We keep track of all of the Ohio State football player preseason watchlists, awards, and notes for the 2025 season.
It's preseason award and watchlist season Ohio State football fans. And if that's the case, with a program behemoth like the one residing on the banks of the Olentangy, you can bet there are plenty of players getting notoriety -- especially since the Buckeyes might have the two best players in the country.
We're keeping track of all of the preseason honors and watchlists for all of the Ohio State football players entering the 2025-2026 season as they become available via announcements. For guys like safety Caleb Downs and receiver Jeremiah Smith, the list will only continue to grow, but there's more than that.
And, of course, these preseason watch lists can and will change as the season goes on based on actual production on the field, but it's a good starting point to see which players on Ohio State are expected to do big things this fall. We'll update the players and their preseason accolades as the announcements are made and as we steam ahead towards the start of the Ohio State football season.
Caleb Downs, Safety
2025 Preseason Honors
- Pro Football Focus No. 2 College Player
- Thorpe Award watch list
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list
- Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list
- Preseason All-American (Walter Camp, Pick Six Previews, Phil Steele, Athlon’s)
- Big Ten Preseason Honors list
Eddrick Houston, Defensive End
2025 Preseason Honors
- Outland Trophy watch list
Davison Igbinosun, Cornerback
2025 Preseason Honors
- Thorpe Award watch list
Max Klare, Tight End
2025 Preseason Honors
- Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews)
- Second Team Preseason All-American (Phil Steele)
- Fourth Team Preseason All-American (Athlon’s)
Arvell Reese, Linebacker
2025 Preseason Honors
- Butkus Award watch list
Jeremiah Smith, Wide Receiver
2025 Preseason Honors
- Pro Football Focus No. 1 College Player
- Preseason All-American (Walter Camp, Pick Six Previews)
- Phil Steele, Athlon’s)
- Biletnikoff Award watch list
- Maxwell Award watch list
- Big Ten Preseason Honors list (only unanimous selection)
Sonny Styles, Linebacker
2025 Preseason Honors
- Second Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews, Phil Steele, Athlon’s)
- Butkus Award watch list
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list
- Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list
- Big Ten Preseason Honors list
Carnell Tate, Wide Receiver
2025 Preseason Honors
- Second Team Preseason All-American (Athlon’s)
- 3rd Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews)
- Biletnikoff Award watch list
Tegra Tshabola, Offensive Line
2025 Preseason Honors
- Third Team Preseason All-American (Pick Six Previews);
- Outland Trophy watch list
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State football: 2025 preseason award tracker
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