The USA TODAY Sports Preseason All-America team

Paul Myerberg | USA TODAY Sports

Presenting the best of the best: USA TODAY Sports' preseason All-America teams for the 2015 college football season.

Each team is littered with a who's-who of notable Heisman Trophy contenders, reigning All-America selections and likely all-conference standouts from each Power Five league, the Mountain West Conference and Notre Dame. Included are 14 of the 15 returning members from the USA TODAY Sports 2014 All-America team, with the only absence Nebraska returner De'Mornay Pierson-El, who will miss at least the first month of the regular season with a foot injury.

There are 25 players on each team: 11 on offense, 11 on defense, one kicker, one punter and one return specialist. The Southeastern Conference and Pac-12 Conference each have 11 players, the Big Ten Conference ten, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big 12 Conference seven apiece and the Mountain West Conference and Notre Dame two apiece.

Twelve programs have multiple selections: Alabama, Baylor, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan State, Mississippi, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ohio State, USC, Utah and Virginia Tech. Ohio State's six selections pace the Football Bowl Subdivision.

2015 USA TODAY SPORTS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAS

FIRST TEAM

Offense

QB: Trevone Boykin, TCU

RB: Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State

RB: Nick Chubb, Georgia

WR: Rashard Higgins, Colorado State

WR: Corey Coleman, Baylor

TE: Evan Engram, Mississippi

OL: Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame

OL: Joshua Garrett, Stanford

OL: Jack Allen, Michigan State

OL: Pat Elflein, Ohio State

OL: Spencer Drango, Baylor

Defense

DL: Joey Bosa, Ohio State

DL: Robert Nkemdiche, Mississippi

DL: A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama

DL: Myles Garrett, Texas A&M

LB: Scooby Wright, Arizona

LB: Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame

LB: Su’a Cravens, Southern California

CB: Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida

CB: Jalen Ramsey, Florida State

S: Jeremy Cash, Duke

S: Vonn Bell, Ohio State

Specialists

K: Roberto Aguayo, Florida State

P: JK Scott, Alabama

RET: Adoree’ Jackson, Southern California

SECOND TEAM

Offense

QB: J.T. Barrett, Ohio State

RB: James Conner, Pittsburgh

RB: Devontae Booker, Utah

WR: Laquon Treadwell, Mississippi

WR: Nelson Spruce, Colorado

TE: Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech

OL: Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi

OL: Isaac Seumalo, Oregon State

OL: Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia

OL: Greg Pyke, Georgia

OL: Taylor Decker, Ohio State

Defense

DL: Shawn Oakman, Baylor

DL: Anthony Zettel, Penn State

DL: DeForest Buckner, Oregon

DL: Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State

LB: Myles Jack, UCLA

LB: Eric Striker, Oklahoma

LB: Nick Vigil, Utah State

CB: Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech

CB: Adoree’ Jackson, Southern California

S: Quin Blanding, Virginia

S: Tony Conner, Mississippi

Specialists

K: Brad Craddock, Maryland

P: Tom Hackett, Utah

RET: Alex Ross, Oklahoma