Paycom Jim Thorpe Award
Presented to the nation's best defensive back by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Paycom
Texas' Jahdae Barron, 2024 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award winner
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
