South Carolina star freshman Dylan Stewart makes another True Freshman All-American squad
Pro Football Focus (PFF) has announced its True Freshman All-American team, and South Carolina football freshman Dylan Stewart made the cut. Stewart, who was named On3’s True Freshman Defensive Player of the Year last week, made PFF’s team as one of two EDGE players honored.
On the season, the true freshman has logged 6.5 sacks and finished in the top 10 nationally in total quarterback pressures. Stewart also forced four fumbles this year. He is just 1.5 sacks shy of Jadeveon Clowney’s South Carolina football freshman record set in 2011. Stewart will have one more opportunity, a December 31st matchup against Illinois in the Citrus Bowl, to challenge that record.
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You can see the entire Pro Football Focus True Freshman All-American team below:
Offense
QB: DJ Lagway, Florida Gators
RB: Isaac Brown, Louisville Cardinals
WR: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State Buckeyes
WR: Ryan Williams, Alabama Crimson Tide
TE: Decker DeGraaf, Washington Huskies
Flex: Bryant Wesco Jr., Clemson Tigers
LT: Jordan Seaton, Colorado Buffaloes
LG: Aidan Banfield, North Carolina Tar Heels
C: Cash Cleveland, Colorado Buffaloes
RG: Braydon Nelson, North Texas Mean Green
RT: Zach Clayton, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Defense
DI: Francis Brewu, Pittsburgh Panthers
DI: Jamarious Brown, Ole Miss Rebels
EDGE: Dylan Stewart, South Carolina Gamecocks
EDGE: Colin Simmons, Texas Longhorns
LB: Simeon Coleman, Cincinnati Bearcats
LB: Sammy Brown, Clemson Tigers
CB: Leonard Moore, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
CB: Jay Crawford, Auburn Tigers
S: Koi Perich, Minnesota Golden Gophers
S: KJ Bolden, Georgia Bulldogs
Flex: Kaleb Harris, Auburn Tigers
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Special teams
K: Nolan Hauser, Clemson Tigers
P: Rhys Dakin, Iowa Hawkeyes
RS: Koi Perich, Minnesota Golden Gophers
LS: James Roe, Toledo Rockets
ST: Dylan Day, Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Offensive Freshman Spotlight: WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
Considering Smith was the highest-rated wide receiver recruit ever, it shouldn’t be surprising that he hit the ground running in Columbus. The top overall recruit in the 2024 high school class leads all true freshmen with 930 receiving yards and 10 touchdown catches this year. He’s the fifth-most valuable receiver according to PFF’s wins above average metric, and he is the only true freshman in the top five of his position.
Defensive Freshman Spotlight: S Koi Perich, Minnesota
Perich was the highest-graded freshman defender this year, posting an 86.4 grade. The former four-star recruit’s five interceptions were tied for the most among FBS safeties while his 25.6 passer rating allowed tied for fifth. Perich was no slouch in the run game, posting an 82.1 run-defense grade as well. He doubles as our all-freshman return specialist, leading all Power Four freshmen in kick-return yards (306) while placing second among FBS freshmen in punt-return yards (173).
