Toledo’s McNeil-Warren named to AP All-America 3rd team

NEW YORK — University of Toledo junior safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was named to the Associated Press All-America third team defense on Monday.

McNeil-Warren, a 6-foot-2, 202-pound senior from Tampa, played in all 12 games for the Rockets this season, recording 73 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and two interceptions, with one returned for a touchdown. He forced three fumbles and recovered two.

Toledo faces Louisville in the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans on Dec. 23 in Boca Raton, Fla.

Four players from Ohio State are among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten on the All-America team, a group headed by repeat selection Caleb Downs of the Buckeyes and AP Player of the Year Fernando Mendoza of Indiana.

The AP has named an All-America team every year since 1925, and Notre Dame’s two first-team picks this season increased its all-time lead to 87.

Downs, the Big Ten defensive player of the year, has made the first team each of his two seasons at Ohio State after landing on the second team as a freshman at Alabama in 2023. He is one of 12 players on the 27-man first team who did not start their careers at their current school. Downs is joined on the first team by fellow Buckeyes Jeremiah Smith, Kayden McDonald, and Arvell Reese.

Mendoza, who won the Heisman Trophy over the weekend, led the top-ranked Hoosiers to a 13-0 record and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff after transferring from California.

First-team All-Americans (by conference)

Big Ten — 10

SEC — 6

Big 12 — 3

ACC — 1

Independent — 3

Conference USA — 2

American — 1

Mountain West — 1

The AP All-America team was selected by a panel of 52 college Top 25 poll voters.

First-team offense

Wide receiver —Makai Lemon, Southern California, junior, 5-11, 195, Los Angeles.

Wide receiver — Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State, sophomore, 6-3, 223, Miami Gardens, Fla.

Wide receiver — Skyler Bell, UConn, senior, 6-0, 185, New York.

Tackle — Francis Mauigoa, Miami, junior, 6-6, 335,Ili’ili, American Samoa.

Tackle — Spencer Fano, Utah, junior, 6-6, 308, Spanish Fork, Utah.

Guard — Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon, senior, 6-5, 318, Denver.

Guard — Beau Stephens, Iowa, senior, 6-5, 315, Blue Springs, Mo.

Center — Logan Jones, Iowa, graduate, 6-3, 202, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Tight end — Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt, graduate, 6-4, 235, Denton, Texas.

Quarterback — Fernando Mendoza, Indiana, junior, 6-5, 225, Miami.

Running back — Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame, junior, 6-0, 214, St. Louis.

Running back — Ahmad Hardy, Missouri, sophomore, 5-10, 210, Oma, Miss.

Kicker — Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii, senior, 6-2, 200, Tokyo.

All-purpose — KC Concepcion, Texas A&M, junior, 5-11, 190, Charlotte.

First-team defense

Edge rusher — David Bailey, Texas Tech, senior, 6-3, 250, Irvine, Calif.

Edge rusher — Cashius Howell, Texas A&M, senior, 6-2, 248, Kansas City.

Interior lineman — Kayden McDonald, Ohio State, junior, 6-3, 326, Suwanee, Ga.

Interior lineman — Landon Robinson, Navy, senior, 6-0, 287, Fairlawn, Ohio.

Linebacker — Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech, senior, 6-1, 235, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Linebacker — Arvell Reese, Ohio State, junior, 6-4, 243, Cleveland.

Linebacker — CJ Allen, Georgia, junior, 6-1, 235, Barnesville, Ga.

Cornerback — Leonard Moore, Notre Dame, sophomore, 6-2, 195, Round Rock, Texas.

Cornerback — Mansoor Delane, LSU, senior, 6-0, 190, Silver Spring, Md.

Safety — Caleb Downs, Ohio State, junior, 6-0, 205, Hoschton, Ga.

Safety — Bishop Fitzgerald, Southern California, senior, 5-11, 205, Woodbridge, Va.

Defensive back — Jakari Foster, Louisiana Tech, senior, 6-0, 211, Piedmont, Ala.

Punter — Cole Maynard, Western Kentucky, senior, 6-1, 180, Mooresville, N.C.

Second-team offense

Wide receiver — Carnell Tate, Ohio State, junior, 6-3, 195, Chicago.

Wide receiver — Malachi Toney, Miami, freshman, 5-11, 188, Liberty City, Fla.

Wide receiver — Danny Scudero, San Jose State, sophomore, 5-9, 174, San Jose, Calif.

Tackle — Kadyn Proctor, Alabama, junior, 6-7, 366, Des Moines.

Tackle — Carter Smith, Indiana, junior, 6-5, 313, Powell, Ohio.

Guard — Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State, junior, 6-4, 323, Graham, Wash.

