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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