College football awards 2022: Full list of finalists, winners for Heisman, Walker, Biletnikoff and more

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The 2022 college football campaign has nearly reached the conclusion of its regular season, leaving only the Army-Navy Game left to be played before bowl season.

But there's one more point of order before the season reaches its final zenith: awarding the nation's best players, coaches and positional groups for their on-field accomplishments.

Chief among those awards is the Heisman Trophy, which has the distinction of being the most prestigious individual award in collegiate sports. But there are other awards that must be taken care of, including the Biletnikoff (top receiver), Doak Walker (top running back) and more.

Apart from positional awards are various national player of the year awards, including those from The Sporting News: a fitting, final acknowledgment of another fantastic season of college football.

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The Sporting News is tracking all awards this season, including finalists, categories and more:

College football awards winners 2022

Awards and finalists listed alphabetically

Award Category Winner
Associated Press Player of the Year Top player Caleb Williams, QB, USC
Biletnikoff Award Top receiver Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Defensive player of the year (judged by FWAA) Will Anderson Jr., LB Alabama
Broyles Award Top assistant coach Garrett Riley, OC/QB coach, TCU
Burlsworth Trophy Top former walk-on Stetson Bennett, QB, Georgia
Butkus Award Top linebacker Jack Campbell, Iowa
Chuck Bednarik Award Defensive player of the year (judged by Maxwell Club) Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
Davey O'Brien Award Top quarterback Max Duggan, TCU
Doak Walker Award Top running back Bijan Robinson, Texas
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Top NCAA Division I coach (judged by FWAA) Kirby Smart, Georgia
George Munger Award Top NCAA Division I coach (judged by Maxwell Club)  
Heisman Trophy Most outstanding player Caleb Williams, QB, USC
Jim Thorpe Award Top defensive back Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
Joe Moore Award Top offensive line Michigan
John Mackey Award Top tight end Brock Bowers, Georgia
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top upperclassman quarterback Max Duggan, TCU
Lombardi Award Outstanding college football lineman Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
Lott IMPACT Trophy Defensive IMPACT player of the year Will Anderson Jr. LB, Alabama
Lou Groza Award Top placekicker Christopher Dunn, N.C. State
Maxwell Award College player of the year Caleb Williams, QB, USC
Outland Trophy Top interior lineman Olusegun Oluwatimi, C, Michigan
Paul Hornung Award Most versatile player Jack Colletto, LB, Oregon State
Ray Guy Award Top punter Adam Korsak, Rutgers
Rimington Trophy Top center Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
Sporting News Coach of the Year College coach of the year Sonny Dykes, TCU
Sporting News Player of the Year College player of the year Caleb Williams, QB, USC
Ted Hendricks Award Top defensive end  
Walter Camp Award College player of the year Caleb Williams, QB, USC
William V. Campbell Trophy Academic Heisman Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa
Wuerffel Trophy Community service award Dillan Gibbons, OL, Florida State

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College football awards 2022

AP Player of the Year

  • Winner: Caleb Williams, QB, USC

Biletnikoff Award

Finalists

  • Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
  • Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
  • Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee

Bronko Nagurski Trophy

Finalists

  • Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama
  • Calijah Kancey, DT, Pitt
  • Chris Smith, FS, Georgia
  • Tuli Tuipulotu, DE, USC

Broyles Award

Finalists

  • Alex Golesh, OC/TE coach, Tennessee
  • Jesse Minter, DC, Michigan
  • Todd Monken, OC, Georgia
  • Garrett Riley, OC/QB coach, TCU
  • Ryan Walters, DC, Illinois

Burlsworth Trophy

Finalists

  • Stetson Bennett, QB, Georgia
  • Carlton Martial, LB, Troy
  • Aidan O’Connell, QB, Purdue

Butkus Award

Finalists

  • Jack Campbell, Iowa
  • Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia
  • Daiyan Henley, Washington State
  • Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
  • Drew Sanders, Arkansas

