2025 Preseason MaxPreps Junior All-America Football Team
In total, 22 different states had at least one player selected.
First team offense
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 215
Last year’s MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year accounted for 4,018 yards of total offense (3,093 passing, 925 rushing) and 56 touchdowns.
Height: 5-11 | Weight: 200
Threw for 4,480 yards and 38 touchdowns as a sophomore. Became the third quarterback nationally to throw for at least 800 yards in a game.
Height: 5-8 | Weight: 185
Rushed for 2,108 yards and 43 touchdowns while leading team to Conference 5A Division 2 state title in just the school’s third year of varsity football.
Height: 5-10 | Weight: 205
Explosive running back is one of the best playmakers in the country regardless of class.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 170
Five-star Ohio State commit finished sophomore year with 63 catches for 1,035 yards and 15 scores.
Height: 5-11 | Weight: 160
Height: 6-4 | Weight: 220
Posted 63 catches for 1,340 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2024.
Height: 6-8 | Weight: 230
Matchup nightmare for opposing defense had 41 receptions for 718 yards and six scores last season.
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 280
Five-star offensive tackle is listed as the No. 2 recruit overall according to 247Sports.
Height: 6-6 | Weight: 270
Helps anchor one of the best offensive lines in high school football.
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 290
Five-star offensive tackle had a dominant sophomore campaign.
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 290
Plays a pivotal role in the trenches for the best team in Oklahoma.
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 330
Has been starting on the offensive line since he was a freshman for one of the best programs in the country.
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 220
Height: 5-11 | Weight: 185
Connected on 12 of 13 field goals as a sophomore.
First team defense
Height: 6-6 | Weight: 235
Led his team in tackles (116), tackles for loss (31) and sacks (11) as a sophomore.
Recent Texas Tech pledge is the fourth-rated player overall in the Class of 2027.
Had a huge sophomore season racking up 104 tackles, 56 tackles for loss and 21.5 sacks.
Announced his transfer to the Ascenders in July. Expect a monster junior season for the five-star recruit.
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 215
Answered a strong freshman season with a great sophomore year racking up 129 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, six sacks and two interceptions for AAAAAA quarterfinalist.
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 220
Finished last season with 95 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 17 sacks and three forced fumbles for 5A state runner-up.
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 215
Four-star linebacker has 177 tackles over the last two years.
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 170
Top-rated cornerback in the Class of 2027 checks all the boxes.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 180
Selected as our best player in South Carolina heading into 2025 season.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 165
Made a huge impact as a sophomore. Expect an even bigger role this season.
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 200
Led the Braves with 72 tackles and seven interceptions as a sophomore.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185
Two-way standout finished last season with nearly 1,000 yards receiving and seven interceptions.
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 175
Averaged 44.2 yards per punt last season and landed 62.7 percent of them inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
Second team offense
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 200
Has led the Warriors to a pair of 7A state titles over the last three years.
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 225
Four-star Ohio State commit has thrown for 5,913 yards and 60 touchdowns over the last two years.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 200
Rushed for 1,067 yards and 19 touchdowns for Open Division state runner-up.
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 205
Named Mr. Football in Division II-AAA as a sophomore after rushing for 1,103 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 175
Helped Cavaliers finish last year ranked No. 10 in the MaxPreps Top 25 after leading the team in all three of the major receiving categories.
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 170
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 205
Five-star wideout checks in as the 11th-rated player overall in the Class of 2027.
Height: 6-6 | Weight: 215
Had a breakout sophomore campaign posting 51 receptions for 921 yards and 14 touchdowns for CIF Division 2-AA state champs.
Height: 6-6 | Weight: 295
Four-star offensive tackle is nearing 40 FBS offers. Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon and Texas are some of the notables programs in pursuit.
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 300
Checks in as the top-rated interior lineman in the Class of 2027 according to 247Sports.
Height: 6-6 | Weight: 295
Height: 6-6 | Weight: 270
The lone selection from Delaware committed to Penn State in November.
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 295
Has been playing at a high level since his freshman year.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185
Two-way standout accounted for 1,600 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns to go with 17 tackles and two interceptions on defense.
Height: 5-11 | Weight: 190
Top-rated kicker in Class of 2027 according to Kohl’s has already landed offers from Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Second team defense
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 240
Finished sophomore year with 75 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and nine sacks playing against the best competition in the state.
Falcons have produced a lot of talent and the four-star EDGE is next up.
Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Tennessee are just a handful of the notable schools that have offered the four-star recruit.
Made a huge impact in the trenches for the Bulls as they went undefeated and won school’s first state title.
Height: 6-1.5 | Weight: 215
Plays everywhere on defense and has helped Warriors to back-to-back state titles.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 205
Sideline-to-sideline linebacker finished last season with 174 tackles, while adding 767 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on offense.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 215
Younger brother of Sammy Brown is making a name for himself after racking up 152 tackles as a sophomore.
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 190
Lengthy defensive back is a lockdown corner for the No. 3 team in MaxPreps Top 25.
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 180
Selected as our best player in Oregon heading into junior year.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 190
A lot of good defensive backs have come from South Florida and Dopson has shown he has the talent and skill to join the list.
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 170
Four-star cornerback checks in as the No. 18 prospect in the Class of 2027.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 180
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 235
Two-way standout is one of the best running backs and linebackers in the state.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 190
Showed off his talent last week with an impressive showing against the No. 1 team in the country in a scrimmage.
Height: 6-4 | Weight: 190
Has had a very strong offseason in camps and heads into junior year as top-rated kicker and No. 2 punter according to Kohl’s for Class of 2027.