Iowa
Big Ten
15
Incoming
9
Outgoing
+6
Net
Team TVS:
16%
Roster Risk by Position
Offense
20%
Defense
13%
Special Teams
4%
Highest Risk Players
Jeremy Hecklinski
QB
48%
Hank Brown
QB
47%
Ethan Hurkett
DL
39%
Reece Vander Zee
WR
37%
Jackson Stratton
QB
37%
Transfer Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 2 | 0 | $-5,269K |
| OL | 3 | 1 | $-2,241K |
| DB | 5 | 4 | $-1,540K |
| LB | 1 | 0 | $-1,124K |
| RB | 3 | 1 | +$513K |
| WR | 1 | 3 | +$352K |
| DL | 2 | 4 | $-341K |
| ST | 2 | 2 | $-131K |
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
Previously:
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:
2 players
Trent Wilson
IOL
$438K
$365K
Players Transfer from Iowa To:
2 players
$150K
$150K
2 players
$150K
$30K
Recruiting Pipelines
High school & state data (2020-2026)
Top High School Feeders
Central Lyon
Rock Rapids, IA
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Iowa City West
Iowa City, IA
2 recruits
3.5-star avg
Loyola Academy
Wilmette, IL
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Norwalk
Norwalk, IA
2 recruits
3.5-star avg
Urbandale
Urbandale, IA
2 recruits
3.0-star avg
Recruiting by State
IA
31
IL
16
TX
4
NE
4
MO
4
MI
4
IN
4
WI
3
Coach Hometown Recruiting Connections
Tim Lester
Offensive Coordinator from Wheaton, IL
16 recruits from IL
Incoming Transfers 15
Potential Incoming Targets
7 players
Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.
Elijah Culp
CB
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
$65K
Tre Leonard
RB
3-star
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Jacob Hohenshelt
IOL
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Milt Ferguson
CB
3-star
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Jerald James
EDGE
3-star
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Phillip Harris
S
2-star
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
$30K
JT Kouame-Yao
LB
James Madison
Transfer pipeline
$30K
Transfer Ledger
34 transactions
| Date | Player | Pos | School | NIL Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-24 | OUT → | CJ Bell Jr. | CB | → UConn | $6K |
| 01-19 | ← IN | Tanner Philpott | P | Simpson College → | $150K |
| 01-18 | ← IN | Lance Beeghley | WR | SMU → | $150K |
| 01-16 | ← IN | Emmanuel Olagbaju | DL | North Dakota → | $150K |
| 01-16 | ← IN | Cody Haddad | S | Ohio State → | $150K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Kael Kolarik | S | → South Dakota | $10K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | Terrell Washington Jr. | RB | → New Mexico State | $30K |
| 01-13 | OUT → | TJ Washington Jr. | RB | → New Mexico State | $150K |
| 01-11 | OUT → | Brian Allen | EDGE | → Vanderbilt | $150K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | L.J. Phillips Jr. | RB | South Dakota → | $843K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Xavier Styles | S | Robert Morris → | $150K |
| 01-11 | ← IN | Evan James | WR | Furman → | $843K |
| 01-10 | OUT → | Koen Entringer | S | → Louisville | $232K |
| 01-10 | ← IN | Tony Diaz | WR | Texas-Rio Grande Valley → | $202K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Lance Ingold | EDGE | Northern Illinois → | $202K |
| 01-09 | ← IN | Tyler Brown | S | James Madison → | $365K |
| 01-08 | OUT → | Jaziun Patterson | RB | → Michigan State | $150K |
| 01-08 | ← IN | Trent Wilson | IOL | James Madison → | $438K |
| 01-06 | ← IN | Kahmari Brown | EDGE | Elon → | $150K |
| 01-05 | ← IN | Brice Stevenson | DL | Holy Cross → | $150K |