Chuck Bednarik Award

Finalists

  • Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
  • Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
  • Tuli Tuipulotu, DE, USC

Davey O'Brien Award

Finalists

  • Max Duggan, TCU
  • C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
  • Caleb Williams, USC

Doak Walker Award

Finalists

  • Chase Brown, Illinois
  • Blake Corum, Michigan
  • Bijan Robinson, Texas

Eddie Robinson Award

Finalists

  • Sonny Dykes, TCU
  • Mike Elko, Duke
  • Willie Fritz, Tulane
  • Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
  • Lincoln Riley, USC
  • Kirby Smart, Georgia
  • John Sumrall, Troy
  • Jeff Traylor, UTSA

George Munger Award

Heisman Trophy

Finalists

  • Stetson Bennett, Georgia
  • Max Duggan, TCU
  • C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
  • Caleb Williams, USC

Jim Thorpe Award

Finalists

  • Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
  • Clark Phillips III, Utah
  • Devon Witherspoon, Illinois

Joe Moore Award

Finalists

  • Georgia
  • Michigan

John Mackey Award

Finalists

  • Brock Bowers, Georgia
  • Sam LaPorta, Iowa
  • Michael Mayer, Notre Dame

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

Finalists

  • Stetson Bennett, Georgia
  • Max Duggan, TCU
  • Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
  • Bo Nix, Oregon
  • C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

Winner: Max Duggan, TCU

Lombardi Award

Finalists

  • Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama
  • Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
  • Jalen Carter, TE, Georgia
  • Tuli Tuipulotu, DE, USC

Lott IMPACT Trophy

Finalists

  • Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama
  • Felix Anudike-Uzomah, DE, Kansas State
  • Tommy Eichenberg, LB, Ohio State
  • Tuli Tuipulotu, DE, USC

Lou Groza Award

Finalists

  • Christopher Dunn, N.C. State
  • Joshua Karty, Stanford
  • Jake Moody, Michigan

Maxwell Award

Finalists

  • Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee
  • C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
  • Caleb Williams, QB, USC

Outland Trophy

Finalists

  • Calijah Kancey, DT, Pitt
  • Olusegun Oluwatimi, C, Michigan
  • Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern

Paul Hornung Award

Finalists

  • Jack Colletto, LB, Oregon State
  • Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
  • Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama
  • Will Shipley, RB, Clemson

Ray Guy Award

Finalists

  • Bryce Baringer, Michigan State
  • Mason Fletcher, Cincinnati
  • Adam Korsak, Rutgers

Rimington Trophy

Finalists

  • Brett Neilon, USC
  • Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
  • John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota

Sporting News Coach of the Year

Sporting News Player of the Year

Ted Hendricks Award

Finalists

  • Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
  • Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
  • Caleb Murphy, Ferris State
  • Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan
  • Tuli Tuipulotu, USC

Walter Camp Award

Finalists

  • Blake Corum, RB, Michigan
  • Max Duggan, QB, TCU
  • Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee
  • C.J. Stroud, QB, USC
  • Caleb Williams, QB, USC

William V. Campbell Trophy

Finalists

  • Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa
  • Anders Carlson, PK, Auburn
  • Jake Chisholm, RB, Dayton
  • Nicholas D'Ambrose, RB, Chicago
  • Ryan Greenhagen, LB, Fordham
  • Oso Ifesinachukwu, DL, Yale
  • Ahofitu Maka, OL, UTSA
  • Adrian Martinez, QB, Kansas State
  • Peter Oliver, RB, Holy Cross
  • Walter Rouse, OT, Stanford
  • Austin Stidham, OL, Troy
  • Julius Wilkerson, LB, Wayne State (Minn.)
  • Austin Williams, WR, Mississippi State
  • JR Woods, OL, Johns Hopkins (Md.)
  • Michael Wozniak, DL, Saint John's

Wuerffel Trophy

Finalists

  • Patrick Fields, DB, Stanford
  • Dillan Gibbons, OL, Florida State
  • Tanner Morgan, QB, Minnesota
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