College Football's Top 2 Wide Receivers Revealed In All-american Team

The 2025 assemblage shot play is approaching its conclusion. No. 1 Indiana (15-0, 9-0) will look No. 10 Miami (13-2, 6-2) successful nan 2025 College Football Playoff nationalist title astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami, Florida, connected Monday (7:30 p.m. EST, ESPN).

The extremity of each assemblage shot play ever brings nickname of outstanding players done awards. Many of these awards return nan shape of trophies, specified arsenic nan Heisman and Burlsworth Trophies, but they besides see nominations to All-Conference and All-America teams by various media outlets.

The ESPN unit released its All-America squad for nan 2025 assemblage shot play connected Thursday. ESPN named Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and USC wide receiver Makai Lemon to its All-America First Team.

Smith arrived astatine Ohio State arsenic a five-star imaginable successful nan Buckeyes' 2024 recruiting class. He was a captious constituent successful their quest for a nationalist title victory, finishing nan twelvemonth pinch 76 receptions for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns and eclipsing nan 100-yard people successful 5 games.

The Big Ten coaches and media some named Smith to nan All-Big Ten First Team for his 2024 efforts. Additional Big Ten honors included nan Thompson-Randle El Freshman of nan Year and Richter-Howard Receiver of nan Year. Nationally, he was named Offensive Freshman of nan Year and All-America First Team by USA Today.

Smith posted akin numbers successful nan 2025 season, pinch 87 receptions for 1,243 yards and 12 touchdowns, including six games pinch complete 100 receiving yards. In summation to repeating arsenic an All-Big Ten action and Receiver of nan Year, ESPN is nan sixth different outlet to tab him arsenic an All-America action successful 2025.

Makai Lemon started his profession astatine USC during nan 2023 play and appeared successful 9 games arsenic a two-way player. Offensively, he only saw caught passes successful nan Trojans' games against San Jose State, Nevada and Louisville, grabbing six receptions for 88 yards.

USC's usage of Lemon accrued successful 2024. He vanished nan twelvemonth pinch 52 catches for 764 yards and 3 touchdowns, going complete 100 yards successful nan Trojans' games against Rutgers and Notre Dame. As a return specialist, Lemon returned 19 kickoffs for 514 yards for nan Trojans.

He was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention arsenic a receiver by some coaches and media successful 2024. The coaches voted him to nan All-Big Ten Third Team arsenic a return specialist, while nan media voted him All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.

2025 was a breakout play for Lemon offensively. He caught 79 passes for 1,156 yards and 11 touchdowns while scoring an further 2 touchdowns connected nan ground. Both coaches and media voted Lemon to nan All-Big Ten First Team for his efforts astatine receiver.

Like Smith, ESPN is besides nan sixth outlet to tab Lemon arsenic an All-America First Team selection. Lemon boasts nan 2025 Biletnikoff Award for champion wide receiver successful assemblage football.