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Jake Slaughter earns Walter Camp All-American recognition

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Preseason honors continue to pour in for Florida Gators center Jake Slaughter, a consensus All-American last season. Slaughter on Tuesday was named a First-Team preseason All-American by Walter Camp, the nation’s oldest college football All-America team..

Jake Slaughter is coming off a big season

Slaughter, a senior from Ocala (Fla.) Trinity Catholic, started all 13 games at center last season and led the Gators offensive line in offensive snaps with 800.

Slaughter is the top returning interior offensive lineman in 2025, per Pro Football Focus. Wrote PFF’s Max Chadwick: 

One year after placing eighth on this list, Slaughter tops it after a stellar redshirt junior season. He was the only Power Four center to earn 80.0-plus PFF grades as a pass blocker and a run blocker. Even more impressive is that he faced a murderer’s row of defensive tackles, including Walter Nolen, Alfred Collins, Shemar Turner, Deone Walker, Omarr Norman-Lott and Joshua Farmer. All of those players should be selected in the first three rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Slaughter’s 85.8 PFF overall grade since 2023 trails only Jackson Powers-Johnson among Power Four centers. He moves very well at 6-foot-4 and 308 pounds, allowing him to dominate in a zone blocking scheme.

Here is the 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-America Teams

* 2024 First Team All-America selection
# – 2024 Second Team All-America selection

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Wide Receiver: Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) #, Ryan Williams (Alabama)
Tight End: Eli Stowers (Vanderbilt)
Offensive Line:  Spencer Fano (Utah) #, Francis Mauigoa (Miami), Kadyn Proctor (Alabama), Kage Casey (Boise State) #
Center: Jake Slaughter (Florida)
Quarterback: Cade Klubnik (Clemson)
Running Back: Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame), Nicholas Singleton (Penn State)
Placekicker: Dominic Zvada (Michigan)

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Defensive Line: Dylan Stewart (South Carolina), Colin Simmons (Texas), Peter Woods (Clemson), Zane Durant (Penn State)
Linebacker: Anthony Hill (Texas) #, Taurean York (Texas A&M), Kyle Louis (Pittsburgh)
Defensive Back: Caleb Downs (Ohio State) *, Leonard Moore (Notre Dame), Jermod McCoy (Tennessee), D’Angelo Ponds (Indiana)
Punter: Brett Thorson (Georgia)
Kick Returner: Keelan Marion (Miami) *

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Wide Receiver: Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State), Elijah Sarratt (Indiana)
Tight End: Justin Joly (North Carolina State)
Offensive Line: Ar’maj Reed-Adams (Texas A&M), Cayden Green (Missouri), Jordan Seaton (Colorado), Olaivavega Ioane (Penn State)
Center: Logan Jones (Iowa)
Quarterback: Sam Leavitt (Arizona State)
Running Back: Makhi Hughes (Oregon), Isaac Brown (Louisville)
Placekickeer: Caden Chittenden (USC)

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Defensive Line: Mikhail Kamara (Indiana), Dontay Corleone (Cincinnati), T.J. Parker (Clemson), Tim Keenan III (Alabama)
Linebacker: Jason Henderson (Old Dominion), Whit Weeks (LSU), Suntarine Perkins (Ole Miss)
Defensive Back: Michael Taaffe (Texas), Dillon Theineman (Oregon), Koi Perich (Minnesota), Isaiah Nwokobia (SMU)
Punter: Ryan Eckley (Michigan State)
Kick Returner: Rayshawn Pleasant (Auburn) #

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