Stadium Talk’s 2022 High School Football All-American Team

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To cap off an amazing season of high school football across the country, Stadium Talk is not only picking a high school football national champion for the first time — we’re also picking a high school football All-American team. There are 22 different states represented on the All-American offense and defense, selected by Stadium Talk senior writer Tony Adame.
Southeast Polk (Iowa) High School senior offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor was named Stadium Talk National Offensive Player of the Year, and Miami (Florida) Central High School defensive lineman Rueben Bain was named Stadium Talk National Defensive Player of the Year.
St. Edward (Ohio) High School head coach Tom Lombardo was named Stadium Talk National Coach of the Year after leading his team to a second consecutive Ohio Division I state championship.
Stadium Talk’s final Top 25 rankings will be released on Dec. 19 when we will also crown our first national champion.
Stadium Talk National Offensive Player of the Year: Kadyn Proctor, Offensive Lineman

High School: Southeast Polk High School (Pleasant Hill, Iowa)
Height/Weight: 6-foot-7, 330 pounds
Graduation Year: 2023
College: Alabama
Bottom line: Few high school offensive linemen in memory have dominated at the level of Southeast Polk’s Kadyn Proctor, a senior offensive tackle who led his school to a 12-1 record in 2022 and its second consecutive state championship.
While offensive linemen don’t usually get the individual accolades usually doled out on position players, Proctor is the rare example of a player who can’t be denied. Take into account that Southeast Polk had two running backs rush for over 1,000 yards each and ran for 3,364 yards and 55 touchdowns on the season. He also flipped his commitment from Iowa to Alabama right before Early National Signing Day.
In four playoff games, Southeast Polk ran for 1,131 yards and 16 touchdowns, including 432 rushing yards and six touchdowns in a championship game win over Valley. Who do you think they were running behind?
Quarterback: Avery Johnson, Maize High School (Maize, Kansas)

Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 175 pounds
Graduation Year: 2023
College: Kansas State
Bottom line: Tucked into the suburbs west of Wichita, Maize High quarterback Avery Johnson etched his name among the all-time greats in Kansas football history, leading his school to back-to-back Class 5A state runner-up finishes.
Johnson was named the 2022 Kansas MaxPreps Player of the Year after he led Maize to a 12-1 finish while throwing for 2,768 yards, 29 touchdowns and three interceptions along with rushing for 816 yards and 15 touchdowns on just 98 carries — stats that could have been much more gaudy had the Eagles not won six of their 13 games by over 40 points.
Johnson had his best performance of the year against state power Derby High on Oct. 7, when he racked up 531 yards of total offense and seven total touchdowns in a 52-51 Maize win. Johnson is headed to play college football for reigning Big 12 Conference champion Kansas State.
Running Back: Justice Haynes, Buford High School (Buford, Georgia)

Height/Weight: 5-foot-11, 200 pounds
Graduation Year: 2023
College: Alabama
Bottom line: Justice Haynes transferred to Buford before his senior season and was dominant in the state’s largest division, racking up 1,695 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 153 carries to go with 239 receiving yards and three touchdowns on just nine receptions. Haynes also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns.
Haynes is a college-ready back who is committed to playing for Alabama and appears to have the skills to become the second NFL running back in his family. Haynes’ father, Vernon Hayes, played for the University of Georgia before playing seven seasons in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006.
Running Back: Jarvis Green, Dutch Fork High School (Irmo, South Carolina)

Height/Weight: 5-foot-10, 190 pounds
Graduation Year: 2023
College: Clemson
Bottom line: Dutch Fork’s Jarvis Green had a season for the ages and proved he was one of the most versatile players in the country as a senior, leading his school to a 14-1 record and the Class 5A state championship.
Green, a Clemson commit, had 2,272 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns along with 527 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 36 receptions — he also had 271 return yards and was named 2022 South Carolina MaxPreps Player of the Year.
It was the sixth state title for Dutch Fork in seven years, and Green was also named the Class 5A Lower State Back of the Year.