Hawk Item – – Returned for fifth season in 2022 . . . one of 12 seniors named to 2022 Player Council . . . ranks second in career interception return yards (239) and is one of four players with three interception return touchdowns . . . shares Big Ten record with two interception return touchdowns in a game . . . one of two players in B1G to do this in a conference game (Iowa’s Josh Jackson at Wisconsin, 11/11/17) . . . third player in school history with two interception return touchdowns in a single game with 30 and 55-yard touchdowns in win over #17 Indiana in 2021 . . . tied for seventh with 11 career interceptions . . . had 54-yard interception return for a touchdown (Michigan State) and 57-yard return (Minnesota) in consecutive games in 2020 . . . one of three true freshmen to not redshirt in 2018 . . . one of 12 true freshmen to see action in 2018.
2022 Honors – – Permanent Team Captain, defense . . . Team Hustle Award, defense . . . Team Hustle Award, special teams . . . first-team All-Big Ten by league coaches . . . second-team All-Big Ten by league media and Associated Press . . . Jim Thorpe Award preseason Watch List . . . Bednarik Award preseason Watch List . . . Walter Camp Award preseason Watch List . . . Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason Watch List . . . Lott IMPACT Trophy preseason Watch List . . . preseason first-team All-America by The Athletic, Sporting News, Athlon Sports, Associated Press and Phil Steele . . . preseason second-team All-America by Walter Camp . . . preseason first-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele . . . 2022 – – Listed as first team right cornerback following spring practice . . . started at cornerback in 7-3 opening win over South Dakota State as defense allowed just 120 yards total offense . . . four tackles vs. SDSU, including three solo tackles and one assist, while adding one forced fumble, the first of his career . . . also added two kickoff returns for 41 yards . . . started at cornerback in 10-7 loss to Iowa State . . . matched carer-best with nine tackles vs. ISU, including seven solo tackles and two assists . . . two kickoff returns for 52 yards vs. ISU, with a long of 31 yards . . . started at cornerback in 27-0 win over Nevada as defense allowed just 151 yards total offense . . . one pass break-up and one solo tackle vs. Nevada . . . started at cornerback in 27-10 win at Rutgers as defense allowed just 61net rushing yards . . . six tackles at Rutgers, including four solo tackles and two assists, along with one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan . . . two tackles vs. Michigan, including one solo stop and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 9-6 loss at Illinois . . . six tackles at Illilnois, including three solo tackles and three assists . . . one tackle for loss at Illinois which was a caused fumble that led to Iowa field goal . . . started at cornerback in 54-10 loss at #2 Ohio State . . . four tackles at OSU, including two solo stops and two assists . . . started at cornerback in 33-13 win over Northwestern as defense allowed just 18 net rushing yards and 177 yards total offense . . . five tackles vs. Northwestern, including three solo tackles and two assists . . . also two pass break-ups and one QB pressure . . . started at cornerback in 24-3 win at Purdue as offense allowed just 87 net rushing yards and 255 yards total offense . . . one solo tackle and career-high three pass break-ups at Purdue . . . started at cornerback in 24-10 win over Wisconsin as defense allowed just 51 net rushing yards and 227 yards total offense . . . one solo tackle and one assist vs. Wisconsin, along with first interception of the season and one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 13-10 win at Minnesota . . . two solo tackles at Minnesota . . . two pass break-ups at Minnesota, including break-up that led to Jack Campbell interception that set up game-winning field goal . . . started at cornerback in 24-17 loss to Nebraska . . . four tackles vs. Nebraska, including two solo tackles and two assists . . . started at cornerback in 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky as defense allowed just 68 net rushing yards and 185 yards total offense . . . recorded one solo tackle and one pass break-up vs. Kentucky.
