Ray Lima

Scene from Iowa State vs Oklahoma State football game at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa on October 26, 2019. Photo © Wesley Winterink.

Scene from NCAA Football game between Northern Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa on August 31, 2019. Photo © Wesley Winterink.

Scene from NCAA Football game between South Dakota State and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa on September 1, 2018. Photo © Wesley Winterink.

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
302
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Torrance West
Prev School:
El Camino CC

Awards and Honors
Second-Team All-Big 12 – Coaches (2018, 2019)
First-Team All-Big 12 – ESPN (2018)
First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2018, 2019)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (2019)
Jason Witten Man of the Year Award Semifinalist (2019)
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (2019)
Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List (2019)
AFCA Good Works Team Watch List (2019)
Outland Award Watch List (2018, 2019)
Nagurski Award Watch List (2018, 2019)
Arthur Floyd Scott Outstanding Defensive Lineman (2018)
HM All-Big 12 – Coaches (2017)
Dury Moss Outstanding Newcomer Award (2017)

2019
Second-Team All-Big 12 … First-Team Academic All-Big 12 … semifinalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year Award … watch list member for the Wuerffel Trophy, Outland Trophy, Nagurski Award, AFCA Good Works team and Lott IMPACT Trophy … participant in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl … started 12 of 13 games … had 28 tackles and 2.5 TFL … had four tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. UNI … posted three tackles and 0.5 TFL against TCU … tallied a season-high five tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Oklahoma State … ended career with 87 tackles and 10.5 TFL.

2018
First-Team All-Big 12 by ESPN and a second-team choice by the Coaches and AP … First-Team Academic All-Big 12 … Outland and Nagurski Award watch lists … Co-Captain … ISU’s top interior defender for the second-straight season, starting all 12 games played … one of the top run-stoppers in the nation … tallied 34 tackles and 3.5 TFL … registered five tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. TCU … posted six tackles, including 1.0 TFL, vs. Texas Tech … had a career-high seven tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Kansas State.

2017
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 … Dury Moss Outstanding Newcomer Award ... ISU’s leader in the defensive interior line, playing in all 13 games and registering nine starts … regularly took on double teams to allow others to make plays … finished season with 25 tackles, 4.5 TFL and two QB hurries … recorded three tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Iowa … had four tackles vs. Texas … totaled two tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Kansas … tied his season high in tackles with four vs. Oklahoma State, including a season-high 2.0 TFL … posted two tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Baylor.

El Camino CC
Chose Iowa State over Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, TCU and California … one of the top junior college defenders in the nation … ranked No. 40 JC player nationally by 247Sports and Scout … listed as a top-10 defensive tackle nationally by Scout and 247Sports (No. 4) … rated as the No. 13 defensive tackle by ESPN … three-star recruit by 247Sports, Scout, ESPN and Rivals … redshirted in 2016 … named first-team all-SCFA Central Division in 2015 … posted 59 tackles, 21.5 TFL and seven sacks … named conference player of the week after recording six tackles, 3.0 TFL and two forced fumbles vs. Cerritos … coached by John Featherstone.

High School
A two-time all-Bay League and all-CIF Northern Division selection … four-year letterman … coached by Greg Holt.

Personal
Born May 27, 1996 … son of Douglas Lima and Sela Malaga … earned his degree in liberal studies from Iowa State in December of 2018.