{"id":5908,"date":"2024-12-19T14:39:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=5908"},"modified":"2024-12-19T14:43:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:43:40","slug":"draft-insiders-all-america-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/draft-insiders-all-america-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Insiders\u2019 All-America Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em><strong>Draft Insiders\u2019 All-America Teams<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5680 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NationalTitle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"171\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Frank Coyle \/ Head scout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Offensive Player of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ashton Jeanty &#8211; Boise State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Defensive Player of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Travis Hunter &#8211; Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><em>2024 Draft Insiders&#8217; All-America Teams<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4><em><strong>First Team Offense<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Quarterback<\/strong><br \/>\nDillon Gabriel, Sr. &#8211; Oregon &#8211; 6-0, 200<\/p>\n<p><strong>Running Backs<\/strong><br \/>\nAshton Jeanty, Jr &#8211; Boise State &#8211; 5-9, 215<br \/>\nCam Skattebo, Sr &#8211; Arizona State &#8211; 5-11, 215<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wide Receivers<\/strong><br \/>\nTravis Hunter, Jr &#8211; Colorado &#8211; 6-1, 190<br \/>\nNick Nash, Sr &#8211; San Jose State &#8211; 6-3, 195<br \/>\nTetairoa McMillan, Jr &#8211; Arizona &#8211; 6-5, 215<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tight End<\/strong><br \/>\nTyler Warren, Sr &#8211; Penn State &#8211; 6-5, 260<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tackles<\/strong><br \/>\nKelvin Banks, Jr &#8211; Texas &#8211; 6-4, 320<br \/>\nWill Campbell, Jr &#8211; LSU &#8211; 6-6, 325<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guards<\/strong><br \/>\nTyler Booker, Jr &#8211; Alabama &#8211; 6-5, 325<br \/>\nDonovan Jackson, Sr &#8211; Ohio State &#8211; 6-4, 320<\/p>\n<p><strong>Center<\/strong><br \/>\nSeth McLaughlin, Sr &#8211; Ohio State &#8211; 6-4, 305<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-purpose<\/strong><br \/>\nTravis Hunter, Jr &#8211; Colorado &#8211; 6-1, 190<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kicker<\/strong><br \/>\nKenneth Almendares, Sr &#8211; Louisiana &#8211; 6-2, 250<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>First Team Defense<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Edge Rushers<\/strong><br \/>\nAbdul Carter, Jr &#8211; Penn State &#8211; 6-3, 250<br \/>\nKyle Kennard, Sr &#8211; South Carolina &#8211; 6-5, 255<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interior Linemen<\/strong><br \/>\nMason Graham, Jr &#8211; Michigan &#8211; 6-3, 320<br \/>\nWalter Nolen, Jr &#8211; Mississippi &#8211; 6-3, 305<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linebackers<\/strong><br \/>\nJay Higgins, Sr &#8211; Iowa &#8211; 6-2, 230<br \/>\nDanny Stutsman, Sr &#8211; Oklahoma &#8211; 6-4, 245<br \/>\nShaun Dolac, Sr &#8211; Buffalo &#8211; 6-1, 225<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cornerbacks<\/strong><br \/>\nJahdae Barron, Sr &#8211; Texas &#8211; 5-11, 200<br \/>\nTravis Hunter, Jr &#8211; Colorado &#8211; 6-1, 190<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safeties<\/strong><br \/>\nXavier Watts, Sr &#8211; Notre Dame &#8211; 6-0, 205<br \/>\nCaleb Downs, Soph &#8211; Ohio State &#8211; 6-0, 