PFF 2025 All-Group of Six Team: Byrum Brown, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren and more

Byrum Brown leads the offense: The USF star was one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the country this year.

Emmanuel McNeil-Warren headlines the defense: The Toledo safety will likely be a top-50 pick after a stellar season.

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Now that we’ve entered the postseason of college football, it’s time to recognize the top players from this year.

Here’s PFF’s All-Group of Six Team for the 2025 season.

Offense

QB: Byrum Brown, USF
RB: Caleb Hawkins, North Texas
WR: Wyatt Young, North Texas
WR: Skyler Bell, UConn
TE: Peter Clarke, Temple
FLEX: Cam Cook, Jacksonville State
LT: Kage Casey, Boise State
LG: Shadre Hurst, Tulane
C: Elijah Fisher, Louisiana-Monroe
RG: Jack Burnett, Air Force
RT: Travis Burke, Memphis

Defense

DI: Payton Zdroik, Air Force
DI: Ezra Christensen, New Mexico State
EDGE: Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan
EDGE: Dylan Labarbera, Nevada
LB: Ethan Wesloski, North Texas
LB: Red Murdock, Buffalo
CB: Chris Johnson, San Diego State
CB: Andre Fuller, Toledo
S: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo
S: Jakari Foster, Louisiana Tech
FLEX: Eli Blakey, Miami (OH)

Special Teams

K: Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii
P: Billy Gowers, Hawaii
RS: Ja’Corian Norris, Louisiana
ST: Connor Walendzak, Toledo
LS: Jovoni Borbon, UMass

Offensive Player of the Year: QB Byrum Brown, USF

Brown’s 91.1 PFF grade is fifth among FBS quarterbacks. His 84.9 PFF passing grade is 14th in the nation, and he also is second among all signal-callers in the country with 1,107 rushing yards.

Defensive Player of the Year: S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo

McNeil-Warren has been terrific over the last three years for the Rockets and will likely be a top-50 pick because of it. His 92.4 PFF grade this season is the best among all FBS safeties by over two points. McNeil-Warren is the only safety in the country with 90.0-plus PFF grades in run defense and in coverage.