Iowa Hawkeyes
9-4 2025 record (6-3 conf)
#17 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#19 board)
Win total (O -210)
34% Returning starter games
40th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesKirk Ferentz Head Coach · 27th year
212–118 Career · 27 seasons, all at IOWA
Multiple Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 47% | 31 / 66 | 8 / 16 | 41% |
| Offensive line | 40% | 26 / 65 | 9 / 13 | 66% |
| Defensive front | 14% | 13 / 90 | 10 / 21 | 6% |
| Secondary | 40% | 25 / 62 | 6 / 11 | 71% |
Back 37
Gone 28
Logan Jones C · 13g · gone 11%
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
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2026 schedule
40th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Sat 8:15 PM | vs |  Northern Illinois | 3-9 | 16 | W 40-0 | BTN |
| W2 | Sat 11:30 PM | vs |  Iowa State | 8-4 | 41 | W 16-13 | NBC/Peacock |
| W3 | Sat 8:00 PM | vs | Northern Iowa Panthers | 8 | W 55-0 | Fox Sports 1 | |
| W4 | Sat 7:30 PM | @ |  Michigan | 9-4 | 50 | W 20-19 | CBS |
| W5 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  Ohio State | 12-2 | 80 | L 14-31 | CBS |
| W6 | Sat 1:00 AM | @ |  Washington | 9-4 | 46 | W 41-24 | FOX |
| W8 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Minnesota | 8-5 | 42 | ||
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Wisconsin | 4-8 | 33 | ||
| W10 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Northwestern | 7-6 | 41 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Purdue | 2-10 | 25 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Illinois | 9-4 | 49 | ||
| W13 | Fri 5:00 PM | vs |  Nebraska | 7-6 | 35 | CBS |
Depth chart
Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  Hank Brown JR · #9 |  Jeremy Hecklinski SO · #10 |  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 |  Jarriett Buie JR · #0 | |
| WR-Z | Tony Diaz SO · #14 |  Dayton Howard JR · #7 | |
| WR-SL | Evan James SO · #8 |  KJ Parker SO · #1 | |
| TE |  DJ Vonnahme SO · #81 |  Addison Ostrenga SR · #87 |  Thomas Meyer FR · #85 |
| LT |  Trevor Lauck JR · #59 |  Bodey McCaslin JR · #74 | |
| LG |  Leighton Jones JR · #64 | Trent Wilson FR · #65 | |
| C |  Cael Winter JR · #61 |  Michael Myslinski SR · #53 | |
| RG |  Kade Pieper JR · #58 |  Lucas Allgeyer SO · #60 | |
| RT |  Jack Dotzler SR · #71 |  Cannon Leonard JR · #75 |
Roster 111
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jarriett Buie | WR | JR | 6'2" | 198 | Tampa, FL |
| 0 |  Cody Haddad | DB | SO | 5'11" | 186 | Cleveland, OH |
| 1 | Darion Jones | DB | FR | 6'1" | 181 | Omaha, NE |
| 1 | KJ Parker | WR | SO | 5'10" | 191 | Bellwood, IL |
| 2 | Tyler Brown | DB | JR | 5'10" | 201 | Annapolis, MD |
| 2 | Reece Vander Zee | WR | JR | 6'4" | 220 | Rock Rapids, IA |
| 3 | Jimmy Sullivan | QB | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 3 |  Jaylen Watson | DB | JR | 5'11" | 187 | Detroit, MI |
| 4 | Julian Manson | LB | FR | 6'3" | 225 | North Liberty, IA |
| 4 | Tradon Bessinger | QB | FR | 6'5" | 213 | Kaysville, UT |
| 5 |  Nathan McNeil | RB | SO | 5'11" | 202 | Tampa, FL |
| 5 |  Anthony Hawkins | DB | JR | 6'3" | 202 | Annapolis, MD |
| 6 |  Zach Lutmer | DB | JR | 6'1" | 203 | Rock Rapids, IA |
