High Named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern senior linebacker Caleb High has been selected as a member of the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works team which celebrates football student-athletes for outstanding contribution to their communities.
 
High, a native of Waxahachie, Texas, has contributed his time and efforts across a plethora of activities aimed at helping fellow Southeastern students as well as people in need across the nation.
 
Over his two years in Durant, he has helped organize an on campus canned food drive which donated more than 2,000 food items to local pantries and also aided in Coats for Kids which organized student-athletes to donate cold weather clothing for local school kids in Durant as well as the Storm Closet which helped pull together clothing for needy people in the community at large.
 
He has been an active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in his time with the Savage Storm, helping to organize multiple events under the SAAC umbrella, such as the Haunted Trail and the SExECU Rivalry canned food drive aimed at helping the community, and over the last year has helped push Mental Health Week and Diversity Inclusion Week. The group also organized Drinking and Driving Awareness Week which brought activities and speakers to campus to warn against the dangers of drinking and driving.
 
Just this year he helped organize a relief effort in the area to gather donations for those in need following Hurricane Ida which amassed more than 300 items from soaps and toiletries for those recovering.
 
High is also a leader with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes which has hosted multiple fundraiser tournaments which help several local charities.
 
He is the second Southeastern football player to make the team, joining Kaymon Farmer who was selected to the 2016 Good Works team.
 
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
Anders Carlson, Auburn University
DeWayne Carter, Duke University
Dillan Gibbons, Florida State University
Jordan Ferguson, Middle Tennessee State University
Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern University
Patrick Fields, Stanford University
Tony Bradford, Jr., Texas Tech University
Kearis Jackson, University of Georgia
JD Bertrand, University of Notre Dame
Deslin Alexandre, University of Pittsburgh
Caleb Williams, University of Southern California
 
Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and NAIA
Name, School
Austin Brenner, Ashland University
Jailen Branch, Bentley University
Matthew Feldick, Bethel University (Minn.)
Max Jones, Harvard University
Alan Gorny, Johns Hopkins University
Sione Tuifua, Morningside University
James Kaczor, North Dakota State University
Garrison Dodge, Peru State College
Michael Wozniak, Saint John's University (Minn.)
Caleb High, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Matt Lilja, University of Mount Union
 
Honorary head coach
Name, School
Mark Stoops, University of Kentucky
 
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 www.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.