Cooper DeJean, Tory Taylor highlight list of Hawkeyes heading to Indianapolis
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Cooper DeJean (3) carries the ball on a jet sweep during a game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Iowa Hawkeyes at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
IOWA CITY — Four Iowa football players will have a chance to impress NFL scouts in Indianapolis next month.
Defensive back Cooper DeJean, punter Tory Taylor, tight end Erick All and defensive lineman Logan Lee received invites to the NFL Combine, the league announced Tuesday morning.
DeJean, who will forgo his final year of collegiate eligibility, is a projected first-round selection after his unanimous All-America season that ended in an injury. Taylor, a fellow unanimous All-American in 2023, averaged 48.2 yards per punt and won the Ray Guy Award.
All, the Michigan transfer, led the Hawkeyes with 299 receiving yards despite missing seven games because of a season-ending knee injury. Lee, a three-year starter on Iowa’s defensive line, had 5.5 tackles for loss and three sacks last season.
It marks the second consecutive year in which the Hawkeyes had four-plus players at the combine. (Five Iowa players were at the 2023 NFL Combine.)
Elsewhere in the state, defensive back T.J. Tampa will be Iowa State’s lone player at this year’s combine. Northern Iowa will not have any players at the combine.
A combine invite does not necessarily guarantee that a player will be drafted. The NFL invited 321 prospects to this year’s scouting combine; meanwhile, there were only 259 picks in last year’s draft.
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2024-02-13 16:29:54
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