Iowa
Big Ten
31
Incoming
50
Outgoing
-19
Net
Team TVS:
11%
Roster Risk by Position
Offense
11%
Defense
13%
Special Teams
3%
Highest Risk Players
Joseph Anderson
DE
29%
Iose Epenesa
DL
29%
Aaron Graves
DL
28%
Trevor Lauck
OL
25%
Will Nolan
OL
25%
Transfer Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 2 | 0 | $-3,700K |
| OL | 3 | 0 | $-2,327K |
| DB | 5 | 0 | $-990K |
| DL | 4 | 0 | $-690K |
| RB | 3 | 0 | $-525K |
| ST | 2 | 0 | $-431K |
| LB | 1 | 0 | $-150K |
| WR | 1 | 0 | $-150K |
Coaching Staff 3 coaches
Kirk Ferentz
Head Coach
From: Upper St. Clair, PA
School: Connecticut
Phil Parker
Defensive Coordinator
From: Lorain, OH
School: Michigan State
Tim Lester
Offensive Coordinator
From: Wheaton, IL
School: Western Michigan
Previously:
2026 Recruiting Class 13 commits
#140
Tradon Bessinger
QB
4-star
(0.9406)
#183
Julian Manson
LB
4-star
(0.9278)
#254
Carson Nielsen
OT
4-star
(0.912)
#266
Darion Jones
CB
4-star
(0.9105)
#289
Kasen Thomas
LB
4-star
(0.9078)
#322
Gene Riordan
IOL
4-star
(0.903)
#331
Hudson Parliament
IOL
4-star
(0.9026)
#409
Marcello Vitti
ATH
4-star
(0.8918)
#450
Luke Brewer
TE
4-star
(0.8911)
#496
Billy Weivoda
LB
3-star
(0.8878)
#603
Colin Whitters
IOL
3-star
(0.8833)
#603
Owen Linder
OT
3-star
(0.8833)
#966
Brody Schaffer
WR
3-star
(0.8689)
Transfer Pipelines
Historical patterns
Players Transfer to Iowa From:
3 players
3 players
2 players
$4K
$0K
2 players
$150K
$0K
2 players
Players Transfer from Iowa To:
3 players
2 players
$375K
$150K
▸
Purdue
2 players
$0K
Tyrone Tracy
WR
$0K
2 players
$150K
$0K
2 players
Brian Allen
EDGE
$150K
Brian Allen
EDGE
$0K
Recruiting Pipelines
High school & state data (2020-2026)
Top High School Feeders
Norwalk
Norwalk, IA
2 recruits
3.5-star avg
Central Lyon
Rock Rapids, IA
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Loyola Academy
Wilmette, IL
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Urbandale
Urbandale, IA
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Iowa City West
Iowa City, IA
2 recruits
3.5-star avg
Recruiting by State
IA
31
IL
16
MI
4
NE
4
TX
4
MO
4
IN
4
FL
3
Coach Hometown Recruiting Connections
Tim Lester
Offensive Coordinator from Wheaton, IL
16 recruits from IL
Incoming Transfers 31
Erick All
Bryce Hawthorne
Nick Jackson
Shahid Barros
Lance Beeghley
Cade Borud
Kahmari Brown
Tyler Brown
Tyler Brown
Tony Diaz
Tony Diaz
Bryce George
Mark Gronowski
Cody Haddad
Anthony Hawkins
Lance Ingold
Evan James
Emmanuel Olagbaju
Daijon Parker
Sam Phillips
L.J. Phillips Jr.
Brice Stevenson
Steven Stilianos
Xavier Styles
Xavior Williams
Trent Wilson
Seth Anderson
Rusty Feth
Tanner Philpott
Eli Ozick
Tanner Philpott
Outgoing Transfers 50
Kadyn Proctor
Brian Allen
Brian Allen
Kaleb Brown
Arland Bruce IV
Jestin Jacobs
Oliver Martin
CJ Bell Jr.
Reggie Bracy
Julius Brents
Justin Britt
Hank Brown
Isaiah Bruce
Shadrick Byrd
Dallas Craddieth
Rhys Dakin
Koen Entringer
Noah Fenske
Jacob Gill
Jeremy Hecklinski
Ty Hudkins
Yahweh Jeudy
Jake Karchinski
AJ Lawson
Calvin Lockett
Matt Lorbeck
Quavon Matthews
Daraun McKinney
Josiah Miamen
Jonah Pace
Alex Padilla
Jaziun Patterson
Spencer Petras
James Resar
Jackson Stratton
Tyrone Tracy
Joey VanWetzinga
Diante Vines
Terrell Washington Jr.
