Reed-Adams, York earn preseason All-American honors from AP

Two Fightin’ Texas Aggies have been tabbed as preseason All-Americans by the Associated Press.

This week, it was announced that Texas A&M’s Ar’maj Reed-Adams and Taurean York are among the AP’s All-Americans, with the former earning a first-team nod and the latter appearing on the second team.

A native of DeSoto, Reed-Adams started 12 games for the Aggies in 2024 and helped the Maroon & White’s rushing attack rank 26th nationally and second in the SEC with an average of 195.5 yards per game. Further, the Maroon Goon allowed just one sack on the year. According to Pro Football Focus, Reed-Adams had the nation’s fifth-highest offensive grade (79.7) and second-highest run-blocking grade (85.9).

Beyond being elected as a team captain in 2025, Reed-Adams was named a second-team All-SEC pick by the league’s media and a Walter Camp second-team preseason All-American. He appears on the Outland Trophy Watch List.

Hailing from Temple, York is entering his third season as a starter at linebacker. In 2024, he led the Aggies with 82 total tackles to rank 12th in the SEC. He had 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery in 13 starts. Now a junior, York has accumulated 156 total stops, 18 TFLs, 5.5 sacks and five pass deflections in 26 career games following a freshman season that saw him appear on ESPN’s Freshman All-American team as well as the SEC’s All-Freshman team.

This preseason, #21 was also named to the media’s All-SEC third team, as well as being a Walter Camp preseason All-America first-teamer. York’s name also appears on the Chuck Bednarik Award and Butkus Award watch lists.

Reed-Adams, York and the Aggies open the 2025 campaign in just 11 days as UTSA comes to Kyle Field on Aug. 30.

Associated Press Preseason All-America teams

First Team
QB: Cade Klubnik, Clemson
RB: Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
RB: Nicholas Singleton, Penn State
OT: Spencer Fano, Utah
OT: Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OG: Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State
OG: Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
C: Jake Slaughter, Florida
TE: Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
WR: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
WR: Ryan Williams, Alabama
WR: Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State

DE: Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
DE: Colin Simmons, Texas
DT: Peter Woods, Clemson
DT: Zane Durant, Penn State
LB: Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB: Whit Weeks, LSU
LB: Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh
CB: Leonard Moore, Notre Dame
CB: Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
S: Caleb Downs, Ohio State
S: Dillon Thieneman, Oregon
DB: Michael Taaffe, Texas

AP: Desmond Reid, Pittsburgh
K: Dominic Zvada, Michigan
P: Brett Thorson, Georgia

Second Team
QB: Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
RB: Makhi Hughes, Oregon
RB: Isaac Brown, Louisville
OT: Francis Mauigoa, Miami
OT: Blake Miller, Clemson
OG: Cayden Green, Missouri
OG: Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech
C: Parker Brailsford, Alabama
TE: Max Klare, Ohio State
WR: Antonio Williams, Clemson
WR: Elijah Sarratt, Indiana
WR: Cam Coleman, Auburn

DE: T.J. Parker, Clemson
DE: Matayo Uiagalelei, Oregon
DT: Tim Keenan III, Alabama
DT: Christen Miller, Georgia
LB: Taurean York, Texas A&M
LB: Harold Perkins Jr., LSU
LB: Aiden Fisher, Indiana
CB: Chandler Rivers, Duke
CB: D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana
S: Koi Perich, Minnesota
S: KJ Bolden, Georgia
DB: Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina

AP: Kaytron Allen, Penn State
K: Peyton Woodring, Georgia
P: Ryan Eckley, Michigan State