The Big Ten Conference released the players included in its 2025 Preseason honors on Wednesday, and as usual, there are a number of Ohio State players included in the 16 names. The Buckeyes tied Penn State with the most players honored, with three each.
The three players donning Scarlet and Gray for the 2025 season named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors list are safety Caleb Downs, receiver Jeremiah Smith, and linebacker Sonny Styles. Smith was the only player on the list of names selected unanimously by the media.
Smith burst onto the scene last year as a freshman. He hauled in 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns, putting together arguably the best season by a freshman wide receiver ever. Downs is widely considered the best defensive player in the country and should continue to be inserted all over the field to wreak havoc on the OSU defense once again. He tallied 81 tackles and two interceptions last season. Styles returns for his final season and is looking to build on a breakout year in which he finished with 100 tackles and six sacks. He should be even better this year.
Here’s the complete list of players receiving 2025 Big Ten Preseason Honors:
2025 Big Ten Preseason Honors
Quarterback, Luke Altmyer (Illinois)Outside Linebacker, Gabe Jacas (Illinois)Defensive Lineman, Mikail Kamara (Indiana)Defensive Back, D’Angelo Ponds (Indiana)Offensive Tackle, Gennings Dunker (Iowa)Center, Logan Jones (Iowa)Defensive Back, Koi Perich (Minnesota)Outside Linebacker, Matayo Uiagalelei (Oregon)Defensive Back, Dillon Thieneman (Oregon)Wide Receiver, Jeremiah Smith, (Ohio State)Linebacker, Sonny Styles, (Ohio State) Quarterback, Drew Allar, (Penn State) Defensive End, Dani Dennis-Sutton (Penn State)Running Back, Nicholas Singleton (Penn State)
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Publish date : 2025-07-24 02:53:00
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