Iowa's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Feb 23, 2026)Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Hank Brown JR | 6'4"/215 | 11/21 (52%), 107 Yds, 1 TD / 1 INT | 3 Car, -3 Yds, (-1 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | C | D- | #308 | 55 (7%) | AUB ('25) | |
| #10 Jeremy Hecklinski SO | 5'11"/188 | 2/2 (100%), 8 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, 6 Yds, (6 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | C | C+ | 9 (1%) | WAKE ('25) | ||
| #00 Tradon Bessinger FR | 6'5"/210 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #3 Jimmy Sullivan FR | 6'1"/197 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #16 Ryan Fitzgerald FR | 6'1"/218 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 L.J. Phillips Jr. JR | 5'9"/225 | 281 Car, 1860 Yds, (6.6 YPC), 19 TD, 2 FUM | 26 Rec, 176 Yds, (6.8 YPR), 1 TD | A | C+ | 594 (47%) | SDAK ('26) | ||
| #28 Kamari Moulton JR | 5'9"/205 | 170 Car, 878 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 16 Rec, 97 Yds, (6.1 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C+ | #96 | 350 (27%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #26 Xavier Williams SO | 5'10"/225 | 49 Car, 285 Yds, (5.8 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 7 Rec, 43 Yds, (6.1 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C- | #140 | 165 (13%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #5 Nathan McNeil SO | 5'11"/203 | 37 Car, 169 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Rec, 45 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD | B | C+ | #491 | 75 (6%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #23 Brevin Doll SO | 6'0"/211 | 2 Car, 3 Yds, (1.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #15 O'Lontae Dean FR | 6'0"/210 | 3* HS ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Tony Diaz SO | 5'11"/176 | 67 Rec, 881 Yds, (13.1 YPR), 11 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C+ | 555 (38%) | ('26) | ||
| #8 Evan James SO | 5'11"/170 | 65 Rec, 796 Yds, (12.2 YPR), 7 TD, 0 FUM | 7 Car, 72 Yds, 1 TD | A- | C+ | 384 (26%) | FUR ('26) | ||
| #7 Dayton Howard JR | 6'5"/215 | 8 Rec, 91 Yds, (11.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C+ | #523 | 318 (21%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #2 Reece Vander Zee JR | 6'4"/215 | 15 Rec, 219 Yds, (14.6 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | A- | #343 | 273 (18%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #1 KJ Parker SO | 5'10"/184 | 3 Rec, 18 Yds, (6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | A+ | #1010 | 112 (8%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #17 Alex Eichmann SR | 6'2"/210 | 1 Rec, 2 Yds, (2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | D+ | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #83 Jackson Naeve JR | 6'0"/195 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #13 Terrence Smith FR | 6'3"/187 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Brody Schaffer FR | 6'1"/184 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #12 Diondre Smith FR | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #6 Xavier Stinson FR | 6'2"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #82 Dylan Stecker FR | 6'4"/210 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #6 Jarriett Buie JR | 6'1"/203 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #88 Lance Beeghley SO | 6'2"/194 | SMU ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #81 DJ Vonnahme SO | 6'4"/240 | 29 Rec, 434 Yds, (15 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | F | D+ | 435 (36%) | NA | |
| #48 Zach Ortwerth SR | 6'4"/245 | 9 Rec, 76 Yds, (8.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | F | C | 281 (23%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #80 Michael Burt SO | 6'5"/249 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | C- | D+ | 54 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #87 Addison Ostrenga SR | 6'4"/248 | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, (8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | C+ | B- | 47 (4%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #85 Thomas Meyer FR | 6'4"/232 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D- | D | B+ | 42 (3%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Luke Brewer FR | 6'5"/228 | 4* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #19 Mason Woods FR | 6'2"/217 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #86 Eli Johnson FR | 6'5"/245 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #59 Trevor Lauck (T) JR | 6'5"/310 | B+ | A+ | A+ | 701 (87%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #71 Jack Dotzler (T) SR | 6'6"/312 | B | A+ | C | 140 (17%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #75 Cannon Leonard (T) JR | 6'9"/309 | C | C+ | B | 34 (4%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #74 Bodey McCaslin (T) SO | 6'6"/299 | C | C | A- | 14 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #58 Kade Pieper (G) JR | 6'4"/290 | B+ | A+ | A- | 757 (94%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #65 Trent Wilson (G) SO | 6'4"/300 | C+ | A- | C- | 393 (44.1%) | JMU ('26) | |
| #64 Leighton Jones (G) JR | 6'2"/288 | B- | A | A- | 125 (15%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #60 Lucas Allgeyer (G) FR | 6'5"/300 | C+ | A | A | 22 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #61 Cael Winter (G) JR | 6'3"/290 | D+ | C- | B+ | 8 (1%) | NA | |
| #00 Colin Whitters (IOL) FR | 6'4"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #79 Carson Nielsen (OL) FR | 6'7"/295 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #70 Hudson Parliament (OL) FR | 6'4"/320 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #78 Gene Riordan (OL) FR | 6'5"/280 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #72 Owen Linder (OL) FR | 6'6"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #63 Josh Janowski (OL) SO | 6'2"/292 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #77 George Nahas (OL) JR | 6'3"/289 | ISU ('25) | |||||
| #68 Will Nolan (OL) SO | 6'6"/310 | 4* HS ('24) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #43 Kahmari Brown (DE) JR | 6'2"/245 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | B | 685 (53.1%) | ELON ('26) | |
| #95 Lance Ingold (DE) SO | 6'5"/255 | 17 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | C+ | C | 234 (18%) | NIU ('26) | |