| 6 | Xavier Stinson | WR | FR | 6'2" | 202 | Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 7 | Dayton Howard | WR | JR | 6'5" | 215 | Kansas City, MO |
| 7 |  Rashad Godfrey Jr. | DB | SO | 6'1" | 202 | Plant City, FL |
| 8 | Evan James | WR | SO | 5'10" | 170 | Apopka, FL |
| 8 |  Deshaun Lee | DB | SR | 5'10" | 189 | Belleville, MI |
| 9 | Hank Brown | QB | JR | 6'4" | 218 | Nashville, TN |
| 9 | Kasen Thomas | LB | FR | 6'2" | 230 | Sioux City, IA |
| 10 | Jeremy Hecklinski | QB | SO | 5'11" | 201 | Marietta, GA |
| 10 |  Burke Gautcher | LB | FR | 6'3" | 231 | Sycamore, IL |
| 11 |  Jacob Wallace | DB | FR | 5'10" | 186 | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 11 | Brody Schaffer | WR | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Winneconne, WI |
| 12 | Diondre Smith | WR | FR | 5'10" | 160 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 12 | Billy Weivoda | LB | FR | 6'2" | 226 | Atlanta, GA |
| 13 |  Drew Campbell | DE | SO | 6'4" | 252 | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 13 |  Brevin Doll | RB | SO | 6'0" | 213 | Adel, IA |
| 14 | Tony Diaz | WR | SO | 5'10" | 184 | San Marcos, TX |
| 14 |  Alex Mota | DB | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Marion, IA |
| 15 |  O'Lontae Dean | RB | FR | 6'0" | 212 | Plant City, FL |
| 15 |  Carson Cooney | LB | FR | 6'3" | 222 | Oswego, IL |
| 16 |  Ryan Fitzgerald | QB | FR | 6'2" | 221 | Northfield, IL |
| 16 | Ronnie Hill | DB | FR | 5'11" | 192 | Eastpointe, MI |
| 17 |  Alex Eichmann | WR | SR | 6'2" | 210 | Sussex, WI |
| 18 | Luke Brewer | TE | FR | 6'4" | 239 | Norwalk, IA |
| 18 |  Xavier Styles | DB | JR | 6'1" | 207 | Lakewood, OH |
| 19 | Mason Woods | TE | FR | 6'2" | 230 | Coralville, IA |
| 19 |  Kyler Gerardy | DB | SO | 6'0" | 199 | Eldridge, IA |
| 20 |  Ty Hudkins | DB | JR | 6'0" | 201 | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 21 | L.J. Phillips Jr. | RB | JR | 5'8" | 211 | Wichita, KS |
| 21 | Marcello Vitti | DB | FR | 5'10" | 201 | Detroit, MI |
| 22 |  Braeden Jackson | RB | FR | 5'11" | 206 | Ankeny, IA |
| 22 |  Derek Weisskopf | LB | SO | 6'3" | 233 | Victor, IA |
| 23 |  Landyn Van Kekerix | LB | SR | 6'2" | 238 | Rock Valley, IA |
| 25 |  Eli Ozick | K | JR | 5'11" | 199 | Liberty, MO |
| 26 | Eli Robbins | DB | FR | 6'0" | 193 | Des Moines, IA |
| 26 | Xavier Williams | RB | SO | 5'10" | 228 | Schererville, IN |
| 28 | Kamari Moulton | RB | JR | 5'9" | 211 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 29 | Noah Daniel | DB | FR | 6'0" | 197 | Fort Dodge, IA |
| 30 | Eli Kampman | DB | FR | 6'2" | 197 | Solon, IA |
| 31 |  Nolan DeLong | LB | JR | 6'0" | 231 | Durant, IA |
| 32 | Sawyer Jezierski | DL | FR | 6'3" | 285 | Edina, MN |
| 33 |  Cam Buffington | LB | SO | 6'3" | 238 | Winfield, IA |
| 34 |  Drew MacPherson | DB | FR | 6'1" | 204 | Glenview, IL |
| 35 | Tanner Philpott | P | SO | 6'1" | 210 | Waukee, IA |
| 36 |  Jayden Montgomery | LB | SR | 5'11" | 227 | Suamico, WI |
| 37 | Brayton Alford | LB | FR | 6'0" | 211 | Carroll, IA |
| 40 |  Chima Chineke | DE | SO | 6'4" | 262 | Plano, TX |
| 42 | David Fason | DL | FR | 6'0" | 268 | Marion, IA |
| 43 |  Kahmari Brown | DL | SO | 6'2" | 259 | Jacksonville, NC |
