AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football junior linebackers Anthony Hill Jr. and Liona Lefau were honored on the preseason watch list for the 2025 Butkus Award, presented annually to top linebacker in college football. Hill was a semifinalist for the award in 2024.
Longhorn Legend Derrick Johnson previously won the award in 2004 and was also a finalist in 2003, as was Sergio Kindle in 2009.
It's the second-straight year Hill has been chosen to the preseason watch list, while it's a first-time selection for Lefau. Hill has also garnered preseason watch list praise from the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Lott IMPACT Trophy.