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  2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Donaven McCulley,...In his second season at wide receiver, McCulley started 11 of 12 games on the outside and caught a team-best 48 passes for 644 yards. His six touchdown grabs were the most on the team and five came over the last five weeks of the season. He caught 60% of his targets during the season with his 10 contested catches ranked No. 3 among Big Ten wideouts in 2023. His 48 grabs were tied for No. 10 in the Big Ten, his six touchdown catches ranked tied for No. 6 in the conference and a 13.4 yards per catch average ranked tied for No. 14 on the B1G charts. His six touchdowns led the team in 2023 and are the most by a wide receiver since Ty Fryfogle caught seven in 2020. His 48 catches are the most since Whop Philyor hauled in 70 during the 2019 season. - Indiana Football

Sr/2025 WR Donaven McCulleyIndiana
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  12/27/23 - James EvansSr/2025, Indiana + More +

  2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: ST James Evans,...With a punting average of 45.8 yards per punt, Evans set the Indiana single season record by one yard per punt, blasting past Drew Hagan's mark of 44.8 in 1999. Of his 57 punts, 22 traveled over 50 yards, with a long punt of 70 yards. His punting average ranked No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 15 nationally. A three-year anchor on special teams, he owns 201 punts in his career and is just the fifth Hoosier to reach the 200-punt mark in a career. With a career 43.9 yards per punt average, Evans ranks No. 1 on Indiana's career charts, more than a full yard ahead of Alan Sutkowski (42.5 ypp; 1995-97). Evans is the first Indiana punter to earn All-B1G honors since Hagan was a first-team honoree during the 1999 season.

With his kickoff return touchdown at Purdue, Lucas is tied for the lead among active FBS returners with three career kickoff return touchdowns, which ties Marcus Thigpen (2005-08) for the IU career record. His career kickoff return yardage total of 1,163 ranks No. 10 all-time at Indiana, as well as No. 22 among active NCAA returners and second among non-upperclassmen. In 2023, Lucas finished with 1,108 all-purpose yards, the most in a season since Stevie Scott III (1,223) in 2018. His total included 572 kickoff return yards, 275 rushing yards, 247 receiving yards and 14 punt return yards. He accounted for five total touchdowns - 1 return, 2 rushing and 2 receiving - and led the team with 101 offensive touches during the season. - Indiana Football


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  2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Andre Carter,...Carter was among the most disruptive defensive linemen in the Big Ten and finished his one season on campus with 49 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Per Pro Football Focus, Carter ranked No. 8 in the Big Ten in total pressures (sacks, hits and hurries) at 32 and his 697 total snaps played were No. 4 among Big Ten defensive linemen. In 12 games played, Carter had at least 1.0 tackles for loss in seven games and posted four games with multiple tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The Detroit, Michigan, native began the season with 2.0 tackles for loss in each of the first two games. That total was the best start to a season since 2004 when Kyle Killion posted 5.5 tackles for loss in games versus Central Michigan and Oregon. - Indiana Football

rSr/2024 DT Andre CarterIndiana
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  2023 ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM: Aaron Casey, Indiana,...Casey was among the nation's best at the linebacker position with 109 tackles on the season, which included a Big Ten-best 20.0 tackles for loss - a total that ranked No. 2 in the FBS at the end of the regular season. The only FBS defender with multiple games of 4.0 tackles for loss or more, Casey ranked No. 2 nationally in TFLs, while his 19 solo tackles for loss led the nation. In 2023, Casey led the Big Ten and ranked No. 2 nationally in tackles for loss (20.0) and solo tackles (78). His 109 total tackles sit No. 4 in the Big Ten and No. 23 in the FBS and mark the first 100-tackle season by an IU defender since Tegray Scales (126) in 2016. He led the Power 5 with 22 tackles for loss or no gain per Pro Football Focus.

