Projecting the top 10 freshmen for the 2025 college football season

Billy tuckerAugust 11, 2025, 07:35 AM ET
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The beginning of the college football season is coming, which means many true new people are struggling for roles – or even starting the spots – on their teams. Transfers and uppercasters are trying to catch new people, but every season, many talented first year players have immediate effect.

Ohio does not take a long time for the state Jeremiah Smith And Alabama Ryan Williams Final decline to establish themselves as inter-producers. By the end of the season, True Freshman was the best receiver in the country, and Smith helped Bakies lead a national championship.

Who is next? We look at 10 potential freshman breakout candidates. This initial list is based on joint spring and Presiden camp performance with roster needs.

Moore arrived in Eugene as the highest class high school receiver ESPN has evaluated from 2020. He received more than 4,000 yards in his career at the National Power Duncanville High School in Texas. He concluded his high school career with MVP performance in the Under Armor All-America game, then wore the companions and coaches of the Oregon team during the spring system of Duck. He is also a decorated track star (10.4 100-meter and 24-ft jump), and combined with his blazing speed and explosion, lover route and elite with skills, he should make a go-to receiver for the new starting QB Dante MooreDacorian Moore’s role becomes more important Ivan Stewart Set to miss at least one important part of the season due to knee injury.

The keys are not yet assigned, but it is only a matter of time. Underwood will undoubtedly be a 17 -year -old true freshman as a high and climb, but is one of the best physical quarterbacks we have evaluated in the last 20 years and is a highly high football IQ. 6 -Foot -4, in 210 pounds, he does not look like a new person. Underwood can take a hit, but can also take off in the open field. This is his passing skills that made him the number 1 rankings in class last year and a multimilian-dollar Nil deal. Chip Lindsay has a smooth footwork in pockets for a player of your height and natural hand strength to create all throw in crime.

Virginia Getorade Player of the Year, Davidson was running back back in class 2025 after a race of over 7,000 yards in his career. He immediately supported praise with a strong spring practice. Claymason’s coach Dabo Swine has used words such as “special” and “natural” when describing his true freshman with verified track speed of 10.6. Davidson’s vision, the ability to cut the explosive and tight windows, reminds the pre -clamson, which is running the travis atteen back. 6-Foot, 200-Pounder has physical maturity and running style to create immediate effect, which is required as running back, which is one of the few inexperienced areas for the team with valid national title aspirations.

In practice, Sanchez matches against the receiver’s best group in the country Jeremiah Smith And the company is ready to play immediately for this decline time from Sanchez, a former five -star recruitment, a physical and mental perspective. Since 2006, the highest rated Ohio State Cornerback Committees will have great pressure to Sanchez, but to distribute all integrals. It will be difficult to place their elite combination of size (6-2), speed (10.69 100-meter dash) and athleticism on the sideline. Freshman can win one-on-one situations and fast with the Big Ten receiver and the jump ball is confident and speed to contest the election. Although he can still enter the week 1 as the third corner, it is highly expected of meaningful snacks out of the gate.

Washington’s development will be important to achieve the initial role but he has shown maturity as a leader and has elbow QB makeup. Even if UCLA is transferred Justin martin Week 1 kills him for an early position, Washington’s physical skills and reverse it should take him to an early position in early September. In 6 -Foot -5, 231 pounds, Washington is a true double -threatened quarterback. His accuracy as a rhythm as a passer -by and the ability to change the angles of the hand should be well armed with Pap Hamilton’s new aggressive system, and can increase the Washington running game.

Rarely Tennessee replaces an early aggressive line spot from a fresh renewed, but sanders have all markers of an impressive tackle out of the gate in Rocky Top. Coming out of high school, the ideal was related to wholesale and lack of strength, but he has put more than 30 pounds in muscles and has added a great power to his frame since arriving in Noxville in the previous spring. He was named as a junior Getorade Player of the Year in North Carolina, a rare praise for an aggressive lineman, and the number 7 in class 2025. Sanders will have every chance to win the initial correct tack -spot on a volunteer line, which needs to be replaced by four starters from 2024 as they retio in search of another college football playoff berth.

It will be difficult to place a 6-foot-5, 195-pound circumference defender with a speed of 10.6 100 meters from the ground in the baton rose. Although the picket is competing against the experienced defensive back for meaningful snap, no one has its rare frame, range and ball skills. The tigers quickly threw it into the mixture. He provides versatility at the back end and should play an important role in Brian Kelly’s overhaul secondary. The former five -star should re -establish the reputation of the tigers for the production of the elite defensive back.

Samuel was originally ranked as the 223rd player in the ESPN300. After revival, it seemed that the 17 -year -old would require more time to develop. But this cannot happen. She is 6 -to -1, 10.5 100 meters speed with 190 pounds, fluid hips and ball skills. Orange in ultra-skilled, dynamic athletes has a valid two-way capacity for this decline. Although it is unfair to compare them with Travis Hunter, the Samuel glows adequately in the spring and now in the Presiden Camp to warrant it. He initially introduced as a security and is not afraid to tackle into the box. He also has a short-bund speed to close the fast and match the man-to-man in the outside corner. In 2025, his influence should come to an inexperienced cornerback room. The production in the receiver will be a bonus.

When his time comes, Lewis will not be afraid of bright light. He is on a national radar from eighth grade and has left the high school with more than 10,000 passing yards in just three sessions. When does that time come? He will probably start the season behind Liberty Transfer Cadon salterBut the 17 -year -old freshman will gain land as a season, and his understanding of crime increases. He is physical with smooth mechanics and great accuracy. The ball comes out quickly and on time, and she rarely clashes. Although the aggressive line has been greatly improved, Colorado still has a history of leaving sacks and big hits on quarterbacks, making Lewis a snap from leading Buffs crime in 2025.

If you were closing the performance of the spring and fall camp, Littleton may be at the top of this list unlike the bottom. He was the ninth largest rated recruitment in the top ranked category of Longhorn’s 2025, but recruitment is not an accurate science. However, he ran 6 feet, 175 pounds, a verified 4.51 in the form of athletes. Justus terry Or Jona Williams Headline the class and talked about Offsen in the case of influential defensive new ones. Littleton is fast, playing physical and opportunistic football, which he performed at Wiregrass Winch High School in Tampa, Florida during his high school career. Littleton can close the starting nickel position to open the season or to be at least rotation.