Iowa State Cyclones

Big 12 · Jack Trice Stadium · Ames, IA

8-4 2025 record (5-4 conf)
Title odds (#75 board)
Win total (O -132)
5% Returning starter games
82nd Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Jimmy Rogers Head Coach 1st year
6–6 Career · 2 seasons
Multiple Offense
Multiple Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 0%0 / 712 / 153%
Offensive line 0%0 / 553 / 1224%
Defensive front 14%12 / 848 / 2216%
Secondary 0%0 / 535 / 1710%

Back 20

Garret Rutledge OL · 12g 12%
Austin Barrett OL · 10g 10%
Drew Surges SAF · 2 INT+PD · 12g 10%
Trey Verdon DE · 3 havoc · 4g 7%
Jace Gilbert DE · 3 havoc · 12g 7%
Dominic Overby WR · 87 yds · 12g 1%

Gone 52

Rocco Becht QB · 2,700 yds · 12g · to PSU 36%
Caleb Bacon LB · 12 havoc · 12g · to PSU 27%
Marcus Neal Jr. SAF · 4 INT+PD · 12g · to PSU 20%
Jamison Patton SAF · 4 INT+PD · 9g · to PSU 20%
Tre Bell CB · 4 INT+PD · 12g · to MSU 20%
Jim Bonifas OL · 12g · gone 12%

New 28

Jaylen Raynor QB · 3,784 yds · 13g · from ARST
Zane Flores QB · 1,604 yds · 9g · from OKST
Omari Hayes WR · 515 yds · 14g · from TULN
Cameron Pettaway RB · 504 yds · 9g · from BGSU
Tyler Fortenberry TE · 294 yds · 13g · from ARST
Arnold Barnes III RB · 233 yds · 12g · from TULN

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 27.4 49
Explosive play rate 10.8% 40
Red zone TD rate 66.1% 33
Line yards per carry 2.6 57
Sack rate allowed 6.1% 44

Defense

Points allowed per game 20.2 81
Explosive rate allowed 11.4% 48
Red zone score rate allowed 83.3% 51
Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 25
Sack rate 3.5% 6

2025 Margin by Game

KSU
SDAK
IOWA
ARST
ARIZ
CIN
COLO
BYU
ASU
TCU
KU
OKST

2026 schedule

82nd-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 5 road
W1Sat 5:00 PMvs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 8 ESPN+
W2Sat 11:30 PM@ Iowa9-4 49 NBC/Peacock
W3Sat 4:00 PMvs Bowling Green4-8 22ESPNU
W4Sat 5:00 PMvs Utah11-2 46
W5Sat 5:00 PMvs West Virginia4-8 30
W6Sat 2:15 AM@ BYU12-2 60ESPN
W8Sat 5:00 PM@ Arizona9-4 47
W9Sat 5:00 PMvs Oklahoma State1-11 19
W10Sat 6:00 PM@ Baylor5-7 35
W11Sat 6:00 PMvs Cincinnati7-6 34
W12Fri 11:00 PM@ UCF5-7 33Fox Sports 1
W13Sat 6:00 PMvs Kansas State6-6 34

Depth chart

Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Jaylen Raynor SR · #1 Zane Flores SO · #6 Connor Moberly SO · #5
RB Cameron Pettaway SO · #0 Aiden Flora SO · #21 Arnold Barnes III SR · #3
WR-X Evan Boyd JR · #8 Carter Pabst SO · #4 Trevor Fortenberry JR · #82
WR-Z Cody Jackson SR · #2 Jordyn Bailey JR · #17 Malcolm Watkins FR · #80
TE Tyler Fortenberry SR · #19 Christian Greenlaw JR · #88 Keaton Roskop SO · #85
LT Jake Taylor JR · #79 Austin Barrett JR · #72 Gabriel Greenlee SR · #71
LG Caden Maas JR · #77 DeAndre Carter SO · #78
C Braden Smith SO · #63 Gavin Broscious JR · #74
RG Colin Amick SO · #56 Cade Myer SR · #54 Trevor Bindel FR · #55
RT Garret Rutledge SO · #65 Maasai King SR · #51 Gavin Proudfoot SR · #70
WR-H Dominic Overby SO · #11 Omari Hayes SR · #9

