Eight Ohio State players are AP All-Americans for the 2025 season.
Wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, linebacker Arvell Reese and safety Caleb Downs were all named first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press. All of them were also named first-team All-Americans by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, leaving each of them needing just one first-team All-American selection from the American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News or Football Writers Association of America to become consensus All-Americans.
Ohio State’s four first-team AP All-American selections are the most of any school.
Wide receiver Carnell Tate and linebacker Sonny Styles were each named second-team All-Americans by the Associated Press, while quarterback Julian Sayin and defensive end Caden Curry earned third-team All-American honors.
Smith earns first-team All-American honors after catching 80 passes for 1,086 yards and 11 touchdowns between the regular season and Big Ten Championship Game, becoming just the third receiver in Ohio State history with multiple 1,000-yard seasons.
Downs, who has a chance to become the sixth player in Ohio State history to earn unanimous All-American honors twice, leads Ohio State’s top-ranked defense from his safety position and has tallied 60 total tackles with five tackles for loss, two interceptions, two pass breakups and a sack this year.
McDonald has been a wrecking ball for the Buckeyes from the nose tackle position, recording 57 tackles with eight tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles.
Reese has made plays all over the field as Ohio State’s Mike linebacker, recording 62 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and two pass breakups.
The AFCA All-America team will be announced Tuesday, followed by Sporting News’ All-America team on Wednesday. The FWAA will complete this year’s consensus All-American selections when it announces its All-America team on Thursday.
