Texas, Penn State Lead 2025 AP Preseason All-America Team

AUSTIN, TX — Texas and Penn State, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the preseason AP Top 25, headline the 2025 AP Preseason All-America team announced Monday.

The Longhorns dominated the defensive side of the first-team list, with sophomore edge rusher Colin Simmons, junior linebacker Anthony Hill Jr., and senior safety Michael Taaffe earning honors.

Penn State landed three players as well, with senior running back Nicholas Singleton, senior offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane and senior defensive lineman Zane Durant selected.

Other top programs with multiple first-team honorees include Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Pittsburgh. The SEC led all conferences with 12 first-team selections, followed by the Big Ten with seven, the ACC with four, and the Big 12 with two.

The All-America team is voted on by the same national panel that compiles the AP Top 25 each week.

2025 AP Preseason All-American

First Team

Offense

• Quarterback — Cade Klubnik, senior, Clemson

• Running back — Jeremiyah Love, junior, Notre Dame

• Running back — Nicholas Singleton, senior, Penn State

• Tackle — Spencer Fano, senior, Utah

• Tackle — Kadyn Proctor, junior, Alabama

• Guard — Olaivavega Ioane, senior, Penn State

• Guard — Ar’maj Reed-Adams, senior, Texas A&M

• Center — Jake Slaughter, senior, Florida

• Tight end — Eli Stowers, senior, Vanderbilt

• Wide receiver — Jeremiah Smith, sophomore, Ohio State

• Wide receiver — Ryan Williams, sophomore, Alabama

• Wide receiver — Jordyn Tyson, senior, Arizona State

• All-purpose player — Desmond Reid, senior, Pittsburgh

• Kicker — Dominic Zvada, senior, Michigan

Defense

• Edge rusher — Dylan Stewart, sophomore, South Carolina

• Edge rusher — Colin Simmons, sophomore, Texas

• Interior lineman — Peter Woods, junior, Clemson

• Interior lineman — Zane Durant, senior, Penn State

• Linebacker — Anthony Hill Jr., junior, Texas

• Linebacker — Whit Weeks, senior, LSU

• Linebacker — Kyle Louis, senior, Pittsburgh

• Cornerback — Leonard Moore, sophomore, Notre Dame

• Cornerback — Jermod McCoy, junior, Tennessee

• Safety — Caleb Downs, junior, Ohio State

• Safety — Dillon Thieneman, junior, Oregon

• Defensive back — Michael Taaffe, senior, Texas

• Punter — Brett Thorson, senior, Georgia

Second Team

Offense

• Quarterback — Garrett Nussmeier, senior, LSU

• Running back — Makhi Hughes, senior, Oregon

• Running back — Isaac Brown, sophomore, Louisville

• Tackle — Francis Mauigoa, junior, Miami

• Tackle — Blake Miller, senior, Clemson

• Guard — Cayden Green, junior, Missouri

• Guard — Keylan Rutledge, senior, Georgia Tech

• Center — Parker Brailsford, senior, Alabama

• Tight end — Max Klare, senior, Ohio State

• Wide receiver — Antonio Williams, senior, Clemson

• Wide receiver — Elijah Sarratt, senior, Indiana

• Wide receiver — Cam Coleman, sophomore, Auburn

• All-purpose player — Kaytron Allen, senior, Penn State

• Kicker — Peyton Woodring, junior, Georgia

Defense

• Edge rusher — T.J. Parker, junior, Clemson

• Edge rusher — Matayo Uiagalelei, junior, Oregon

• Interior lineman — Tim Keenan III, senior, Alabama

• Interior lineman — Christen Miller, senior, Georgia

• Linebacker — Taurean York, junior, Texas A&M

• Linebacker — Harold Perkins Jr., senior, LSU

• Linebacker — Aiden Fisher, senior, Indiana

• Cornerback — Chandler Rivers, senior, Duke

• Cornerback — D’Angelo Ponds, junior, Indiana

• Safety — Koi Perich, sophomore, Minnesota

• Safety — KJ Bolden, sophomore, Georgia

• Defensive back — Jalon Kilgore, junior, South Carolina

• Punter — Ryan Eckley, senior, Michigan State