2024 College Football All-America Teams: College Football News Preview

In a year of massive changes across college football, who are the standout stars as the season kicks off?

The College Football News All-America Teams highlight the top talent heading into another exciting campaign.

With the transfer portal spreading talent across teams, we're seeing more skilled quarterbacks, players stepping into the spotlight, and enough stars to make this a blast of a season.

2024 College Football News Preseason All-America Teams

2024 CFN Preseason All-Conference Teams
AAC | ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | CUSA
IND | MAC | MWest | SEC | Sun Belt
College Football Preview 2024: All 134 Teams

2024 CFN Top 25 Position Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG | OC
EDGE/DE | DT | LB | Safety | CB
CFN 2024 Preseason Top 25 Players

2024 College Football News All-America First Team

Head Coach: Kirby Smart, Georgia

CFN First Team All-America Offense
QB Jalen Milroe, Jr. Alabama
RB Ashton Jeanty, Jr. Boise State
RB Quinshon Judkins, Jr. Ohio State
WR Emeka Egbuka, Jr. Ohio State
WR Tetairoa McMillan, Jr. Arizona
TE Colston Loveland, Jr. Michigan
OT Will Campbell, Jr. LSU
OG Tyler Booker, Jr. Alabama
C Eli Cox, Sr. Kentucky
OG Tate Ratledge, Sr. Georgia
OT Josh Conerly, Jr. Oregon

CFN First Team All-America Defense
EDGE/DE James Pearce Jr., Jr. Tennessee
DT Mason Graham, Jr. Michigan
DT Deone Walker, Jr. Kentucky
EDGE/DE Mykel Williams, Jr. Georgia
LB Jay Higgins, Sr. Iowa
LB Nick Jackson, Sr. Iowa
LB Harold Perkins, Jr. LSU
CB Travis Hunter, Jr. Colorado
S Caleb Downs, Soph. Ohio State
S Jahdae Barron, Jr. Texas
CB Will Johnson, Jr. Michigan

CFN First Team All-America Special Teams
PK Graham Nicholson, Sr. Alabama
P James Ferguson-Reynolds, Jr. Boise State
KR/PR Barion Brown, Jr. Kentucky

2024 College Football News All-America Second Team

Head Coach: Ryan Day, Ohio State

CFN Second Team All-America Offense
QB Shedeur Sanders, Sr. Colorado
RB Ollie Gordon, Jr. Oklahoma State
RB Omarion Hampton, Jr. North Carolina
WR Luther Burden, Jr. Missouri
WR Troy Horton, Sr. Colorado State
TE Brant Kuithe, Sr. Utah
OT Kelvin Banks, Jr. Texas
OG Connor Colby, Sr. Iowa
C Joe Michalski, Sr. Oklahoma State
OG Donovan Jackson, Jr. Ohio State
OT Jonah Savaiinaea, Jr. Arizona

CFN Second Team All-America Defense
EDGE/DE Ashton Gillotte, Sr. Louisville
DT Dontay Corleone, Jr. Cincinnati
DT Walter Nolen, Jr. Ole Miss
EDGE/DE Nic Scourton, Jr. Texas A&M
LB Barrett Carter, Sr. Clemson
LB Jason Henderson, Sr. Old Dominion
LB Danny Stutsman, Sr. Oklahoma
CB Tacario Davis, Jr. Arizona
S Malachi Moore, Jr. Alabama
S Malaki Starks, Jr. Georgia
CB Benjamin Morrison, Jr. Notre Dame

CFN Second Team All-America Special teams
PK Andres Borregales, Sr. Miami
P Jeremy Crawshaw, Sr. Florida
KR/PR Zachariah Branch, Soph. USC

2024 College Football News All-America Honorable Mention

In alphabetical order

Head Coaches: Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Brian Kelly, LSU; Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Mike Norvell, Florida State; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Kyle Whittingham, Utah

Quarterbacks: Carson Beck, Sr. Georgia; Jalon Daniels, Jr. Kansas; Quinn Ewers, Jr. Texas; Dillon Gabriel, Sr. Oregon; Riley Leonard, Sr. Notre Dame; Cameron Rising, Sr. Utah; Tyler Shough, Sr. Louisville; Cam Ward, Sr. Miami

Running Backs: Donovan Edwards, Sr. Michigan; Trevor Etienne, Jr. Georgia; RJ Harvey, Sr. UCF; Trey’Veon Henderson, Jr. Ohio State; Damien Martinez, Jr. Miami; Jaydn Ott, Jr. Cal