TJ Washington Jr.
TJ Washington Jr.
Gavin Williams
Elijah Yelverton
Desmond Hutson
Charlie Jones
Jackson Filer
Keontae Luckett
Brennan Sweeney
Kael Kolarik
George Nahas
Potential Incoming Targets
7 players
Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.
Milt Ferguson
CB
3-star
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
N/A
Phillip Harris
S
3-star
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
N/A
Jerald James
EDGE
3-star
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
N/A
JT Kouame-Yao
LB
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
N/A
Tre Leonard
RB
3-star
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
N/A
Jacob Hohenshelt
IOL
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
N/A
Elijah Culp
CB
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Transfer Ledger
21 transactions
| Date | Player | Pos | School | NIL Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-11 | OUT → | Brian Allen | EDGE | → Vanderbilt | $0K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | TJ Washington Jr. | RB | → New Mexico State | $150K |
| 01-24 | OUT → | CJ Bell Jr. | CB | → UConn | $0K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | TJ Washington Jr. | RB | → New Mexico State | $0K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Jaziun Patterson | RB | → Michigan State | $375K |
| - | OUT → | Ethan Hurkett | DL | → NFL Draft | $390K |
| 11-30 | OUT → | Jackson Stratton | QB | → | $188K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | Brian Allen | EDGE | → Vanderbilt | $150K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Rhys Dakin | P | → Michigan State | $150K |
| - | OUT → | Karson Sharar | LB | → NFL Draft | $150K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Koen Entringer | S | → Louisville | $325K |
| - | OUT → | Max Llewellyn | DL | → NFL Draft | $150K |
| - | OUT → | Drew Stevens | PK | → NFL Draft | $281K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Kael Kolarik | S | → South Dakota | $150K |
| - | OUT → | Beau Stephens | OL | → NFL Draft | $1,686K |
| - | OUT → | Xavier Nwankpa | DB | → NFL Draft | $365K |
| - | OUT → | Gennings Dunker | OL | → NFL Draft | $202K |
| - | OUT → | TJ Hall | DB | → NFL Draft | $150K |
| - | OUT → | Mark Gronowski | QB | → NFL Draft | $3,512K |
| - | OUT → | Kaden Wetjen | WR | → NFL Draft | $150K |
| - | OUT → | Logan Jones | OL | → NFL Draft | $438K |
OUT: $9.0M
IN: $0.0M
NET: $-9.0M
Current Roster
205 players
| # | Name | Pos | Year | Ht | Wt | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Ryan Fitzgerald | QB | FR | 6'1" | 218 | - |
| - | Mark Gronowski | QB | SR | 6'2" | 235 | - |
| - | Jimmy Sullivan | QB | FR | 6'1" | 197 | - |
| - | Zach Brand | RB | FR | 5'11" | 210 | - |
| - | Brevin Doll | RB | FR | 6'0" | 211 | - |
| - | Nolan Donald | RB | JR | 5'9" | 197 | - |
| - | Grant Glausser | RB | FR | 5'11" | 210 | - |
| - | Tyler Goodson | RB | JR | 5'10" | 199 | - |
| - | Braeden Jackson | RB | FR | 5'11" | 196 | - |
| - | Kaleb Johnson | RB | JR | 6'0" | 225 | - |
| - | Ivory Kelly-Martin | RB | SR | 5'10" | 200 | - |
| - | Nathan McNeil | RB | FR | 5'11" | 203 | - |
