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Seaton Picks Up Preseason All-America Honors
July 01, 2025 | Football
BOULDER-Sophomore OT Jordan Seaton picked up two preseason All-America honors on Tuesday, earning second-team honors on the Walter Camp Preseason All-America team and third-team honors from Athlon.
Athlon also released its Preseason All-Big 12 team, and Seaton was on the first team, joined by DJ McKinney. WR Joseph Williams was on the third team while OL Xavier Hill, DE Arden Walker, LB Martavius French, and CB Preston Hodge were all named to the fourth team.
A Freshman All-American in 2024, Seaton enters his true sophomore season as one of the team's leaders. He earned freshmen All-America honors from On3, 247 Sports and PFF and was the College Football News Big 12 Freshman of the Year while being named honorable mention All-Big 12 and the honorable mention Big 12 Freshman of the Year by the coaches. A Shaun Alexander semifinalist, he was also a midseason freshman All-American and the True Freshman of the Week by 247 in week 9.
He became the first true freshman to start a season opener at offensive tackle in CU history and started all 13 games, playing the most offensive snaps on the offense. He allowed three sacks in 611 pass protection plays and did not allow a sack in 11 of CU's 13 games. He was the highest graded true freshman in pass protection with at least 100 snaps by PFF with a 75.3 grade.
McKinney started all 13 games for CU and led the defense in snaps with 840. He finished the season with three interceptions, nine pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and 62 total tackles. He ranked fourth in the Big 12 in both pass deflections and passes defended. His three interceptions came in the last four games of the season and included a pick-six against his former team, Oklahoma State, in a 52-0 CU win. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the coaches and CFN.
Williams is an incoming transfer from Tulsa, where in 2024 he played all 12 games and was named the AAC Freshman of the Year with 30 receptions for 588 yards and five touchdowns. His 19.6 yards per catch was good for 12th in the FBS. His 588 yards were the sixth most in FBS and FCS combined for a true freshman, and he had three straight 100-yard games.
French looks to shore up CU's inside linebacker position after a successful career at UTSA, where he played in 37 games and started 20. In his career there, he had 163 tackles, 22.5 for a loss with 2.5 sacks, and seven pass breakups. In 2024, he started 11 of 13 games with 80 tackles and 17 for loss and was named second-team All-AAC.
Hill comes to CU from Memphis where he was named first-team All-AAC on the 11-2 Tigers team that defeated West Virginia in the Frisco Bowl. He was a leader on the offensive line that ranked fourth in time of possession, 12th in scoring, 16th in total offense and allowed just 19 sacks as a unit. He was on the Outland Trophy preseason watch list.
Hodge joined the Buffs in 2024 and ended up starting nine games before missing the final four due to injury. He had 33 tackles, seven pass breakups and two interceptions on the season. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league's coaches and was on the Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl watch lists. He picked up an extra season of eligibility because he played at Navarro College in 2021 before going to Liberty for the 2022-23 seasons.
Walker begins his third season at CU and has played in all 25 games the last two years. He finished the 2024 season by starting the final two games of the year and had 33 tackles, which included 6.5 tackles for loss with 4.5 sacks and two more tackles for no gain. He added five quarterback hurries and a forced fumble and was the second-highest ranked edge player by PFF in the Big 12.
Athlon also released its Preseason All-Big 12 team, and Seaton was on the first team, joined by DJ McKinney. WR Joseph Williams was on the third team while OL Xavier Hill, DE Arden Walker, LB Martavius French, and CB Preston Hodge were all named to the fourth team.
A Freshman All-American in 2024, Seaton enters his true sophomore season as one of the team's leaders. He earned freshmen All-America honors from On3, 247 Sports and PFF and was the College Football News Big 12 Freshman of the Year while being named honorable mention All-Big 12 and the honorable mention Big 12 Freshman of the Year by the coaches. A Shaun Alexander semifinalist, he was also a midseason freshman All-American and the True Freshman of the Week by 247 in week 9.
He became the first true freshman to start a season opener at offensive tackle in CU history and started all 13 games, playing the most offensive snaps on the offense. He allowed three sacks in 611 pass protection plays and did not allow a sack in 11 of CU's 13 games. He was the highest graded true freshman in pass protection with at least 100 snaps by PFF with a 75.3 grade.
McKinney started all 13 games for CU and led the defense in snaps with 840. He finished the season with three interceptions, nine pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and 62 total tackles. He ranked fourth in the Big 12 in both pass deflections and passes defended. His three interceptions came in the last four games of the season and included a pick-six against his former team, Oklahoma State, in a 52-0 CU win. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the coaches and CFN.
Williams is an incoming transfer from Tulsa, where in 2024 he played all 12 games and was named the AAC Freshman of the Year with 30 receptions for 588 yards and five touchdowns. His 19.6 yards per catch was good for 12th in the FBS. His 588 yards were the sixth most in FBS and FCS combined for a true freshman, and he had three straight 100-yard games.
French looks to shore up CU's inside linebacker position after a successful career at UTSA, where he played in 37 games and started 20. In his career there, he had 163 tackles, 22.5 for a loss with 2.5 sacks, and seven pass breakups. In 2024, he started 11 of 13 games with 80 tackles and 17 for loss and was named second-team All-AAC.
Hill comes to CU from Memphis where he was named first-team All-AAC on the 11-2 Tigers team that defeated West Virginia in the Frisco Bowl. He was a leader on the offensive line that ranked fourth in time of possession, 12th in scoring, 16th in total offense and allowed just 19 sacks as a unit. He was on the Outland Trophy preseason watch list.
Hodge joined the Buffs in 2024 and ended up starting nine games before missing the final four due to injury. He had 33 tackles, seven pass breakups and two interceptions on the season. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league's coaches and was on the Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl watch lists. He picked up an extra season of eligibility because he played at Navarro College in 2021 before going to Liberty for the 2022-23 seasons.
Walker begins his third season at CU and has played in all 25 games the last two years. He finished the 2024 season by starting the final two games of the year and had 33 tackles, which included 6.5 tackles for loss with 4.5 sacks and two more tackles for no gain. He added five quarterback hurries and a forced fumble and was the second-highest ranked edge player by PFF in the Big 12.
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