Heisman winner Williams leads All-America group

Heisman Prize winner Caleb Williams was among three Southern California players picked to The Associated Press All-America team launched Monday.Offensive lineman

Andrew Vorhees and protective end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to offer USC more players on the first team than any other school.Williams, called recently the AP player of the year, became the 8th USC player to win the Heisman over the weekend after accounting for 47 touchdowns this season and leading USC to the Pac-12 title game.The Trojans likewise had center Brett Neilon and cornerback Mekhi Blackmon picked to the

third team.2 Associated Alabama edge rush Will Anderson Jr. was picked to the first team for the second straight season, together with Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn, who made it as a versatile player for the second year in a row.Joining Williams in the All-America first-team backfield is Texas running back Bijan Robinson and Michigan’s Blake Corum.Michigan also had center Olusegun Oluwatimi and kicker Jake Moody picked for the 2nd team.The second-ranked Wolverines deal with No. 3 TCU in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The Horned Frogs ‘lone first-team All-American was defensive back Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson.

TCU quarterback Max Duggan and guard Steve Avila made the second team.Top-ranked Georgia put two players on the first-team defense with take on Jalen Carter and safety Christopher Smith. Tight end Brock Bowers and linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson were second-team selections.The Bulldogs deal with No. 4 Ohio State in the CFP’s Peach Bowl semifinal on New Year’s Eve. Pass receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was Ohio State’s only first-team All-American, however the Buckeyes added four players on the junior varsity: Offensive takes on Paris Johnson Jr. and Dawand Jones, linebacker

Tommy Eichenberg and security Ronnie Hickman.First group breakdown/team USC– 3 Georgia– 2 Notre Dame– 2 Texas, Northwestern, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Tennessee, Iowa State, Kansas State, North Carolina State, Alabama, Pitt, Cincinnati, Iowa, Arkansas, Utah, Illinois, Miami, TCU, Michigan State– 1 First team breakdown/conference Huge Ten–

7 SEC– 6 Huge 12– 4 Pac-12– 4

ACC– 3

Independents– 2

American Athletic– 1. FIRST STRING Offense Quarterback– Caleb Williams, second-year, Southern California.Running backs– Bijan Robinson, third-year, Texas; Blake Corum, third-year, Michigan.Tackles– Peter Skoronski, third-year,

Northwestern; Joe Alt, second-year

, Notre Dame.Guard– O’Cyrus Torrence,

fourth-year

, Florida; Andrew Vorhees, sixth-year, Southern California.Center– John Michael Schmitz, sixth-year, Minnesota.Tight end–

Michael Mayer, third-year,

Notre Dame.Wide receivers– Marvin Harrison Jr., second-year, 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.Defense Edge rushers– Will Anderson Jr., third-year, Alabama; Tuli Tuipulotu, third-year

, Southern California.Tackles– Jalen Carter, third-year, Georgia; Calijah Kancey, fourth-year, Pittsburgh.Linebackers– Ivan Speed 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.Safeties– Kamren Kinchen, second-year, Miami

; Christopher Smith, fifth-year, Georgia.Defensive back– Tre’Vius

Hodges-Tomlinson, fourth-year, TCU.Punter– Bryce Baringer, sixth-year, Michigan State.SECOND GROUP Offense Quarterback– Max Duggan, fourth-year, TCU.Running backs

— Chase Brown, fifth-year, Illinois; Mohamed Ibrahim, sixth-year,

Minnesota.Tackles– 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, second-year, Georgia.Wide receivers– Charlie Jones, sixth-year, Purdue; Rashee Rice, fourth-year, SMU; Josh Downs, third-year, North Carolina.All-purpose player– Zach Charbonnet, fourth-year, UCLA.Kicker– Jake Moody, fifth-year, Michigan.Defense Edge rushes– Tyree Wilson, fifth-year, Texas Tech; Isaiah Foskey, fourth-year, Notre Dame.Tackles– Jer’Zhan Newton, third-year, Illinois; Jonah Tavai, fifth-year, San Diego State.Linebackers– Tommy Eichenberg, fourth-year, Ohio State; Jeremiah Trotter Jr., second-year

, Clemson; Jamon Dumas-Johnson, second-year, Georgia.Cornerbacks– Emmanuel Forbes

, third-year, Mississippi State; Joey Porter Jr., fourth-year

, Penn State.Safeties– Kaevon Merriweather, fifth-year, Iowa; Ronnie Hickman, fourth-year, Ohio State.Defensive back– Brian Branch, third-year, Alabama.Punter– Tory Taylor, third-year, Iowa.THIRD TEAM Offense Quarterback– Hendon Hooker, sixth-year, Tennessee.Running backs– DeWayne McBride,

third-year, UAB; Israel Abanikanda,

third-year;

Pittsburgh.Tackles– Blake Freeland, fourth-year, BYU; Alex Palczewski, sixth-year, Illinois Guards– Jaxson Kirkland, sixth-year, Washington; Christian Haynes

, fourth-year, Connecticut.Center– Brett Neilon, sixth-year, Southern California.Tight end– Dalton Kincaid, fifth-year, Utah.Wide receivers– Nathaniel Dell, fifth-year, Houston;

Rome Odunze, third-year, Washington; Zay Flowers, fourth-year, Boston College.All-purpose player– Jahmyr Gibbs, third-year, Alabama.Kicker– Joshua Karty, third-year, Stanford.Defense Edge rushers– Felix Anudike-Uzomah, third-year,

Kansas State; Jose Ramirez, fifth-year, Eastern Michigan.Tackles– Dontay Corleone, second-year, Cincinnati

; Mekhi Wingo

, second-year, LSU.Linebackers– Jason Henderson, two-year, Old Dominion; Nick Herbig, third-year, Wisconsin; Jaylan Ford, third-year, Texas.Cornerbacks– Kool-Aid McKinstry, second-year, Alabama; Mekhi Blackmon, fifth-year, Southern

California.Safeties– Marcus Fuqua, fourth-year, Buffalo; Jordan Battle, fourth-year, Alabama.Defensive back– Quinyon Mitchell, third-year, Toledo.Punter– Mason Fletcher, second-year, Cincinnati.