Galvin and Ika Named AP Preseason All-Americans
*Per Baylor Press Release:
WACO, Texas – A pair of Baylor football players were named to the Associated Press Preseason All-America Team in fifth-year senior OL Connor Galvin and junior DL Siaki Ika, as announced Monday by the publication.
Both Galvin and Ika picked up second-team honors in advance of the upcoming 2022 season.
Galvin, a native of Katy, Texas, garnered multiple All-America honors in 2021, including first-team praise by The Athletic and third-team accolades by the AP. He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team by both the league’s head coaches and the media after starting all 14 games for the Bears last year. The left tackle is no stranger to preseason hype, having collected preseason All-America honors by five other publications, preseason All-Big 12 recognition, and spots on the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award watch lists.
Ika, a product of Salt Lake City, Utah, was named the 2021 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year and also received votes for Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year. He earned a spot on the AP’s All-Big 12 First Team and was a second-team selection as voted by the league’s head coaches after tallying four sacks and six tackles for loss a season ago. Ika has also found himself on a wealth of preseason All-America lists, having been named by four other publications in addition to his preseason All-Big 12 praise and spots on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bednarik Award and Polynesian Player of the Year watch lists.
2022 BAYLOR FOOTBALL PRESEASON HONORS
Dave Aranda, Head Coach
- Dodd Trophy Watch List
Dillon Doyle, LB
- All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
- All-Big 12 First Team (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Preview)
- All-Texas Second Team (DCTF)
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
TJ Franklin, DL
- All-Big 12 Third Team (Athlon)
Jacob Gall, C
- All-America Third Team (PFN)
- All-America Fourth Team (Athlon, Pick Six Preview)
- All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
- All-Big 12 First Team (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Preview)
- All-Texas Second Team (DCTF)
- Rimington Trophy Watch List
- Outland Trophy Watch List
Connor Galvin, OL
- All-America First Team (Athlon, Pick Six Preview)
- All-America Second Team (Action Network, AP, Phil Steele, PFN)
- All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
- All-Big 12 First Team (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Preview)
- Best Offensive Lineman in Texas (DCTF)
- All-Texas First Team (DCTF)
- Outland Trophy Watch List
- Lombardi Award Watch List
Gabe Hall, DL
- All-Big 12 Second Team (Pick Six Preview)
- All-Big 12 Third Team (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Isaiah Hankins, K
- All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Siaki Ika, DL
- All-America First Team (PFN, Pick Six Preview)
- All-America Second Team (AP)
- All-America Third Team (Phil Steele)
- All-America Fourth Team (Athlon)
- All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
- All-Big 12 First Team (Athlon, Phil Steele, Pick Six Preview)
- Best Defensive Lineman in Texas (DCTF)
- All-Texas First Team (DCTF)
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
- Outland Trophy Watch List
- Bednarik Award Watch List
- Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List
Matt Jones, LB
- All-Big 12 First Team (Phil Steele)
Taye McWilliams, RB
- All-Big 12 Third Team (Athlon)
Grant Miller, OL
- All-Big 12 Second Team (Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Third Team (Athlon)
Christian Morgan, S
- All-Big 12 Third Team (Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon)
Jaxon Player, DL
- All-America Second Team (Walter Camp)
- All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon)
Issac Power, P
- All-Big 12 Third Team (Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon)
- Ray Guy Award Watch List
Blake Shapen, QB
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
Ben Sims, TE
- All-Big 12 (Big 12 Media)
- All-Big 12 First Team (Athlon, Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Second Team (Pick Six Preview)
- All-Texas First Team (DCTF)
- Mackey Award Watch List
- Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Al Walcott, S
- All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon)