Sports Illustrated 2024 College Football Preseason All-American List

Mike McDaniel, Pat Forde | Aug 23, 2024

Ohio State has eight players on the Sports Illustrated preseason All-American team. / Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

The 2024 college football season is finally here.

After a long offseason, the sport returns in all of its glory on Saturday when aptly named Week Zero kicks the season off with four games featuring FBS opponents. The headliner of the opening weekend of the season is the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles taking on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, at noon ET.

While Week Zero will certainly give college football fans a taste of what’s to come, the rest of the sport will return to action on Labor Day weekend.

After eight long months of off-field drama, realignment-based lawsuits and much, much more, the table is set for college football’s most memorable season yet.

With that in mind, here is Sports Illustrated’s college football preseason All-American list.

First Team Offense

QB: Dillon Gabriel, senior, Oregon Ducks

RB: Ollie Gordon II, junior, Oklahoma State Cowboys

RB: Ashton Jeanty, junior, Boise State Broncos 

WR: Luther Burden III, junior, Missouri Tigers

WR: Tetairoa McMillan, junior, Arizona Wildcats

TE: Colston Loveland, junior, Michigan Wolverines

OT: Will Campbell, junior, LSU Tigers

OT: Kelvin Banks Jr., junior, Texas Longhorns

OG: Donovan Jackson, senior, Ohio State Buckeyes

OG: Tyler Booker, junior, Alabama Crimson Tide

C: Parker Brailsford, sophomore, Alabama Crimson Tide

Second Team Offense

QB: Carson Beck, senior, Georgia Bulldogs

RB: Omarion Hampton, junior, North Carolina Tar Heels

RB: TreVeyon Henderson, senior, Ohio State Buckeyes

WR: Emeka Egbuka, senior, Ohio State Buckeyes

WR: Kevin Concepcion, sophomore, NC State Wolfpack

TE: Brant Kuithe, senior, Utah Utes

OT: Ajani Cornelius, senior, Oregon Ducks

OT: Aireontae Ersery, senior, Minnesota Golden Gophers

OG: Tate Ratledge, senior, Georgia Bulldogs

OG: Luke Kandra, senior, Cincinnati Bearcats

C: Cooper Mays, senior, Tennessee Volunteers

Honorable Mention Offense

QB: Jalen Milroe, senior, Alabama Crimson Tide

RB: Quinshon Judkins, junior, Ohio State Buckeyes

RB: Tahj Brooks, senior, Texas Tech Red Raiders

WR: Tez Johnson, senior, Oregon Ducks

WR: Ricky White III, senior, UNLV Rebels

TE: Luke Lachey, senior, Iowa Hawkeyes

OT: Emery Jones Jr., junior, LSU Tigers

OT: Jonah Monheim, senior, USC Trojans

OG: Joe Michalski, senior, Oklahoma State Cowboys

OG: Dylan Fairchild, junior, Georgia Bulldogs

C: Eli Cox, senior, Kentucky Wildcats

First Team Defense

DE: James Pearce Jr., junior, Tennessee Volunteers

DE: Abdul Carter, junior, Penn State Nittany Lions

DT: Mason Graham, junior, Michigan Wolverines

DT: Deone Walker, junior, Kentucky Wildcats

LB: Danny Stutsman, senior, Oklahoma Sooners

LB: Barrett Carter, senior, Clemson Tigers

LB: Jay Higgins, senior, Iowa Hawkeyes

CB: Will Johnson, junior, Michigan Wolverines

CB: Benjamin Morrison, junior, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

S: Caleb Downs, sophomore, Ohio State Buckeyes

S: Malaki Starks, junior, Georgia Bulldogs

Second Team Defense

DE: Nic Scourton, junior, Texas A&M Aggies

DE: Mykel Williams, junior, Georgia Bulldogs

DT: Howard Cross III, senior, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

DT: Tyleik Williams, senior, Ohio State Buckeyes

LB: Harold Perkins, junior, LSU Tigers

LB: Jason Henderson, senior, Old Dominion Monarchs

LB: Marlowe Wax, senior, Syracuse Orange

CB: Denzel Burke, senior, Ohio State Buckeyes

CB: Travis Hunter, junior, Colorado Buffaloes

S: Hunter Wohler, senior, Wisconsin Badgers

S: Dillon Thieneman, sophomore, Purdue Boilermakers

Honorable Mention Defense

DE: Ashton Gillotte, senior, Louisville Cardinals

DE: JT Tuimoloau, senior, Ohio State Buckeyes

DT: Walter Nolen, junior, Ole Miss Rebels

DT: Shemar Turner, senior, Texas A&M Aggies

LB: Nick Martin, senior, Oklahoma State Cowboys

LB: Deontae Lawson, junior, Alabama Crimson Tide

LB: Jack Kiser, senior, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

CB: Tacario Davis, junior, Arizona Wildcats

CB: Sebastian Castro, senior, Iowa Hawkeyes

S: Xavier Nwankpa, junior, Iowa Hawkeyes

S: Xavier Watts, senior, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

First Team Specialists

K: Graham Nicholson, senior, Alabama Crimson Tide

P: Alex Mastromanno, senior, Florida State Seminoles

AP: Travis Hunter, junior, Colorado Buffaloes

Second Team Specialists

K: Jonah Dalmas, senior, Boise State Broncos

P: James Burnip, senior, Alabama Crimson Tide

AP: Zachariah Branch, sophomore, USC Trojans

Honorable Mention Specialists

K: Andres Borregales, senior, Miami Hurricanes

P: James Ferguson-Reynolds, junior, Boise State Broncos

AP: Jacob De Jesus, senior, UNLV Rebels