Ohio State football headlines list of top ten Heisman vote getters

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The 2025 Heisman Trophy will be awarded on Saturday evening. Awarded to the best player each year as voted on by members of the media, it is the most prestigious award in college football… maybe even in all of sports. Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin is in New York as a finalist with a slim chance to give the Buckeyes an eighth Heisman.

We know who the top four vote-getters are. Joining Saying are Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, and Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. While we’ll find out who the 90th Heisman will be awarded to later, the votes were revealed for the rest of the top ten in the race. And wouldn’t you know it, the list is covered in Scarlet and Gray.

Not only is Julian Sayin a finalist, but two other Buckeyes were considered to be among the top ten best football players in the country. Both Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs made the list of top vote getters, giving Ohio State a total of three players on the list. No other school has more than one.

Downs finished ninth in voting as the Jim Thorpe Award winner, given to the best defensive back in the country. Smith finished sixth, the highest for any receiver and the only receiver in the top ten. However, the OSU sophomore was snubbed for the Biletnikoff Award, which was given to USC‘s Malaki Lemon. Still, it’s great to see so many Buckeyes on the list and is a testament to the talent Ryan Day is bringing to Columbus each and every year.

You can see how Julian Sayin finishes when the Heisman Trophy presentation takes place on Saturday at 7 pm ET on ESPN.

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This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State football has most top players in top ten Heisman votes

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