The 6’3”, 315-pound behemoth was a top-10
prospect coming out of high school and he enters his junior season as a top 10 player in college football. After being named as the CSN Freshman Interior Defender of the Year in 2023, Woods continued to elevate his game last fall, logging nine tackles for loss, three sacks, and one forced fumble.
Strader was a CSN First Team All-American in 2024, following on from a 2023 campaign that earned him Freshman All-American honors. The former RedHawk led the nation with 18 pass breakups last fall, snagging two interceptions along the way.
When Allar is at his very best, there is no better returning quarterback in college football than Allar. He can throw the ball into tight windows with impressive velocity, possesses exceptional accuracy, can manipulate and maneuver expertly in the pocket, and showcased the ability to put the ball on a dime deep downfield in several big moments last fall.
Weeks’ season ended in tragedy with a dislocated ankle suffered in the Texas Bowl win over the Baylor Bears. Yet that shouldn’t overshadow a sensational sophomore campaign. He led the SEC with 61 solo tackles, tallied 10 tackles for loss with 3.5 sacks, snagged an interception and forced two fumbles.
No returning running back in the 2025 college football season had more rushing touchdowns last fall than Notre Dame Fighting Irish star Jeremiyah Love. Meanwhile, only one other back who carried the ball over 150 times in 2024 averaged more than his 6.9 yards per carry. Furthermore, no other returning back registered more than the Notre Dame running back’s four rushes of over 60 yards last fall.
Williams led all freshman wide receivers in the SEC with 865 yards, 18.02 yards per catch, and eight touchdowns with his incredible agility and after the catch ability.
Simmons finished the year with the fifth-most sacks in the SEC (9) and tied for third in the conference with 14 tackles for loss. Texas has been a high-level producer of defensive line talent in recent years.
Caleb Downs established himself as one of the top defensive playmakers in the country during a breakout freshman season with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2023. One year later, he’s one of the very best and most recognizable faces in the whole sport. For the second consecutive season he tallied two interceptions, while flashing his ability to impact the game in all phases with eight tackles for loss.
Dylan Stewart put together one of the most dominant performances off the edge by a freshman that we’ve seen in recent history. The South Carolina Gamecocks standout had six more quarterback pressures than the illustrious Longhorn last season. Stewart finished top 20 in the SEC with 10.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.
Jeremiah Smith looked like a man amongst boys during the 2024 college football season. He earned Freshman All-American and Third-Team All-American honors from CSN. Smith finished the season with the fourth-most receiving yards (1,315) and second-most receiving touchdowns (15)
