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Tyler Elsbury - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

#76 Tyler Elsbury

Position OL
Height 6-5
Weight 312 lbs.
Class Jr.
Hometown Byron, Ill.
High School Byron

2024 Honors – – Part of offensive line that was named to Joe Moore Award midseason honor roll… 2024 – – Played on offensive line in all five games… helped Iowa tally 241 rushing yards and 492 yards of total offense in season-opening 40-0 shutout of Illinois State… helped offense record 204 rushing yards and 303 yards to total offense in 19-20 loss to Iowa State… paved the way for 284 rushing yards and 462 yards of total offense in 38-21 win over Troy… helped Iowa tally 272 rushing yards and 334 yards of total offense in 31-14 win at Minnesota.

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.