COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was chosen as Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year and Receiver of the Year, the conference announced Tuesday.
Smith was one of just two Buckeyes who received a Big Ten award this season. Safety Caleb Downs received the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year award.
Smith has set Ohio State freshman records for receptions (57), yards (934), touchdown receptions (10) and 100-yard games (3), is No. 1 nationally among freshmen in touchdowns and yards and is No. 2 in receptions.
This is the third year in a row that a Buckeye has won the receiver of the year award. Marvin Harrison Jr. won the award in 2022 and 2023.
He is also the 11th Buckeye to be named Freshman of the Year. Other players to win the award in years past include C.J. Stroud, J.T Barrett, Braxton Miller, Terrelle Pryor, Mike Weber, Maurice Clarett, Robert Smith, LB Andy Katzenmoyer, Orlando Pace and Korey Stringer.
The Big Ten also announced its all-conference teams on Tuesday. Sixteen Buckeyes were included on the first, second and third teams.
First-team all-Big Ten
Caleb Downs
Donovan Jackson
Seth McLaughlin
Lathan Ransom
Jeremiah Smith
Cody Simon
JT Timoloau
Second -team
Jack Sawyer
Sonny Styles
Third-team
Denzel Burke
Emeka Egbuka
TreVeyon Henderson
Will Howard
Quinshon Judkins
Josh Simmons
Tyleik Williams
You can find the full list of award recipients here.
📺 10TV+ is available for free: Stay up to date on what's happening in your community with a 24/7 live stream and on demand content from 10TV — available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.
📧 Subscribe to the Wake Up CBUS newsletter featuring the best stories, personally curated by members of our staff and delivered via email by 6 a.m., Monday through Friday.