ESPN reveals preseason All-Americans, including 12 first-team selections from SEC
By Andrew Olson
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The 2025 college football season kicks off in less than 2 weeks, and ESPN has named its preseason All-America teams. The SEC landed 12 first-team selections.
ESPN’s Chris Low notes that only 5 players who were 2024 postseason selections made the 2025 preseason team: Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith, Florida center Jake Slaughter, Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr., Ohio State safety Caleb Downs and Michigan place-kicker Dominic Zvada.
There are sure to be plenty of debates over first- and second-team selections, and some fanbases feeling a standout from their team was snubbed.
Here are the full teams:
First team
Offense
- Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
- Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
- Penn State RB Nicholas Singleton
- Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith
- Alabama WR Ryan Williams
- Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers
- Utah OT Spencer Fano
- Penn State OG Olaivavega Ioane
- Florida C Jake Slaughter
- Texas A&M OG Ar’Maj Reed-Adams
- Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor
- Pitt AP Desmond Reid
Defense
- South Carolina DE Dylan Stewart
- Clemson DT Peter Woods
- Alabama DT LT Overton
- Clemson DE T.J. Parker
- Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr.
- Pitt LB Kyle Louis
- Illinois LB Gabe Jacas
- Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore
- Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy
- Ohio State S Caleb Downs
- Texas S Michael Taaffe
Special Teams
Second Team
Offense
- LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier
- Penn State RB Kaytron Allen
- Oregon RB Makhi Hughes
- Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson
- Clemson WR Antonio Williams
- Ohio State TE Max Klare
- Miami OT Francis Mauigoa
- Wisconsin OG Joe Brunner
- Alabama C Parker Brailsford
- Mizzou OG Cayden Green
- Boise State OT Kage Casey
- Louisville AP Isaac Brown
Defense
- Texas DE Colin Simmons
- Georgia DT Christen Miller
- Miami DT Rueben Bain
- Auburn DE Keldric Faulk
- Alabama LB Deontae Lawson
- Texas A&M LB Taurean York
- Georgia LB CJ Allen
- Clemson CB Avieon Terrell
- Duke CB Chandler Rivers
- Minnesota S Koi Perich
- Georgia S KJ Bolden
Special Teams
- BYU K Will Ferrin
- Michigan State P Ryan Eckley
- Arkansas returner Kam Shanks
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