| 01-04 | OUT → | Rhys Dakin | P | → Michigan State | $150K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | Eli Ozick | K | North Dakota State → | $150K |
| 01-04 | ← IN | Anthony Hawkins | S | Villanova → | $150K |
| 11-30 | OUT → | Jackson Stratton | QB | → TBD | $1,756K |
| - | OUT → | Gennings Dunker | OL | → NFL Draft | $843K |
| - | OUT → | Beau Stephens | OL | → NFL Draft | $1,686K |
| - | OUT → | Max Llewellyn | DL | → NFL Draft | $843K |
| - | OUT → | Xavier Nwankpa | DB | → NFL Draft | $1,405K |
| - | OUT → | Logan Jones | OL | → NFL Draft | $150K |
| - | OUT → | Mark Gronowski | QB | → NFL Draft | $3,512K |
| - | OUT → | Karson Sharar | LB | → NFL Draft | $1,124K |
| - | OUT → | TJ Hall | DB | → NFL Draft | $702K |
| - | OUT → | Drew Stevens | PK | → NFL Draft | $281K |
| - | OUT → | Kaden Wetjen | WR | → NFL Draft | $843K |
OUT: $14.0M
IN: $4.2M
NET: $-9.8M
Current Roster
100 players
| # | Name | Pos | Year | Ht | Wt | Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |
Hank Brown
|
QB | SO | 6'4" | 215 lbs | $210K |
| 16 |
Ryan Fitzgerald
|
QB | FR | 6'1" | 218 lbs | $421K |
| 11 |
Mark Gronowski
|
QB | SR | 6'2" | 235 lbs | $3.5M |
| 10 |
Jeremy Hecklinski
|
QB | FR | 5'11" | 188 lbs | $210K |
| 3 |
Jimmy Sullivan
|
QB | FR | 6'1" | 197 lbs | $913K |
| 23 |
Brevin Doll
|
RB | FR | 6'0" | 211 lbs | $150K |
| 22 |
Braeden Jackson
|
RB | FR | 5'11" | 196 lbs | $219K |
| 25 |
Nathan McNeil
|
RB | FR | 5'11" | 203 lbs | $421K |
| 28 |
Kamari Moulton
|
RB | SO | 5'9" | 205 lbs | $843K |
| 6 |
Seth Anderson
|
WR | SR | 6'0" | 187 lbs | $14K |
| - |
Jarriett Buie
|
WR | SO | 6'1" | 203 lbs | $150K |
| 17 |
Alex Eichmann
|
WR | JR | 6'2" | 210 lbs | $150K |
| 5 |
Jacob Gill
|
WR | SR | 6'0" | 185 lbs | $1.7M |
| 7 |
Dayton Howard
|
WR | SO | 6'5" | 215 lbs | $150K |
| 83 |
Jackson Naeve
|
WR | SO | 6'0" | 195 lbs | $150K |
| 1 |
KJ Parker
|
WR | FR | 5'10" | 184 lbs | $150K |
| 84 |
Apollo Payne
|
WR | FR | 6'3" | 210 lbs | $150K |
| 2 |
Sam Phillips
|
WR | SR | 5'7" | 183 lbs | $202K |
| 13 |
Terrence Smith
|
WR | FR | 6'3" | 187 lbs | $36K |
| 82 |
Dylan Stecker
|
WR | FR | 6'4" | 210 lbs | $150K |
| 15 |
Reece Vander Zee
|
WR | SO | 6'4" | 215 lbs | $438K |
| 21 |
Kaden Wetjen
|
WR | SR | 5'9" | 196 lbs | $843K |
| 80 |
Michael Burt
|
TE | FR | 6'5" | 249 lbs | $182K |
| 86 |
Eli Johnson
|
TE | FR | 6'5" | 245 lbs | $150K |
| 88 |
Hayden Large
|
TE | SR | 6'4" | 250 lbs | $150K |
| 85 |
Thomas Meyer
|
TE | FR | 6'4" | 232 lbs | $351K |
| 48 |
Zach Ortwerth
|
TE | JR | 6'4" | 245 lbs | $150K |
| 87 |
Addison Ostrenga
|
TE | SR | 6'4" | 248 lbs | $150K |
| 81 |
DJ Vonnahme
|
TE | FR | 6'4" | 240 lbs | $702K |
| 14 |
Mason Woods
|
TE | FR | 6'2" | 217 lbs | $63K |
| 60 |
Lucas Allgeyer
|
OL | FR | 6'5" | 300 lbs | $150K |
| 71 |
Jack Dotzler
|
OL | JR | 6'6" | 312 lbs | $150K |
| 67 |
Gennings Dunker
|
OL | SR | 6'5" | 315 lbs | $843K |
| 79 |
Bryce George
|
OL | JR | 6'5" | 312 lbs | $150K |
| 52 |
Will Hahn
|
OL | FR | 6'2" | 270 lbs | $150K |
| 63 |
Josh Janowski
|
OL | FR | 6'2" | 292 lbs | $150K |
| 65 |
Logan Jones
|
OL | SR | 6'3" | 302 lbs | $150K |
| 64 |
Leighton Jones
|
OL | SO | 6'2" | 288 lbs | $150K |
| 72 |
Kale Krogh
|
OL | JR | 6'5" | 305 lbs | $150K |
| 59 |
Trevor Lauck
|
OL | SO | 6'5" | 310 lbs | $438K |
| 75 |
Cannon Leonard
|
OL | SO | 6'9" | 309 lbs | $150K |
| 74 |
Bodey McCaslin
|
OL | FR | 6'6" | 299 lbs | $150K |
| 53 |
Michael Myslinski
|
