Big Ten reveals preseason honors list for 2025 season

Big Ten football is gearing up for the 2025 season, and the league is gathering in Las Vegas for the annual B1G Media Days event. To kick off the event, the league dropped its preseason honors list for the year ahead.

The Big Ten does things a bit differently, forgoing a complete first and second-team preseason All-B1G team in favor of the preseason honors. The list includes 2 quarterbacks with Illinois’s Luke Altmyer and Penn State’s Drew Allar receiving nods.

Overall, Ohio State star receiver Jeremiah Smith is the lone unanimous selection this year. Smith is among the lowest Heisman Trophy odds in the country produced by BetMGM and is arguably the top overall player in the country entering his sophomore campaign. Fans can get his latest Heisman odds through the Ohio sports betting apps.

A total of 7 programs produced players on the preseason honors list while Ohio State and Penn State led the way with 3 players each. Illinois, Indiana, Oregon and Iowa each produced multiple players.

Here’s the full list:

2025 Big Ten Preseason Honors

QB Luke Altmyer, ILL

OLB Gabe Jacas, ILL

DL Mikail Kamara, IND

DB D’Angelo Ponds, IND

OT Gennings Dunker, IOWA

C Logan Jones, IOWA

DB Koi Perich, MINN

OLB Matayo Uiagalelei, ORE

DB Dillon Thieneman, ORE

SAF Caleb Downs, OSU    

WR JEREMIAH SMITH, OSU

LB Sonny Styles, OSU       

QB Drew Allar, PSU          

DE Dani Dennis-Sutton, PSU

RB Nicholas Singleton, PSU