Erick All shares lofty 2023 expectations with Big Ten Network
One of the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ top newcomers is Michigan transfer tight end Erick All.
The 6-foot-5, 250 pound tight end from Fairfield, Ohio, looks like an NFL talent physically. As a Wolverine in his prior football life, All was one of the Big Ten’s top tight ends.
All ranked seventh among Big Ten tight ends in 2021 with 437 receiving yards. He caught 38 passes and a pair of touchdowns that season, while boasting an 11.5 yards per reception average.
Alongside fellow Hawkeye tight end Luke Lachey, All is expected to combine to form one half of perhaps the nation’s finest tight ends room.
As the Big Ten Network made its way to Iowa City for its trek around the conference in its fall camp tour, All and quarterback Cade McNamara caught up with BTN analyst Howard Griffith.
While McNamara started and then was mum on his vision for this season, All had no problems sharing how he envisions 2023 going.
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“I’ll tell you the vision. We want to win the Big Ten. We want to get in the playoffs, compete and win a natty just like any other team would. But, it’s what we do throughout the day. The standard. You know, we come out here and work hard, so don’t take plays off.
“And when you’re doing something, you’re going to mess up. Mess up doing it full speed. Stuff like that. If you see somebody doing something wrong, hold them accountable. And we feel like that’s the stuff that’s going to take us to the top. And, when you’ve got a bunch of guys that just love the game and love to come out here every single day, that’s half the battle. Guys are ready to get out there and compete and that’s really the vision. That’s the vision. Get out there and compete and game by game, come out on top,” All said.
All figures to be one of the natural leaders on an Iowa offense that’s looking to erase the frustrations and national chatter as an offensive laughingstock from the past two seasons. Really, the Ohio product should be one of the Hawkeyes’ key figures on either side of the football. For Iowa, it’s important that one of its leaders isn’t shying away from lofty expectations even in the public realm with Big Ten Network.
The Hawkeyes’ season kicks off on Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. from Kinnick Stadium versus Utah State on FS1.
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