Iowa City, Iowa – The University of Iowa linebackers Seth Benson (senior), Jack Campbell (senior) and Jestin Jacobs (junior) have been selected for the Butox Awards pre-season watchlist. Senior Defensive Back Riley Moss has been selected for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Awards Watchlist.
The annual Butkus Award is given to the best linebackers in the country. Iowa is the only school where three linebackers have been selected. The Thorpe Award is awarded annually to the best defensive back in college football.
Benson (6-0, £ 232) was named the All-Big Ten of the Third Team by Philsteel last season, and in addition to being a selection of Academic All-Big Ten, was selected by the League Media for the prestigious All-America Conference. rice field. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was the second on the team at tackle (105), notching a pair of sack and registering a passcut. He won the Iowa Team Hustle Award and Coach Appreciation Award for his special team. Benson was the second team in the pre-season All Big Ten Selection by Athlon Sports.
Campbell (6-5, £ 246) was the second team’s All-American by the American Football Writers Association (FWAA) and Phil Steele in 2021. In addition, he won the honor of All Big Ten of the first team and was second. 143 Tackle Big Ten-Fifth most single season in Iowa. He won the Bronconaguruski National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after achieving his best career performance of 18 tackles with a 24-14 victory in Colorado, Iowa. Originally from Cedar Falls, Iowa, Campbell won the Iowa Roykerber Best Player (Defense) Award last season and was the permanent team captain. He has also been named to the Athlon Sports 2022 Preseason All Big Ten First Team and by Phil Steele, Athlon Sports, and Sporting News to be the Preseason First Team All American.
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Jacobs (6-4, £ 238) saw action in all 14 Hawkeye games in 2021. He added a total of 53 tackles, added passcuts and forced fumbles. In addition, Jacobs had two pass breakups and two quarterback rushes. Inglewood, Ohio won the Iowa Nextman in Award for Defense.
Moss (6-1, 193 pounds) was named Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year by Sporting News before the season as the first team’s All-America selection. In addition, Moss was the first team’s all-big ten selection by both league coaches and the media. Ankeny, Iowa, won the Iowa Team Hustle Award and became the second-ever Career Intercept Return Yard in Iowa (239). Moss is one of three players in program history with three intercept return touchdowns. He has been named to the Athlon Sports 2022 Preseason All Big Ten First Team. Moss was named to both Athlon Sports and Philsteel’s pre-season All-America First Team.
Campbell was a semi-finalist at the Butox Awards before the season.Former Iowa linebacker Josie Jewel He was a finalist at the Butkus Award in 2016 and a semi-finalist in 2017.
Iowa Desmond King He won the Thorpe Award in 2015 and advanced to the semi-finals the following season. Josh Jackson I was the finalist of the 2017 award. Moss was a 2021 semi-finalist.
Hawkeye begins the season with three consecutive non-conference home games, each featuring a different start time. A kick-off of 11:00 am (CT) is scheduled for September 3rd, the opening round against South Dakota. The annual Iowa Corn Saihawk Series match against Iowa will continue on September 10th with a start time of 3:00 pm. Iowa’s final unconference contest is a night contest against Nevada starting at 6:30 pm.
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