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2022 Football Roster

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  • LB
    Position
  • Fifth Year
    Class
  • Iowa City, Iowa
    Hometown
  • 6'3
    Height
  • 240
    Weight
  • West HS / Iowa
    High School
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Dillon Doyle
LB
Position
Fifth Year
Class
Iowa City, Iowa
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

CAREER HONORS
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (4x)
• 2022 Big 12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2022 First-Team Academic All-America (College Sports Communicators)
• 2022 Second-Team All-Big 12, FB (Coaches)
• 2022 Second-Team All-Big 12, LB (Coaches)
• 2022 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 
• 2021 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• 2021 Second-Team All-Texas (Dave Campbell's Texas Football)
• 2021 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 
• 2020 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• 2019 Academic All-Big 10 

2022 (Redshirt Senior)
A first-team Academic All-America selection by College Sports Communicators … Named the Big 12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year in a voting of the league coaches … Became the first player in program and league history to earn first or second team all-conference honors at an offensive and defensive position, being named second-team at linebacker and fullback … Named First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... Had a team-leading 90 tackles, including half a tackle for the loss, two interceptions, three QB hurries and two pass break-ups … Offensively, had six carries for 11 yards, catching two passes for four yards and a TD … Had a career-high four games with 10+ tackles … Had two tackles, a QB hurry and a pass break-up in the season opener vs. UAlbany … Had six tackles at No. 21 BYU … Had a tackle vs. Texas State and two stops – including half a tackle for a loss – at Iowa State … Notched 11 stops vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State and 10 tackles – including his first interception of the year at West Virginia … Had four tackles vs. Kansas and at Texas Tech … Went for a career-high 15 tackles and an interception in a win at Oklahoma … Had nine tackles and a QB hurry vs. No. 19 Kansas State … Totaled seven tackles, one QB hurry and a pass break-up vs. No. 4 TCU … Had nine stops at No. 23 Texas … Had 10 tackles in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force. 

2021 (Redshirt Junior)
Started all 14 games ... Finished second on the team in tackles with 91 ... Second on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss ... All-Big 12 Honorable Mention LB (coaches) ... DCTF Second-Team All-Texas Linebacker ... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... Scored two offensive touchdowns (rushing & receiving) in week 7 vs. BYU ... Led team in tackles in five games this season ... Led the team with 10 tackles and had a tackle for loss in the season opener at Texas State (9/4) ... Tallied five tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Texas Southern (9/11) ... Had one tackle for loss in the Big 12 Opener at Kansas (9/18) ... Recorded nine tackles and tied a career high with 2.0 tackles for loss against Iowa State (9/25) ... Had career-best defensive game at OSU, recording 15 tackles and first-career INT (10/2) ... Recorded one tackle in a win over West Virginia (10/9) ...  Was named to the Paul Hornung Honor Roll after tallying four tackles, a sack, a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in a win over BYU (10/16) ... Notched 12 tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble against Texas (10/30) ... Had five tackles at TCU (11/6) ... Followed that up with five tackles against Oklahoma (11/13) ... Recorded three solo tackles in a road win at Kansas State (11/20) ... Closed the regular season with three tackles against Texas Tech (11/27) ... Had his second double-digit-tackle game against Oklahoma State with 10 tackles, 0.5 for loss (12/4) ... Finished the season with eight tackles against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl (1/1).

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started all nine games at linebacker in his first year with the program … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … Finished the season 20th in the Big 12 in tackles per game (6.2) ... 2nd on the team in total tackles with 56, including 2.0 TFLs ... Also had a forced fumble and fumble recovery during the season ...Totaled two tackles (one solo) in his first game as a Bear against KU (9/26) ... Compiled a career-high nine tackles (six solo) with a forced fumble in his first start versus WVU (10/3) ... Earned the start at middle linebacker and bested his previous career high with 11 total tackles at Texas (10/24) ... Tallied six tackles, including two tackles-for-loss, his first career sack, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry in the loss vs. TCU (10/31) ... Totaled three tackles against Iowa State (11/7) ... Finished with nine tackles and a fumble recovery in the loss at Texas Tech (11/14) ... Tallied four tackles (all solo) in the win vs. Kansas State (11/28) ... Had three tackles in the loss at Oklahoma (12/5) ... Compiled nine tackles in the season finale vs. Oklahoma State (12/12).

2019 (Redshirt Freshman/Iowa)
Academic All-Big Ten ...  Played in all 13 games, recording 13 solo tackles and 10 assists, with one forced fumble ... Saw action in 38-14 win over Miami, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 59 net rushing yards ... Saw action in 30-0 win over Rutgers as defense allowed just 125 yards total offense ... Career-best two tackles vs. Rutgers, including one solo stop and one assist ... Saw action in 18-17 win at Iowa State, but had no statistics ... Saw action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 216 yards total offense ... Saw action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan, recording one solo tackle and first forced fumble of career ... Saw action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State ... Career-best five tackles vs. PSU, including two solo tackles and three assists ... Started at middle linebacker in 26-20 win over Purdue for first career start ... Recorded one solo tackle as defense allowed just 33 net rushing yards ... Started at middle linebacker for first career start in 20-0 win at Northwestern, as defense allowed just 64 net rushing yards and 202 yards total offense ... Career-best seven tackles at Northwestern, including four solo stops and three assists, with a shared tackle for loss and one QB pressure ... Started at middle linebacker in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin ... Matched career-best with seven tackles at Wisconsin, including four solo stops and three assists ... Saw action in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota, but had no statistics ... Saw action in 19-10 win over Illinois, but had no statistics ... Saw action in 27-24 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics ... Saw action in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 22 net rushing yards.

2018 (Freshman/Iowa)
Saw action in four games, recording two assisted tackles while playing primarily on special teams ... Saw action in 33-7 win over Northern Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 211 yards total offense ... Saw action in 23-0 win over Maryland, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 39 offensive plays and 115 yards total offense ... Saw action in 31-28 win over Nebraska, recording one assisted tackle ... Saw action in 27-22 Outback Bowl win over #18 Mississippi State, but had no statistics.

High School
Two-year letterman as linebacker and tight end for West HS ... Finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior ... Preseason Butkus High School Watch List as a senior ... Named to All-Iowa Elite football team as a senior ... District Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... First-Team All-District as junior and senior ... Helped prep team post two-year record of 22-4 in final two seasons, reaching state championship game each year ... Recorded 73 tackles as a senior, with 12 tackles for loss, two sacks, and three fumble recoveries ... On offense, recorded 19 receptions for 242 yards and four touchdowns, along with 28 yards on three punt returns ... 85 tackles as a junior, with five tackles for loss, one sack, and one interception ... Had 12 receptions for 152 yards and three touchdowns as a junior ... Team captain as a senior ... Competed in high jump and sprints for prep track team.

Personal
Member of National Honor Society with a 4.0 GPA throughout prep career ... academic all-conference ... parents are Tia and Chris Doyle ... high school coach was Garrett Hartwig ... working on his master’s in business administration.