Caleb Downs, do estado de Ohio, ganha o Prêmio Jim Thorpe 2025 como o melhor colégio defensivo de volta. Ohio State's Caleb Downs wins 2025 Jim Thorpe Award as top college defensive back.

Caleb Downs foi nomeado vencedor do Prêmio Paycom Jim Thorpe de 2025, reconhecendo-o como a parte superior defensiva do futebol universitário. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs has been named the 2025 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award winner, recognizing him as college football’s top defensive back. A honra, concedida durante o College Football Awards Show da ESPN, destaca sua temporada de 2024, incluindo o No. The honor, awarded during ESPN’s College Football Awards Show, highlights his standout 2024 season, including leading Ohio State’s No. 1 defesa em tackles individuais, registrando cinco tackles por perda, um saco, duas interceptações e vários rompimentos de passes. 1 defense in solo tackles, recording five tackles for loss, a sack, two interceptions, and multiple pass breakups. Downs, um All-American e Big Ten Jogador Defensivo do Ano, recebeu 67% dos votos de primeiro lugar em um processo de seleção nacional. Downs, a unanimous All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, received 67% of first-place votes in a national selection process. Ele será homenageado no 40o Banquete Anual do Prêmio Paycom Jim Thorpe em Oklahoma City em 10 de fevereiro de 2026. He will be honored at the 40th Annual Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Banquet in Oklahoma City on February 10, 2026.