Jeremiah, Curry, Downs, Reese & Styles Midseason AAs
10/15/2025 2:02:00 PM | Football
Standout play earns them Midseason All-America honors; Bo Jackson and Ryan Day also earn accolades
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five Ohio State Buckeyes have been named Midseason All-Americans by the first national media organizations to announce their teams at the halfway point of the 2025 college football regular season.
A quartet of stars off the nation's top defense have been honored, including three – Senior DE Caden Curry, Junior SAF Caleb Downs and Junior LB Arvell Reese – being named to the first midseason teams announced by The Sporting News, The Athletic and CBS Sports. Senior LB Sonny Styles was named to The Athletic's second team.
Sophomore WR Jeremiah Smith was named to The Sporting News Midseason All-America team and to the second team by The Athletic.
Player Notes:
§ #92 Caden Curry leads the Big Ten Conference in sacks (6.0) and is second in TFLs (9.5) and ranks No. 6 and No. 8 nationally, respectively. He is a playmaking, tackling machine with 31 tackles and who was the unanimous defensive player of the week following a five-TFL, three-QB sack game vs. Washington.
§ Kirk Herstreit describing #2 Caleb Downs' play: "This is Troy Polamalu stuff … or Ed Reed." Downs, a unanimous All-American in 2024 for Ohio State, has 28 tackles, two TFLs, an interception and a QB hurry. A team captain, Downs entered the season rated as the No. 2 player in the country by both Pro Football Focus and FOX analyst Joel Klatt.
§ #8 Arvell Reese is an exceptional athlete who has the size of a defensive end and the speed of a linebacker. He leads Ohio State in tackles with 38 and ranks second with 4.5 TFLs and QB sacks. He also has two PBUs and two QB hurries. He is being mentioned as the No. 1 linebacker in the country.
§ #4 Jeremiah Smith entered the season the No. 1 player in the country according to Pro Football Focus and FOX analyst Joel Klatt. He was also No. 1 on Bruce Feldman's "freaks" list. Smith has 40 receptions for 505 yards and is No. 2 nationally with seven TD receptions. He is also Top 10 nationally in receptions, receptions per game and total touchdowns (eight). And talking touchdowns: Smith has scored 24 touchdowns in 22 games. Only four previous Buckeyes – TreVeyon Henderson and three who played in the 1960s (Jim Otis), 1970s (Champ Henson) and 1980s (Keith Byars) – have scored more in their first 22 games than Smith.
§ #0 Sonny Styles is also a team captain who is part of a destructive duo at LB with Reese. Styles is second on the team with 37 tackles and he leads current Buckeyes with 199 career tackles. Styles is not only an outstanding linebacker, but he was honored with the coveted Block "O" jersey for his values of toughness, accountability and the highest of character.
More Midseason News:
§ True freshman Bo Jackson was named to the On3 true freshman midseason All-America team. Jackson leads the Buckeyes in rushing with 407 yards and a national Top 25 rushing average of 7.02 yards per carry.
§ Head Coach Ryan Day, who has an all-time FBS best .895 career winning percentage with 76 wins and just 10 defeats, has been named to the watch list for the 2025 Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award.