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2021 Honors – – Team Hustle Award, defense . . . first-team All-America by Sporting News . . . second-team All-America by FWAA and Phil Steele. . . third-team All-America by Associated Press . . . Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year . . . first-team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media, Associated Press, and Phiul Steele . . . semifinalist for Jim Thorpe Award . . . midseason first-team All-American by Sporting News . . . named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his play in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana . . . named to Bednarik Award Watch List . . . preseason second-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . preseason third-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . 2021 – – Started at cornerback in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana as defense allowed just 77 net rushing yards and 233 yards total offense . . . two interception returns for touchdowns in win over Indiana, covering 30 and 55 yards . . . also had one solo tackle and two pass break-ups . . . started at cornerback in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State as defense allowed just 87 net rushing yards . . . led team with eight tackles at ISU, including seven solo stops . . . started at cornerback in 30-7 win over Kent State as defense allowed just 79 net rushing yards and 264 yards total offense . . . recorded six solo tackles vs. Kent State, including one tackle for loss . . . recovered Kent State fumble in the endzone to record touchback and stop potential scoring threat . . . started at cornerback in 24-14 win over Colorado State as defense allowed 95 net rushing yards and 250 yards total offense . . . recorded two tackles vs. CSU, including one solo stop and one assist, along with one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 51-14 win at Maryland as defense allowed just 97 net rushing yards and 271 yards total offense . . . led team with five solo tackles at Maryland, including one tackle for loss . . . first quarter interception led to first points of the game, his third interception of the season . . . started at cornerback in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State . . . one solo tackle vs. PSU and fourth interception of the year in the first half before leaving the game due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-7 loss to Purdue due to injury . . . did not see action in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin due to injury . . . did not see action in 17-12 win at Northwestern due to injury . . . started at cornerback in 27-22 win over Minnesota after missing three games due to injury . . . recorded two solo tackles vs. Minnesota . . . started at cornerback in 33-23 win over Illinois as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards . . . five tackles vs. Illinois, including four solo stops and one assist, to go with one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 28-21 win at Nebraska . . . one solo tackle at Nebraska, along with one pass break-up and one QB pressure . . . started at cornerback in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan . . . five solo tackles vs. Michigan . . . started at cornerback in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky . . . three tackles vs. Kentucky, including one solo tackle and two assists, including one tackle for loss.
2020 Honors – – Third-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . 2020 – – Started at cornerback in all eight games . . . recorded 43 tackles, with 33 solo stops and 10 assists . . . two interceptions for 111 yards and one touchdown, along with four pass break-ups . . . started at cornerback in 24-20 loss at Purdue . . . seven tackles at Purdue, including six solo stops and one assist, with one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 21-20 loss to Northwestern . . . career-high nine tackles vs. Northwestern, including career-best seven solo stops and two assists . . . started at cornerback in 49-7 win over Michigan State as defense allowed 59 rushing yards and 286 yards total offense . . . two tackles vs. MSU, including one solo stop and one assist, with a shared tackle for loss and one pass break-up . . . first interception of the season and fourth of career resulted in 54-yard touchdown return vs. MSU . . . started at cornerback in 35-7 win at Minnesota . . . recorded three solo tackles at Minnesota, to go with interception and 57-yard return, the fourth interception of his career in three games against Minnesota . . . started at cornerback in 41-21 win at Penn State as defense allowed just 62 net rushing yards . . . seven tackles at PSU, including six solo stops and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 26-20 win over Nebraska . . . five tackles vs. Nebraska, including three solo stops and two assists . . . started at cornerback in 35-21 win at Illinois . . . five tackles at Illinois, including two solo stops and three assists, along with one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 28-7 win over #25 Wisconsin as defense allowed 56 net rushing yards and 225 yards total offense . . . recorded five solo tackles and one pass break-up vs. the Badgers.
