Butkus Award
Presented to the nation's best linebacker by the Butkus Foundation
Credit: Georgia AthleticsGeorgia's Jalon Walker, 2024 Butkus Award winner
2025 Preseason Watch List
- Alex Afari, Kentucky
- CJ Allen, Georgia
- Christian Alliegro, Wisconsin
- Taariq Al-Uqdah, Washington
- Jaishawn Barham, Michigan
- Lander Barton, Utah
- Rasheem Biles, Pitt
- Wesley Bissainthe, Miami
- Bryce Boettcher, Oregon
- Drayk Bowen, Notre Dame
- Sammy Brown, Clemson
- Arion Carter, Tennessee
- Stanquan Clark, Louisville
- Chris Cole, Georgia
- TJ Dottery, Ole Miss
- Kaleb Elarms-Orr, TCU
- Keyshaun Elliott, Arizona State
- Aiden Fisher, Indiana
- Eric Gentry, USC
- Isaiah Glasker, BYU
- Ernest Hausman, Michigan
- Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
- Anthony Hill, Texas
- Devon Jackson, Oregon
- Justin Jefferson, Alabama
- Andrew Jones, Ole Miss
- Jack Kelly, BYU
- Jordan Kwiatkowski, Central Michigan
- Deontae Lawson, Alabama
- Liona Lefau, Texas
- Kip Lewis, Oklahoma
- Kyle Louis, Pitt
- Bryan McCoy, Oklahoma State
- Triston Nelson, Missouri
- Sammy Omosigho, Oklahoma
- Harold Perkins, LSU
- Mani Powell, Purdue
- Arvell Reese, Ohio State
- Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech
- Austin Romaine, Kansas State
- Andrew Simpson, North Carolina
- Jalen Smith, Mississippi State
- Jaylen Sneed, Notre Dame
- Xavien Sorey, Arkansas
- Sonny Styles, Ohio State
- Keaton Thomas, Baylor
- Whit Weeks, LSU
- Daniel Wingate, Maryland
- Wade Woodasz, Clemson
- Caleb Woodson, Virginia Tech
- Taurean York, Texas A&M
