With the faculty soccer season within the books, our panel of specialists was confronted with loads of troublesome choices when convening to pick out the 2024 CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America group. Experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports joined forces as soon as once more to honor the gamers who shined the brightest on the gridiron over the past three-plus months.
Unanimous picks typically play a major position in constructing these groups; nonetheless, for the second straight yr, solely three gamers obtain that honor: Boise State operating again Ashton Jeanty, Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks and Florida State punter Alex Mastromanno. Jeanty and Banks have been equally unanimous picks on the midseason group, whereas Banks and Mastromanno are two of 11 gamers who have been beforehand 2024 CBS Sports / 247Sports Preseason All-America first-team picks.
Wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona), offensive lineman Will Campbell (LSU), defensive lineman Mason Graham (Michigan), linebacker Danny Stusman (Oklahoma), and defensive backs Caleb Downs (Ohio State), Malaki Starks (Georgia) and Xavier Watts (Notre Dame) all return from holding high honors this preseason.
Colorado star Travis Hunter not solely repeats his preseason honors as a cornerback and all-purpose participant on the primary group, he has additionally been chosen as a large receiver on the second group. Hunter is the primary participant since Houston’s Marcus Jones to earn three All-America placements, although Jones solely had one first-team honor in 2021.
In complete, 38 packages throughout 9 conferences (plus Notre Dame) are represented throughout the 2 groups of 54 complete picks.
Colorado, Ohio State, Penn State and Texas every noticed two first-team picks, whereas CU, OSU, Georgia, Michigan and Oregon every obtained three All-America nods general with six further groups getting a number of placements.
The Big Ten regained its high spot on the CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America group from the SEC, which held it in 2023. In complete, 15 Big Ten gamers obtained All-America honors with seven of its packages represented. The SEC truly had essentially the most packages with picks (eight) with the identical variety of first-team picks because the Big Ten (six).
| Big Ten | 6 | 15 |
| SEC | 6 | 12 |
| Big 12 | 6 | 9 |
| ACC | 3 | 9 |
| Mountain West | 2 | 2 |
| MAC | 1 | 3 |
| Ind. (Notre Dame) | 1 | 1 |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 1 |
| Conference USA | 1 | 1 |
| American | 0 | 1 |
2024 CBS Sports All-America
* unanimous choice | courses from official group rosters
First group
|
QB |
Cam Ward |
Miami |
Senior |
|
RB |
Ashton Jeanty* |
Boise State |
Junior |
|
RB |
Cam Skattebo |
Arizona State |
Senior |
|
WR |
Nick Nash |
San Jose State |
Redshirt senior |
|
WR |
Tetairoa McMillan |
Arizona |
Junior |
|
TE |
Tyler Warren |
Penn State |
Senior |
|
C |
Seth McLaughlin |
Ohio State |
Senior |
|
OL |
Kelvin Banks* |
Texas |
Junior |
|
OL |
Will Campbell |
LSU |
Junior |
|
OL |
Wyatt Milum |
West Virginia |
Senior |
|
OL |
Tyler Booker |
Alabama |
Junior |
| DL | Abdul Carter | Penn State | Junior |
| DL | Mason Graham | Michigan | Junior |
|
DL |
Donovan Ezeiruaku |
Boston College |
Junior |
|
LB |
Shaun Dolac |
Buffalo |
Senior |
|
LB |
Jay Higgins |
Iowa |
Senior |
|
LB |
Danny Stutsman |
Oklahoma |
Senior |
|
CB |
Travis Hunter |
Colorado |
Junior |
|
CB |
Jahdae Barron |
Texas |
Senior |
|
DB |
Caleb Downs |
Ohio State |
Sophomore |
|
DB |
Malaki Starks |
Georgia |
Junior |
|
DB |
Xavier Watts |
Notre Dame |
Redshirt senior |
|
Ok |
Kenneth Almendares |
Louisiana |
Redshirt senior |
|
P |
Alex Mastromanno* |
Florida State |
Redshirt senior |
|
KR |
Keelan Marion |
BYU |
Redshirt junior |
|
PR |
Kam Shanks |
UAB |
Redshirt freshman |
|
AP |
Travis Hunter |
Colorado |
Junior |
Second group
|
QB |
Dillon Gabriel |
Oregon |
Redshirt senior |
|
RB |
Kaleb Johnson |
Iowa |
Junior |
|
RB |
Omarion Hampton |
North Carolina |
Junior |
|
WR |
Travis Hunter |
Colorado |
Junior |
|
WR |
Xavier Restrepo |
Miami |
Senior |
|
TE |
Harold Fannin Jr. |
Bowling Green |
Junior |
|
C |
Jake Slaughter |
Florida |
Sophomore |
|
OL |
Josh Conerly |
Oregon |
Junior |
|
OL |
Addison West |
Western Michigan |
Redshirt senior |
|
OL |
Ajani Cornelius |
Oregon |
Senior |
|
OL |
Spencer Fano |
Utah |
Sophomore |
| DL | Kyle Kennard | South Carolina | Senior |
| DL | Walter Nolen | Ole Miss | Sophomore |
|
DL |
Antwaun Powell-Ryland |
Virginia Tech |
Redshirt senior |
|
LB |
Carson Schwesinger |
UCLA |
Redshirt junior |
|
LB |
Jalon Walker |
Georgia |
Junior |
|
LB |
Kyle Louis |
Pittsburgh |
Redshirt sophomore |
|
CB |
Nohl Williams |
California |
Senior |
|
CB |
Will Johnson |
Michigan |
Junior |
|
DB |
D’Angelo Ponds |
Indiana |
Sophomore |
|
DB |
Nick Emmanwori |
South Carolina |
Junior |
|
DB |
Lathan Ransom |
Ohio State |
Senior |
|
Ok |
Dominic Zvada |
Michigan |
Junior |
|
P |
Brett Thorson |
Georgia |
Junior |
|
KR |
Rayshawn Pleasant |
Tulane |
Redshirt sophomore |
|
PR |
Josh Cameron |
Baylor |
Redshirt junior |
|
AP |
Desmond Reid |
Pittsburgh |
Junior |
Honorable mentions
These gamers have been excessive vote-getters who barely missed out on the CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America groups.
QB Shedeur Sanders (Colorado), C Jacob Gardner (Colorado State), LB Barrett Carter (Clemson), CB Trey Amos (Ole Miss), CB Zah Frazier (UTSA), P Eddie Czaplicki (USC), AP Brashard Smith (SMU)
