Claim: Josey Jewell, of the 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, was awarded Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on September 4, 2017 and now plays for the Denver Broncos.
Evidence: He committed to the University of Iowa to play college football. As a senior in 2017, he won the Jack Lambert Award, was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Big Ten with 125 tackles. Hawkeyes Josey Jewell (born December 25, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). 
Josey Jewell (born December 25, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa. As a senior in 2017, he won the Jack Lambert Award, was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Big Ten with 125 tackles. The Iowa Hawkeyes football program represents the University of Iowa in college football.