College Football's All-Freshman Team for 2015

College football fans and coaches already know about the established stars, Heisman contenders and proven players entering 2015. However, there’s no shortage of new faces ready to emerge onto the scene as key contributors for all 128 teams this year.

Since freshmen need more time to develop physically or within a system, it’s tough to count on every newcomer in a signing class to make an immediate impact. However, more freshmen are enrolling early and redshirt seasons help newcomers close the gap with the upperclassmen.

Related: 2015 All-America Team

With the season just around the corner, it’s time to take a look at the top freshmen for 2015. True and redshirt freshmen were considered for this article, with an emphasis on talent and playing time for the spots.

College Football's 2015 All-Freshman Team

	First-Team Offense	Second-Team Offense	Third-Team Offense
QB	Josh Rosen UCLA	Seth Collins Oregon State	Will Grier Florida
RB	Jacques Patrick Florida State	Ronald Jones USC	Dalvin Warmack Kansas State
RB	LJ Scott/M. London Michigan State	Markell Jones Purdue	Aeris Williams Mississippi State
AP	Donte Jackson LSU	Jeff Jones Minnesota	Nyheim Hines NC State
WR	Calvin Ridley Alabama	George Campbell Florida State	Tre'Quan Smith UCF
WR	Christian Kirk Texas A&M	Deebo Samuel South Carolina	Terry Godwin Georgia
TE	Mark Andrews Oklahoma	Deon Cain Clemson	DaMarkus Lodge Ole Miss
OL	Mitch Hyatt Clemson	Derwin Gray Maryland	Jacob Bragg Kansas
OL	Martez Ivey Florida	Michael Dieter Wisconsin	Sam Jones Arizona State
OL	Dalton Risner Kansas State	Will Clapp LSU	Tyler Jones NC State
OL	Damian Prince Maryland	Connor Williams Texas	Dennis Edwards WKU
OL	Ross Pierschbacher Alabama	Quenton Nelson Notre Dame	Javon Patterson Ole Miss

	First-Team Defense	Second-Team Defense	Third-Team Defense
DL	Kahlil McKenzie Tennessee	Daylon Mack Texas A&M	Terry Beckner Missouri
DL	Trent Thompson Georgia	CeCe Jefferson Florida	Breiden Fehoko Texas Tech
DL	Byron Cowart Auburn	Neville Gallimore Oklahoma	Christian Wilkins Clemson
DL	Solomon Thomas Stanford	Dexter Wideman South Carolina	Victor Evans Ole Miss
LB	Malik Jefferson Texas	Mike Freeze TCU	Canton Kaumatule (DL) Oregon
LB	Gerri Green Miss. State	Edwin Freeman Texas	Arden Key (DL) LSU
LB	Dillon Bates Tennessee	Jeff Holland Auburn	I. Murphy-Richardson Arizona State
DB	Jabrill Peppers Michigan	Iman Marshall USC	C.J. Stalker (LB) Virginia
DB	Derwin James Florida State	Ronnie Harrison Alabama	T.J. Edwards (LB) Wisconsin
DB	Jamal Peters Miss. State	Marlon Humphrey Alabama	Cornelius Sturghill Louisville
DB	Kevin Toliver II LSU	Holton Hill Texas	Vayante Copeland Michigan State

	First-Team  Specialists	Second-Team Specialists	Third-Team Specialists
K	Justin Yoon Notre Dame	Austin Seibert Oklahoma	Andrew David Michigan
P	Alex Kinney Colorado	Jake Hartbarger Michigan State	Ian Shannon Auburn