CB	Georgia	4	3	105	Philadelphia Eagles
Anthony Bradford	OG	LSU	4	6	108	Seattle Seahawks
Colby Wooden	DT	Auburn	4	14	116	Green Bay Packers
Ventrell Miller	LB	Florida	4	19	121	Jacksonville Jaguars
Cameron Young	DT	Mississippi State	4	21	123	Seattle Seahawks
Tavius Robinson	LB	Ole Miss	4	22	124	Baltimore Ravens
Isaiah McGuire	DE	Missouri	4	24	126	Cleveland Browns
Stetson Bennett	QB	Georgia	4	26	128	Los Angeles Rams
Jay Ward	S	LSU	4	32	134	Minnesota Vikings
Darius Rush	CB	South Carolina	5	3	138	Indianapolis Colts
Jaquelin Roy	DT	LSU	5	6	141	Minnesota Vikings
Justin Shorter	WR	Florida	5	15	150	Buffalo Bills
Antonio Johnson	S	Texas A&M	5	25	160	Jacksonville Jaguars
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	Alabama	5	32	167	Houston Texans
Owen Pappoe	LB	Auburn	5	33	168	Arizona Cardinals
Christopher Smith II	S	Georgia	5	35	170	Las Vegas Raiders
Robert Beal Jr.	LB	Georgia	5	38	173	San Francisco 49ers
Warren McClendon	OT	Georgia	5	39	174	Los Angeles Rams
Kayshon Boutte	WR	LSU	6	10	187	New England Patriots
Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB	Kentucky	6	16	193	Washington Commanders
Amari Burney	LB	Florida	6	26	203	Las Vegas Raiders
Jarrick Bernard-Converse	CB	LSU	6	27	204	New York Jets
Anders Carlson	K	Auburn	6	30	207	Green Bay Packers
Zach Evans	RB	Ole Miss	6	38	215	Los Angeles Rams
Jaylon Jones	CB	Texas A&M	7	4	221	Indianapolis Colts
DeMarcco Hellams	S	Alabama	7	7	224	Atlanta Falcons
Jovaughn Gwyn	OG	South Carolina	7	8	225	Atlanta Falcons
Nick Broeker	OG	Ole Miss	7	13	230	Buffalo Bills
Carrington Valentine	CB	Kentucky	7	15	232	Green Bay Packers
Kenny McIntosh	RB	Georgia	7	20	237	Seattle Seahawks
Jalen Brooks	WR	South Carolina	7	27	244	Dallas Cowboys

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