| #44 K. Merrieweather (DE) JR | 6'3"/263 | 14 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C | 221 (19%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #84 Joseph Anderson (DE) SO | 6'6"/241 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | 33 (3%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #97 Iose Epenesa (DE) FR | 6'3"/260 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | 33 (3%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #40 Chima Chineke (DE) SO | 6'4"/260 | C | C | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #13 Drew Campbell (DE) SO | 6'4"/248 | C | C | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #92 Brice Stevenson (DT) JR | 6'1"/295 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | C | 576 (48.6%) | HC ('26) | |
| #88 Emmanuel Olagbaju (DT) JR | 6'3"/295 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C | 418 (35.1%) | UND ('26) | |
| #96 Bryce Hawthorne (DT) JR | 6'3"/296 | 15 Tac, 8 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | D+ | 295 (28%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #57 Will Hubert (DT) SR | 6'3"/287 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B | 58 (5%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #51 Luke Gaffney (DT) SR | 6'2"/285 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | 20 (2%) | NA | ||
| #56 M. Borcherding-Johnson (DT) JR | 6'3"/292 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | 16 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #91 Devan Kennedy (DT) SO | 6'3"/275 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #55 Sawyer Jezierski (DL) FR | 6'3"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #45 Jack Janda (DL) FR | 6'5"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #99 Brad Fitzgibbon (DL) FR | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #36 Jayden Montgomery SR | 5'10"/225 | 44 Tac, 24 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | C | 423 (70%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #23 Landyn Van Kekerix SR | 6'2"/236 | 5 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | C- | 33 (5%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #33 Cam Buffington SO | 6'3"/239 | 7 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A | 28 (5%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #46 Preston Ries SO | 6'1"/225 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | 14 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #22 Derek Weisskopf SO | 6'3"/235 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | 12 (2%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #31 Nolan DeLong JR | 6'0"/233 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | 9 (1%) | NA | ||
| #4 Julian Manson FR | 6'4"/220 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Carson Cooney FR | 6'3"/230 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Kasen Thomas FR | 6'2"/217 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #10 Burke Gautcher FR | 6'3"/232 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #12 Billy Weivoda FR | 6'3"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Zach Lutmer (CB) JR | 6'0"/205 | 71 Tac, 44 Solo, 6 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 3 INT (1 TDS) | B | C | B+ | 725 (64%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #8 Deshaun Lee (CB) SR | 5'10"/189 | 34 Tac, 29 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | B- | 572 (51%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #3 Jaylen Watson (CB) JR | 5'11"/185 | 15 Tac, 13 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | C | 224 (20%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #7 Rashad Godfrey Jr. (CB) SO | 6'0"/195 | 15 Tac, 10 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C- | 89 (8%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #14 Alex Mota (CB) JR | 6'0"/195 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 16 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #11 Jacob Wallace (CB) FR | 5'10"/178 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | 14 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #5 Anthony Hawkins (S) SO | 6'3"/195 | 11 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C | 875 (59%) | NOVA ('26) | |
| #2 Tyler Brown (S) JR | 5'11"/194 | 71 Tac, 37 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | B- | 735 (49%) | JMU ('26) | |
| #18 Xavier Styles (S) SO | 6'2"/190 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | A- | 547 (37%) | RMU ('26) | |
| #19 Kyler Gerardy (S) SO | 6'0"/198 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 29 (2%) | NA | ||
| #1 Darion Jones (DB) FR | 6'1"/170 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #21 Marcello Vitti (DB) FR | 5'11"/200 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Ronnie Hill (DB) FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #5 Cody Haddad (DB) FR | 5'11"/186 | OSU ('26) | |||||||
| #17 Teegan Davis (DB) JR | 6'0"/187 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #34 Drew MacPherson (DB) FR | 6'1"/197 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #20 Ty Hudkins (DB) JR | 6'0"/194 | PUR ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Eli Ozick JR | 5'11"/191 | 16/18 (88.9%), Long 54 Yds | 62/63 | 110 Pts | B+ | B+ | NDSU ('26) | |
| #92 Caden Buhr FR | 5'10"/200 | F | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #35 Tanner Philpott JR | 6'2"/200 | SIM ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Kirk Ferentz returnsOC Tim Lester returnsDC Phil Parker returns
Players with Starting experience2411 off • 13 def
Team Talent884#36 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.87Blue-chip 18.75%
Roster Size9820 portal (18.9%)
Talent Off: 388.88 (50)
Talent Def: 378.48 (45)
Talent ST: 5.92 (3)
New Portal In: 15 (14.2%)
Portal Losses: 9
Unrated/No Stats: 8
Total Team Snaps: 15451
Elite: 1
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 14
Top 100 Pos: 54
JAG: 18
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 2
FR Snaps: 133 (1%)
SO Snaps: 4824 (31%)
JR Snaps: 8254 (53%)
SR Snaps: 2240 (14%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
67% Snaps by Upperclassmen
8 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
0 (0)
64(0)
Exp 8% • Prod 6% — Iowa lost their starting QB from last year. Starting QB will be from depth last year.
RBHB
0 (1)
1 (0)
1186(594)
Exp 93% • Prod 100% — '25 lead RB Kamari Moulton returns, #2 rush threat at QB is gone
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (3)
1 (1)
2508(939)
Exp 56% • Prod 100% — TE DJ Vonnahme returns, #1 WR must be replaced.
OLT + G + C
2 (0)
0 (1)
2194(393)
T 55% • G 79% • C 0% — Iowa OL: 2 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
0 (2)
3 (1)
2608(1913)
DE 48% • DT 60% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (0)
0 (0)
519(0)
LB 28% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (1)
2 (1)
3826(2157)
CB 73% • S 74% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 5952 (1926 portal) 68% returning, (32% via Portal) • Defense 6953 (4070 portal) 41% returning, (59% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge