Midseason 2023 All-American College Football Team and Individual Honors

    The midway point is here and our 2023 Midseason All-American College Football Team highlights the best of the best from six weeks of action.

    The 2023 college football season has reached its midway point and what a year it’s been. With the conference race up in the air across the country, we’ve seen some amazing individual efforts, truly terrific team triumphs, and some highlight-reel moments that will live on forever.

    We give you today, the best of the best, our Midseason All-American College Football Team and Individual Honors.

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    Midseason All-American Football Team Honors for 2023

    • Midseason Player of the Year
      Caleb Williams, QB, USC
    • Midseason Offensive Player of the Year
      Caleb Williams, QB, USC
    • Midseason Defensive Player of the Year
      Bryce Houston, LB, Ohio
    • Midseason Transfer Impact of the Year
      Ray Davis, RB, Kentucky
    • Midseason Coach of the Year
      Mike Norvell, Florida State

    Midseason All-American Offense

    • Midseason Quarterback of the Year
      Caleb Williams, QB, USC
    • Midseason Running Back of the Year
      Ray Davis, Kentucky
    • Midseason Wide Receiver of the Year
      Luther Burden III, Missouri
    • Midseason Tight End of the Year
      Brock Bowers, Georgia
    • Midseason Offensive Lineman of the Year
      Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon
    • Midseason Offensive Line of the Year
      Oregon State Beavers
    • Midseason Offensive Transfer of the Year
      Ray Davis, RB, Kentucky

    Midseason First-Team All-American Offense

    QB: Caleb Williams, USC
    RB: Ray Davis, Kentucky
    RB: Jawhar Jordan, Louisville
    WR: Luther Burden III, Missouri
    WR: Brian Thomas Jr., LSU
    WR: Malik Nabers, LSU
    TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
    FLEX: Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
    OT: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
    G: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
    C: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
    G: Zak Zinter, Michigan
    OT: Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State

    Midseason Second-Team All-American Offense

    QB: Michael Penix Jr., Washington
    RB: Rasheen Ali, Marshall
    RB: Kimani Vidal, Troy
    WR: Caullin Lacy, South Alabama
    WR: Malik Washington, Virginia
    WR: Rome Odunze, Washington
    TE: Dallin Holker, Colorado State
    FLEX: Troy Franklin, Oregon
    OT: Javon Foster, Missouri
    G: Clay Webb, Jacksonville State
    C: Matt Lee, Miami (FL)
    G: Tanner Miller, Oregon State
    OT: Willie Tyler, Louisville

    Midseason Third-Team All-American Offense

    QB: Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
    RB: Blake Corum, Michigan
    RB: Jonathon Brooks, Texas
    WR: Jerjuan Newton, Toledo
    WR: Will Sheppard, Vanderbilt
    WR: Roman Wilson, Michigan
    TE: Michael Harrison, Colorado
    FLEX: Tory Horton, Colorado State
    OT: Josh Fryar, Ohio State
    G: John Champe, Northern Illinois
    C: Bryan Hudson, Louisville
    G: Heneli Bloomfield, Oregon State
    OT: Joe Alt, Notre Dame

    Midseason Honorable Mention All-American Offense

    QB: Bo Nix, Oregon
    QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU
    RB: Ismail Mahdi, Texas State
    RB: Emani Bailey, TCU
    RB: Marcus Carroll, Georgia State
    RB: Audric Estime, Notre Dame
    WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
    WR: Malachi Corley, Western Kentucky
    WR: Keon Coleman, FSU
    WR: Xavier Legette, South Carolina
    WR: Kris Mitchell, FIU
    WR: Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech
    TE: David Martin-Robinson, Temple
    TE: Luke Hasz, Arkansas
    FLEX: Jamari Thrash, Louisville
    FLEX: Luke McCaffrey, Rice
    OT: Victor Stoffel, Temple
    OT: DeVonte Gordon, Wake Forest
    G: Tate Ratledge, Georgia
    G: Christian Haynes, UConn
    C: Jake Levengood, Oregon State
    C: Duke Clemens, UCLA
    G: Tellek Lockette, UL-Monroe
    G: Pat Coogan, Notre Dame
    OT: Frank Crum, Wyoming
    OT: Keydrell Lewis, UL-Monroe

    Midseason All-American Defense

    • Midseason Defensive Lineman of the Year
      Jalen Green, JMU
    • Midseason Linebacker of the Year
      Bryce Houston, Ohio
    • Midseason Cornerback of the Year
      Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
    • Midseason Safety of the Year
      Ike Larsen, Utah State
    • Midseason Defensive Line of the Year
      James Madison Dukes
    • Midseason Secondary of the Year
      Liberty Flames
    • Midseason Defensive Transfer of the Year
      Bear Alexander, DT, USC

    Midseason First-Team All-American Defense

    EDGE: Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
    EDGE: Dallas Turner, Alabama
    DT: James Carpenter, JMU
    DT: Byron Murphy II, Texas
    LB: Bryce Houston, Ohio
    LB: Payton Wilson, NC State
    LB: Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
    CB: LaMareon James, ODU
    CB: Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
    CB: Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
    S: Ike Larsen, Utah State
    S: Cole Bishop, Utah
    FLEX: Jalen Green, JMU

    Midseason Second-Team All-American Defense

    EDGE: Ashton Gillotte, Louisville
    EDGE: Jonah Elliss, Utah
    DT: Bear Alexander, USC
    DT: Patrick Jenkins, Tulane
    LB: Tyrice Knight, UTEP
    LB: Jett Johnson, Mississippi State
    LB: Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
    CB: Kobe Singleton, Liberty
    CB: Willie Roberts, Louisiana Tech
    CB: Mike Sainristil, Michigan
    S: Devin Grant, Buffalo
    S: Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
    FLEX: Laiatu Latu, UCLA

    Midseason Third-Team All-American Defense

    EDGE: Chris Braswell, Alabama
    EDGE: Kydran Jenkins, Purdue
    DT: Cole Godbout, Wyoming
    DT: T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
    LB: JD Bertrand, Notre Dame
    LB: Jesus Machado, Tulane
    LB: Mohamed Toure, Rutgers
    CB: Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin
    CB: Tarheeb Still, Maryland
    CB: Brian Mayes, UAB
    S: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue
    S: Tykee Smith, Georgia
    FLEX: Jelani Stafford, UConn

    Midseason Honorable Mention All-American Defense

    EDGE: Mikail Kamara, JMU
    EDGE: Tyler Batty, BYU
    EDGE: Kaimon Rucker, North Carolina
    EDGE: Darius Hodges, Tulane
    DT: Howard Cross III, Notre Dame
    DT: Kameron Hamilton, Tulane
    DT: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
    DT: Deone Walker, Kentucky
    LB: Cedric Gray, North Carolina
    LB: Jason Henderson, ODU
    LB: Donovan Manuel, FIU
    LB: Jackson Mitchell, UConn
    LB: Leo Lowin, Army
    LB: Jaylan Ford, Texas
    CB: Renardo Green, Florida State
    CB: Quincy Riey, Louisville
    CB: Raion Strader, Miami (OH)
    CB: D’Angelo Ponds, JMU
    CB: Tyler Potts, Ball State
    CB: Alijah Huzzie, North Carolina
    S: Jaylin Simpson, Auburn
    S: Kitan Oladapo, Oregon State
    S: Devin Neal, Louisville
    S: Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
    FLEX: Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
    FLEX: Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State

    Midseason All-American Special Teams

    • Midseason Kicker of the Year
      Will Reichard, Alabama
    • Midseason Punter of the Year
      Tory Taylor, Iowa
    • Midseason Specialist of the Year
      Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

    Midseason First-Team All-American Specialists

    Kicker: Will Reichard, Alabama
    Kickoff Specialist: Brady Denaburg, Syracuse
    Punter: Tory Taylor, Iowa
    Kick Returner: Drae McCray, Texas Tech
    Punt Returner: Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
    Special Teamer: Sam Mathews, Texas A&M

    Midseason Second-Team All-American Specialists

    Kicker: Cam Little, Arkansas
    Kickoff Specialist: Cam Little, Arkansas
    Punter: Tyler Perkins, Iowa State
    Kick Returner: Julian Gray, NC State
    Punt Returner: Ti Mims, Southern Miss
    Special Teamer: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo

    Midseason Third-Team All-American Specialists

    Kicker: Ryan Fitzgerald, Florida State
    Kickoff Specialist: Ryan Kingston, Eastern Michigan
    Punter: Jack Dawson, Jacksonville State
    Kick Returner: Sam Martin, Temple
    Punt Returner: Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech
    Special Teamer: Justin Sinclair, Hawaii

    Midseason Honorable Mention All-American Specialists

    Kicker: John Cannon, USF
    Kicker: Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH)
    Kickoff Specialist: Noah Rauschenberg, North Texas
    Kickoff Specialist: Robert Gunn III, Clemson
    Punter: Flynn Appleby, Rutgers
    Punter: James Burnip, Alabama
    Kick Returner: Elijhah Badger, Arizona State
    Kick Returner: Marion Lukes, Central Michigan
    Punt Returner: Cooper DeJean, Iowa
    Punt Returner: Mekhi Mews, Georgia
    Special Teamer: Rocky Beers, FIU
    Special Teamer: Jadais Richard, Miami (FL)

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