As we inch closer and closer to the start of the 2026 college football season, it is beginning to be the time of the summer where we start puting our money where our mouths are with some preseason predictions. While we will hold off on bigger predictions for the upcoming Penn State, Big Ten, and college football season, why not sprinkle in some early picks for some of the Big Ten's top players of the year? To start, our staff at Nittany Lions Wire is sharing our picks to be the Big Ten's offensive player of the year.
The Big Ten has some truly special players on the offensive side of the football this upcoming season, and it has become a bit of a routine to expect one of those top players in the conference to be playing wide receiver for Ohio State. As our picks below show, that is once again the case this fall.
Here are our early picks for the Big Ten's offensive player of the year in 2026.
Picking Jeremiah Smith to be Big Ten offensive player of the year is easy pick, but it also feels like the most likely one. The rare receiving prospect finished last season with 1,243 yards and 12 touchdowns and he likely would have far exceeded his 2024 totals had he played an equal number of games. Smith has the whole package — a complete route tree, top-tier athleticism and sure hands — so defenses are truly at his mercy every game.
He’s already projected to be one of the top picks in the first round of next year’s NFL Draft, but there’s no doubt he wants to put on a show in what is more than likely his final college season. Don’t be surprised to see Smith explode and put together a historic season as he stakes his claim as one of the greatest college receivers of all time.
The Big Ten has some truly special players on the offensive side of the football this upcoming season, and it has become a bit of a routine to expect one of those top players in the conference to be playing wide receiver for Ohio State. As our picks below show, that is once again the case this fall.
Here are our early picks for the Big Ten's offensive player of the year in 2026.
Picking Jeremiah Smith to be Big Ten offensive player of the year is easy pick, but it also feels like the most likely one. The rare receiving prospect finished last season with 1,243 yards and 12 touchdowns and he likely would have far exceeded his 2024 totals had he played an equal number of games. Smith has the whole package — a complete route tree, top-tier athleticism and sure hands — so defenses are truly at his mercy every game.
He’s already projected to be one of the top picks in the first round of next year’s NFL Draft, but there’s no doubt he wants to put on a show in what is more than likely his final college season. Don’t be surprised to see Smith explode and put together a historic season as he stakes his claim as one of the greatest college receivers of all time.
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