#76 Tyler Elsbury Season 2020-21

2024 Honors - - Part of offensive line that was recognized as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award... Next Man In Award, offense... 2024 - - Played on offensive line in all 12 games, starting in two games, earning his fifth career start... paved the way for offense rushing for 200+ yards in eight games, which is the most since 2015... the team's 199.8 rushing yards per game ranks second in the Big Ten and ranks 21st nationally.

2023 Honors – – Next Man in Award, offense… 2023 – – Played on the offensive line in 12 games, starting at center at Nebraska… paved the way for 254 rushing yards in 41-10 win over Western Michigan, which was the most recorded by Iowa since 2019… helped team tally 181 rushing yards in 20-14 win over Purdue… helped team to 200 rushing yards in 15-6 win at Wisconsin, which is the program’s most vs. the Badgers since 2008… helped team to 179 rushing yards in 22-0 win over Rutgers… letterwinner.

2022 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten… 2022 – – Saw action in 12 games, starting two games at left guard… letterwinner.

2021 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten… 2021 – – Saw action in all 14 games… letterwinner.

2020 – – Redshirted… one of eight true freshmen to see game action… played in two games on the offensive line.

 

 

High School Honors – – Earned first-team all-state, all-conference and all-area honors as a junior and senior… honorable mention all-state as a sophomore… first-team all-conference and all-area as a sophomore… nominated for Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year as a senior… academic all-state honoree… Career – – Three-year football letterman as offensive and defensive lineman… team captain as a senior… prep team reached state semifinals as a sophomore and state championship game as a junior and senior, posted a three-year record of 37-4… also lettered in wrestling (4) and baseball (2).

Personal – – Born 7/14/2001… graduate nondepartmental major… earned a bachelor’s degree in sport and recreation management with a focus on coaching and sport instruction… parents are Cyndi and Mike Elsbury… high school coach was Jeff Boyer.