IOWA CITY — University of Iowa junior kicker Drew Stevens has been named to the 2024 Lou Groza Place-Kicker Award Watch List, while senior long-snapper Luke Elkin has been named to the preseason Mannelly Award Watch List.

In its 33rd season, the Groza Award recognizes the best placekicker in college football. The Mannelly Award, created in 2019, recognizes the most outstanding long-snapper.

Stevens was a semifinalist for the Groza Award in 2022 and 2023.

Iowa has had a Groza Award semifinalist four of the last five seasons: Keith Duncan (2019), Caleb Shudak (2021) and Stevens (2022 and 2023).

Stevens converted 34-of-44 field goals and 43-of-44 PATs last season. His 145 career points rank 22nd in school history heading into his junior season, and his 54-yard field goal against Northwestern as freshman ties for the seventh longest in program history.

Elkin has been Iowa’s long-snapper the past three seasons. He earned the team’s Next Man In Award (special teams) as a freshman, Hayden Fry Award as a sophomore and Coaches Appreciation Award last season as a junior.

Elkin snapped for punter Tory Taylor, the Ray Guy Award recipient and consensus All-American in 2023, as well as Stevens, a two-time Lou Groza Award semifinalist.

Elkin is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.