Ames, Iowa – Two-time team captain defensive back Greg Eisworth has been named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award watch list, given annually to the nation’s best defensive back.
A native of Grand Prairie, Texas, Eisworth is the only Cyclone in school history to be named First Team All-Big 12 three times (2018-20). The heart and soul of the Cyclone secondary will enter his super senior season (sixth year) with 33 starts, 199 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 19 pass breakups and three interceptions in his career.
Eisworth, who was the 2018 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, was outstanding in 2020, registering 47 tackles, 1.5 TFL, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
Eisworth was a Second Team Senior Class Award honoree last year.
