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12/04/25 - OLB Arvell Reese, Jr/2026, Ohio State + More +

2025 BIG TEN BUTKUS-FITZGERALD LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR: Arvell Reese, Ohio State,...And junior linebacker Arvell Reese, a finalist for the Butkus Award and who was second on the team with 60 tackles, 10 TFLs and 6.5 QB sacks, was named the Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year. Reese joins Tommy Eichenberg (2023) as a recipient of the linebacker of the year award. - Ohio State Football

OLB Arvell Reese, Jr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (08)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (23)

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12/04/25 - RB Cameron Pettaway, rSo/2029, Iowa State + More +

2025 MAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Cameron Pettaway, RB/KOR, Bowling Green,...Pettaway (R-Fr., Farmington Hills, Mich.) leads the nation in kick return average at 33.0 yards per return, a BGSU single-season record. His first collegiate touch resulted in a 98-yard kickoff return touchdown to open the season against Lafayette. Offensively, he rushed 72 times for 365 yards (5.1 avg) and caught eight passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Pettaway posted a breakout performance against Toledo, catching two passes for 118 yards and two scores as the Falcons erased a 21-0 deficit. - Bowling Green Football

RB Cameron Pettaway, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (158)

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12/04/25 - DT Kayden McDonald, Jr/2026, Ohio State + More +

2025 BIG TEN SMITH-BROWN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Kayden McDonald, Ohio State,...Junior defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, a finalist for the Outland Trophy and who piled up 51 tackles, eight TFLs and three QB sacks this season, was named the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year. McDonald is the 13th Buckeye to win defensive lineman of the year honors, the first since Chase Young in 2019 and the sixth Ohio State honoree for coach Larry Johnson. - Ohio State Football

DT Kayden McDonald, Jr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (49)

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12/04/25 - FS Jacob Fields, Sr/2027, TCU + More +

2025 CUSA CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Jacob Fields, LA Tech,...Fields started all 12 games at safety and led the team with 92 stops, becoming the first defensive back to lead LA Tech in tackles since 2014. He tallied three interceptions for 123 yards, including two pick sixes, 2.5 tackles for loss and five pass breakups. Fields recorded three games with double-digit tackles, including a career-high 14 versus Liberty. He led Tech in tackles in each of the final eight games of the season. Fields finished with seven stops and an 85-yard pick six against Sam Houston, eight tackles and a 38-yard pick six at Delaware, 11 stops versus WKU and 10 tackles with one tackle for loss at LSU. - Conference USA Football

FS Jacob Fields, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (30)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (363)

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12/04/25 - OLB Baron Hopson, rSr/2027, Kennesaw State + More +

2025 CUSA CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Baron Hopson, Kennesaw State,...Hopson finished as Kennesaw State's leading tackler on CUSA's No. 2 scoring defense team (22.7). He ranks second in CUSA with 104 tackles, averaging 9.5 per game. Hopson's 104 tackles rank No. 13 in the nation. He's also recorded 7.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a crucial interception - the first of his career - in the win over Missouri State. Hopson's 7.5 TFL's rank 14th in CUSA. He has totaled a whopping seven 10+ tackle games this season, ranking tied for fourth nationally. Hopson is the first Owl to reach 100 tackles in a single season since 2021. - Conference USA Football

OLB Baron Hopson, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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12/04/25 - RB Kejon Owens, rSr/2026, Florida International + More +

2025 CUSA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Kejon Owens, FIU,...Owens set the single season rushing record for FIU (1,298) and wrapped up the regular season No. 7 nationally in rushing (108.2). He averaged 6.33 yards per carry, which ranks second-best in CUSA and 14th-best nationally. In CUSA play, Owens' 6.3 yards per carry tied for the top mark in the league. He was named the CUSA Offensive Player of the Week twice this season following FIU's wins over Florida Atlantic and WKU. Owens tallied five games this season with 100+ rushing yards, scored touchdowns in five CUSA games and had three multi-score games. - Conference USA Football

RB Kejon Owens, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (73)

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12/04/25 - OT Carter Smith, rSr/2027, Indiana + More +

2025 BIG TEN RIMINGTON-PACE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Carter Smith, Indiana,...The Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year began in 1984 and Smith is the first Indiana offensive lineman to earn the award. He is also the first offensive to earn a first-team All-Big Ten since Don Schrader in 1987. He is the first offensive tackle to grab a first team spot since Charley Peal in 1977. - Indiana Football

OT Carter Smith, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (09)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (110)

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12/04/25 - DE Sahir West, rSo/2029, UCLA + More +

2025 SUN BELT FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Sahir West, James Madison (RS Fr., DL - Baltimore, Md.),...As a redshirt freshman, West started all 12 games at defensive end for a James Madison defense that ranks fifth in the nation in total defense at 253.5 yards per game, fifth in rushing defense at 84.7 yards per game, 10th in scoring defense at 16.0 points per game and 12th in passing defense at 167.8 yards per game. The Baltimore, Md., product tallied 33 tackles, a team-high 8.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, seven quarterback hurries and four pass breakups. - Sun Belt Football

DE Sahir West, rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* ()

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12/04/25 - WR Camden Brown, Sr/2026, Georgia Southern + More +

