Texas linebacker Anthony Hill, Jr. runs through the back of the end zone after making an interception for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA football game against Louisiana-Monroe, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas, File)2025-08-18T16:00:28Z Texas and Penn State, the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team announced Monday.No. 1 Texas had one player from each level of its defense on the first team: edge rusher Colin Simmons, linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and safety Michael Taaffe. No. 2 Penn States picks were running back Nicholas Singleton, offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane and defensive lineman Zane Durant.No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Clemson, No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 8 Alabama and Pittsburgh each had two players on the first team. The Southeastern Conference had 12 players on the 27-man first team determined by media members on the AP Top 25 voting panel. The Big Ten had seven players, the ACC four and the Big 12 two. The AP Top 25 college football poll is back!Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox every week with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Clemsons Cade Klubnik was the overwhelming preseason choice for first-team quarterback after throwing for 3,639 yards with 39 touchdowns and just six interceptions.Ohio State safety Caleb Downs and Florida center Jake Slaughter are returning first-team AP All-Americans. Downs, whose late interception against Texas helped wrap up a College Football Playoff semifinal win for defending champion Ohio State, starred as a freshman at Alabama two years ago and established himself as the nations top safety in his first season with the Buckeyes. Hes a projected top-three pick in the 2026 NFL draft.Downs was joined on the preseason-All-America first team by Buckeyes receiver Jeremiah Smith.Slaughter, a leading candidate for the Rimington Trophy as the nations top center, played 800 snaps in his breakout season for the Gators. He allowed just one sack and was among the highest-rated run and pass blockers in the country, according to Pro Football Focus.The AP All-America team for this season will be released in December. It will mark the 100th anniversary of the first team published in 1925.First team Florida center Jake Slaughter (66). (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File) Florida center Jake Slaughter (66). (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More offenseQuarterback Cade Klubnik, fourth year, Clemson.Running backs Jeremiyah Love, third year, Notre Dame; Nicholas Singleton, fourth year, Penn State.Tackles Spencer Fano, fourth year, Utah; Kadyn Proctor, third year, Alabama.Guards Olaivavega Ioane, fourth year, Penn State; Armaj Reed-Adams, sixth year, Texas A&M.Center Jake Slaughter, fifth year, Florida.Tight end Eli Stowers, fifth year, Vanderbilt.Wide receivers Jeremiah Smith, second year, Ohio State; Ryan Williams, second year, Alabama; Jordyn Tyson, fourth year, Arizona State. All-purpose player Desmond Reid, fourth year, Pittsburgh.Kicker Dominic Zvada, fourth year, Michigan.First team defenseEdge Dylan Stewart, second year, South Carolina; Colin Simmons, second year, Texas.Tackles Peter Woods, third year, Clemson; Zane Durant, fourth year, Penn State.Linebackers Anthony Hill Jr., third year, Texas; Whit Weeks, fifth year, LSU; Kyle Louis, fourth year, Pittsburgh.Cornerbacks Leonard Moore, second year, Notre Dame; Jermod McCoy, third year, Tennessee.Safeties Caleb Downs, third year, Ohio State; Dillon Thieneman, third year, Oregon. Defensive back Michael Taaffe, fifth year, Texas.Punter Brett Thorson, fourth year, Georgia.Second team offenseQuarterback Garrett Nussmeier, fifth year, LSU.Running backs Makhi Hughes, fourth year, Oregon; Isaac Brown, second year, Louisville.Tackles Francis Mauigoa, third year, Miami; Blake Miller, fourth year, Clemson.Guards Cayden Green, third year, Missouri; Keylan Rutledge, fourth year, Georgia Tech.Center Parker Brailsford, fourth year, Alabama.Tight end Max Klare, fourth year, Ohio State. Wide receivers Antonio Williams, fourth year, Clemson; Elijah Sarratt, fourth year, Indiana; Cam Coleman, second year, Auburn.All-purpose player Kaytron Allen, fourth year, Penn State.Kicker Peyton Woodring, third year, Georgia.Second team defenseEdge T.J. Parker, third year, Clemson; Matayo Uiagalelei, third year, Oregon.Tackles Tim Keenan III, fifth year, Alabama; Christen Miller, fourth year, Georgia.Linebackers Taurean York, third year, Texas A&M; Harold Perkins Jr., fourth year, LSU; Aiden Fisher, fourth year, Indiana.Cornerbacks Chandler Rivers, fourth year, Duke; DAngelo Ponds, third year, Indiana.Safeties Koi Perich, second year, Minnesota; KJ Bolden, second year, Georgia. Defensive back Jalon Kilgore, third year, South Carolina.Punter Ryan Eckley, fourth year, Michigan State.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football___This story has been updated to correct LSU LB Weeks first name to Whit. ERIC OLSON Olson is an Associated Press sports writer based in Omaha, Nebraska. He covers Nebraska, Creighton, the Big Ten and national college sports issues. twitter mailto