Bo Jackson has had a historic freshman season.
In Ohio State's Big Ten Championship Game matchup with Indiana, Jackson surpassed 1,000 rushing yards in 2025, becoming the fifth freshman to accomplish the feat, joining Robert Smith (1990), Maurice Clarett (2002), J.K. Dobbins (2017) and TreVeyon Henderson (2021).
Jackson is the 28th Buckeye to surpass 1,000 rushing yards in a single season since 1960, with those 28 players combining for 40 1,000-yard years.
| YEAR | NAME | YARDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bo Jackson* | 1,000+ |
| 2024 | Quinshon Judkins | 1,060 |
| 2024 | TreVeyon Henderson | 1,016 |
| 2021 | TreVeyon Henderson* | 1,248 |
| 2019 | J.K. Dobbins | 2,003 |
| 2018 | J.K. Dobbins | 1,053 |
| 2017 | J.K. Dobbins* | 1,403 |
| 2016 | Mike Weber | 1,096 |
| 2015 | Ezekiel Elliott | 1,821 |
| 2014 | Ezekiel Elliott | 1,878 |
| 2013 | Carlos Hyde | 1,511 |
| 2013 | Braxton Miller | 1,068 |
| 2012 | Braxton Miller | 1,271 |
| 2010 | Dan Herron** | 1,155 |
| 2008 | Chris Wells | 1,197 |
| 2007 | Chris Wells | 1,609 |
| 2006 | Antonio Pittman | 1,233 |
| 2005 | Antonio Pittman | 1,331 |
| 2002 | Maurice Clarett* | 1,237 |
| 2001 | Jonathan Wells | 1,257 |
| 1998 | Michael Wiley | 1,235 |
| 1996 | Pepe Pearson | 1,484 |
| 1995 | Eddie George | 1,927 |
| 1994 | Eddie George | 1,442 |
| 1993 | Raymont Harris | 1,344 |
| 1990 | Robert Smith* | 1,126 |
| 1986 | Vince Workman | 1,030 |
| 1984 | Keith Byars | 1,764 |
| 1983 | Keith Byars | 1,199 |
| 1982 | Tim Spencer | 1,538 |
| 1981 | Tim Spencer | 1,217 |
| 1980 | Calvin Murray | 1,267 |
| 1977 | Ron Springs | 1,166 |
| 1976 | Jeff Logan | 1,017 |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | 1,450 |
| 1974 | Pete Johnson | 1,017 |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | 1,695 |
| 1973 | Archie Griffin | 1,577 |
| 1970 | John Brockington | 1,142 |
| 1969 | Jim Otis | 1,027 |
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* Freshmen ** 2010 season vacated due to Tattoogate |
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Jackson earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from coaches and third-team All-Big Ten honors from the media this season. Entering the Big Ten title game, the Cleveland native had carried the ball 151 times for 952 yards and five touchdowns. He had also recorded 17 receptions for 187 yards and one score.
Jackson's 1,000-yard season comes one year after Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson became the third Buckeye duo to both rush for 1,000 yards in 2024, joining Archie Griffin and Pete Johnson (1975) and Braxton Miller and Carlos Hyde in 2013.