2019 – – Saw action in nine games, with one start, while missing four games due to injury . . . recorded five solo tackles, with two interceptions and three pass break-ups . . . saw action in 38-14 win over Miami, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards . . . injured in opening win and expected to be out of action for next few games . . . did not see action in 30-0 win over Rutgers due to injury . . . did not see action in 18-17 win at Iowa State due to injury . . . did not see action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee due to injury . . . did not see action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan due to injury . . . saw action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Purdue as defense allowed just 33 net rushing yards . . . two solo tackles vs. Purdue. with one tackle for loss and a pass break-up . . . pass interception and seven yard return vs. Purdue led to Iowa touchdown . . . saw action in 20-0 win at Northwestern, recording one pass break-up as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards and 202 yards total offense . . . saw action in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin, recording one solo tackle . . . started at cornerback in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota as defense allowed just 63 net rushing yards . . . two solo tackles vs. Minnesota, along with one pass break-up and his second interception of the season on Minnesota’s last offensive play of the game . . . saw action in 19-10 win over Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-24 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 22 net rushing yards.
2018 Honors – – Named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week for his play in win at Minnesota . . . 2018 – – Saw action in all 13 games, with five starts at cornerback . . . recorded 24 tackles, with two interceptions for 36 yards and three pass break-ups . . . saw action in 33-7 win over Northern Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 211 yards total offense . . . saw action in 13-3 win over Iowa State, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 19 net rushing yards and 188 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-14 win over Northern Iowa, recording first career solo tackle as defense allowed just six net rushing yards and 222 yards total offense . . . saw action in 28-17 loss to #18 Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . started at cornerback in 48-31 win at Minnesota as defense allowed just 86 net rushing yards . . . led team with two interceptions vs. Minnesota, including a 36-yard return to set up a score in the second half . . . recorded career-best five tackles at Minnesota, including four solo stops and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 42-16 win at Indiana as defense allowed just 67 net rushing yards . . . career-best six solo tackles at Indiana . . . started at cornerback in 23-0 win over Maryland as defense allowed just 39 offensive plays and 115 yards total offense . . . three tackles vs. Maryland, including one solo stop and two assists, to go with two pass break-ups . . . started at cornerback in 30-24 loss at #17 Penn State . . . recorded five tackles at Penn State, including four solo stops and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 38-36 loss at Purdue . . . recorded three solo tackles at Purdue, with one pass break-up . . . saw action in 14-10 loss to Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 63-0 win at Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 216 yards total offense . . . started at cornerback in 31-28 win over Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-22 Outback Bowl win over #18 Mississippi State, recording one solo tackle.
High school honors – – Named to Des Moines Register Elite All-State team as a senior . . . first-team Class 4A all-state and all-district honors as a senior . . . finalist for State of Iowa Male Athlete of the Year as a senior . . . Career – – Earned two letters in football as defensive back, wide receiver and return specialist . . . scored a touchdown as a senior via reception, punt return and kickoff return . . . prep team advanced to state semifinals as a junior and senior, posting two-year record of 19-5 . . . recorded 29 tackles as a senior, with one tackle for loss and one interception . . . totaled 14 kickoff returns for 358 yards and one touchdown of 78 yards, along with 24 punt returns for 347 yards and one touchdown of 63 yards . . . totaled six receptions on offense for 167 yards, including a 64-yard scoring reception . . . collected 37 tackles as a junior, with three interceptions and a 13.4 average on eight punt returns . . . team captain as a senior . . . also lettered in track as sprinter and hurdler . . . Drake Relays and Iowa state champion in 110-meter high hurdles as a senior . . . set Iowa all-time record (13.85) while ranking in the top 10 nationally at state meet . . . Kansas Relays champion in 110-meter high hurdles as a senior with meet record (13.91) performance . . . member of state champion 800-meter relay team as a senior, and member of 400-meter relay unit that placed second . . . Drake Relays champion in shuttle hurdle as a junior . . . state champion in shuttle hurdle as a junior, and state runner-up in 110-meter high hurdles . . . earned Elite All-State honors in track as a junior.
Personal – – Born 3/3/2000 . . . sports and recreation management major . . . parents are Beth and Mark Moss. . . high school coaches were Ryan and Jerry Pezzetti.
