Iowa Hawkeyes

Big Ten · Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IA

9-4 2025 record (6-3 conf)
#17 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#27 board)
Win total (O -128)
47% Returning starter games
38th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Kirk Ferentz Head Coach · 27th year
212–118 Career · 27 seasons, all at IOWA
Multiple Offense
4-2-5 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 47%31 / 668 / 1641%
Offensive line 100%63 / 639 / 1098%
Defensive front 14%13 / 9010 / 216%
Secondary 40%25 / 626 / 1171%

Back 37

Zach Lutmer DB · 6 INT+PD · 13g 43%
Deshaun Lee DB · 4 INT+PD · 12g 29%
Trevor Lauck OL · 13g 16%
Kade Pieper OL · 13g 16%
Kamari Moulton RB · 975 yds · 11g 16%
Bryce Hawthorne DL · 3 havoc · 13g 3%

Gone 25

Mark Gronowski QB · 2,291 yds · 13g · gone 38%
Ethan Hurkett DL · 24 havoc · 13g · gone 27%
Max Llewellyn DE · 20 havoc · 13g · gone 23%
Karson Sharar LB · 17 havoc · 13g · gone 19%
TJ Hall CB · 2 INT+PD · 11g · gone 14%
Bryce George OL · 2g · gone 3%

New 3

Trent Wilson OL · 14g · from JMU
Tyler Brown DB · 2 INT+PD · 14g · from JMU
Lance Ingold DL · 3 havoc · 6g · from NIU

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 29.3 60
Explosive play rate 10.9% 46
Red zone TD rate 74.5% 76
Line yards per carry 3.0 90
Sack rate allowed 5.9% 48

Defense

Points allowed per game 16.1 94
Explosive rate allowed 8.2% 90
Red zone score rate allowed 85.3% 39
Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 66
Sack rate 6.5% 64

2025 Margin by Game

ALBY
ISU
MASS
RUTG
IND
WIS
PSU
MINN
ORE
USC
MSU
NEB
VAN

2026 schedule

38th-hardest path in FBS · 3 title-contender games · 5 road
W1Sat 8:15 PMvs Northern Illinois3-9 17 BTN
W2Sat 11:30 PMvs Iowa State8-4 41 NBC/Peacock
W3Sat 8:00 PMvs Northern Iowa Panthers 8Fox Sports 1
W4Sat 5:00 PM@ Michigan9-4 56
W5Sat 5:00 PMvs Ohio State12-2 77
W6Sat 1:00 AM@ Washington9-4 50Fox Networks
W8Sat 5:00 PM@ Minnesota8-5 42
W9Sat 5:00 PMvs Wisconsin4-8 32
W10Sat 6:00 PM@ Northwestern7-6 41
W11Sat 6:00 PMvs Purdue2-10 25
W12Sat 6:00 PM@ Illinois9-4 50
W13Fri 5:00 PMvs Nebraska7-6 33CBS

Depth chart

Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Jeremy Hecklinski SO · #10 Hank Brown JR · #9 Jimmy Sullivan FR · #3
RB Kamari Moulton JR · #28 L.J. Phillips Jr. JR · #21 Xavier Williams SO · #26
WR-X Reece Vander Zee JR · #2 Dayton Howard JR · #7
WR-Z Tony Diaz SO · #14 Jarriett Buie JR · #0
WR-SL Evan James SO · #8 KJ Parker SO · #1
TE DJ Vonnahme SO · #81 Addison Ostrenga SR · #87 Zach Ortwerth SR · #48
LT Trevor Lauck JR · #59 Will Nolan SO · #68
LG Leighton Jones JR · #64 Cael Winter JR · #61
C Kade Pieper JR · #58 Michael Myslinski SR · #53
RG Trent Wilson FR · #65 Lucas Allgeyer SO · #60
RT Jack Dotzler SR · #71 Cannon Leonard JR · #75

