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Iowa football: Three Hawks who deserve game balls in Maryland shutout

By Andrew Wade

IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 20: Wide receiver Nick Easley #84 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs up the field during the first half in front of defensive back RaVon Davis #2 of the Maryland Terrapins on October 20, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 20: Wide receiver Nick Easley #84 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs up the field during the first half in front of defensive back RaVon Davis #2 of the Maryland Terrapins on October 20, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /
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IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 20: Quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome #3 of the Maryland Terrapins runs up the field in the second half in front of defensive back Amani Hooker #27 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, on October 20, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 20: Quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome #3 of the Maryland Terrapins runs up the field in the second half in front of defensive back Amani Hooker #27 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, on October 20, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

Amani Hooker

Last week we made the somewhat surprising move and named Amani Hooker our defensive MVP for the Iowa football team through six games. Against Maryland, Hooker continued to build on his fantastic junior campaign all while playing multiple positions. With the injuries to the linebacker position and games against predominantly spread attacks, Hooker has been alternating between linebacker and safety for the past few games.

Saturday was no different, and neither were the results. Although statistically speaking his day was relatively quiet (one tackle), Hooker was all over the field against the Terrapins, and he arguably had the most critical defensive play of the game.

With Maryland driving late in the second quarter and finally reaching Iowa territory, Hooker made sure to squash any chances of the Terrapins putting points on the board with a drive-ending interception.

His performance was so good that he was actually the highest graded player of the Iowa football game with a grade of 85.2.

It’s easy to see that the future is bright with Hooker, who has been playing outstanding this season.

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