On Wednesday, CBS Sports released their 2025 preseason All-American teams, and two Indiana Hoosiers have been named All-Americans for 2025.
The panel of writers voted on a first and second team. One on the 2nd team defense Mikail Kamara and another on the 2nd team offense in wide receiver Elijah Sarratt.
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In 2024, Mikail Kamara had a standout season in which he earned consensus first-team All-Big Ten honors. Kamara had 47 tackles, 10 sacks, 15.5 tackles for loss and 2 forced fumbles. Kamara was nominated for multiple awards last season for the Hoosiers including: Third team Associated Press All-American, a Lott IMPACT Trophy semifinalist and a Chuck Bendnarik Award semifinalist.
Kamara has many goals he came back for in his senior year and wants to be the conference's Defensive Player of the Year
"I just know if I break the sack record, that should cement it all," Kamara said. "So, that's killing two birds with one stone."
*Chase Young holds the sacks record at 16.5 (Ohio State).
Team defense per game, national ranking
- Scoring: 15.6, fifth
- Total defense: 256.3, second
- Passing yards: 176.1, 10th
- Rushing yards: 80.2, first
- Efficiency: 72.1, 21st
Senior wideout Elijah Sarratt was named to the preseason watchlist for the Biletnikoff Award and earned third-team All-Big Ten honors last season.
Sarratt had 53 receptions, 957 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns in 2024.
Team offense per game, national ranking
- Scoring: 41.3, second
- Total offense: 426.4, 35th
- Passing yards: 261.3, 32nd
- Rushing yards: 165.1, 63rd
- Efficiency: 85.1, third
- Third down conversion: 47.2%, 14th
Indiana host Old Dominion on August 30th at home in Blooimington, IN at 3:30pm ET