The Iowa Hawkeyes needed every single bit of individual effort this year to get to 10 wins in the regular season. It doesn’t happen by luck, but often rather comes from incredible individual efforts week in and week out.
The Hawkeyes could rely on a long list of players who provided tremendous effort every week and played key roles in winning games. Three of them stand out as they were named All-Americans by CBS Sports.
Tory Taylor, punter, and Cooper DeJean, cornerback were named first-team All-Americans by CBS Sports. DeJean was left out of the final two games of the regular season with a leg injury yet showed how vital he was in just 10 games to earn a spot on this team.
Tory Taylor was the best punter in America this year. One could say arguably but there is no argument. He flipped the field for Iowa each week and set Phil Parker’s defense up for success on most possessions. His booming leg paired with pinpoint accuracy cannot be overstated.
Jay Higgins finds himself as a second-team All-American by CBS Sports as a linebacker. Higgins was a monster on defense recording 155 total tackles in just 13 games, an average of nearly 12 tackles per game.
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