The team that won the 2024 national championship, Ohio State, is atop ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for the 2025 season.
Not surprisingly, our 2025 Way-Too-Early All-America team is dotted with players returning for the Buckeyes, including receiver Jeremiah Smith and safety Caleb Downs. Other familiar faces made the cut, but it's always fun at this time of the year to examine the next wave of rising stars.
The transfer portal makes this exercise a bit tricky, with so many players landing in new places, but we reached out to college coaches, NFL scouts and other reporters for input.