Paycom Jim Thorpe Award
Presented to the nation's best defensive back by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Paycom
2025 Preseason Watch List
- S Xavion Alford, Arizona State
- S Ty Benefield, Boise State
- S KJ Bolden, Georgia
- S Bud Clark, TCU
- S Jeremiah Cooper, Iowa State
- S Caleb Downs, Ohio State
- CB Daylen Everette, Georgia
- CB David Fisher, North Texas
- CB Chance Gamble, Georgia Southern
- S Brylan Green, Liberty
- CB Tyler Hallum, Kennesaw State
- CB Al’zillion Hamilton, Fresno State
- CB Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State
- S Casey Larkin, Army
- CB A’Marion McCoy, Boise State
- CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
- CB Leonard Moore, Notre Dame
- S Terry Moore, Duke
- CB Malik Muhammad, Texas
- S Isaiah Nwokobia, SMU
- CB Tank Pearson, Ohio
- S Koi Perich, Minnesota
- CB D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana
- CB Chandler Rivers, Duke
- CB De’Shawn Rucker, South Florida
- CB Xavier Scott, Illinois
- S Tyree Skipper, Louisiana
- CB Avery Smith, Toledo
- S Michael Taaffe, Texas
- CB Avieon Terrell, Clemson
- S Dillon Thieneman, Oregon
- S Jacob Thomas, James Madison
- S DJ Walker, Ohio
- CB JeRico Washington Jr., Kennesaw State
- CB Jontez Williams, Iowa State