College Football's All-Freshman Team for 2014

College football fans know about Florida State’s Jameis Winston, Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, Alabama’s T.J. Yeldon and Ohio State’s Braxton Miller, but there’s a new crop of superstars waiting to emerge. Every college football season always brings new household names, and the countdown has officially started for 2014.

With fall practice underway, freshmen are on campus and ready to make an impact on the upcoming season. The recruiting hype and star rankings surrounding these players will continue for the next few years, but fall practice is the first chance for most freshmen to make a significant impact.
 

Every season, freshmen make an impact for some of the top teams in the nation. Last year, quarterback Jameis Winston guided Florida State to a national championship. What freshmen might make that type of impact in 2014?

Athlon has attempted to answer that question with a look at the top three all-freshmen teams for 2014. True and redshirt freshmen were considered for this list, with the emphasis on playing time. Talent and recruiting rank does play a part in compiling an All-Freshman team. However, a major factor in placement was determined by how much the players would see the field. Players from the five power conferences, Notre Dame and BYU were considered for this all-freshman team.
 

College Football's 2014 All-Freshman Team

	First-Team Offense	Second-Team Offense	Third-Team Offense
QB	Kyle Allen Texas A&M	Brandon Harris LSU	Anu Solomon Arizona
RB	Leonard Fournette LSU	Greg Bryant Notre Dame	Nick Wilson Arizona
RB	Jalen Hurd Tennessee	Dalvin Cook Florida State	Joseph Yearby Miami
WR	Ricky Seals-Jones Texas A&M	Malachi Dupre LSU	Bo Hines NC State
WR	Ermon Lane Florida State	Freddy Canteen Michigan	Artavis Scott Clemson
WR/TE	Dalton Schultz (TE) Stanford	KD Cannon Baylor	Devon Allen Oregon
OL	KC McDermott Miami	Wyatt Teller Virginia Tech	Derwin Gray Maryland
OL	Damian Prince Maryland	Mason Cole Michigan	Darius James Texas
OL	Cam Robinson Alabama	Toa Lobendahn USC	Chris Griffin Georgia Tech
OL	Khaliel Rodgers USC	Bentley Spain North Carolina	Andrew Nelson Penn State
OL	Rod Taylor Ole Miss	Braden Smith Auburn	Cole Madison Washington State

	First-Team Defense	Second-Team Defense	Third-Team Defense
DL	Myles Garrett Texas A&M	Alec James Wisconsin	Kentavius Street NC State
DL	Chikwe Obasih Wisconsin	Chad Thomas Miami	Bijhon Jackson Arkansas
DL	Andrew Brown Virginia	Malik McDowell Michigan State	Matt Elam Kentucky
DL	Justin Manning Texas A&M	Derrick Nnadi Florida State	Nifae Lealao Vanderbilt
LB	Matthew Thomas Florida State	Gyasi Akem Oklahoma State	Rashaan Evans Alabama
LB	Raekwon McMillan Ohio State	Nigel Bowden Vanderbilt	Tre Williams Auburn
LB	D.J. Calhoun Arizona State	Lorenzo Carter Georgia	Dillon Bates Tennessee
CB	Mackensie Alexander Clemson	Tony Brown Alabama	Marlon Humphrey Alabama
CB	Jabrill Peppers Michigan	Jalen Tabor Florida	Jermaine Kelly Washington
S	Quin Blanding Virginia	Steven Parker Oklahoma	Malkom Parrish (DB) Georgia
S	Jamal Adams LSU	Tyree Robinson Oregon	Wesley Green (CB) South Carolina

	First-Team Specialists	Second-Team Specialists	Third-Team Specialists
K	Daniel Carlson Auburn	Cole Hedlund Arkansas	Sean Nuernberger Ohio State
P	JK Scott Alabama	Colin Downing Iowa State	Gary Wunderlich Ole Miss
ATH	Adoree' Jackson USC	JuJu Smith USC	Wayne Gallman (RB) Clemson
AP	Speedy Noil Texas A&M	Curtis Samuel Ohio State	Allen Lazard (WR) Iowa State