The Iowa Hawkeyes sit at 6-1 with a strong grip on the Big Ten West. Their road to 6-1 hasn’t been a smooth road trip. Instead, it’s been one with bumps, some stall outs, and a few blown tires. That’ll happen, though, and the Hawkeyes have responded to each one of those and found ways to keep on pushing.
The Hawkeyes’ success has been on the backs of their defense, special teams, and a rushing offense that has seemed to find some new life as of lately on the legs of Kaleb Johnson and Leshon Williams behind a confident offensive line.
While it has been the epitome of a team effort to get to this point, there are always a few who are carrying more weight on their shoulders and performing at an extremely high level. The Iowa Hawkeyes have four of those players.
Those four are cornerback Cooper DeJean, punter Tory Taylor, linebacker Jay Higgins, and CASH Sebastian Castro. Their efforts have them littered across midseason All-American teams from USA TODAY Sports, Sporting News, Fox, the Associated Press, The Athletic (subscription required), CBS, and ESPN.
Take a look below at where each of the four have been honored by outlets nationally.