Roster of 22 players champion variety of
philanthropic endeavors across U.S.
Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)
announced the final roster for the 31st Allstate AFCA Good Works
Team®, recognizing 22 college football student-athletes and an
honorary head coach for outstanding contributions to their
communities.
Team officials from across the country nominated players from
their schools for the prestigious award based on their work off the
field. A list of 114 nominees was announced in July before the
final 22-player roster was chosen by the selection panel, which
includes former Good Works Team players, journalists and officials
from Allstate and the AFCA. The panel looks for players that
demonstrate exceptional leadership on and off the football
field.
“For 31 years, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team has reminded us
how to use our position in life — whatever that may be — to lift up
those around us,” said Tim Tebow, two-time national
champion, Heisman Trophy winner and 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works
Team member. “There are so many players across all levels of the
game who use their platforms for good, and it is an inspiration to
see the variety of ways these young men choose to help make our
society better.”
The class of 2022 might be founding nonprofits, donating Name,
Image and Likeness (NIL) earnings to those in need, building houses
for areas hit by natural disasters, mentoring kids or collecting
food for the hungry. Whatever the cause, this is a group of college
football stars eager to help their communities.
"The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team is arguably college
football’s highest honor because it recognizes a player’s integrity
and service off the field rather than their performance on it,”
said Executive Vice President and General Manager, Allstate Sales
and Distribution, Troy Hawkes. “The sports world is often
defined by what happens between the lines. While they are also
accomplished as players, these 22 student-athletes make a
monumental difference in their communities. Allstate is so proud to
honor them as beacons of positive change around the country.”
The final roster features 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl
Subdivision; 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship
Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics; and one honorary head coach.
Allstate will continue its tradition of rewarding these athletes
with an NIL opportunity as well as a charity match from The
Allstate Foundation.
The following players have been named to the 2022 Allstate AFCA
Good Works Team:
Football Bowl Subdivision
(FBS)
Name
School
Hometown
Anders Carlson
Auburn University
Colorado Springs, Colo.
DeWayne Carter
Duke University
Pickerington, Ohio
Dillan Gibbons
Florida State University
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Jordan Ferguson
Middle Tennessee State University
Atlanta, Ga.
Ryan Hilinski
Northwestern University
Orange, Calif.
Patrick Fields
Stanford University
Tulsa, Okla.
Tony Bradford, Jr.
Texas Tech University
Houston, Texas
Kearis Jackson
University of Georgia
Fort Valley, Ga.
JD Bertrand
University of Notre Dame
Alpharetta, Ga.
Deslin Alexandre
University of Pittsburgh
Pompano, Fla.
Caleb Williams
University of Southern California
Washington, D.C.
Football Championship Subdivision,
Divisions II, III and NAIA
Name
School
Hometown
Austin Brenner
Ashland University
Copely, Ohio
Jailen Branch
Bentley University
Randolph, Mass.
Matthew Feldick
Bethel University (Minn.)
St. Michael, Minn.
Max Jones
Harvard University
Delmar, N.Y.
Alan Gorny
Johns Hopkins University
Ellicott City, Md.
Sione Tuifua
Morningside University
Barrow, Alaska
James Kaczor
North Dakota State University
St. Cloud, Minn.
Garrison Dodge
Peru State College
Oakland, Neb.
Michael Wozniak
Saint John’s University (Minn.)
New Hope, Minn.
Caleb High
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Waxahachie, Texas
Matt Lilja
University of Mount Union
Ashtabula, Ohio
Honorary head coach
Name
School
Mark Stoops
University of Kentucky
2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team roster highlights
- Peru State College wide receiver Garrison Dodge has put
in more than 1,500 volunteer hours during his college career, and
he founded the charity fundraiser Athletes 4 Children. For the past
two years, Dodge was a leader in the Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Planning Committee, and he has organized donation drives for
Project Response.
- Northwestern quarterback Ryan Hilinski is a mental
health advocate, mentor and trainer who started Hilinski’s Hope
Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness
and educating student-athletes on mental health.
- USC quarterback Caleb Williams created the Caleb Cares
Foundation, which champions mental health awareness and youth
development as well as taking a stand against bullying.
- Saint John’s defensive lineman Michael Wozniak has
helped raise nearly $42,000 for St. Jude’s Children's Research
Hospital and more than $23,000 for the Randy Shaver Cancer Research
and Community Fund through Saint John’s University football’s
Tackle Cancer initiative.
The selection panel
The final 22-member team and honorary coach were chosen by a
selection panel that includes former Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
members and journalists.
In addition to Hawkes and Tebow, the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good
Works Team selection panel members are: Zaid Abdul-Aleem
(Duke, 1994 team); Brian Brenberg (St. Thomas, 2001); Wes
Counts (Middle Tennessee State, 1999); Mike Proman
(Amherst, 2002); Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia, 1997 and 1998);
media members Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN), Blair Kerkhoff
(Kansas City Star) and Paul Myerberg (USA Today); 2022 AFCA
President and University of Wyoming Head Coach Craig Bohl;
and 2001 AFCA President and current Athletic Director at Virginia
Union University Joe Taylor.
Vote for the captain
At ESPN.com/Allstate, fans can learn more about the players’
accomplishments and vote for the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
captain once a day now through Nov. 22.
“So often, stories like these go overlooked in collegiate
athletics. Our sport is defined by character and a team-first
mentality, and the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team personifies all
that is good about football,” AFCA Executive Director Todd
Berry said. “We encourage fans from all over to learn more
about all that these players are doing for their communities.”
Throughout the season, fans can join the conversation using
#GoodWorksTeam on their social media channels to learn more about
these players and their stories.
About the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team was established in 1992 by the
College Football Association, recognizing the extra efforts made by
college football players and student support staff off the field.
The AFCA became the governing body of the award in 1997 and
continues to honor college football players who go the extra mile
for those in need. Allstate worked to present the award starting
with the 2008 season.
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) leads all conferences with 82
selections to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team since it began in
1992. The SEC is followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference with 52
selections and the Big 12 Conference and Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference, both with 39 selections. Georgia is in first
place with 22 honorees to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The
Bulldogs are followed by Kentucky with 17 honorees. Super Bowl
XLII, XLVI and XLI champion quarterbacks Eli and Peyton Manning
were members of the 2002 and 1997 Allstate AFCA Good Works Teams,
respectively.
About the AFCA
The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently has more than 11,000
members around the world ranging from the high school level to the
professional ranks. According to its constitution, the AFCA was
formed, in part, to “maintain the highest possible standards in
football and in the coaching profession” and to “provide a forum
for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to
football.”
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