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It’s no secret that Iowa has a tough slate to navigate this season. They have four preseason top 25 teams on the schedule, including a pair of home games against top ten opponents. Phil Steele rates it as the 26th-toughest schedule in the country. A tough schedule means they will be going up against some […]

Penn State Nittany Lions running back Nicholas Singleton (10) moves the ball defended by Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Adon Shuler (8) in the first half in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. (Photo by Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

A tough schedule means they will be going up against some talented players. ESPN and CBS Sports have released their preseason All-American teams, which combine to include 14 different players that the Hawkeyes will face this season

We take a look at the preseason All-Americans that the Iowa Football team will face during the 2025 season.

ESPN’s 2025 Preseason College Football All-America Team

First-Team Offense

RB: Nicholas Singleton, Penn State

“There’s no shortage of power and speed in Penn State’s running backs room. Singleton will team with Kaytron Allen to give the Nittany Lions the best one-two punch in the country. Singleton, a 6-foot, 224-pound senior, has started since his freshman season. He rushed for 1,099 yards this past year and averaged 6.4 yards per carry. He also caught 41 passes and accounted for 17 touchdowns (12 rushing, 5 receiving).“

OG: Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State

“Ioane blossomed into one of the Big Ten’s best interior offensive linemen last year in his first full season as a starter. The redshirt junior has slimmed down to 330 pounds after playing closer to 350 this past season. With Ioane back, along with Singleton and Allen at running back, Penn State should have one of the top running games in college football.”

Second-Team Offense

RB: Kaytron Allen, Penn State

RB: Makhai Hughes, Oregon

OG: Joe Brunner, Wisconsin

Second-Team Defense

S: Koi Perich, Minnesota

Second-Team Specialists

P: Ryan Eckley, Michigan State

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CBS Sports 2025 Preseason College Football All-America Team

First-Team Offense

RB: Nicholas Singleton, Penn State

“Singleton is already rewriting the record books at Penn State, and he could finish with the school’s career rushing title this season. Singleton this offseason surpassed Saquon Barkley’s freakish record in the weight room with a squat of 665 pounds, according to The Athletic’s annual Freaks List. He and Kaytron Allen form the most formidable duo in the game, and if Singleton can eclipse 1,020 yards this season, he’ll take Evan Royster’s Nittany Lions’ career rushing record.”

OG: Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State

“The running backs get all of the attention, which is deserved, but the Penn State rushing attack would not be its smash-mouth self without Ioane paving the way for those ballcarriers through the interior. Ioane moved up to a full-time starting role last season and was a true monster — albeit a perhaps unsung one from a recognition perspective — across his 16 games at the left guard spot, where he led all Nittany Lions in offensive snaps. The next great Penn State lineman got better in each of his first three years with the program and should skyrocket up mock drafts this fall.”

First-Team Defense

DT: Zane Durant, Penn State

“Durant probably doesn’t get enough recognition on the national scene, but he will this season. The bull and veteran defensive tackle leads the Penn State defense in the trenches after piling up 11 TFLs in the middle last season. He garnered recognition from center (and teammate) Nick Dawkins as the best defensive tackle in college football. “I could go on for like two hours. He’s just a different cat,” Dawkins told reporters at Big Ten Media Days. Durant only picked up All-Big Ten honorable mention honors in 2024. That changes this year.“

S: Dillon Thieneman, Oregon

“Oregon found an elite plug-and-play replacement in the secondary in the form of a perennial 100-tackle force. He debuted as a true freshman in 2023 with six interceptions and was just as prolific last year at disrupting the box as he was in pass coverage, leading the Big Ten in tackles for Purdue. Thieneman does a little bit of everything and does so at a high level. He would have been a household name if his production the last two years came on a more successful team than Purdue; carrying that track record with him to Eugene will put him on a bigger stage and allow him to flourish as one of the most highly regarded safeties in the nation.”