200<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defensive back<\/strong><br \/>\nNick Emmanwori, Jr &#8211; South Carolina &#8211; 6-3, 225<\/p>\n<p><strong>Punter<\/strong><br \/>\nAlex Mastromanno, Sr &#8211; Florida State &#8211; 6-1, 240<\/p>\n<p><strong>Returners<\/strong><br \/>\nKR Rayshawn Pleasant &#8211; Tulane<br \/>\nPR Kam Shanks &#8211; UAB<\/p>\n<h4><em>Second Team Offense<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Quarterback<\/strong><br \/>\nCam Ward, Sr &#8211; Miami &#8211; 6-2, 225<\/p>\n<p><strong>Running Backs<\/strong><br \/>\nKaleb Johnson, Jr &#8211; Iowa &#8211; 6-0, 225<br \/>\nOmarion Hampton, Jr &#8211; North Carolina &#8211; 6-0, 220<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wide Receivers<\/strong><br \/>\nTre Harris, Sr &#8211; Mississippi &#8211; 6-3, 210<br \/>\nJeremiah Smith, Fr &#8211; Ohio State &#8211; 6-3, 215<br \/>\nXavier Restrepo, Sr &#8211; Miami &#8211; 5-10, 195<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tight End<\/strong><br \/>\nHarold Fannin, Jr. &#8211; Bowling Green &#8211; 6-3, 230<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tackles<\/strong><br \/>\nJosh Conerly, Jr. &#8211; Oregon &#8211; 6-4, 315<br \/>\nAireontae Ersery, Sr &#8211; Minnesota &#8211; 6-3, 330<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guards<\/strong><br \/>\nAddison West, Sr &#8211; Western Michigan &#8211; 6-3, 305<br \/>\nDylan Fairchild, Jr &#8211; Georgia &#8211; 6-5, 315<\/p>\n<p><strong>Center<\/strong><br \/>\nJake Slaughter, Jr &#8211; Florida &#8211; 6-5, 310<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-purpose<\/strong><br \/>\nDesmond Reid, Jr &#8211; Pittsburgh &#8211; 5-8, 175<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kicker<\/strong><br \/>\nDominic Zvada, Jr &#8211; Michigan &#8211; 6-3, 180<\/p>\n<h4><em>Second Team Defense<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Edge Rushers<\/strong><br \/>\nDonovan Ezeiruaku, Sr &#8211; Boston College &#8211; 6-2, 245<br \/>\nAntwaun Powell-Ryland, Sr &#8211; Virginia Tech &#8211; 6-3, 250<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interior Linemen<\/strong><br \/>\nDerrick Harmon, Jr &#8211; Oregon &#8211; 6-5, 310<br \/>\nAlfred Collins, Sr &#8211; Texas &#8211; 6-5, 320<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linebackers<\/strong><br \/>\nAnthony Hill Jr., Soph &#8211; Texas &#8211; 6-3, 235<br \/>\nJihaad Campbell, Jr &#8211; Alabama 6-3, 230<br \/>\nCarson Schwesinger, Jr &#8211; UCLA &#8211; 6-2, 225<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cornerbacks<\/strong><br \/>\nNohl Williams, Sr &#8211; California &#8211; 6-1, 200<br \/>\nJermod McCoy, Soph &#8211; Tennessee &#8211; 6-0, 195<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safeties<\/strong><br \/>\nMalaki Starks, Jr &#8211; Georgia &#8211; 6-1, 205<br \/>\nMalachi Moore, Sr &#8211; Alabama &#8211; 6-0, 200<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defensive back<\/strong><br \/>\nDorian Strong, Sr &#8211; Virginia Tech &#8211; 6-0, 190<\/p>\n<p><strong>Punter<\/strong><br \/>\nBrett Thorson, Jr &#8211; Georgia &#8211; 6-2, 235<\/p>\n<p><strong>Returners<\/strong><br \/>\nKR Keelan Marion, Sr &#8211; BYU<br \/>\nPR Kaden Wetjen, Jr &#8211; Iowa<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Third Team Offense<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Quarterback<\/strong><br \/>\nShedeur Sanders, Sr &#8211; Colorado &#8211; 6-2, 215<\/p>\n<p>Running Backs<br \/>\nDylan Sampson, Jr &#8211; Tennessee &#8211; 5-11, 200<br \/>\nRJ Harvey, Sr &#8211; UCF &#8211; 5-9, 210<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wide Receivers<\/strong><br \/>\nTai Felton, Sr &#8211; Maryland &#8211; 6-2, 185<br \/>\nJordyn Tyson, Soph &#8211; Arizona State &#8211; 6-1, 195<br \/>\nJayden Higgins, Sr &#8211; Iowa State &#8211; 6-4, 215<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tight End<\/strong><br \/>\nOronde Gadsden II, Jr &#8211; Syracuse &#8211; 6-5, 235<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tackles<\/strong><br \/>\nJonah Savaiinaea, Jr &#8211; Arizona &#8211; 6-5, 330<br \/>\nWyatt Milum, Sr &#8211; West Virginia &#8211; 6-6, 320<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guards<\/strong><br \/>\nLuke Kandra, Sr &#8211; Cincinnati &#8211; 6-4, 320<br \/>\nTate Ratledge, Sr &#8211; Georgia &#8211; 6-6, 330<\/p>\n<p><strong>Center<\/strong><br \/>\nCooper Mays, Sr &#8211; Tennessee &#8211; 6-4, 300<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-purpose<\/strong><br \/>\nBrashard Smith, Sr &#8211; SMU &#8211; 5-10, 195<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kicker<\/strong><br \/>\nRyan Fitzgerald, Sr &#8211; Florida State. &#8211; 6-1, 190<\/p>\n<h4><em>Third Team Defense<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Edge Rushers<\/strong><br \/>\nNic Scourton, Sr &#8211; Texas A&amp;M &#8211; 6-4, 260<br \/>\nMikail Kamara, Jr &#8211; Indiana &#8211; 6-1, 265<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interior Linemen<\/strong><br \/>\nJJ Pegues, Sr &#8211; Mississippi &#8211; 6-2, 320<br \/>\nKenneth Grant, Jr &#8211; Michigan &#8211; 6-3, 335<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linebackers<\/strong><br \/>\nJalon Walker, Jr &#8211; Georgia, &#8211; 6-2, 245<br \/>\nWesley Weeks, Sr &#8211; LSU &#8211; 6-2, 235<br \/>\nChris Paul Jr., Jr &#8211; Mississippi &#8211; 6-1, 235<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cornerbacks<\/strong><br \/>\nWill Johnson, Jr &#8211; Michigan &#8211; 6-2, 200<br \/>\nTrey Amos, Sr &#8211; Mississippi &#8211; 6-1, 200<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safeties<\/strong><br \/>\nLathan Ransom, Sr &#8211; Ohio State &#8211; 6-1, 210<br \/>\nJalen Catalon, Sr &#8211; UNLV &#8211; 5-11, 205<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defensive back<\/strong><br \/>\nCobee Bryant, Sr &#8211; Kansas &#8211; 6-0, 175<\/p>\n<p><strong>Punter<\/strong><br \/>\nEddie Czaplicki, Jr &#8211; Southern California &#8211; 6-1, 205<\/p>\n<p><strong>Returners<\/strong><br \/>\nKR Winston Wright, Sr &#8211; East Carolina<br \/>\nPR LaJohntay Wester, Sr &#8211; Baylor<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards \u2013 Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc plus annual All-American teams for the past 30+ years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation\u2019s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS, ESPN, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, USA Today, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5908?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Printer Friendly<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Draft Insiders\u2019 All-America Teams Frank Coyle \/ Head scout Offensive Player of the Year Ashton Jeanty &#8211; Boise State Defensive Player of the Year Travis Hunter &#8211; Colorado 2024 Draft Insiders&#8217; All-America Teams <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/draft-insiders-all-america-teams\/\" title=\"Draft Insiders\u2019 All-America Teams\">  [read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104,20,5],"tags":[32],"class_list":{"0":"post-5908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-all-american-team","7":"category-college-award-lists","8":"category-college-news","9":"tag-draft-insider-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5908"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5915,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5908\/revisions\/5915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}