| 44 |  Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | JR | 6'3" | 270 | Detroit, MI |
| 45 | Jack Janda | DL | FR | 6'5" | 272 | Livonia, MI |
| 46 |  Preston Ries | LB | SO | 6'1" | 226 | Monticello, IA |
| 47 |  Jack Laughlin | LB | JR | 6'1" | 224 | Carlisle, IA |
| 48 |  Zach Ortwerth | TE | SR | 6'4" | 247 | St. Louis, MO |
| 49 | Boston Everitt | P | FR | 6'0" | 199 | Hope Island,, AUS |
| 50 |  Will Lockhart | DL | FR | 6'3" | 250 | Denver, IA |
| 51 |  Luke Gaffney | DL | SR | 6'2" | 288 | Robins, IA |
| 52 |  Will Hahn | OL | FR | 6'1" | 294 | Decorah, IA |
| 53 | Michael Myslinski | OL | SR | 6'2" | 299 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 54 | Matty McLaughlin | LS | FR | 6'1" | 195 | St. Louis, MO |
| 56 |  Maddux Borcherding-Johnson | DL | JR | 6'3" | 299 | Norwalk, IA |
| 57 |  Will Hubert | DL | SR | 6'3" | 291 | Omaha, NE |
| 58 | Kade Pieper | OL | JR | 6'3" | 298 | Norfolk, NE |
| 59 | Trevor Lauck | OL | JR | 6'5" | 314 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 60 | Lucas Allgeyer | OL | SO | 6'5" | 297 | St. Louis, MO |
| 61 | Cael Winter | OL | JR | 6'3" | 294 | Waukee, IA |
| 63 |  Josh Janowski | OL | SO | 6'2" | 294 | Frankfort, IL |
| 64 | Leighton Jones | OL | JR | 6'2" | 288 | Brownsburg, IN |
| 65 | Trent Wilson | OL | FR | 6'3" | 290 | Southlake, TX |
| 68 |  Will Nolan | OL | SO | 6'6" | 313 | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 69 |  Ike Speltz | LS | SO | 6'0" | 233 | Van Meter, IA |
| 70 | Hudson Parliament | OL | FR | 6'4" | 313 | Brandon, SD |
| 71 | Jack Dotzler | OL | SR | 6'6" | 309 | Waunakee, WI |
| 72 | Owen Linder | OL | FR | 6'6" | 294 | Chanhassen, MN |
| 73 | Colin Whitters | OL | FR | 6'3" | 329 | Iowa City, IA |
| 74 | Bodey McCaslin | OL | JR | 6'6" | 303 | St. Charles, IL |
| 75 | Cannon Leonard | OL | JR | 6'8" | 309 | Gilman, IL |
| 77 |  George Nahas | OL | JR | 6'3" | 295 | West Des Moines, IA |
| 78 | Gene Riordan | OL | FR | 6'5" | 302 | Hinsdale, IL |
| 79 | Carson Nielsen | OL | FR | 6'7" | 311 | Waterloo, IA |
| 80 |  Michael Burt | TE | SO | 6'5" | 252 | Omaha, NE |
| 81 | DJ Vonnahme | TE | SO | 6'4" | 241 | Breda, IA |
| 82 |  Dylan Stecker | TE | FR | 6'4" | 233 | Spirit Lake, IA |
| 83 |  Jackson Naeve | WR | SO | 6'0" | 195 | Iowa City, IA |
| 84 |  Joseph Anderson | DE | SO | 6'6" | 241 | St. Louis, MO |
| 84 |  Apollo Payne | WR | SO | 6'3" | 214 | Swisher, IA |
| 85 | Thomas Meyer | TE | FR | 6'4" | 248 | Clear Lake, IA |
| 86 |  Eli Johnson | TE | FR | 6'5" | 250 | River Falls, WI |
| 87 | Addison Ostrenga | TE | SR | 6'4" | 249 | Sun Prairie, WI |
| 88 |  Emmanuel Olagbaju | DL | JR | 6'2" | 314 | Osseo, MN |
| 88 |  Lance Beeghley | WR | SO | 6'2" | 197 | New Braunfels, TX |
| 89 | Isaiah Oliver | WR | FR | 5'11" | 199 | Clive, IA |
| 91 |  Devan Kennedy | DL | SO | 6'3" | 281 | Glendale, AZ |
| 92 |  Brice Stevenson | DL | SR | 6'0" | 287 | Tampa, FL |
| 92 |  Caden Buhr | K | SO | 5'10" | 203 | Bettendorf, IA |
| 95 | Lance Ingold | DL | JR | 6'5" | 251 | Rochester, IL |
| 96 |  Bryce Hawthorne | DL | JR | 6'3" | 298 | Osseo, MN |
| 97 |  Iose Epenesa | DL | FR | 6'3" | 269 | Glen Carbon, IL |
| 99 |  Brad Fitzgibbon | DL | FR | 6'3" | 288 | Chicago, IL |