OL | SR | 6'2" | 290 lbs | $150K |
| 77 |
George Nahas
|
OL | SO | 6'3" | 289 lbs | $150K |
| 68 |
Will Nolan
|
OL | FR | 6'6" | 310 lbs | $150K |
| 58 |
Kade Pieper
|
OL | SO | 6'4" | 290 lbs | $202K |
| 70 |
Beau Stephens
|
OL | SR | 6'5" | 315 lbs | $1.7M |
| 61 |
Cael Winter
|
OL | SO | 6'3" | 290 lbs | $150K |
| 56 |
Maddux Borcherding-Johnson
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 292 lbs | $150K |
| 97 |
Iose Epenesa
|
DL | FR | 6'3" | 260 lbs | $150K |
| 94 |
Brad Fitzgibbon
|
DL | FR | 6'3" | 295 lbs | $150K |
| 51 |
Luke Gaffney
|
DL | JR | 6'2" | 285 lbs | $150K |
| 95 |
Aaron Graves
|
DL | SR | 6'5" | 295 lbs | $1.7M |
| 96 |
Bryce Hawthorne
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 296 lbs | $150K |
| 57 |
Will Hubert
|
DL | JR | 6'3" | 287 lbs | $150K |
| 49 |
Ethan Hurkett
|
DL | SR | 6'3" | 259 lbs | $202K |
| 99 |
Devan Kennedy
|
DL | FR | 6'3" | 275 lbs | $150K |
| 48 |
Max Llewellyn
|
DL | SR | 6'5" | 263 lbs | $843K |
| 50 |
Will Lockhart
|
DL | FR | 6'4" | 230 lbs | $150K |
| 44 |
Kenneth Merrieweather
|
DL | SO | 6'3" | 263 lbs | $150K |
| 91 |
Jonah Pace
|
DL | SR | 6'5" | 285 lbs | $438K |
| 55 |
Jeremiah Pittman
|
DL | SR | 6'2" | 285 lbs | $150K |
| 84 |
Joseph Anderson
|
DE | FR | 6'6" | 241 lbs | $150K |
| 13 |
Drew Campbell
|
DE | FR | 6'4" | 248 lbs | $150K |
| 40 |
Chima Chineke
|
DE | FR | 6'4" | 260 lbs | $150K |
| 33 |
Cam Buffington
|
LB | FR | 6'3" | 239 lbs | $150K |
| 15 |
Carson Cooney
|
LB | FR | 6'3" | 230 lbs | $150K |
| 31 |
Nolan DeLong
|
LB | SO | 6'0" | 233 lbs | $150K |
| 10 |
Burke Gautcher
|
LB | FR | 6'3" | 232 lbs | $150K |
| 41 |
Jaden Harrell
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 237 lbs | $562K |
| 47 |
Jack Laughlin
|
LB | SO | 6'1" | 225 lbs | $150K |
| 36 |
Jayden Montgomery
|
LB | JR | 5'10" | 225 lbs | $292K |
| 12 |
Jaxon Rexroth
|
LB | SR | 6'1" | 230 lbs | $150K |
| 46 |
Preston Ries
|
LB | FR | 6'1" | 225 lbs | $150K |
| 43 |
Karson Sharar
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 235 lbs | $1.1M |
| 25 |
Kelby Telander
|
LB | SR | 6'4" | 240 lbs | $150K |
| 42 |
Zach Twedt
|
LB | SR | 6'2" | 242 lbs | $150K |
| 23 |
Landyn Van Kekerix
|
LB | JR | 6'2" | 236 lbs | $150K |
| 22 |
Derek Weisskopf
|
LB | FR | 6'3" | 235 lbs | $150K |
| 5 |
Shahid Barros
|
DB | SR | 6'0" | 185 lbs | $150K |
| 17 |
Teegan Davis
|
DB | SO | 6'0" | 160 lbs | $150K |
| 16 |
O'Lontae Dean
|
DB | FR | 6'0" | 210 lbs | $150K |
| 19 |
Kyler Gerardy
|
DB | FR | 6'0" | 198 lbs | $150K |
| 7 |
Rashad Godfrey Jr.
|
DB | FR | 6'0" | 195 lbs | $150K |
| 2 |
TJ Hall
|
DB | SR | 6'0" | 190 lbs | $702K |
| 30 |
Rayce Heitman
|
DB | FR | 6'1" | 185 lbs | $150K |
| 20 |
Ty Hudkins
|
DB | SO | 6'0" | 194 lbs | $150K |
| 8 |
Deshaun Lee
|
DB | JR | 5'10" | 189 lbs | $365K |
| 6 |
Zach Lutmer
|
DB | SO | 6'0" | 205 lbs | $168K |
| 34 |
Drew MacPherson
|
DB | FR | 6'1" | 197 lbs | $150K |
| 21 |
Watts McBride
|
DB | SO | 6'0" | 205 lbs | $150K |
| 14 |
Alex Mota
|
DB | SO | 6'0" | 193 lbs | $150K |
| 1 |
Xavier Nwankpa
|
DB | SR | 6'2" | 213 lbs | $1.4M |
| 11 |
Jacob Wallace
|
DB | FR | 5'10" | 178 lbs | $150K |
| 3 |
Jaylen Watson
|
DB | SO | 5'11" | 185 lbs | $150K |
| 99 |
Ty Nissen
|
P | SR | 6'0" | 195 lbs | $150K |
| 97 |
Ike Speltz
|
LS | FR | 6'0" | 235 lbs | $150K |
| 45 |
Bryant Worrell
|
LS | SR | 6'2" | 225 lbs | $150K |
| 92 |
Caden Buhr
|
PK | FR | 5'10" | 200 lbs | $150K |
| 18 |
Drew Stevens
|
PK | SR | 6'1" | 205 lbs | $281K |