Caleb Williams, Tuli Tuipulotu, Andrew Vorhees, Brett Neilon and Calen Bullock Named First Team All-Americans

LOS ANGLELES—USC quarterback Caleb Williams, defensive lineman Tuli Tuipulotu, offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees, offensive lineman Brett Neilon and defensive back Calen Bullock have all been named First Team All-Americans. These five first teamers are the most in a single season since 2007 when USC also had five First Team All-Americans.

With the additions of these five Trojans, USC now has 175 First Team All-Americans.

Williams and Tuipulotu are unanimous First Team All-Americans. Players become unanimous All-Americans by earning first team from all five officially recognized teams: FWAA, Walter Camp, AFCA, AP and Sporting News. With the addition of Williams and Tuipulotu, USC now has 29 total unanimous All-Americans. The last Trojan to be a unanimous All-American was Marqise Lee in 2012.

Vorhees was named to the AP and PFF All-America First Teams, while Neilon was selected to the Action Network All-America First Team and Bullock earned placement on the PFF All-America First Team.

Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, has been instrumental in successfully turning around a program that went 4-8 in the 2021 season to a 11-2 team in 2022. The 7-victory increase from last season matches the biggest one-season turnaround in USC history. The other 7-game improvement was when the 1962 National Champion Trojans won 11 games after winning only 4 in the 1961 season.

Through 13 games, Williams has dazzled the nation with his elusive moves, his powerful arm and his thrilling runs. He has 47 TDs and 4 INTs. He is 296-for-448 (.661) for 4,075 yards. Williams has also rushed for 372 yards on 109 carries with 10 TDs. He has accounted for 47 total touchdowns (both passing and running) in 13 games. He broke the previous school record of 41 by Matt Barkley (2011) and Cody Kessler (2014).

Williams now has 4,447 total offensive yards in 2022, which ranks first on USC's single-season list (Sam Darnold previously held the record with 4,225 total yards in 2017). His 372 rushing yards this season is also the most by a USC QB in the last 70 years since complete records were available. The previous record was 342 by Jim Sears in 1952. Williams leads USC with 10 rushing TDs on the season.

Williams is No. 1 in the nation in passing TDs (37). He is also No. 1 in the nation in points responsible for per game (21.7) and points responsible for (282). Williams is No. 3 in the nation in passing yards (4,075). He is No. 6 in the nation in passing efficiency (167.9), passing yards per game (313.5) and total offense (342.1). Williams is No. 7 in the nation in yards per pass attempt (9.10).

As an offense, USC is No. 3 in the nation and No. 1 in the Pac-12 in team passing efficiency (168.69). USC also leads the Pac-12 in passing yards per completion (13.75). USC is No. 4 in the nation in 3rd down conversion percentage (.516), No. 4 in the nation and leads the Pac-12 in scoring offense (41.1), No. 5 in the nation in total offense (499.8) and No. 5 in the nation in passing offense (325.7).

Williams is currently No. 7 on USC's Single Season Passing Leaders list with 296 completions. He is on pace to become USC's all-time single season passing leader.

Former Trojan Cody Kessler currently holds the USC record for the lowest rate of interceptions in a season with 1.1% (5 in 452 attempts in 2014). Williams is on pace to overtake that record since he is currently at 0.9% (4 in 407 attempts).

In addition to being named the Heisman Trophy winner, Williams also won the Maxwell Award, and was named the AP Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Player of the Year, the CBS Sports Player of the Year and the Action Network Player of the Year. He was also named to a variety of other All-American First Teams including PFF, CBS Sports, The Athletic, Action Network and Phil Steele. He was named a finalist for the Manning Award and the Davey O'Brien Award. He was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and earned placement on the Allstate Good Works Team for his philanthropic efforts.

Tuipulotu, the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, is the nation's third-leading sack man with 12.5 on the season (0.96 per game). He is also the Pac-12 leader and is sixth nationally with 1.6 tackles for loss per game (21.0 total).

Tuipulotu's 12.5 sacks are the most in a single season at USC since Kenechi Udeze set the Trojans' record with 16.5 in 2003. Tuipulotu has recorded 44 tackles, 29 of them solo. He has tallied three pass breakups at the line, two quarterback hurries – one of which turned into an intentional grounding penalty for a safety against Colorado – and has collected forced two fumbles.

He is the 2022 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and is a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award. Tuipulotu was a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Rotary Lombardi Award, the Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Nagurski Trophy. He was also named to a variety of other All-American First Teams including CBS Sports, The Athletic and Phil Steele.

Vorhees' pass blocking was a crucial piece of quarterack Caleb Williams' outstanding performance this season to allow him to go 296-for-448 (.661) for 4,075 yards and 37 TDs. His run blocking allowed 3 different Trojans to score rushing touchdowns. His run blocking allowed 5 different Trojans to score a total of 29 rushing TDs this season. Per PFF, Vorhees is the No. 4 graded guard in the nation with over 700 snaps.

Neilon has been USC's starting center for the past four seasons. He led an offensive line that is one of the best in the nation. He was crucial to the success of Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Caleb Williams. In USC's electric offense, Neilon helped the Trojans average 325.7 passing yards per game, while averaging 172.4 yards on the ground. USC is ranked No. 3 in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 41.1 points per game. Neilon played 901 snaps this season through 13 games. Per PFF, Neilon is the No. 1 graded center in the country with over 800 snaps. Neilon was a Rimington finalist.

Bullock recorded a team-high 5 INTs this season. His 5 interceptions are the most in a season by a Trojan since Adoree' Jackson also had 5 during the 2016 season. He also tallied 47 tackles and 5 pass breakups.

Players Mentioned

Calen Bullock

Brett Neilon

Tuli Tuipulotu

Andrew Vorhees

Caleb Williams