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3 Hawkeyes Honored As First-Team All-America

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December 11th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Three University of Iowa football student-athletes — junior Cooper DeJean and seniors Jay Higgins and Tory Taylor — have been voted first-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). The announcement was made on Monday by the FWAA.

  • Iowa is the only school in the country to have three first team All-Americans by FWAA in 2023.
  • The Hawkeyes have had a FWAA All-American (first or second team) 11 straight seasons, dating back to 2013.
  • Iowa has had eight FWAA All-Americans the last three seasons, second only to Georgia (9).
  • The Hawkeyes have had a special teams All-American three of the last five seasons.
  • Iowa has had multiple FWAA All-Americans each of the last five seasons (2019-23).
The FWAA is one of five outlets recognized by the NCAA to determine consensus All-Americans (Walter Camp, Associated Press, Sporting News, Associated Press). DeJean and Taylor were recognized as first-team All-Americans last week, while Higgins was a second team honoree by Walter Camp.

IOWA — FWAA ALL-AMERICAN STREAK

2013: OL Brandon Scherff (second)

2014: OL Brandon Scherff (first)

2015: DB Desmond King (first)

2016: DB Desmond King (second)

2017: DB Josh Jackson (first); LB Josey Jewell (first)

2018: TE T.J. Hocksenson (second)

2019: PK Keith Duncan (first); OL Tristan Wifs (first)

2020: DL Daviyon Nixon (first); C Tyler Linderbaum (second)

2021: C Tyler Linderbaum (first); LB Jack Campbell (second)

2022: LB Jack Campbell (first); P Tory Taylor (first)

2023: DB Cooper DeJean (first); LB Jay Higgins (first); P Tory Taylor (first)

2023 IOWA POSTSEASON NATIONAL HONORS

SEBASTIAN CASTRO: Pro Football Focus (first-team All-America) 

COOPER DEJEAN: Walter Camp, FWAA, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, CBS (first-team All-America)

JAY HIGGINS: FWAA, Sports Illustrated (first-team All-America); CBS (second-team All-America)

PHIL PARKER: Broyles Award

TORY TAYLOR: Walter Camp, FWAA, The Athletic, CBS, Pro Football Focus, Sports Illustrated (first-team All-America); Ray Guy Punter of the Year Award

The No. 17 Hawkeyes will play No. 21 Tennessee on Jan. 1, 2024, in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game will start at noon (CT) and will be televised on ABC.