Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State, the defending national champs, lead the way with four picks. Alabama, LSU, Penn State and Texas are next with three apiece. Here is The Athletic ’s 2025 preseason All-America team.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Associated Press All-America teams, AP sports writers pick an all-time lineup of great players from the past century.

Neither The AP or USA TODAY had Illinois football players on their preseason all-America lists — the highest ranked team to be shut out.