Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Named to Sporting News All-America Team

TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo senior safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was named to the Sporting News All-America Team on Wednesday, earning a place on the national media outlet's second team.

This is the second major All-America team for McNeil-Warren. He was named Third-Team All-America by the Associated Press on Monday.

McNeil-Warren is the fifth Rocket to be named an All-American by the Sporting News and the second in the last three years. Former teammate Quinyon Mitchell, a first-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL Draft,also made second-team in 2023.

The Sporting News and AP All-America Teams are two of the "big five" college football All-America teams -- along with Walter Camp, FWAA and AFCA -- that make up the determination for a player to be determined as a "consensus All-American." A player must make first-team All-America on at least three of the five teams to be a consensus choice, or all five to be a "unanimous All-American."

McNeil-Warren, a 2025 first-team All-MAC selection, has 73 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and four pass breakups on the season. He is among national leaders in forced fumbles (3) and in fumbles recovered (2).

McNeil-Warren has accepted an invitation to play in the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl and has also been invited to play in the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl. He was a semifinalist for the 2025 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award honoring the nation's top defensive back. The Tampa, Fla. native is the first Rocket to be named a Thorpe semifinalist since Barry Church in 2009 and the first MAC defensive back to be named a semifinalist since 2015.

Toledo Sporting News All-Americans

Year	Name	Team
2025	Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Safety	2nd
2023	Quinyon Mitchell, Cornerback	2nd
2010	Eric Page, Kickoff Returner	1st
2001	Chester Taylor, Running Back	4th
1999	Colin Westrich, Offensive Line	3rd

Players Mentioned

Emmanuel McNeil-Warren