2025 All-America college football team
The 2025 All-America college football team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 All-America college football team selected by Caspar Whitney.[1][2][3] The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled in the 1950s the first list of All-Americans, including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience.[4] Since 1957, College Sports Communicators (CSC) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA, as well as NAIA and NJCAA athletes.
The 2025 All-America college football team was composed of the following All-America college football first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Sporting News (TSN, from its historic name of The Sporting News), Sports Illustrated (SI), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), Pro Football Focus (PFF), College Football News (CFN), Athlon Sports, and Phil Steele.
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus All-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. In football, the teams are compiled by position, and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a first-team consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position for first team, then the players who are tied shall be named to the team.[5] Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.[6]
The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2025. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*).
In 2025, there were 13 unanimous All-Americans.
| Name | Position | Year | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza | Quarterback | Junior | Indiana |
| Ahmad Hardy | Running back | Sophomore | Missouri |
| Jeremiyah Love* | Junior | Notre Dame | |
| Skyler Bell | Wide receiver |  | UConn |
| Makai Lemon* | Junior | USC | |
| Jeremiah Smith* | Sophomore | Ohio State | |
| Eli Stowers* | Tight end | Senior | Vanderbilt |
| Spencer Fano* | Offensive Line | Junior | Utah |
| Logan Jones* | Senior | Iowa | |
| Francis Mauigoa | Junior | Miami (FL) | |
| Kadyn Proctor | Alabama | ||
| Carter Smith | | Indiana | |
| David Bailey* | Defensive line | Senior | Texas Tech |
| Rueben Bain Jr. | Junior | Miami (FL) | |
| Cashius Howell* | | Texas A&M | |
| Kayden McDonald* | Junior | Ohio State | |
| CJ Allen | Linebacker | Georgia | |
| Arvell Reese | Ohio State | ||
| Jacob Rodriguez* | Senior | Texas Tech | |
| Mansoor Delane* | Defensive back | LSU | |
| Caleb Downs* | Junior | Ohio State | |
| Bishop Fitzgerald | | USC | |
| Leonard Moore* | Sophomore | Notre Dame | |
| Kansei Matsuzawa | Kicker | Senior | Hawaii |
| Cole Maynard | Punter | Senior | Western Kentucky |
| KC Concepcion | All-purpose, return specialist | Junior | Texas A&M |
| Kaden Wetjen | Senior | Iowa | |
Offense
editQuarterback
edit- Fernando Mendoza, Indiana (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, Athletic, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (TSN, CBS)
Running back
edit- Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Ahmad Hardy, Missouri (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, USAT)
- Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss (FWAA)
- Emmett Johnson, Nebraska (SI)
Wide receiver
edit- Makai Lemon, USC (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Skyler Bell, UConn (AFCA, AP, TSN)
- Malachi Toney, Miami (FL) (PFF)
Tight end
edit- Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
Offensive line
edit- Spencer Fano, Utah (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, SI, USAT)
- Francis Mauigoa, Miami (FL) (AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, SI)
- Kadyn Proctor, Alabama (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF)
- Carter Smith, Indiana (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, Athletic, PFF, USAT)
- Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon (AP, TSN, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, SI, USAT)
- Beau Stephens, Iowa (AP, PFF, USAT)
- Carson Hinzman, Ohio State (AFCA)
- Iapani Laloulu, Oregon (FWAA)
- Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech (TSN, ESPN, SI)
- Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State (CBS)
- Febechi Nwaiwu, Oklahoma (Athletic)
- Kade Pieper, Iowa (PFF)
- Keagen Trost, Missouri (PFF)
Center
edit- Logan Jones, Iowa ( AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- James Brockermeyer, Miami (FL) (CBS)
Defense
editDefensive line
edit- David Bailey, Texas Tech (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Cashius Howell, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, SI, USAT)
- Kayden McDonald, Ohio State (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Rueben Bain Jr., Miami (FL) (AFCA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, PFF)
- Landon Robinson, Navy (AP, FWAA, SI, USAT)
- John Henry Daley, Utah (WCFF)
- A.J. Holmes Jr., Texas Tech (PFF)
- Lee Hunter, Texas Tech (Athletic, ESPN)
- A'Mauri Washington, Oregon (CBS)
Linebacker
edit- Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Arvell Reese, Ohio State (AFCA, AP, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, SI, USAT)
- CJ Allen, Georgia (AP, FWAA, TSN, Athletic, ESPN, USAT)
- Aiden Fisher, Indiana (AFCA, FWAA, CBS)
- David Bailey, Texas Tech (WCFF)
- Sonny Styles, Ohio State (TSN, PFF)
- Bryce Boettcher, Oregon (SI)
Defensive back
edit- Leonard Moore, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Caleb Downs, Ohio State (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, SI, USAT)
- Mansoor Delane, LSU (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, USAT)
- Bishop Fitzgerald, USC (AP, FWAA, WCFF, PFF)
- Jakari Foster, Louisiana Tech (AP)
- A. J. Haulcy, LSU (TSN)
- D'Angelo Ponds, Indiana (TSN, SI)
- Michael Taaffe, Texas (AFCA)
- Louis Moore, Indiana (CBS, SI, USAT)
- Chris Johnson, San Diego State (PFF)
- Dillon Thieneman, Oregon (Athletic, ESPN)
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo (PFF)
Special teams
editKicker
edit- Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii (AFCA, AP, WCFF, CBS, ESPN)
- Tate Sandell, Oklahoma (FWAA, TSN, Athletic, PFF, SI, USAT)
Punter
edit- Cole Maynard, Western Kentucky (AFCA, AP, CBS)
- Evan Crenshaw, Troy (FWAA, TSN)
- Brett Thorson, Georgia (WCFF, Athletic, ESPN, SI, USAT)
- Billy Gowers, Hawaii (PFF)
All-purpose / return specialist
edit- KC Concepcion, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP, FWAA, Athletic, SI, USAT)
- Kaden Wetjen, Iowa (FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFF, SI, USAT)
- Emmett Johnson, Nebraska (TSN, CBS)
- Ryan Niblett, Texas (FWAA)
- Jadarian Price, Notre Dame (TSN, SI)
- Micah Gifford, Baylor (PFF)
Long snapper
edit- Beau Gardner, Georgia (AFCA)
- Jovoni Borbon, UMass (PFF)
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ↑ Martin, John Stuart (October 1961). "Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game". American Heritage. Vol. 12, no. 6. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ Newsome, Ron. "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway?". CBS Interactive/NCAA.org. Retrieved December 6, 2023.[dead link]
- ↑ "Football Award Winners". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Statistics, Policies and Guidelines" (PDF). NCAA.
- ↑ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2023.