2025 Texas Tech Football Awards & Honors

2025 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL AWARDS & HONORS (BY DATE)

Aug. 20, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List (link)
Caleb Douglas
Coy Eakin
Behren Morton

Aug. 20, Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 (link)
David Bailey
Caleb Douglas
Behren Morton
Romello Height
Lee Hunter
Reggie Virgil

Aug. 19, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List (link)
Behren Morton

Aug. 19, Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List (link)
Cole Wisniewski

Aug. 14, Manning Award Watch List (link)
Behren Morton

Aug. 12, Lombardi Award Watch List (link)
David Bailey
Jacob Rodriguez

Aug. 11, Bednarik Award Watch List (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez

Aug. 8, RImington Trophy Watch List (link)
Sheridan Wilson

Aug. 7, Davey O’Brien Watch List (link)
Behren Morton

Aug. 6, Biletnikoff Award Watch List (link)
Caleb Douglas
Reggie Virgil

Aug. 5, Doak Walker Award Watch List (link)
Quinten Joyner

Aug. 4, PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Team (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter

Aug. 4, Bruce Feldman's College Football Freaks List (link)
David Bailey (No. 43)
Howard Sampson (No. 80)
Davion Carter (No. 88)

Aug. 1, Lou Groza Award Watch List (link)
Upton Bellenfant

July 31, Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (link)
Behren Morton

July 30, Butkus Award Watch List
Jacob Rodriguez

July 29, Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List (link)
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez

July 29, Outland Trophy Watch List (link)
Lee Hunter

July 28, Maxwell Award Watch List (link)
Behren Morton

July 28, Shrine Bowl 1000 (link)
David Bailey
Dontae Balfour
Amier Boyd
Terrance Carter Jr.
Davion Carter
Caleb Douglas
Coy Eakin
Charles Esters III
Skyler Gill-Howard
Romello Height
A.J. Holmes Jr.
Lee Hunter
Will Jados
Quinten Joyner
Johncarlos Miller II
Behren Morton
Brice Pollock
Ben Roberts
Jacob Rodriguez
Howard Sampson
Reggie Virgil
Sheridan Wilson
Cole Wisniewski
Hunter Zambrano

July 15, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee (link)
Behren Morton

July 10, Preseason Athlon All-American Team (link)
Jacob Rodriguez (fourth team)

July 10, Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (link)
David Bailey (first team)
Upton Bellenfant (fourth team)
Davion Carter (third team)
Terrance Carter Jr. (fourth team)
Caleb Douglas (second team)
Lee Hunter (first team)
Quinten Joyner (third team)
Brice Pollock (second team)
Jacob Rodriguez (first team)
Howard Sampson (second team)
Reggie Virgil (third team)
J'Koby Williams (third team)
Cole Wisniewski (second team)

July 7, Dodd Trophy Watch List (link)
HC Joey McGuire

July 7, Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez (& Preseason Defensive Player of the Year)

June 29, Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (link)
David Bailey (second team)
Caleb Douglas (first team/Best Wide Receiver)
Coy Eakin (second team)
Lee Hunter (first team)
Jacob Rodriguez (first team)
Howard Sampson (first team)
Cole Wisniewski (second team)
Hunter Zambrano (second team)

June 18, Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 Team (link)
David Bailey (first team)
Davion Carter (second team)
Caleb Douglas (second team)
Skyler Gill-Howard (third team)
Lee Hunter (first team)
Quinten Joyner (third team)
Brice Pollock (second team)
Jacob Rodriguez (first team)
Howard Sampson (first team)
J'Koby Williams (fourth team)
Cole Wisniewski (second team)
Reggie Virgil (third team)

June 18, Preseason Phil Steele All-American Team (link)
Lee Hunter (fourth-team)
Jacob Rodriguez (second-team)

May 28, Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List (link)
David Bailey

2025 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL AWARDS & HONORS (BY PLAYER)

David Bailey, #31, OLB, Senior
Panini Senior Bowl Top 300
Lombardi Award Watch List
Bednarik Award Watch List
PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Bruce Feldman's College Football Freaks List (No. 43)
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (second team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (first team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (first team)
Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List

Dontae Balfour, #20, DB, Senior
Shrine Bowl 1000

Upton Bellenfant, #27, K, Junior
Lou Groza Award Watch List
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (fourth team)

Amier Boyd, #27, DB, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000

Terrance Carter #7, Jr., TE, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (fourth team)

Davion Carter, #56, OL, Super Senior
Bruce Feldman's College Football Freaks List (No. 88)
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (second team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (third team)

Caleb Douglas, #5, WR, Senior
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Panini Senior Bowl Top 300
Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (first team/Best Wide Receiver)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (second team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (second team)

Coy Eakin, #3, WR, Junior
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (second team)

Charles Esters III, #11, OLB, Senior
Shrine Bowl 1000

Skyler Gill-Howard, #0, DL, Senior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (third team)

Romello Height, #9, OLB, Senior
Panini Senior Bowl Top 300
Shrine Bowl 1000

A.J. Holmes Jr., #33, DL, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000

Lee Hunter, #2, DL, Senior
Panini Senior Bowl Top 300
Bednarik Award Watch List
PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Outland Trophy Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (first team)
Preseason Phil Steele All-American team (fourth team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (first team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (first team)

Will Jados, #76, OL, Senior
Shrine Bowl 1000

Quinten Joyner, #0, RB, Sophomore
Doak Walker Award Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (third team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (third team)

Johncarlos Miller II, #9, TE, Senior
Shrine Bowl 1000

Behren Morton, #2, QB, Senior
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Panini Senior Bowl Top 300
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
Manning Award Watch List
Davey O’Brien Watch List
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Maxwell Award Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee

Brice Pollock, #14, DB, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (second team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (second team)

Ben Roberts, #13, LB, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000

Jacob Rodriguez, #10, LB, Senior
Lombardi Award Watch List
Bednarik Award Watch List
Butkus Award Watch List
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (first team)
Preseason Phil Steele All-American team (second team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (first team)
Preseason Athlon All-American Team (fourth team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (first team)

Howard Sampson, #79, OL, Junior
Bruce Feldman's College Football Freaks List (No. 80)
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (first team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (first team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (second team)

Reggie Virgil, #1, WR, Senior
Panini Senior Bowl Top 300
Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (third team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (third team)

J'Koby Williams, #20, RB, Sophomore
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (fourth team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (third team)

Sheridan Wilson, #76, OL, Junior
RImington Trophy Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000

Cole Wisniewski, #5, DB, Senior
Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (second team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (second team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (second team)

Hunter Zambrano, #57, OL, Senior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team (second team)