Wide Receivers: Nic Anderson, Soph. Oklahoma; Elic Ayomanor, Soph. Stanford; Tre Harris, Jr. Ole Miss; Jeremiah Hunter, Sr. Washington; Brennan Presley, Sr. Oklahoma State; Evan Stewart, Jr. Oregon

Tight Ends: Jake Briningstool, Sr. Clemson; Oscar Delp, Jr. Georgia; Mitchell Evans, Sr. Notre Dame; Rivaldo Fairweather, Sr. Auburn; Oronde Gadsden II, Jr. Syracuse; Caden Prieskorn, Sr. Ole Miss; Bryson Nesbit, Sr. North Carolina; Mark Redman, Sr. Louisville

Offensive Tackles: Ajani Cornelius, Sr. Oregon; Aireontae Ersery, Sr. Minnesota; Emory Jones, Jr. LSU; Riley Mahlman, Jr. Wisconsin; Blake Miller, Jr. Clemson; Josh Simmons, Jr. Ohio State

Offensive Guards: DJ Campbell, Jr. Texas; Quinn Carroll, Sr. Minnesota; TJ Ferguson Jr. Florida State; Miles Frazier, Sr. LSU; Luke Kandra, Sr. Cincinnati

Centers: Parker Brailsford, Soph. Alabama; Gus Hartwig, Sr. Purdue; Julian Hernandez, Sr. Vanderbilt; Logan Jones, Sr. Iowa; Cooper Mays, Sr. Tennessee; Tanner Miller, Sr. Michigan State; Marcus Smith Sr. Florida State; Mose Vavao, Sr. Fresno State

Defensive Ends/Edge: Jordan Burch, Sr. Oregon; Abdul Carter, Jr. Penn State; Ashton Gillotte, Sr. Louisville; Landon Jackson, Sr. Arkansas; Ahmed Hassanein, Sr. Boise State; Patrick Payton, Jr. Florida State; JT Tuimoloau, Jr. Ohio State

Defensive Tackles: Howard Cross, Sr. Notre Dame; Kenneth Grant, Jr. Michigan; Tonka Hemingway, Sr. South Carolina; Nazir Stackhouse, Sr. Texas A&M Shermar Turner, Sr. Texas A&m Tyleik Williams, Jr. Ohio State

Linebackers: Deontae Lawson, Sr. Alabama; Jacob Manu, Jr. Arizona; Nick Martin, Jr. Oklahoma State; Smael Mondon, Jr. Georgia; Francisco Mauigoa, Jr. Miami; Marlowe Wax, Sr. Syracuse

Cornerbacks: Denzel Burke, Jr. Ohio State; Jabbar Muhammad, Sr. Oregon; Davison Igbinosun, Jr. Ohio State; Jason Marshall, Sr. Florida; Zemaiah Vaughn, Sr. Utah; Aydan White, Sr. NC State

Safeties: Sebastian Castro, Sr. Iowa; Kendal Daniels, Jr. Oklahoma State; Dillon Thieneman, Soph. Purdue; Xavier Watts, Sr. Notre Dame; Kevin Winston, Sr. Penn State; Hunter Wohler, Sr. Wisconsin

Placekickers: Noah Burnette, Sr. North Carolina; Bert Auburn, Jr. Texas; Mason Shipley, Jr. Texas State; Alex McPherson, Soph. Auburn; Jonah Dalmas, Sr. Boise State; Andrew Glass, Sr. Kent State; Ryan Fitzgerald, Sr. Florida State; Peyton Woodring, Soph. Georgia

Punters: James Burnip, Sr. Alabama; Marshall Nichols, Jr. UNLV; James Evans, Sr. Indiana; Mitchell Tomasek, Jr. Eastern Michigan; Ryan Eckley, Soph. Michigan State; Jack Bouwmeester, Sr. Utah; Brett Thorson, Jr. Georgia; Jack Stonehouse, Jr. Syracuse

Returners: De’Andre Buchannon, Soph. Georgia Southern; Roderick Daniels, Sr. SMU; Jayden Harrison, Sr. Notre Dame; Tucker Holloway, Soph. Virginia Tech; Drae McCray, Sr. Texas Tech; Jacquez Stuart, Sr. Toledo; Xavier Townsend, Jr. UCF; Bhayshul Tuten, Sr. Virginia Tech

2024 CFN Preseason All-Conference Teams
AAC | ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | CUSA
IND | MAC | MWest | SEC | Sun Belt
College Football Preview 2024: All 134 Teams

2024 CFN Top 25 Position Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG | OC
EDGE/DE | DT | LB | Safety | CB
CFN 2024 Preseason Top 25 Players