Legacy Awards
Tim Dwight - Iowa 2025 Season Legacy Award Winner
2024
Legacy Award
Winners
Positions
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Tim Dwight
Timothy John Dwight Jr. (born July 13, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was a two-time All-American. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft, and he played professionally for the Falcons, San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Oakland Raiders of the NFL.
Dwight is remembered for his 94-yard touchdown return on a kickoff in Super Bowl XXXIII against the Denver Broncos.
Erroll Tucker
Erroll Tucker (born July 6, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL draft.
Tucker played college football for the Utah Utes. In 1985, he led the NCAA in punt returning with an average of 24.3 yards per return, and scored a total of 7 touchdowns on returns: 2 on punts, 2 on kickoffs, and 3 on interceptions. He was selected as a first-team All-American.
DeJuan Groce
DeJuan Anthony Groce (born February 17, 1980) is an American former professional American football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He earned first-team All-American honors in 2002, and set or tied four school records as well as an NCAA record. Groce was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 2003 NFL Draft. He also played for the New Orleans Saints, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Toronto Argonauts.
Aaron Lockett Highlights
Aaron DaRon Lockett (born September 6, 1978) is a former American football and Canadian football wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers, and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Ottawa Renegades and BC Lions. He played college football at Kansas State University where he set school and Big 12 Conference football and track and field records. His brother Kevin Lockett and nephew Tyler Lockett also played wide receiver at Kansas State where they also set records.
Ted Ginn Jr. Highlights
Theodore Ginn Jr. (born April 12, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears.
Ginn played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the Dolphins ninth overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
Clifford Branch Jr. Highlights
Clifford Branch Jr. (August 1, 1948 – August 3, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders during his entire 14-year National Football League (NFL) career. He won three NFL championships with the Raiders in Super Bowl XI, XV and XVIII. He was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL Draft after playing college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.
The Jet Award Selection Process
To be considered for the Jet Award, players must be a Division 1 college football team member and meet the following qualifications:
- Be a primary return specialist (Kick or Punt returner) for their team.
- Be among the national leaders in return categories.
- Show leadership, courage, desire, respect for authority and discipline.
Award Presentation
The first round of voting should be conducted in late September and early October. From that first round of votes, the list of 12 semifinalists will be created and released at the end of October. The second round of voting will take place in mid-October to form the list of four finalists. A final vote in early December to determine the winner and the decision is announced at the Award Presentation.
Damon Benning
Damon Benning, (Lead Voting Panelist) was a four year letterman who helped lead the Huskers to back-to-back national titles. He finished his career carrying the pigskin 270 times for a total of 1,562 yards. Benning also caught the ball 12 times for a total of 134 yards and returned 32 kickoffs for 770 yards. He finished his Husker career with 2,625 all-purpose yards. Due to his outstanding career, Benning was signed as a free-agent by the Carolina Panthers in 1997. Currently Benning focuses his attention on The Sharp & Benning in the Morning on 1620 The Zone.