2024 CBS Sports Preseason All-America team: Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia lead with most honorees

There were just four unanimous first-team selections from our CBS Sports and 247Sports experts

By Jack Crosby Aug 14, 2024 at 11:00 am ET• 3 min read

With the 2024 college football season and the beginning of a new 12-team College Football Playoff era just weeks ahead, our panel was faced with plenty of difficult decisions when convening to select the 2024 CBS Sports / 247Sports Preseason All-America team. Experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports joined forces once again to honor the players who they believe will shine brightest on the gridiron over the next few months.

Just four players received unanimous preseason All-America selections: Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II, LSU offensive lineman Will Campbell, Michigan linebacker Will Johnson and Georgia defensive back Malaki Starks. Gordon and Starks are among four players who return as preseason first-team picks after ending the 2023 campaign in the same position. Notre Dame defensive back Xavier Watts and Alabama kicker Graham Nicholson are the others. 

Colorado's Travis Hunter is a particularly noteworthy selection this preseason as he was chosen to the first team at both cornerback and as an all-purpose player. Hunter, who started on both sides of the ball as a sophomore, caught 57 passes for 721 yards and five touchdowns last season.

In total, 28 programs are represented across the two teams of 54 selections.

The last two national champions, Michigan and Georgia, enter with the most first-team picks (three). The Bulldogs also have the 2023 CBS Sports Preseason Player of the Yearin quarterback Carson Beck. Alabama, Ohio State and LSU (two each) also have multiple players earning top honors. The Crimson Tide and Buckeyes lead the pack overall, each with five selections across the two teams, while UGA and Notre Dame are just behind them with four picks each.