| - | Kamari Moulton | RB | SO | 5'9" | 205 | - |
| - | Xavier Williams | RB | FR | 5'10" | 225 | - |
| - | Brody Brecht | WR | FR | 6'4" | 217 | - |
| - | Jarriett Buie | WR | SO | 6'1" | 203 | - |
| - | Max Cooper | WR | SR | 6'0" | 191 | - |
| - | Alex Eichmann | WR | JR | 6'2" | 210 | - |
| - | Dayton Howard | WR | SO | 6'5" | 215 | - |
| - | Jack Johnson | WR | JR | 6'0" | 195 | - |
| - | Alec Kritta | WR | SO | 5'11" | 195 | - |
| - | Jordan Kumm | WR | SO | 5'9" | 188 | - |
| - | Aidan McDermott | WR | FR | 6'1" | 192 | - |
| - | Jackson Naeve | WR | SO | 6'0" | 195 | - |
| - | Reese Osgood | WR | JR | 5'11" | 185 | - |
| - | KJ Parker | WR | FR | 5'10" | 184 | - |
| - | Apollo Payne | WR | FR | 6'3" | 210 | - |
| - | Sam Phillips | WR | SR | 5'7" | 183 | - |
| - | Ayden Price | WR | SO | 6'0" | 198 | - |
| - | Nico Ragaini | WR | SR | 6'0" | 190 | - |
| - | Jackson Ritter | WR | JR | 6'3" | 209 | - |
| - | Terrence Smith | WR | FR | 6'3" | 187 | - |
| - | Dylan Stecker | WR | FR | 6'4" | 210 | - |
| - | Reece Vander Zee | WR | SO | 6'4" | 215 | - |
| - | Kaden Wetjen | WR | SR | 5'9" | 196 | - |
| - | Alec Wick | WR | JR | 6'1" | 192 | - |
| - | Michael Burt | TE | FR | 6'5" | 249 | - |
| - | Jackson Frericks | TE | JR | 6'6" | 233 | - |
| - | Eli Johnson | TE | FR | 6'5" | 245 | - |
| - | Tommy Kujawa | TE | SR | 6'3" | 236 | - |
| - | Luke Lachey | TE | SR | 6'6" | 247 | - |
| - | Sam LaPorta | TE | SR | 6'4" | 249 | - |
| - | Hayden Large | TE | SR | 6'4" | 250 | - |
| - | Andrew Lentsch | TE | JR | 6'4" | 252 | - |
| - | Denin Limouris | TE | SR | 6'2" | 240 | - |
| - | Cole Marsh | TE | FR | 6'5" | 233 | - |
| - | Thomas Meyer | TE | FR | 6'4" | 232 | - |
| - | Zach Ortwerth | TE | JR | 6'4" | 245 | - |
| - | Addison Ostrenga | TE | SR | 6'4" | 248 | - |
| - | Bryce Schulte | TE | SR | 6'3" | 245 | - |
| - | Steven Stilianos | TE | SR | 6'5" | 255 | - |
| - | DJ Vonnahme | TE | FR | 6'4" | 240 | - |
| - | Mason Woods | TE | FR | 6'2" | 217 | - |
| - | Lucas Allgeyer | OL | FR | 6'5" | 300 | - |
| - | Cade Borud | OL | SO | 6'2" | 303 | - |
| - | Jeremy Chaplin | OL | JR | 6'2" | 284 | - |
| - | Connor Colby | OL | SR | 6'6" | 310 | - |
| - | David Davidkov | OL | FR | 6'6" | 309 | - |
| - | Nick DeJong | OL | SR | 6'6" | 307 | - |
| - | Jack Dotzler | OL | JR | 6'6" | 312 | - |
| - | Gennings Dunker | OL | SR | 6'5" | 315 | - |
| - | Tyler Elsbury | OL | SR | 6'5" | 316 | - |
| - | Luke Empen | OL | JR | 6'4" | 289 | - |
| - | Tyler Endres | OL | JR | 6'6" | 297 | - |
| - | Matt Fagan | OL | SR | 6'5" | 296 | - |
| - | Asher Fahey | OL | JR | 6'5" | 300 | - |
| - | Taylor Fox | OL | JR | 6'3" | 292 | - |
| - | Cody Fox | OL | FR | 6'4" | 289 | - |
| - | Bryce George | OL | JR | 6'5" | 312 | - |
| - | Will Hahn | OL | FR | 6'2" | 270 | - |
| - | Cody Ince | OL | JR | 6'4" | 282 | - |
| - | Josh Janowski | OL | FR | 6'2" | 292 | - |
| - | Logan Jones | OL | SR | 6'3" | 302 | - |
| - | Leighton Jones | OL | SO | 6'2" | 288 | - |
| - | Kale Krogh | OL | JR | 6'5" | 305 | - |
| - | Trevor Lauck | OL | SO | 6'5" | 310 | - |
| - | Cannon Leonard | OL | SO | 6'9" | 309 | - |
