Texas A&M's Kyle Allen leads the way at QB.
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) |
| 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  |
