In today’s game, with so many Power 4 teams poaching the best players through the transfer portal, it’s not easy to make a preseason All-America team unless you’re playing big-time college football.
But we tried ⤵️https://t.co/ddymWY2U29
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) August 13, 2025
We are just two weeks away from seeing YOUR Ohio State football team race out of the tunnel to host the No. 1 Texas Longhorns, but we’re still seeing some preseason accolades and honors for members of the defending College Football Playoff national champions.
There’s a duo that has made almost every preseason list or honor that they’re eligible for, and that occurred again with the release of “The Athletic’s” 2025 Preseason All-American college football team (subscription may be required) this week. And yeah, you can probably make a pretty educated guess that wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and safety Caleb Downs are on the first-team, like every other preseason All-American squad, but there are two other Buckeyes also mentioned.
Joining Smith and Downs on the first team is linebacker Sonny Styles. He’s been mentioned on other preseason teams as well, and is expected to build upon his stellar back-end of the schedule run from last year.
Joining the trio as being honored by “The Athletic” is tight end Max Klare on the second team. He too is expected to be one of the best tight ends in the country and plug right into an Ohio State passing game that should be extremely dangerous, especially with all of the attention Smith and Carnell Tate will get on the outside.
Ohio State is tied for the lead with four players named by “The Athletic,” joining Clemson and Georgia, and is one player ahead of Alabama, LSU, Penn State, and Texas with three players each.
The season kicks off for Ohio State on Aug. 30 when it hosts the Longhorns at Noon ET in…
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