| - | Griffin Liddle | OL | SO | 6'3" | 295 | - |
| - | Tyler Linderbaum | OL | JR | 6'3" | 290 | - |
| - | Bodey McCaslin | OL | FR | 6'6" | 299 | - |
| - | Michael Myslinski | OL | SR | 6'2" | 290 | - |
| - | Will Nolan | OL | FR | 6'6" | 310 | - |
| - | Daijon Parker | OL | SR | 6'5" | 315 | - |
| - | Kade Pieper | OL | SO | 6'4" | 290 | - |
| - | Jack Plumb | OL | SR | 6'7" | 297 | - |
| - | Mason Richman | OL | SR | 6'6" | 312 | - |
| - | Kyler Schott | OL | SR | 6'2" | 294 | - |
| - | Beau Stephens | OL | SR | 6'5" | 315 | - |
| - | Clayton Thurm | OL | SO | 6'4" | 281 | - |
| - | Cael Winter | OL | SO | 6'3" | 290 | - |
| - | Yahya Black | DL | SR | 6'5" | 317 | - |
| - | Maddux Borcherding-Johnson | DL | SO | 6'3" | 292 | - |
| - | Deontae Craig | DL | SR | 6'3" | 266 | - |
| - | Iose Epenesa | DL | FR | 6'3" | 260 | - |
| - | Brad Fitzgibbon | DL | FR | 6'3" | 295 | - |
| - | Luke Gaffney | DL | JR | 6'2" | 285 | - |
| - | Aaron Graves | DL | SR | 6'5" | 295 | - |
| - | Bryce Hawthorne | DL | SO | 6'3" | 296 | - |
| - | Will Hubert | DL | JR | 6'3" | 287 | - |
| - | Ethan Hurkett | DL | SR | 6'3" | 259 | - |
| - | Devan Kennedy | DL | FR | 6'3" | 275 | - |
| - | Andrew Kraus | DL | FR | 6'4" | 254 | - |
| - | Ryan Kuennen | DL | SO | 6'4" | 280 | - |
| - | Logan Lee | DL | SR | 6'5" | 291 | - |
| - | Max Llewellyn | DL | SR | 6'5" | 263 | - |
| - | Will Lockhart | DL | FR | 6'4" | 230 | - |
| - | Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | SO | 6'3" | 263 | - |
| - | Jeremiah Pittman | DL | SR | 6'2" | 285 | - |
| - | Chris Reames | DL | SR | 6'7" | 280 | - |
| - | Noah Shannon | DL | SR | 6'0" | 295 | - |
| - | Louie Stec | DL | JR | 6'0" | 268 | - |
| - | Lukas Van Ness | DL | SO | 6'5" | 269 | - |
| - | Zach VanValkenburg | DL | SR | 6'4" | 267 | - |
| - | John Waggoner | DL | SR | 6'5" | 267 | - |
| - | Jameson Witte | DL | SO | 6'5" | 270 | - |
| - | Seth Benson | LB | SR | 6'0" | 232 | - |
| - | Cam Buffington | LB | FR | 6'3" | 239 | - |
| - | Jack Campbell | LB | SR | 6'5" | 246 | - |
| - | Carson Cooney | LB | FR | 6'3" | 230 | - |
| - | Nolan DeLong | LB | SO | 6'0" | 233 | - |
| - | Eric Epenesa | LB | JR | 6'3" | 210 | - |
| - | Greg Fagan | LB | FR | 6'3" | 214 | - |
| - | Kyler Fisher | LB | SR | 5'11" | 231 | - |
| - | Burke Gautcher | LB | FR | 6'3" | 232 | - |
| - | Aidan Hall | LB | FR | 6'0" | 200 | - |
| - | Jaden Harrell | LB | SR | 6'2" | 237 | - |
| - | Jay Higgins | LB | SR | 6'2" | 232 | - |
| - | Logan Klemp | LB | SR | 6'2" | 235 | - |
| - | Ben Kueter | LB | FR | 6'3" | 220 | - |
| - | Jack Laughlin | LB | SO | 6'1" | 225 | - |
| - | Jayden Montgomery | LB | JR | 5'10" | 225 | - |
| - | Tanner Pollock | LB | JR | 6'1" | 215 | - |
| - | Jaxon Rexroth | LB | SR | 6'1" | 230 | - |
| - | Preston Ries | LB | FR | 6'1" | 225 | - |
| - | Karson Sharar | LB | SR | 6'2" | 235 | - |
| - | Josef Smith | LB | JR | 6'3" | 236 | - |
| - | Justice Sullivan | LB | FR | 6'2" | 230 | - |
| - | Kelby Telander | LB | SR | 6'4" | 240 | - |
| - | Mike Timm | LB | JR | 6'0" | 233 | - |
| - | Zach Twedt | LB | SR | 6'2" | 242 | - |
| - | Landyn Van Kekerix | LB | JR | 6'2" | 236 | - |