His 20.0 tackles for loss are tied for No. 4 on the single season charts with Nathan Davis (1995) and were the most by an IU defender since Scales' 23.5 in 2016. Of his 20.0 tackles for loss, 19 of those were solo TFLs, which led the FBS. His career total of 36.0 tackles for loss finished No. 8 all-time at IU, just one behind Micah McFadden's career total (37.0). Casey is the 12th linebacker in Indiana history to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors and the third since 2017. He joins Scales (2017) and Micah McFadden (2020) as the most recent to win the award. In 2023, Casey was the first IU defender to earn multiple Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards in a career and gave IU two defensive weekly award winners for just the second time in a single season. - Indiana Football


rSr/2024 ILB Aaron CaseyIndiana
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  Indiana quarterback Tayven Jackson smiled on camera when someone asked him during a Zoom call about handling the fast pace of Indiana's no-huddle offense. Transferring in from Tennessee, the program currently defining the tempo genre, Jackson is well-acquainted with playing football at a breakneck pace. The Volunteers' combination of speed and explosiveness made them perhaps the best all-around offense in college football last season, the practice of which Jackson now brings to Bloomington. "I don't think it's going to be faster than that," he said, "but I know (IU offensive coordinator Walt) Bell is an offensive genius. He's going to do everything he can to put our quarterbacks in the right positions to make plays."

Still, it's not what's on the field that Jackson draws from most, as he transfers what he learned in Knoxville with him to Bloomington. 'This was home.'Why QB Tayven Jackson is transferring to IU football During his one season at Tennessee, Jackson worked under Josh Heupel and Alex Golesh. More importantly, he worked alongside quarterbacks Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton. Players, Jackson said, with NFL skills and NFL talent, but also NFL minds. - Indianapolis Star News


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  One storyline worth following in Tennessee's football offseason was expected to be where Tayven Jackson would fit in at quarterback with Joe Milton III returning and with the fanfare of five-star early enrollee Nico Iamaleava. That answer came quickly. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder from Greenwood, Indiana, has entered the NCAA transfer portal and will not battle it out with Milton and Iamaleava in the months ahead under the guidance of coach Josh Heupel and new offensive coordinator Joey Halzle, who is entering his third season as quarterbacks coach of the Volunteers. Milton and Iamaleava are currently Tennessee's only quarterbacks on scholarship. - Chattanooga Times Free Press

rSo/2027 QB Tayven JacksonIndiana
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  Dequece Carter is the most accomplished of the Hoosiers' recent commits. In four years at Fordham, he had 176 receptions for 3,035 yards and 31 touchdowns. He started 38 games and was all-Patriot League as a junior and senior. He's among the top 10 in Fordham history in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns despite playing only three games in the pandemic-affected 2020 season. He has one season of eligibility remaining. According to his social media, he also held offers from Tulane, UConn, James Madison and Old Dominion. - Indianapolis Star/News

rSr/2024 WR DeQuece CarterIndiana
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DL - James Carpenter, James Madison (RS So., DL - Roanoke, Va.),...Carpenter had a breakout season at nose guard, making 52 tackles with 11.5 for loss and 5.5 sacks with three breakups. JMU's third-leading tackler was second on the team in TFL and third in sacks. Carpenter turned in 1.5 tackles for loss or more five times, including a career-high 3.0 at Louisville. He also had 1.5 sacks twice, as he ranks tied for 12th in the SBC in sacks per game (0.5). His tackles total also ranks third by all SBC interior linemen. - James Madison Football

rSr/2025 DT James CarpenterIndiana
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OL - Nick Kidwell, James Madison (RS Jr., OL - Knoxville, Md.),...Kidwell, who started nine games at right tackle, helped JMU's offense rank 16th nationally and first in the Sun Belt in scoring, at 37.0 points per game. The Dukes are also 28th in FBS and third in SBC in total offense (452.5). JMU also leads the league and ranks seventh in the country in yards per completion (14.52), while its passing game (265.7) is second in the Sun Belt and the run game (186.7) is fourth. - James Madison Football

rSr/2025 OT Nick KidwellIndiana
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  2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LB - Jailin Walker (So., LB - Richmond, Va.),...Walker, a Pro Football Network Midseason All-American had 63 tackles with 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, a team-high three interceptions and five breakups in his 10 starts. Walker returned two interceptions for touchdowns, with scores against Texas State and at Old Dominion. JMU's second-leading tackler ranks seventh in the Sun Belt in interceptions per game (0.3) and 15th in passes defended (0.8). - James Madison Football

