The 2025-26 College Football Playoff is finally here, and to help preview the first-round games and beyond, as FOX Sports’ college football experts, we compiled a list of our All-24 College Football Playoff Team. Our criteria was simple: Who are the biggest impact players on offense and defense from each of the 12 CFP teams? The players listed here are not only 24 of the best in this year’s playoff, but they’re also the ones who could impact the game on either side of the ball, at any time, with the potential to change the entire bracket picture. Heading into the weekend’s first-round games, we are as keen as our readers to learn which of the players highlighted create a storyline or moment fans will love or which players we might have overlooked that could be postseason stars.[Best Teams in the College Football Playoff Era: Creating the Ultimate 12-team CFP]So here is our FOX Sports All-24 College Football Playoff Team:No. 9 Alabama’s CFP Impact PlayersOffensive: Ty SimpsonDefensive: Brady Hubbard (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Simpson is the most important player on Alabama’s roster. And he is capable of creating the kind of run-of-form the Tide will need to win the national title. Early this season, Simpson led Alabama to four consecutive wins against ranked SEC foes, including the first road win against Georgia since October 2019.Hubbard, a First Team All-American safety, picked off four passes, broke up six more and forced three fumbles in what is one of the best breakout seasons for a safety in 2025. — RJ YoungNo. 8 Oklahoma’s CFP Impact PlayersOffensive: John MateerDefensive: Taylor Wein (Chad Hamilton/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Mateer performed like a Heisman winner through Oklahoma’s first three games of the season and then seemed to regress. He’s thrown just 12 touchdowns against 10 interceptions and accounted for just 161 total yards in Oklahoma’s win against Alabama earlier this season. If the Sooners are to go on a roll through the next month, Mateer will have to find his form from September when he threw for at least 270 yards in the Sooners’ first four games and accounted for 11 total touchdowns. Wein has been the most consistent defender the Sooners have enjoyed in its front seven. His 43 tackles include 12 tackles for loss and six sacks. — RJ Young[College Football Playoff Predictions: Why Texas A&M Is Poised To Top Miami In First Round]No. 10 Miami’s CFP Impact PlayersOffensive: WR Malachi ToneyDefensive: DL Rueben…
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