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More than half of Ohio State’s 2025 football players are Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
A program-record 61 Ohio State football players were named Academic All-Big Ten honorees on Wednesday, including many of the Buckeyes’ biggest stars.
Quarterback Julian Sayin, wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate, defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, linebackers Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese and safety Caleb Downs – arguably the Buckeyes’ top seven players on the field – are among the players who received Academic All-Big Ten recognition, which they earned for having a grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
Other starters who made this year’s Academic All-Big Ten team include wide receiver Brandon Inniss, tight end Will Kacmarek, offensive linemen Austin Siereveld, Luke Montgomery and Carson Hinzman, defensive tackle Tywone Malone Jr. and defensive backs Jermaine Mathews Jr., Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Jaylen McClain.
Ohio State’s 61 Academic All-Big Ten honorees do not include any of its 33 freshmen or 13 players who transferred to Ohio State this year, as players must be enrolled at their institution for 12 months to earn Academic All-Big Ten status, which means only 12 Buckeyes who were eligible for Academic All-Big Ten honors did not earn them.
Ohio State’s full list of Academic All-Big Ten honorees for 2025 can be found in the table below. Players are listed by their academic class, not their year of eligibility.
| Name | Class | Major | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Adolph | Senior | Marketing | Dublin, Ohio |
| Deontae Armstrong | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Elyria, Ohio |
| Devontae Armstrong | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Elyria, Ohio |
| Nolan Baudo | Junior | Sport Industry | Chicago, Ill. |
| Bennett Christian | Senior | Human Development & Family Science | Acworth, Ga. |
| Alec DelSignore | Junior | Communication | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Sam Dixon | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Pickerington, Ohio |
| Caleb Downs | Junior | Real Estate & Urban Analysis | Hoschton, Ga. |
| Jayden Fielding | Senior | Sport Industry | League City, Texas |
| Mylan Graham | Sophomore | Human Development & Family Science | New Haven, Ind. |
| Diante Griffin | Senior | Sport Industry | Lima, Ohio |
| Zach Hayes | Junior | Marketing | Hinsdale, Ill. |
| C.J. Hicks | Senior | Human Development & Family Science | Dayton, Ohio |
| Carson Hinzman | Senior | Human Development & Family Science | Spring Valley, Wis. |
| Eddrick Houston | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Fairburn, Ga. |
| Brandon Inniss | Junior | Sport Industry | Hollywood, Fla. |
| Julian Goines-Jackson | Senior | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Zanesville, Ohio |
| Collin Johnson | Graduate Student | Marketing | New Albany, Ohio |
| William Kacmarek | Graduate Student | Human Development & Family Science | Saint Louis, Mo. |
| Lincoln Kienholz | Junior | Sport Industry | Pierre, S.D. |
| Dominic Kirks | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Painesville, Ohio |
| Maxence LeBlanc | Sophomore | Agricultural Systems Management | Saint Bruno, Canada |
| Shawntel Lodge | Senior | Sport Industry | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
| Simon Lorentz | Sophomore | Construction Systems Management | Dover, Ohio |
| Mason Maggs | Senior | Finance | Dublin, Ohio |
| Tywone Malone | Graduate Student | Human Development & Family Science | Jamesburg, N.J. |
| Jermaine Mathews | Junior | Sport Industry | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jaylen McClain | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Rahway, N.J. |
| Kayden McDonald | Junior | Communication | Suwanee, Ga. |
| Joseph McGuire | Junior | Sport Industry | Melbourne, Australia |
| Nicholas McLarty | Sophomore | Economics – Business | Melbourne, Australia |
| Eric Mensah | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Stafford, Va. |
| Joshua Mickens | Junior | Construction Systems Management | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Bukari Miles | Sophomore | Economics – Business | Hamilton, Ohio |
| Luke Montgomery | Junior | Sport Industry | Findlay, Ohio |
| Ian Moore | Sophomore | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Findlay, Ohio |
| Jason Moore | Junior | Journalism | Fort Washington, Md. |
| Keenan Nelson Jr. | Senior | Sport Industry | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Joshua Padilla | Junior | Sport Industry | Dayton, Ohio |
| James Peoples | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Converse, Texas |
| Payton Pierce | Sophomore | Communication | Allen, Texas |
| Arvell Reese | Junior | Human Development & Family Science | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Elijah Riggs | Sophomore | Business | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Leroy Roker | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Fort Myers, Fla. |
| Ryan Rudzinski | Junior | Finance | Columbus, Ohio |
| Julian Sayin | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Carlsbad, Calif. |
| Brennen Schramm | Junior | Marketing | Medina, Ohio |
| Aaron Scott | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Springfield, Ohio |
| Austin Siereveld | Junior | Sport Industry | Hamilton, Ohio |
| Jeremiah Smith | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Miami Gardens, Fla. |
| Will Smith | Junior | Sport Industry | Dublin, Ohio |
| Garrett Stover | Sophomore | Communication | Galena, Ohio |
| Sonny Styles | Senior | Sport Industry | Pickerington, Ohio |
| Lorenzo Styles | Graduate Student | Human Development & Family Science | Pickerington, Ohio |
| Carnell Tate | Junior | Sport Industry | Chicago, Ill. |
| Jelani Thurman | Junior | Sport Industry | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Ahmed Tounkara | Sophomore | Computer Science & Engineering | Sunbury, Ohio |
| Gabe VanSickle | Sophomore | Business | Coopersville, Mich. |
| Joseph Velazquez | Graduate Student | Sport Industry | Lewis Center, Ohio |
| Bryce West | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Willoughby, Ohio |
| Damarion Witten | Sophomore | Sport Industry | Cleveland, Ohio |
Across all fall sports, 137 Ohio State athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Three Ohio State athletes were recognized for carrying perfect 4.0 grade-point averages: Jack Agnew and Will McGraw, both from men’s cross country, and Ava Bramblett of the women’s soccer team.
