Once overlooked, Clemson’s top corner has risen into the national spotlight as one of college football’s best defensive backs. Each year, the Jim Thorpe Award honors the best defensive back in college ...

After a unanimous All-American campaign, South Bend’s lockdown defender enters the season as a premier front-runner to become ...

Illinois senior defensive back Xavier Scott earned another major preseason accolade this week when he was named to the 2025 Jim Thorpe Award watch list, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced ...

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the leader of the No. 1 defense in the country, Ohio State University’s Caleb Downs has been named the 2025 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Winner. The announcement was ...

Among Texas A&M's talented 2026 roster, senior safety Dalton Brooks is ESPN's pick to take home the Jim Thorpe Award.

Winners of the Jim Thorpe Trophy for the nation's best defensive back, presented by the College Football Writers Association of America: 2021_Coby ...

The Clemson Tigers' standouts continue to receive preseason recognition, and cornerback Avieon Terrell adds another nod to his heading into his promising junior year. The cornerback was added to the ...

Reactions to llinois defensive back Xavier Scott’s (14) touchdown as Illinois played Kansas in a NCAA football game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. College/Prep Sports ...

Cincinnati Bearcats redshirt junior Antwan Peek Jr. was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The son of James P. Kelly, UC Athletic Hall of Famer and ...

Ohio State is projected to have two of college football’s top linebackers and two of the nation’s top defensive backs in 2025. Safety Caleb Downs and cornerback Davison Igbinosun are among 50 ...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming sophomore free safety Andrew Wingard is among 39 defensive backs across the nation on the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award. The award has been presented annually since ...