Roster 111

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Jarriett BuieWRJR6'2"198Tampa, FL
0 Cody HaddadDBSO5'11"186Cleveland, OH
1 Darion JonesDBFR6'1"181Omaha, NE
1 KJ ParkerWRSO5'10"191Bellwood, IL
2 Tyler BrownDBJR5'10"201Annapolis, MD
2 Reece Vander ZeeWRJR6'4"220Rock Rapids, IA
3 Jimmy SullivanQBFR6'1"205Fort Wayne, IN
3 Jaylen WatsonDBJR5'11"187Detroit, MI
4 Julian MansonLBFR6'3"225North Liberty, IA
4 Tradon BessingerQBFR6'5"213Kaysville, UT
5 Nathan McNeilRBSO5'11"202Tampa, FL
5 Anthony HawkinsDBJR6'3"202Annapolis, MD
6 Zach LutmerDBJR6'1"203Rock Rapids, IA
6 Xavier StinsonWRFR6'2"202Port St. Lucie, FL
7 Dayton HowardWRJR6'5"215Kansas City, MO
7 Rashad Godfrey Jr.DBSO6'1"202Plant City, FL
8 Evan JamesWRSO5'10"170Apopka, FL
8 Deshaun LeeDBSR5'10"189Belleville, MI
9 Hank BrownQBJR6'4"218Nashville, TN
9 Kasen ThomasLBFR6'2"230Sioux City, IA
10 Jeremy HecklinskiQBSO5'11"201Marietta, GA
10 Burke GautcherLBFR6'3"231Sycamore, IL
11 Jacob WallaceDBFR5'10"186Upper Marlboro, MD
11 Brody SchafferWRFR6'1"195Winneconne, WI
12 Diondre SmithWRFR5'10"160Jacksonville, FL
12 Billy WeivodaLBFR6'2"226Atlanta, GA
13 Drew CampbellDESO6'4"252Cedar Falls, IA
14 Tony DiazWRSO5'10"184San Marcos, TX
14 Alex MotaDBJR6'0"195Marion, IA
15 O'Lontae DeanRBFR6'0"212Plant City, FL
15 Carson CooneyLBFR6'3"222Oswego, IL
16 Ryan FitzgeraldQBFR6'2"221Northfield, IL
16 Ronnie HillDBFR5'11"192Eastpointe, MI
17 Alex EichmannWRSR6'2"210Sussex, WI
18 Luke BrewerTEFR6'4"239Norwalk, IA
18 Xavier StylesDBJR6'1"207Lakewood, OH
19 Mason WoodsTEFR6'2"230Coralville, IA
19 Kyler GerardyDBSO6'0"199Eldridge, IA
20 Ty HudkinsDBJR6'0"201Grand Rapids, MI
21 L.J. Phillips Jr.RBJR5'8"211Wichita, KS
21 Marcello VittiDBFR5'10"201Detroit, MI
22 Braeden JacksonRBFR5'11"206Ankeny, IA
22 Derek WeisskopfLBSO6'3"233Victor, IA
23 Brevin DollRBSO6'0"213Adel, IA
23 Landyn Van KekerixLBSR6'2"238Rock Valley, IA
25 Eli OzickKJR5'11"199Liberty, MO
26 Eli RobbinsDBFR6'0"193Des Moines, IA
26 Xavier WilliamsRBSO5'10"228Schererville, IN
28 Kamari MoultonRBJR5'9"211Fort Lauderdale, FL
29 Noah DanielDBFR6'0"197Fort Dodge, IA
30 Eli KampmanDBFR6'2"197Solon, IA
31 Nolan DeLongLBJR6'0"231Durant, IA
32 Sawyer JezierskiDLFR6'3"285Edina, MN
33 Cam BuffingtonLBSO6'3"238Winfield, IA
34 Drew MacPhersonDBFR6'1"204Glenview, IL
35 Tanner PhilpottPSO6'1"210Waukee, IA
36 Jayden MontgomeryLBSR5'11"227Suamico, WI
37 Brayton AlfordLBFR6'0"211Carroll, IA
40 Chima ChinekeDESO6'4"262Plano, TX
42 David FasonDLFR6'0"268Marion, IA
43 Kahmari BrownDLSO6'2"259Jacksonville, NC
44 Kenneth MerrieweatherDLJR6'3"270Detroit, MI
45 Jack JandaDLFR6'5"272Livonia, MI
46 Preston RiesLBSO6'1"226Monticello, IA
47 Jack LaughlinLBJR6'1"224Carlisle, IA
48 Zach OrtwerthTESR6'4"247St. Louis, MO
49 Boston EverittPFR6'0"199Hope Island,, AUS
50 Will LockhartDLFR6'3"250Denver, IA
51 Luke GaffneyDLSR6'2"288Robins, IA
52 Will HahnOLFR6'1"294Decorah, IA
53 Michael MyslinskiOLSR6'2"299Jacksonville, FL
54 Matty McLaughlinLSFR6'1"195St. Louis, MO
56 Maddux Borcherding-JohnsonDLJR6'3"299Norwalk, IA
57 Will HubertDLSR6'3"291Omaha, NE
58 Kade PieperOLJR6'3"298Norfolk, NE
59 Trevor LauckOLJR6'5"314Indianapolis, IN
60 Lucas AllgeyerOLSO6'5"297St. Louis, MO
61 Cael WinterOLJR6'3"294Waukee, IA
63 Josh JanowskiOLSO6'2"294Frankfort, IL
64 Leighton JonesOLJR6'2"288Brownsburg, IN
65 Trent WilsonOLFR6'3"290Southlake, TX
68 Will NolanOLSO6'6"313Arlington Heights, IL
69 Ike SpeltzLSSO6'0"233Van Meter, IA
70 Hudson ParliamentOLFR6'4"313Brandon, SD
71 Jack DotzlerOLSR6'6"309Waunakee, WI
72 Owen LinderOLFR6'6"294Chanhassen, MN
73 Colin WhittersOLFR6'3"329Iowa City, IA
74 Bodey McCaslinOLJR6'6"303St. Charles, IL
75 Cannon LeonardOLJR6'8"309Gilman, IL
77 George NahasOLJR6'3"295West Des Moines, IA
78 Gene RiordanOLFR6'5"302Hinsdale, IL
79 Carson NielsenOLFR6'7"311Waterloo, IA
80 Michael BurtTESO6'5"252Omaha, NE
81 DJ VonnahmeTESO6'4"241Breda, IA
82 Dylan SteckerTEFR6'4"233Spirit Lake, IA
83 Jackson NaeveWRSO6'0"195Iowa City, IA
84 Joseph AndersonDESO6'6"241St. Louis, MO
84 Apollo PayneWRSO6'3"214Swisher, IA
85 Thomas MeyerTEFR6'4"248Clear Lake, IA
86 Eli JohnsonTEFR6'5"250River Falls, WI
87 Addison OstrengaTESR6'4"249Sun Prairie, WI
88 Emmanuel OlagbajuDLJR6'2"314Osseo, MN
88 Lance BeeghleyWRSO6'2"197New Braunfels, TX
89 Isaiah OliverWRFR5'11"199Clive, IA
91 Devan KennedyDLSO6'3"281Glendale, AZ
92 Brice StevensonDLSR6'0"287Tampa, FL
92 Caden BuhrKSO5'10"203Bettendorf, IA
95 Lance IngoldDLJR6'5"251Rochester, IL
96 Bryce HawthorneDLJR6'3"298Osseo, MN
97 Iose EpenesaDLFR6'3"269Glen Carbon, IL
99 Brad FitzgibbonDLFR6'3"288Chicago, IL