It’s time once again to announce our SIS College Football Pre-Season All-American Team. We used our all-encompassing player value stat, Total Points, along with other metrics and our scouting work as leading references in putting together our selections.

A brief explanation of Total Points:

Total Points takes nearly everything that SIS measures about a play and uses it to evaluate each player on a scale that allows you to compare them more easily. It’s always useful to be able to understand the different ways in which players can be valuable. Does he break a lot of tackles? Does he get a lot of yards after the catch? Does he make the best out of a poor offensive line? Does he get more pressures than expected? Does he break up a lot of passes? Total Points offers the opportunity to take all of those elements and get a quick picture of how well a player is performing overall.

You can learn more about Total Points and the statistics referenced within this piece here.

Here are our selections:

1st Team Offense

Position Name School
QB Drew Allar Penn State
RB Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame
RB Ahmad Hardy Missouri
WR Jeremiah Smith Ohio State
WR Antonio Williams Clemson
TE Terrance Carter Jr. Texas Tech
T Isaiah World Oregon
T Paul Rubelt UCF
G Keylan Rutledge Georgia Tech
G Paolo Gennarelli Army
C Brady Small Army

Ahmad Hardy, Isaiah World, Paul Rubelt, Keylan Rutledge, and Brady Small all earned spots on our 2024 All-American team, and we expect continued great play from all of them. Drew Allar, Jeremiyah Love, and Jeremiah Smith all look poised to be a driving force for their respective teams as they make a push for the College Football Playoff. 

Antonio Williams and Paolo Gennarelli are some of the top returning players at their respective positions, and Terrance Carter Jr. will look to continue his level of play on a bigger stage. Every player on our 1st Team Offense is Top 3 in Total Points at their position among returning players.

1st Team Defense

Position Name School
DT Zane Durant Penn State
DT Skyler Gill-Howard Texas Tech
EDGE TJ Parker Clemson
EDGE Colin Simmons Texas
LB Whit Weeks LSU
LB Isaiah Glasker BYU
CB D’Angelo Ponds Indiana
CB Chandler Rivers Duke
CB Christian Gray Notre Dame
S Caleb Downs Ohio State
S Kerry Brown Minnesota

TJ Parker, Whit Weeks, D’Angelo Ponds, and Kerry Brown headline the all defensive team as the lone returners from the 2024 All-American team. Parker and Weeks both lead the country in returning Total Points at their respective positions. The 2024 season saw a star studded defensive tackle class head to the NFL, as Zane Durant and Skyer Gill-Howard fill the interior. Colin Simmons rounds out the defensive line after a stellar freshman season, leading all edge rushers in Total Points per Snap. 

The Big Ten is also well represented in the secondary as Ponds and Brown are joined by star safety Caleb Downs, who is returning to lead the reigning National Champion, Ohio State Buckeyes. Christian Gray, Isaiah Glasker, and Chandler Rivers fill out the rest of the defense and look to build on their impressive 2024 seasons. 

1st Team Specialists

Position Name School
K Dominic Zvada Michigan
P Rhys Dakin Iowa
Returner Kaden Wetjen Iowa

Kaden Wetjen was on our 2024 All-American team, and he is in line for another big season. His teammate, Rhys Dakin, looks to continue Iowa’s special teams dominance, especially in the punting game. Dominic Zvada narrowly missed out on our post season team, but expectations are very high in Ann Arbor.

2nd Team Offense

Position Name School
QB Cade Klubnik Clemson
RB Jonah Coleman Washington
RB Makhi Hughes Oregon
WR Ryan Williams Alabama
WR Elijah Sarratt Indiana
TE Eli Stowers Vanderbilt
T Aamil Wagner Notre Dame
T Dorion Strawn Texas State
G Jordan White Vanderbilt
G Olaivavega Ioane Penn State
C Ryan Linthicum Clemson

Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and Ryan Linthicum headline the 2nd Team Offense as they lead the ACC in Total Points at their respective positions. Jonah Coleman, Makai Hughes, Elijah Surratt, and Olaivaega Ioane all return in a loaded Big Ten conference in 2025. 

Eli Stowers and Jordan White look to improve upon their 2024 campaigns and help get Vanderbilt to achieve back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in over a decade. Aamil Wagner and Dorion Strawn bookend the offense line and look to repeat their dominant 2024 seasons. 

2nd Team Defense

Position Name School
DT Lee Hunter Texas Tech
DT Gracen Halton Oklahoma
EDGE Eric O’Neill Rutgers
EDGE Mikail Kamara Indiana
LB Anthony Hill Jr. Texas
LB Wade Woodaz Clemson
CB Davison Igbinosun Ohio State
CB Xavier Scott Illinois
S Isaiah Nwokobia SMU
S Adon Shuler Notre Dame
S Koi Perich Minnesota

Lee Hunter and Eric O’Neill found new homes this offseason, but will look to be equally productive as last season. Gracen Halton and Koi Perich are in line for much bigger roles after putting up very impressive numbers in limited action. Mikail Kamara, Xavier Scott, Isaiah Nwokobia, and Adon Shuler were impact players last season and could be even better this season. 

Anthony Hill Jr. and Wade Woodaz are two of the most versatile and impactful defenders in all of college football. If Davison Igbinosun can limit the penalties this season, he may find himself on the postseason 1st Team Defense.

2nd Team Specialists

Position Name School
K Peyton Woodring Georgia
P Tyler White Texas A&M
Returner Jalen Moss Arizona State

Peyton Woodring was tied for 1st in returning Total Points for Kickers in all of college football. Tyler White returns to Texas A&M after an impressive 2024 season, forcing the most fair catches in the SEC while having the least amount of punts returned as well. Jalen Moss is looking to make an impact as a returner for Arizona State, after spending the 2024 season at Fresno State.