The polls are closed, and the BTSC readership has spoken. After sorting through some attempted ballot box stuffing, the results were a runaway with one player securing nearly a third of the vote.

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you your 2025 Isaac Redman Award winner!

Lew Nichols III

It’s fitting that the Redman award goes to a fellow back.

While Nichols III was only given 11 carries during the preseason, he left his mark on the fan base and secured 85 votes from the BTSC readership. That’s peak Redman Award material.

Nichols — who goes by his middle name, but whose first name is actually Arthur — is an easy player to root for. As a senior at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Nichols eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing and scored 23 touchdowns on just 84 carries.

In college, he pla

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