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Three Notre Dame football players make Ari Wasserman's way-too-early 2025 All-America teams

IMG_9992by:Tyler Horka•about 8 hours•

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Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore. (Mike Miller/Blue & Gold)

Three Notre Dame football players were named among the 44 On3’s Ari Wasserman included on his way-too-early 2025 All-American teams this week. Wasserman put junior running back Jeremiyah Love on his first team while senior offensive guard Billy Schrauth and sophomore cornerback Leonard Moore made Wasserman’s second team.

Of those three, Moore got the most national notoriety in the form of postseason accolades when he was named a freshman All-American by every reputable outlet. He was not a Notre Dame defensive starter to begin the 2024 season, but he took on that role after former freshman All-American Benjamin Morrison was lost with a season-ending injury.

Love is one of the best players in the nation, meanwhile. He shares reps with other players in a talented Notre Dame backfield. If he had higher volume, he’d have a higher chance of winning postseason awards, but he stays fresh by not taking as many hits and by way of that he produces some of the best highlights of any running back in the country.

Schrauth is a sneaky pick to be among the nation’s best offensive linemen by the end of the upcoming season. He’s yet to start a season from beginning to end. He’s looking to do so for the first time at Notre Dame as a senior.

Here are Wasserman’s entire way-too-early first and second teams.

First team offense

QB: DJ Lagway, Florida
RB: Nicholas Singleton, Penn State
RB: Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
WR: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
WR: Ryan Williams, Alabama
TE: Tanner Koziol, Wisconsin
OT: Francis Mauigoa, Miami
OT: Spencer Fano, Utah
OG: Cayden Green, Missouri
OG: Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
C: Jake Slaughter, Florida

Wasserman on Love: “Did you see Love’s sensational two-yard touchdown run at the end of the Penn State game in the College Football Playoff semifinals? That is who Love is. The craziest part? He was banged up during Notre Dame’s postseason run. Love returns next year after rushing for 1,125 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns, making him one of the biggest returning impact players in the sport.”

First team defense

Edge: Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
Edge: Colin Simmons, Texas
DT: Peter Woods, Clemson
DT: LT Overton, Alabama
LB: Anthony Hill, Texas
LB: Sammy Brown, Clemson
LB: Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
CB: Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
CB: D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana
S: Caleb Downs, Ohio State
S: Rod Moore, Michigan

Second team offense

QB: Arch Manning, Texas
RB: Makhi Hughes, Oregon
RB: Ahmad Hardy, Missouri
WR: Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State
WR: Elijah Surratt, Indiana
TE: Oscar Delp, Georgia
OT: Jordan Seaton, Colorado
OT: Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OG: Billy Schrauth, Notre Dame
OG: Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon
C: Brady Wilson, Virginia

Second team defense

Edge: T.J. Parker, Clemson
Edge: Trey White, San Diego State
DT: Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
DT: John Walker, UCF
LB: Gabriel Jacas, Illinois
LB: Whit Weeks, LSU
LB: Kyle Louis, Pitt
CB: Leonard Moore, Notre Dame
CB: Raion Strader, Auburn
S: Dillon Thieneman, Oregon
S: Michael Taaffe, Texas

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