| - | Devan Van Ness | LB | FR | 6'0" | 218 | - |
| - | Wyatt Wegener | LB | FR | 6'3" | 225 | - |
| - | Derek Weisskopf | LB | FR | 6'3" | 235 | - |
| - | Ethan Aghakhan | DE | FR | 6'2" | 238 | - |
| - | Lucas Amaya | PK | JR | 6'2" | 209 | - |
| - | Joseph Anderson | DE | FR | 6'6" | 241 | - |
| - | Shahid Barros | DB | SR | 6'0" | 185 | - |
| - | Dane Belton | DB | JR | 6'1" | 205 | - |
| - | Amare Bickham | DB | SO | 6'1" | 185 | - |
| - | Aaron Blom | PK | JR | 5'11" | 190 | - |
| - | Caden Buhr | PK | FR | 5'10" | 200 | - |
| - | Trent Cakerice | DT | FR | 6'4" | 247 | - |
| - | Drew Campbell | DE | FR | 6'4" | 248 | - |
| - | Sebastian Castro | DB | SR | 5'11" | 205 | - |
| - | Chima Chineke | DE | FR | 6'4" | 260 | - |
| - | Gaven Cooke | DB | FR | 6'1" | 184 | - |
| - | Teegan Davis | DB | SO | 6'0" | 160 | - |
| - | O'Lontae Dean | DB | FR | 6'0" | 210 | - |
| - | Cooper DeJean | DB | JR | 6'1" | 207 | - |
| - | Anu Dokun | DE | JR | 6'3" | 245 | - |
| - | Luke Elkin | LS | SR | 6'1" | 228 | - |
| - | Carter Erickson | DB | FR | 6'0" | 181 | - |
| - | Joe Evans | DE | SR | 6'2" | 252 | - |
| - | Kyler Fisher | DB | SO | 5'11" | 225 | - |
| - | Kyler Gerardy | DB | FR | 6'0" | 198 | - |
| - | Ryan Gersonde | P | SR | 6'4" | 197 | - |
| - | Rashad Godfrey Jr. | DB | FR | 6'0" | 195 | - |
| - | TJ Hall | DB | SR | 6'0" | 190 | - |
| - | Matt Hankins | DB | SR | 6'0" | 185 | - |
| - | Jermari Harris | DB | SR | 6'1" | 189 | - |
| - | Thomas Hartlieb | DB | JR | 5'11" | 193 | - |
| - | Jamison Heinz | DB | SR | 6'0" | 206 | - |
| - | Rayce Heitman | DB | FR | 6'1" | 185 | - |
| - | Deavin Hilson | DB | JR | 6'1" | 194 | - |
| - | Max Hoskins | P | FR | 6'1" | 175 | - |
| - | Zach Kluver | LS | SO | 6'0" | 199 | - |
| - | Jack Koerner | DB | SR | 6'0" | 204 | - |
| - | Drew Larson | DB | FR | 6'1" | 185 | - |
| - | Deshaun Lee | DB | JR | 5'10" | 189 | - |
| - | Zach Lutmer | DB | SO | 6'0" | 205 | - |
| - | Drew MacPherson | DB | FR | 6'1" | 197 | - |
| - | Henry Marchese | DB | SR | 6'3" | 199 | - |
| - | Watts McBride | DB | SO | 6'0" | 205 | - |
| - | Marshall Meeder | PK | SR | 5'11" | 185 | - |
| - | Kaevon Merriweather | DB | SR | 6'0" | 212 | - |
| - | Eli Miller | FB | JR | 6'1" | 233 | - |
| - | Riley Moss | DB | SR | 6'1" | 193 | - |
| - | Alex Mota | DB | SO | 6'0" | 193 | - |
| - | Ty Nissen | P | SR | 6'0" | 195 | - |
| - | Xavier Nwankpa | DB | SR | 6'2" | 213 | - |
| - | Turner Pallissard | FB | SR | 6'0" | 243 | - |
| - | Nick Phelps | P | SR | 5'10" | 200 | - |
| - | Johnny Plewa | FB | JR | 6'0" | 240 | - |
| - | Monte Pottebaum | FB | SR | 6'1" | 244 | - |
| - | Quinn Schulte | DB | SR | 6'1" | 209 | - |
| - | Caleb Shudak | PK | SR | 5'8" | 178 | - |
| - | Ike Speltz | LS | FR | 6'0" | 235 | - |
| - | Austin Spiewak | LS | SR | 6'1" | 237 | - |
| - | Drew Stevens | PK | SR | 6'1" | 205 | - |
| - | Tory Taylor | P | SR | 6'4" | 232 | - |
| - | Jacob Wallace | DB | FR | 5'10" | 178 | - |
| - | Jaylen Watson | DB | SO | 5'11" | 185 | - |
| - | Xavior Williams | DB | SR | 5'11" | 192 | - |
| - | Bryant Worrell | LS | SR | 6'2" | 225 | - |