Bama Puts Three on A.P. All-America Team -- Bryce Young, Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams; SEC Has 9

No. 1 Alabama led the nation with three players being named to the first unit of the Associated Press All-America team released on Monday.

Quarterback Bryce Young, who won the Heisman Trophy Saturday night, outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr., who finished fifth in the Heisman voting, and wide receiver Jameson Williams were named to the first team.

Georgia was one of four schools with two first team selections as it had defensive tackle Jordan Davis and linebacker Nakobe Dean. Michigan's two were defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, who was also the Heisman runner-up, and kicker Jake Moody. Oregon had two first team selections -- safety Verone McKinley III and edge rusher Kayvon Thiboeaux. And Texas A&M had two in guard Kenyon Green and defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal.

The SEC led the nation with nine first team selections. In addition to the above seven, the other two were offensive tackle Darian Kinnard of Kentucky and cornerback Roger McCreary of Auburn.

Second team SEC selections were tailback Tyler Badie of Missouri, offensive tackle Evan Neal of Alabama and tight end Brock Bowers and defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt of Georgia. Third team SEC selections were center Michael Maiettie of Missouri, edge rusher Sam Williams of Ole Miss, safety Jordan Battle of Alabama and safety Lewis Cine of Georgia.

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Guilbeau joined OutKick as an SEC columnist in September of 2021 after covering LSU and the Saints for 17 years at USA TODAY Louisiana. He has been a national columnist/feature writer since the summer of 2022, covering college football, basketball and baseball with some NFL, NBA, MLB, TV and Movies and general assignment, including hot dog taste tests. A New Orleans native and Mizzou graduate, he has consistently won Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) awards since covering Alabama and Auburn at the Mobile Press-Register (1993-98) and LSU and the Saints at the Baton Rouge Advocate (1998-2004). In 2021, Guilbeau won an FWAA 1st for a game feature, placed in APSE Beat Writing, Breaking News and Explanatory, and won Beat Writer of the Year from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA). He won an FWAA columnist 1st in 2017 and was FWAA's top overall winner in 2016 with 1st in game story, 2nd in columns, and features honorable mention. Guilbeau completed a book in 2022 about LSU's five-time national champion coach - "Everything Matters In Baseball: The Skip Bertman Story" - that is available at www.acadianhouse.com, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble outlets. He lives in Baton Rouge with his wife, the former Michelle Millhollon of Thibodaux who previously covered politics for the Baton Rouge Advocate and is a communications director.