Sr/2025 OLB Jailin WalkerIndiana
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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Quarterback - Kurtis Rourke, Ohio,...Rourke went 244-for-353 on 3,256 passing yards, throwing 25 total touchdowns in 11 games. The redshirt junior made program history against Fordham (Sept. 24), going for 527 yards in the air, breaking a record that was set in 1983. He is also second in program history in passing yards in a season as well as passing touchdowns in a season. On the ground, Rourke net 249 yards on 74 carries and scored four touchdowns. He was named one of the Manning Award "Stars of the Week" twice and was a Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist. Rourke was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week three times and earned MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honors once. - Ohio Football

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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Down Lineman - Andre Carter, Western Michigan,...Wide receiver Corey Crooms, running back Sean Tyler, defensive lineman Andre Carter and defensive tackle Braden Fiske were Second Team All-MAC selections. Carter led the team with 10.5 tackles for loss in MAC play, with 45 total tackles and a team-best six sacks. Carter also had one interception, two forced fumbles, six quarterback hurries and one safety. - Western Michigan Football

rSr/2024 DT Andre CarterIndiana
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  2022 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: Myles Price (WR),...For their respective position, Jerand Bradley (WR), Tony Bradford Jr. (DL), Jaylon Hutchings (DL), Austin McNamara (P), Krishon Merriweather (LB), Landon Peterson (OL), Myles Price (WR), SaRodorick Thompson Jr. (RB), Henry Teeter (FB), Marquis Waters (DB), Dennis Wilburn (OL), Rayshad Williams (DB) and Wolff (K) were each named All-Big 12 honorable mention. - Texas Tech Football

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  Tiawan Mullen announced Wednesday afternoon his intent to forgo one last year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft. Mullen's legacy needs little in the way of introduction. Only the second IU cornerback ever named an All-American, and the first to make first team, Mullen should be remembered among the best players at his position in Indiana football history. More than that, he will probably (and rightly) be remembered among the players who best embodied a period of tremendous success and serious football in Bloomington.

He was an All-American Bowl participant, like his older brother, Trayvon, who went to Clemson, but Tiawan spoke of blazing his own trail and did. He was the first out-of-state All-American Bowl selection to sign with IU at a position other than kicker, and he made good not just on the talent those credentials promised but also the symbolism of his decision. He was a standard bearer for IU football and IU athletics, a vocal supporter and in-person regular at other Indiana sporting events who was as beloved across the department as any athlete in recent memory. - Indianapolis Star/News


Sr/2023 CB Tiawan MullenIndiana
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: RB - Justice Ellison, Wake Forest, 38 votes,...Ellison has been the workhorse of the backfield, starting every game this season. Ellison has rushed the ball a career-high 149 times for a career-high 643 yards. Additionally, Ellison has found the endzone five times in 2022. Ellison recorded a career-high 114 yards on the ground in Wake Forest's first ranked win of the season at Florida State. Overall, Ellison and the Demon Deacons outgained the Seminoles 171-112 on the ground in the conference win.

Overall for the season, Ellison helped Wake Forest's offense rank 17th in the country in scoring offense (36.8), while ranking 29th in total offense (447.1). Additionally, the Demon Deacons are on pace to have one of the best scoring marks as the Deacs currently have the second-best scoring average in program history. In addition to scoring offense, the Deacs also rank top-30 in these offensive categories: First-Down Offense (10th, 308), Team Passing Efficiency (10th, 161.12), Passing Offensive (10th, 314.6 yards/game), Passing Yards Per Completion (17th, 13.53 yd/completion) and 3rd Down Conv. Pct. (19th, 46.5%). - Wake Forest Football


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