Roster 126

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Cameron PettawayRBSO5'10"190Farmington Hills, MI
0 Zaimir HawkDTJR6'4"303Hillside, NJ
1 Jaylen RaynorQBSR6'1"208Winston-Salem, NC
1 Keyon WashingtonCBSO6'1"190Waldorf, MD
2 Cody JacksonWRSR6'0"190Richmond, TX
2 Braden AwlsSAFSR6'1"190Sylvania, OH
3 Seth JohnsonCBSO5'10"180Frisco, TX
3 Arnold Barnes IIIRBSR5'10"220New Orleans, LA
4 Carter PabstWRSO6'1"200Wichita, KS
4 Micah HarperSAFSR5'10"189Chandler, AZ
5 Connor MoberlyQBSO6'4"214Altoona, IA
5 Beni NgoyiCBJR6'4"193Lincoln, NE
6 Zane FloresQBSO6'3"215Gretna, NE
6 Drew SurgesSAFJR6'1"203Chicago, IL
7 Salahadin AllahRBJR6'0"225La Marque, TX
7 Sullivan SchlimgenLBSO6'1"220Sioux Falls, SD
8 Evan BoydWRJR6'3"212East Lansing, MI
8 Tristan ExlineLBSR6'1"220China Spring, TX
9 Jaheim SingletaryCBSR6'2"201Jacksonville, FL
9 Omari HayesWRSR5'9"175Sarasota, FL
10 Carson WillichLBSR6'1"220Blue Springs, MO
10 Cash HaydenTESO6'6"245Cincinnati, OH
11 Dominic OverbyWRSO6'5"200West Jordan, UT
11 Willie Breland IIILBJR6'2"218Wiggins, MS
12 Ethan SteckerLBFR6'4"227Spirit Lake, IA
12 Braden GoellnerWRSR6'5"200St. Charles, MO
13 Jamal Polite Jr.WRFR5'11"185Beaufort, SC
13 Kaleb Bilal-JonesDTFR6'1"294Phoenix, AZ
14 Drake DeBaunTEFR6'6"255Overland Park, KS
14 Damarius RussellSAFFR5'11"186Waseca, MN
16 Malcolm JonesSAFSR6'1"219Camilla, GA
16 Wyatt BohmQBJR6'4"220Mahomet, IL
17 Connor WelschLBSO6'2"197Ankeny, IA
17 Jordyn BaileyWRJR5'10"180Denton, TX
18 Hudson KurlandQBFR6'4"193Portland, OR
18 David CoffeyCBSO6'1"190Chicago, IL
19 Tyler FortenberryTESR6'5"245Brookhaven, MS
19 Eddie LemosSAFSR5'10"187Loveland, CO
20 Caleb FrancoisRBFR6'2"210Minnetonka, MN
20 Trillion SorrellCBFR6'1"175Bloomington, MN
21 Aiden FloraRBSO6'0"195Adel, IA
21 Duhron GoodmanSAFSR6'0"193Pacoima, CA
22 Xavier MartinezSAFJR6'1"202Chicago, IL
22 Ryver PeppersRBFR5'11"190Independence, MO
23 Carson RobbinsWRSO6'0"187Altoona, IA
24 Brody MillerSAFFR6'1"186Shakopee, MN
25 Easton MillerRBJR6'1"230Ankeny, IA
26 Tyrone Cotton IIICBFR6'1"178Chicago, IL
27 Gabriel WilsonRBFR5'9"190Houston, TX
29 Toe SandersCBFR6'2"185New Orleans, LA
31 Montreze Smith Jr.LBSO5'11"214Carrollton, GA
32 Angelo JacksonCBSO6'1"196Davenport, IA
33 Brady HummelSAFFR6'0"185Jamestown, ND
33 Zach EskildsenWRFR6'2"185Frisco, TX
34 Beau GoodwinLBJR6'3"221Kingsley, IA
34 Jeffrey RobertsWRFR6'0"193Ames, IA
35 Tayten DuncanSAFFR5'11"180Mustang, OK
36 Bradley EsserLBFR6'2"205Sioux Falls, SD
37 Vince BenettiTEJR6'4"245Adel, IA
38 Amiri BarnesCBFR5'11"185Katy, TX
