Butkus Award Winner 2025. Finalists will be named november 25 and winner named by december 10. 2024 nebraska football signee christian jones won the butkus award on monday, per multiple media reports.
Nakobe dean won the award in 2021, while roquan smith took home. A butkus award celebration featuring the 2024 winners is planned saturday, february 1, 2025, at memorial stadium at the university of illinois, where the award’s.