College Football's All-Freshman Team for 2014
Kyle Allen
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 | Brandon Harris | Anu Solomon |
RB | Leonard Fournette | Greg Bryant | Nick Wilson |
RB | Jalen Hurd | Dalvin Cook | Joseph Yearby |
WR | Ricky Seals-Jones | Malachi Dupre | Bo Hines |
WR | Ermon Lane | Freddy Canteen | Artavis Scott |
WR/TE | Dalton Schultz (TE) | KD Cannon | Devon Allen |
OL | KC McDermott | Wyatt Teller | Derwin Gray |
OL | Damian Prince | Mason Cole | Darius James |
OL | Cam Robinson | Toa Lobendahn | Chris Griffin |
OL | Khaliel Rodgers | Bentley Spain | Andrew Nelson |
OL | Rod Taylor | Braden Smith | Cole Madison |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense |
DL | Myles Garrett | Alec James | Kentavius Street |
DL | Chikwe Obasih | Chad Thomas | Bijhon Jackson |
DL | Andrew Brown | Malik McDowell | Matt Elam |
DL | Justin Manning | Derrick Nnadi | Nifae Lealao |
LB | Matthew Thomas | Gyasi Akem | Rashaan Evans |
LB | Raekwon McMillan | Nigel Bowden | Tre Williams |
LB | D.J. Calhoun | Lorenzo Carter | Dillon Bates |
CB | Mackensie Alexander | Tony Brown | Marlon Humphrey |
CB | Jabrill Peppers | Jalen Tabor | Jermaine Kelly |
S | Quin Blanding | Steven Parker | Malkom Parrish (DB) |
S | Jamal Adams | Tyree Robinson | Wesley Green (CB) |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists |
K | Daniel Carlson | Cole Hedlund | Sean Nuernberger |
P | JK Scott | Colin DowningIowa State | Gary Wunderlich |
ATH | Adoree' Jackson | JuJu Smith | Wayne Gallman (RB) |
AP | Speedy Noil | Curtis Samuel | Allen Lazard (WR) |
