Pac-12 announces 2022 awards and all-conference teams
The Pac-12 has revealed its postseason honors for the 2022 season!
USC QB Caleb Williams, a Heisman Trophy finalist, was unsurprisingly named the Offensive Player of the Year. Meanwhile, fellow Trojan Tuli Tuipulotu was named the Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year.
Here’s a look at the rest of the individual awards, announced by the Pac-12 on Tuesday:
- Offensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Caleb Williams, USC
- Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
- Freshman Offensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Damien Martinez, Oregon State
- Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Lander Barton, Utah
- Co-Coaches of the Year, presented by Nextiva: Kalen DeBoer, Washington & Jonathan Smith, Oregon State
The league also revealed its All-Pac-12 first and second teams, along with several honorable mentions from each squad.
2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM
First Team Offense | Second Team Offense | ||
QB | Caleb Williams, So., USC | QB | Michael Penix Jr., Jr., Washington |
RB | Zach Charbonnet, Sr., UCLA | RB | X Valladay, Gr., Arizona State |
RB | Damien Martinez, Fr. Oregon State | RB | Travis Dye, R-Sr., USC |
WR | Rome Odunze, So., Washington | WR | Dorian Singer, So., Arizona |
WR | Jordan Addison, Jr., USC | WR | Troy Franklin, So., Oregon |
TE | Dalton Kincaid, Sr., Utah | TE | Benjamin Yurosek, Jr., Stanford |
OL | T.J. Bass, Sr., Oregon* | OL | Troy Fautanu, So., Washington |
OL | Braeden Daniels, Jr., Utah | OL | Taliese Fuaga, So., Oregon State |
OL | Alex Forsyth, Sr., Oregon | OL | Brett Neilon, R-Sr., USC |
OL | Andrew Vorhees, R-Sr., USC | OL | Joshua Gray, R-So., Oregon State |
OL | Jaxson Kirkland, Sr., Washington** | OL | Atonio Mafi, R-Sr., UCLA |
OL | Sataoa Laumea, So., Utah |
First Team Defense | Second Team Defense | ||
DL | Tuli Tuipulotu, Jr., USC* | DL | Brandon Dorlus, Jr., Oregon |
DL | Laiatu Latu, R-Jr., UCLA | DL | Ron Stone Jr., R-Jr., Washington State |
DL | Bralen Trice, So., Washington | DL | Brennan Jackson, R-Jr., Washington State |
DL | Jeremiah Martin, Sr., Washington | DL | Junior Tafuna, So., Utah |
LB | Daiyan Henley, R-Sr., Washington State | LB | Noah Sewell, So., Oregon |
LB | Jackson Sirmon, R-Sr., California | LB | Karene Reid, So., Utah |
LB | Omar Speights, Jr., Oregon State | LB | Darius Muasau, Sr., UCLA |
DB | Clark Phillips III, So., Utah | DB | Jaydon Grant, R-Sr., Oregon State |
DB | Christian Gonzalez, So., Oregon | DB | Kyu Blu Kelly, Sr., Stanford |
DB | Mekhi Blackmon, R-Sr., USC | DB | Calen Bullock, So., USC |
DB | Rejzohn Wright, Sr., Oregon State | DB | Alex Cook, Sr., Washington |
First Team Specialists | Second Team Specialists | ||
PK | Joshua Karty, Jr., Stanford | PK | Peyton Henry, Sr., Washington |
P | Eddie Czaplicki, So., Arizona State | P | Jamieson Sheahan, Sr., California |
RS | Anthony Gould, R-So., Oregon State | RS | Silas Bolden, So., Oregon State |
AP/ST | Jack Colletto, R-Sr., Oregon State | AP/ST | Daiyan Henley, R-Sr., Washington State |