AUSTIN, Texas — College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced Tuesday afternoon that Tennessee football senior Paxton Brooks was named to the organization’s Academic All-America second team.
After collecting first team Academic All-America accolades from CoSIDA in 2021, Brooks becomes the second Volunteer in program history to garner multiple Academic All-America selections. Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning accomplished the feat as a junior and senior in 1996 and 1997.
The punter from Lexington, South Carolina, is a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, a four-time Academic All-District first team recipient and was tabbed by the National Football Foundation as a semifinalist for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy.
A veteran specialist and 2022 Ray Guy Award preseason watch list member, Brooks has played in all 12 games this season as Tennessee’s starting punter, holder and kickoff specialist. He has attempted 30 punts for 1,169 yards (39.0 average) with 10 pinned inside the 20-yard line and two boots of 50-plus yards, including a season-long 54-yarder against Missouri in his final game at Neyland Stadium. On kickoffs, Brooks has logged a career-high 88 attempts for 5,198 yards (59.1 average) with 27 touchbacks.
The fifth-year senior owns the school record with 60 career games played since 2018. Brooks completed his bachelor’s degree in May 2021 with a 3.91 grade-point average and currently holds a 3.83 GPA in grad school, working toward his master’s in kinesiology with a biomechanics concentration.
2022 Tennessee Football Postseason Honors
HC Josh Heupel
SEC Coach of the Year – AP
AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year
Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Finalist
OC Alex Golesh
Frank Broyles Award Finalist
P Paxton Brooks
CSC Academic All-America Second Team
CSC Academic All-District Team
OL Jerome Carvin
All-SEC Third Team – Phil Steele
QB Hendon Hooker
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Finalist
Maxwell Award Finalist
Manning Award Finalist
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
All-America Second Team – CBSSports.com/247Sports
All-America Third Team – Associated Press
All-America Honorable Mention – Phil Steele
SEC Offensive Player of the Year – Associated Press, Coaches, U
All-SEC First Team – AP, Coaches, USA Today
All-SEC Second Team – Phil Steele
WR Jalin Hyatt
Biletnikoff Award Winner
All-America First Team – AFCA, Walter Camp, FWAA, Associated Press, Sporting News, The Athletic, CBSSports.com/
All-SEC First Team – AP, Coaches, USA Today, Phil Steele
WR Bru McCoy
All-SEC Fourth Team – Phil Steele
PK Chase McGrath
All-SEC Second Team – Phil Steele
DT Omari Thomas
All-SEC Third Team – Phil Steele
TE Jacob Warren
2022 SEC Community Service Team
CSC Academic All-District Team
PR Dee Williams
All-America Honorable Mention – Phil Steele
All-SEC Second Team – Phil Steele
OL Darnell Wright
All-America Third Team – Phil Steele
All-SEC First Team – AP, Coaches, USA Today, Phil Steele
DE Byron Young
All-SEC First Team – Coaches
All-SEC Second Team – AP, Phil Steele
-UT Athletics