2025 SUN BELT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Camden Brown, Georgia Southern (Sr., WR - Monroe, La.),...Brown, a transfer from Auburn, became Georgia Southern's single-season program record holder with 1,049 receiving yards on 63 receptions, as the program's first-ever 1,000-yard receiver. The Monroe, La., native leads the nation with 14 touchdown receptions on the year, while his receiving yardage total ranks second in the Sun Belt and 10th in the country. The senior wide receiver tied the Eagles program record with five 100-yard receiving performances. - Sun Belt Football

WR Camden Brown, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (95)

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12/04/25 - P Evan Crenshaw, rSr/2027, Troy + More +

2025 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Evan Crenshaw, Troy (RS Jr., P - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.),...Crenshaw averaged 46.70 yards per punt to lead the Sun Belt and rank sixth in the country. The Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., product posted 20 punts of 50-or-more yards on the season, with 25 of his punts being downed inside the 20-yard line. Behind redshirt junior punter Crenshaw, Troy paces the Sun Belt and ranks third in the nation in net punting at 43.75 net yards per punt. - Sun Belt Football

P Evan Crenshaw, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (02)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (31)

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12/04/25 - QB Rodney Tisdale Jr., rSo/2029, Western Kentucky + More +

2025 CUSA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Rodney Tisdale Jr., WKU,...Tisdale Jr. assumed the starting quarterback role for the last five games of the regular season and provided a spark to the offense, which averaged 29.8 points during that stretch against CUSA competition in four games and against LSU in the other. He threw for 1,367 yards and nine touchdowns on 67.7% (130-192) passing during the season, with the majority of that coming over the course of the last five games. Tisdale finished as WKU's fourth-leading rusher with 105 yards and two scores on 47 attempts. He had two 300-yard passing performances in five games, and his two 300-yard passing performances are tied for fourth-most in CUSA across all games, despite only starting five games. - Conference USA Football

QB Rodney Tisdale Jr., rSo/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (129)

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12/04/25 - P Cole Maynard, rSr/2026, Western Kentucky + More +

2025 CUSA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Cole Maynard, WKU,...Maynard led the nation in punting average during the regular season at 48.7 yards per punt over 51 punting attempts. He has twice been named to the Ray's 8 List, honoring the top punting performances of the week. Maynard has also been recognized with the top special teams performance of the week in the league twice as CUSA's Special Teams Player of the Week. Over his 51 punts this season, Maynard had sent 25 50-plus yards - with a long of 71 yards - and has 12 downed inside the 20-yard line, with 15 fair catches and only five touchbacks. His 48.7 yards per punt would be a new WKU record for single-season punting average, topping the previous mark of 45.9 yards per punt by John Haggerty during the 2019 season. - Conference USA Football

P Cole Maynard, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (308)

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12/04/25 - RB Emmett Johnson, rJr/2026, Nebraska + More +

2025 BIG TEN AMECHE-DAYNE RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR: Emmett Johnson, Nebraska,...Johnson is Nebraska's first winner of the Ameche-Dayne Award and the first Husker to capture a positional award since Austin Allen was named the Big Ten's Tight End of the Year in 2021. Johnson's 2025 season has been one of the best by a running back in Nebraska football history. His 1,451 rushing yards rank in the top 10 in school history and the most by a Husker since 2014. Johnson has rushed for better than 100 yards eight times this season, including six times in conference play.

Johnson's average of 120.9 rushing yards per game leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally. Johnson also leads all FBS running backs with 46 receptions for 370 yards. His 1,821 yards from scrimmage rank second nationally and first among Power Four Conference players. His season stacks up well historically with Big Ten greats. Johnson is just the seventh Big Ten player since 1956 to have 1,400 rushing yards and 350 receiving yards in a season. Johnson and Penn State's Saquon Barkley (2015) are the only Big Ten players to reach those milestones in the past 20 years. - Nebraska Football

RB Emmett Johnson, rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (00)

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12/04/25 - WR Jeremiah Smith, Jr/2028, Ohio State + More +

2025 BIG TEN RICHTER-HOWARD RECEIVER OF THE YEAR: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State,...The nation's best wide receiver, Jeremiah Smith, was named the Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year for a second consecutive year, joining Marvin Harrison and Penn State's Allen Robinson as the only two-time winners of the award. Smith is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award and has become the fastest wide receiver in school history to catch 100 passes, reach 1,500 and 2,000 yards and catch 25 TD passes. - Ohio State Football

WR Jeremiah Smith, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (01)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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12/04/25 - QB Fernando Mendoza, rJr/2026, Indiana + More +

2025 BIG TEN GRIESE-BREES QUARTERBACK OF THE YEAR: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana,...Mendoza was named the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year. He is the first to earn the conference's quarterback of the year honor since its inception in 2011. He is the fourth Hoosier to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and joins Anthony Thompson (1988 & 1989) and Antwaan Randle El (2001). Along with those honors, Mendoza was the first-team All-Big Ten quarterback and is just the seventh IU signal caller and first since Randle El in 2001 to earn first team honors. It is just the third time since 1950 a Hoosier took the first team spot at quarterback along with Randle EL and Harry Gonso (1967). - Indiana Football

QB Fernando Mendoza, rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (02)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (144)

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