Leon Jacobs, Wisconsin
Sr., LB, San Pedro, Calif./Golden Valley
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
Fr., RB, Salem, N.J./Salem
Sr., LB, San Pedro, Calif./Golden Valley
- Recovered a pair of fumbles and scored the first touchdown of his career on a 21-yard fumble recovery in the third quarter of Wisconsin’s victory over Iowa
- Added four tackles and a sack in the contest, which marked his school-record 55th career game
- Anchored a Wisconsin defense that surrendered just 66 total yards to Iowa, the fewest yards ever allowed against a Big Ten opponent in program history
- Earns his second career Defensive Player of the Week honor and second of the season
- Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Leon Jacobs (Oct. 16, 2017)
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
Fr., RB, Salem, N.J./Salem
- Carried the ball 29 times for 157 yards in Wisconsin’s win over Iowa, marking his fifth game with at least 150 yards this season
- Has now broken the 100-yard rushing barrier seven times this season
- With 1,525 rushing yards this season, he became the 10th running back in school history to surpass 1,500 yards in a season
- Claims his sixth career Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, tying him for the second-most in conference history alongside Illinois’ Nathan Scheelhaase (2010) and trailing only Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett (seven honors in 2014)
- Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Jonathan Taylor (Nov. 4, 2017)
