With the college football season having reached its midway point, Arkansas State running back and return special Johnnie Lang Jr. has been named to the CBS Sports Midseason All-America team.

The CBS Sports panel of college football experts placed Lang on the Midseason All-America team at the all-purpose position. Lang ranks third nationally, tops in the Sun Belt Conference, with 166.29 all-purpose yards per game.

He ranks eighth nationally and leads the league with a kickoff return average of 27.8 yards. Lang has returned 23 kicks for 640 yards, including a 98-yard touchdown against ULM. He has eight punt returns for 55 yards, 82 rushes for 313 yards and two scores while catching 15 passes for 156 yards and two more scores.

Lang and the Red Wolves visit Lafayette to face the Ragin' Cajuns Saturday, Oct. 22, at 4:00 p.m. in a game televised on ESPN+. A-State's next home game is Saturday, Oct. 29, at 3:00 p.m. against South Alabama in a game aired nationally on ESPNU.

OFFENSE

QB C.J. Stroud - Ohio State

RB Blake Corum - Michigan

RB Chase Brown - Illinois

WR Emeka Egbuka - Ohio State

WR Marvin Harrison Jr. - Ohio State

TE Brock Bowers - Georgia

C John Michael Schmitz - Minnesota

OL Peter Skoronski - Northwestern

OL Paris Johnson - Ohio State

OL O'Cyrus Torrence - Florida

OL Andrew Vorhees - USC

DEFENSE

DL Tuli Tuipulotu -USC

DL Felix Anudike-Uzomah - Kansas State

DL Calijah Kancey – Pittsburgh

LB Will Anderson Jr. - Alabama

LB Jack Campbell - Iowa

LB Drew Sanders - Arkansas

CB Clark Phillips III - Utah

CB Emmanuel Forbes - Mississippi State

DB Christopher Smith - Georgia

DB Brian Branch - Alabama

DB Joey Porter Jr. -Penn State

SPECIAL TEAMS

K Christopher Dunn - NC State

P Tory Taylor - Iowa

KR Key'Shawn Smith - Miami

PR Eric Garror - Louisiana

AP Johnnie Lang Jr. - Arkansas State