The Sporting News Names Louisville RB Isaac Brown to 2025 Preseason All-America Team

Louisville running back Isaac Brown has been named to The Sporting News' 2025 Preseason All-America Team, it was announced Wednesday.

TSN is one of the five outlets used to determine consensus/unanimous All-American status. The Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, the American Football Coaches Association and the Walter Camp Football Foundation are the others.

Brown was tabbed as a First-Team selection, marking his fifth preseason All-American honor from four difference publications. Walter Camp and Athlon Sports both named him to the Second-Team, while Phil Steele put him on the Second-Team as an all-purpose back and the Fourth-Team at running back.

Brown was recently voted to the 2025 Preseason All-ACC Team, alongside wide receiver Chris Bell. He has also been named to the preseason watch lists for the Doak Walker Award, Paul Hornung Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year.

The 5-foot-9, 190-pound all-purpose back put together a dynamic true freshman campaign for the Cardinals this past season. Appearing in all 13 games and making nine starts, including the final eight, Brown rushed for 1,173 yards and 11 touchdowns on 165 carries, while also catching 30 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown.

Brown's 7.1 yards per carry led the ACC, while his rushing yardage placed third in the league, and his rushing touchdown total placed fifth. Not only did he break Lamar Jackson's true freshman rushing mark at Louisville, he tied Jackson's true freshman record for 100-yard rushing games with five.

Brown also became the Cardinals' first true freshman to ever rush for over 1,000 yards. His yardage total is also the most among power conference true freshmen, and the second-most among FBS true freshmen, trailing only Ahmad Hardy's 1,351 at ULM.

As a result, Brown took home numerous accolades. He earned Second-Team All-ACC honors, was named the ACC Offensive and Overall Rookie of the Year, and was named a Freshman All-American by PFF and 247Sports.

Year three under head coach Jeff Brohm is scheduled to kick off against Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Aug. 30 at L&N Stadium.