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Iowa Hawkeyes fullback Hayden Large named a Lowman Trophy finalist

The Heisman Trophy may have the notoriety, but the Lowman Trophy is where legends are made. Hayden Large is a Lowman Trophy finalist.

While some may say that the Heisman Trophy is among the most prestigious trophies of them all, there is another trophy out there that is just as legendary.

The Lowman Trophy, presented annually to the nation’s best collegiate fullback by the podcast Pardon My Take, is such an award. This award recognizes true greatness and grittiness in the trenches for the unsung heroes of the game of football.

Iowa Hawkeyes fullback Hayden Large exemplifies that. His effort and performance have earned him a spot among the finalists for this year’s Lowman Trophy.

Large is one of eight finalists that include Kalel Mullings and Max Bredeson of Michigan, Ben Sinnott of Kansas State, Eli Heidenreich of the Naval Academy, Earnest Crowder of Texas A&M, Stone Eby of SMU, and Owen Burk of the Air Force Academy.

Hayden Large is the ideal Lowman Trophy finalist in part due to his name being fitting. The fullback is 6-foot-5 and weighs in at 250 pounds. He is true to his last name.

Stats don’t matter as much for the Lowman Trophy, either. While Large did appear in 13 games and had 3 receptions for 13 yards, his work often doesn’t appear in stat sheets. He was often tasked with meeting linebackers in the hole and lead blocking for Leshon Williams and Kaleb Johnson.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are one of the few teams in America that rosters and still utilizes that fullback. Hayden Large is the epitome of Iowa football, fullbacks, and the Lowman Trophy.

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Hawkeyes’ Cooper DeJean top CB on ESPN’s NFL draft big board, both Iowa TEs ranked

Iowa’s Cooper DeJean sits atop Mel Kiper’s cornerback rankings for this year’s NFL draft. Other Hawkeyes are among the rankings as well.

The NFL draft and the Iowa Hawkeyes have become a bit like peanut butter and jelly over the last decade. The Hawkeyes are a bit of an NFL pipeline pumping out first round draft picks along with depth guys found in the later rounds that have proven to blossom quite nicely into NFL-caliber talent.

The 2024 NFL draft class for the Hawkeyes appears to be set to send their next handful to the league. Led by star cornerback and likely first round pick, Cooper DeJean, the Hawkeyes are once again proving they develop talent with the best of them.

The proof is in previous draft classes and also in the current 2024 NFL draft big board by ESPN’s Mel Kiper. He has five Hawkeyes ranked among the top 10 of their positional groups as attention now turns to mock drafts and scouting.

Here is a look at who Kiper has ranked, where they rank, and how they have produced in their time at Iowa.