Guard — Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M, graduate, 6-5, 325, Dallas.

Center – Jake Slaughter, Florida, senior, 6-4, 303, Sparr, Fla.

Tight end — Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon, junior, 6-3, 245, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Quarterback — Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, graduate, 6-0, 207, Albuquerque, N.M.

Running back — Emmett Johnson, Nebraska, junior, 5-11, 200, Minneapolis.

Running back — Kewan Lacy, Mississippi, sophomore, 5-11, 210, Dallas.

Kicker — Tate Sandell, Oklahoma, junior, 5-9, 182, Port Neches, Texas.

All-purpose — Wayne Knight, James Madison, junior, 5-7, 190, Smyrna, Del.

Second-team defense

Edge rusher — Rueben Bain, Jr., Miami, junior, 6-3, 270, Miami.

Edge rusher — John Henry Daley, Utah, sophomore, 6-4, 255, Alpine, Utah.

Interior lineman — A.J. Holmes, Jr., Texas Tech, junior, 6-3, 300, Houston.

Interior lineman — Peter Woods, Clemson, junior, 6-3, 310, Alabaster, Ala.

Linebacker — Sonny Syles, Ohio State, senior, 6-5, 243, Pickerington, Ohio.

Linebacker — Anthony Hill, Jr., Texas, junior, 6-3, 238, Denton, Texas.

Linebacker — Red Murdock, Buffalo, graduate, 6-1, 240, Petersburg, Va.

Cornerback — D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana, junior, 5-9, 173, Miami.

Cornerback — Chris Johnson, San Diego State, senior, 6-0, 195, Eastvale, Calif.

Safety — Dillon Thieneman, Oregon, junior, 6-0, 205, Westfield, Ind.

Safety — Louis Moore, Indiana, senior, 5-11, 200, Mesquite, Texas.

Defensive back — Hezekiah Masses, California, senior, 6-1, 185, Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Punter — Brett Thorson, Georgia, senior, 6-2, 235, Melbourne.

Third-team offense

Wide receiver — Eric McAlister, Texas Christian, senior, 6-3, 205, Azle, Texas.

Wide receiver — Chris Brazzell II, Tennessee, junior, 6-5, 200, Midland, Texas.

Wide receiver — Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State, junior, 6-2, 200, Allen, Texas.

Tackle — Keagen Trost, Missouri, graduate, 6-4, 316, Kankakee, Ill.

Tackle — Brian Parker II, Duke, junior, 6-5, 305, Cincinnati.

Guard — Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech, senior, 6-4, 330, Royston, Ga.

Guard — Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati, sophomore, 6-3, 320, Dayton.

Center — Iapani Laloulu, Oregon, junior, 6-2, 329, Honolulu.

Tight end — Michael Trigg, Baylor, senior, 6-4, 240, Tampa.

Quarterback — Julian Sayin, Ohio State, redshirt freshman, 6-1, 208, Carlsbad, Calif.

Running back — Cam Cook, Jacksonville State, junior, 5-11, 200, Round Rock, Texas.

Running back — Kaytron Allen, Penn State, senior, 5-11, 219, Norfolk, Va.

Kicker — Aidan Birr, Georgia Tech, junior, 6-1, 205, Kennedale, Texas.

All-purpose — Jadarian Price, Notre Dame, junior, 5-11, 210, Denison, Texas.

Third-team defense

Edge rusher — Caden Curry, Ohio State, senior, 6-3, 260, Greenwood, Ind.

Edge rusher — Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan, senior, 6-3, 250, New York.

Interior lineman — Tyrique Tucker, Indiana, junior, 6-0, 302, Norfolk, Va.

Interior lineman — Lee Hunter, Texas Tech, senior, 6-4, 330, Mobile, Ala.

Linebacker — Aiden Fisher, Indiana, senior, 6-1, 231, Fredericksburg, Va.

Linebacker — Caden Fordham, North Carolina State, graduate, 6-1, 230, Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Linebacker — Owen Long, Colorado State, sophomore, 6-2, 230, Whittier, Calif.

Cornerback — Avieon Terrell, Clemson, junior, 5-11, 180, Atlanta.

Cornerback — Treydan Stukes, Arizona, senior, 6-2, 200, Litchfield Park, Ariz.

Safety — Michael Taaffe, Texas, senior, 6-0, 189, Austin.

Safety — Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo, senior, 6-2, 202, Tampa.

Defensive back — Bray Hubbard, Alabama, junior, 6-2, 213, Ocean Springs, Miss.

Punter — Ryan Eckley, Michigan State, junior, 6-2, 207, Lithia, Fla.

— Blade Staff and News Services