CBS Sports’ Blake Brockermeyer – a former All-American at Texas and first-round NFL Draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in 1995 – recently released his final Top 150 ranking of the players who defined the 2025 college football season.
As Brockermeyer put it, his list is “a full accounting of the most impactful, dominant and indispensable players in college football, from preseason expectations to postseason reality.”
“This list isn’t about draft stock or the box score. It’s about production, consistency, context and how much a player mattered to his team,” Brockermeyer wrote.
With that said, one Clemson player – star sophomore linebacker Sammy Brown – made Brockermeyer’s top 150 players of 2025 ranking.