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2025 Texas Tech Football Awards & Honors
2025 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL AWARDS & HONORS (BY DATE)
Aug. 20, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch Listย (link)
Caleb Douglas
Coy Eakin
Behren Morton
Aug. 20, Panini Senior Bowl Top 300ย (link)
David Bailey
Caleb Douglas
Behren Morton
Romello Height
Lee Hunter
Reggie Virgil
Aug. 19, Johnny Unitas Golden Armย Awardย Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
Aug. 19, Comeback Player of the Yearย Awardย Watch Listย (link)
Cole Wisniewski
Aug. 14, Manning Awardย Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
Aug. 12, Lombardiย Award Watch Listย (link)
David Bailey
Jacob Rodriguez
Aug. 11, Bednarik Award Watch Listย (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez
Aug. 8, RImington Trophyย Watch Listย (link)
Sheridan Wilson
Aug. 7, Davey OโBrien Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
Aug. 6, Biletnikoff Award Watch Listย (link)
Caleb Douglas
Reggie Virgil
Aug. 5, Doak Walker Award Watch Listย (link)
Quinten Joyner
Aug. 4, PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Teamย (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter
Aug. 4, Bruce Feldman's College Football Freaks Listย (link)
David Bailey (No. 43)
Howard Sampson (No. 80)
Davion Carter (No. 88)
Aug. 1, Lou Groza Awardย Watch Listย (link)
Upton Bellenfant
July 31,ย Wuerffel Trophyย Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
July 30, Butkus Awardย Watch List
Jacob Rodriguez
July 29, Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch Listย (link)
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez
July 29,ย Outland Trophyย Watch Listย (link)
Lee Hunter
July 28, Maxwell Award Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
July 28, Shrine Bowl 1000ย (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,ย Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee (link)
Behren Morton
July 10, Preseason Athlon All-American Teamย (link)
Jacob Rodriguez (fourth team)
July 10, Preseason Athlonย Big 12 Teamย (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 Listย (link)
HC Joey McGuire
July 7, Preseason All-Big 12 Football Teamย (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez (& Preseason Defensive Player of the Year)
June 29, Preseason Dave Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Teamย (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,ย Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 Teamย (link)
David Baileyย (first team)
Davion Carter (secondย team)
Caleb Douglas (secondย team)
Skyler Gill-Howardย (thirdย team)
Lee Hunterย (first team)
Quinten Joynerย (thirdย team)
Brice Pollock (secondย team)
Jacob Rodriguezย (first team)
Howard Sampson (first team)
J'Koby Williamsย (fourth team)
Cole Wisniewski (secondย team)
Reggie Virgilย (thirdย team)
June 18,ย Preseason Phil Steele All-American Teamย (link)
Lee Hunter (fourth-team)
Jacob Rodriguez (second-team)
May 28,ย Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch Listย (link)
David Bailey
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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 Campbellโs 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 (fourthย team)
Amier Boyd, #27, DB, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Terrance Carter #7, Jr., TE, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (fourthย 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 (thirdย 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 Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Teamย (first team/Best Wide Receiver)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (second team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (secondย team)
Coy Eakin, #3, WR, Junior
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbellโs 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,ย 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 Campbellโs 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 (thirdย 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 OโBrien 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 (secondย 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 Campbellโs 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 Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Team (first team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (first team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (secondย 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 (thirdย team)
J'Koby Williams, #20, RB, Sophomore
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (fourth team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (thirdย 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 Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Team (second team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (second team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (secondย team)
Hunter Zambrano, #57, OL, Senior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Team (second team)
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Aug. 20, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch Listย (link)
Caleb Douglas
Coy Eakin
Behren Morton
Aug. 20, Panini Senior Bowl Top 300ย (link)
David Bailey
Caleb Douglas
Behren Morton
Romello Height
Lee Hunter
Reggie Virgil
Aug. 19, Johnny Unitas Golden Armย Awardย Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
Aug. 19, Comeback Player of the Yearย Awardย Watch Listย (link)
Cole Wisniewski
Aug. 14, Manning Awardย Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
Aug. 12, Lombardiย Award Watch Listย (link)
David Bailey
Jacob Rodriguez
Aug. 11, Bednarik Award Watch Listย (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez
Aug. 8, RImington Trophyย Watch Listย (link)
Sheridan Wilson
Aug. 7, Davey OโBrien Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
Aug. 6, Biletnikoff Award Watch Listย (link)
Caleb Douglas
Reggie Virgil
Aug. 5, Doak Walker Award Watch Listย (link)
Quinten Joyner
Aug. 4, PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Teamย (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter
Aug. 4, Bruce Feldman's College Football Freaks Listย (link)
David Bailey (No. 43)
Howard Sampson (No. 80)
Davion Carter (No. 88)
Aug. 1, Lou Groza Awardย Watch Listย (link)
Upton Bellenfant
July 31,ย Wuerffel Trophyย Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
July 30, Butkus Awardย Watch List
Jacob Rodriguez
July 29, Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch Listย (link)
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez
July 29,ย Outland Trophyย Watch Listย (link)
Lee Hunter
July 28, Maxwell Award Watch Listย (link)
Behren Morton
July 28, Shrine Bowl 1000ย (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,ย Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee (link)
Behren Morton
July 10, Preseason Athlon All-American Teamย (link)
Jacob Rodriguez (fourth team)
July 10, Preseason Athlonย Big 12 Teamย (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 Listย (link)
HC Joey McGuire
July 7, Preseason All-Big 12 Football Teamย (link)
David Bailey
Lee Hunter
Jacob Rodriguez (& Preseason Defensive Player of the Year)
June 29, Preseason Dave Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Teamย (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,ย Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 Teamย (link)
David Baileyย (first team)
Davion Carter (secondย team)
Caleb Douglas (secondย team)
Skyler Gill-Howardย (thirdย team)
Lee Hunterย (first team)
Quinten Joynerย (thirdย team)
Brice Pollock (secondย team)
Jacob Rodriguezย (first team)
Howard Sampson (first team)
J'Koby Williamsย (fourth team)
Cole Wisniewski (secondย team)
Reggie Virgilย (thirdย team)
June 18,ย Preseason Phil Steele All-American Teamย (link)
Lee Hunter (fourth-team)
Jacob Rodriguez (second-team)
May 28,ย Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch Listย (link)
David Bailey
ย
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 Campbellโs 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 (fourthย team)
Amier Boyd, #27, DB, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Terrance Carter #7, Jr., TE, Junior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (fourthย 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 (thirdย 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 Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Teamย (first team/Best Wide Receiver)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (second team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (secondย team)
Coy Eakin, #3, WR, Junior
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbellโs 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,ย 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 Campbellโs 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 (thirdย 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 OโBrien 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 (secondย 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 Campbellโs 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 Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Team (first team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (first team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (secondย 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 (thirdย team)
J'Koby Williams, #20, RB, Sophomore
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (fourth team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (thirdย 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 Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Team (second team)
Preseason Phil Steele Big 12 team (second team)
Preseason Athlon Big 12 Team (secondย team)
Hunter Zambrano, #57, OL, Senior
Shrine Bowl 1000
Preseason Dave Campbellโs Texas Football All-Texas College Team (second team)
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