39 AJ PetersenTEJR6'1"225Long Grove, IA
40 Landon KalsbeckLBFR6'2"217Littleton, CO
40 Carson EdneyTEFR6'6"235Logan, IA
41 Rylan BarnesLBJR6'3"230Britt, IA
42 Matthew McClainSAFFR6'1"205Frisco, TX
43 Caden MatsonSAFSR6'0"200Humboldt, IA
44 Trey VerdonDEFR6'1"245Hamilton, OH
44 Wyatt ArcherRBJR5'10"195Omaha, NE
47 Tyler BurnsteinDEFR6'4"243Phoenix, AZ
48 Jack BjornTESR6'7"260Parkville, MO
50 Jack LimbaughDEFR6'3"235Algona, IA
51 Maasai KingOLSR6'4"310Camden, NJ
52 Kingston FotualiiOLFR6'3"295Seattle, WA
53 Jaden WeaverDTFR6'3"300Chicago, IL
54 Cade MyerOLSR6'2"295Frisco, TX
55 Trevor BindelOLFR6'4"310Liberty, MO
55 Jace GilbertDESO6'5"270Waukesha, WI
56 Caleb SchmidtLSJR6'3"225Chaska, MN
56 Colin AmickOLSO6'6"305Sammamish, WA
57 Ajibola AfuyeDEFR6'5"250Stillwater, MN
57 Gavin SchielerLSFR6'4"223Normal, IL
59 Daniel HowardDTFR6'3"270Chicago, IL
60 Jacob LyftogtLSJR5'11"235Waunakee, WI
61 Benji MakelelaOLFR6'7"300Kinshasa,, COD
62 Braden SimonsenOLSR6'3"290Ankeny, IA
63 Braden SmithOLSO6'4"310Franklin, TX
64 Brady HarrOLFR6'8"275Hampton, IA
65 Garret RutledgeOLSO6'7"310Council Bluffs, IA
66 Derek WordenOLFR6'5"295Queen Creek, AZ
68 Makai SatOLJR6'2"335Santa Maria, CA
69 Dontrell HoltOLSO6'5"305Joplin, MO
70 Gavin ProudfootOLSR6'7"305Dresbach, MN
71 Gabriel GreenleeOLSR6'7"300Ames, IA
72 Austin BarrettOLJR6'6"315St. Charles, IL
74 Gavin BrosciousOLJR6'5"303Surprise, AZ
77 Caden MaasOLJR6'5"315Watertown, WI
78 DeAndre CarterOLSO6'5"345Temecula, CA
79 Jake TaylorOLJR6'6"310Las Vegas, NV
80 Malcolm WatkinsWRFR6'0"193Bakersfield, CA
81 Luke GalerTEFR6'6"240Loomis, CA
82 Trevor FortenberryWRJR6'3"205Brookhaven, MS
83 Sam ZelenovichWRFR6'1"197Altoona, IA
84 Drew ByrdTEFR6'4"228Meridian, ID
85 Keaton RoskopTESO6'3"240Cedar Rapids, IA
86 Ray CoffeyWRSR5'10"195Chicago, IL
87 Jordan VybornyTEFR6'5"235Rockford, IL
88 Christian GreenlawTEJR6'5"245Newport News, VA
88 Isaac TerrellDESR6'2"255Lehi, UT
89 Donovan FitzmauriceDTSO6'3"284St. Louis, MO
89 Ty ClaiborneWRSR6'2"215Lenexa, KS
90 Jareb RamosDTSR6'4"284Centennial, CO
91 Blake HawkinsDESO6'4"235Gretna, NE
92 Caden CrawfordDESR6'4"251Lansing, KS
93 Jack JanikowskiDEJR6'2"255Fallbrook, CA
93 Jonah DuPontPSO5'11"200Cedar Rapids, IA
94 Jake JonesDTFR6'2"292Gilbert, AZ
94 Chase SmithKSO5'10"210Eldridge, IA
95 Ka'Mori MooreDTFR6'1"304Lee's Summit, MO
95 Ethan GurneyPFR6'3"201Adelaide,, AUS
96 Chet AndrewsDESR6'3"245Huntley, IL
97 Kyle KonrardyKJR6'1"204Dubuque, IA
97 Max BalounDTSR6'6"293Redfield, SD
98 Malaki Ta'aseDEJR6'2"265Mesa, AZ
98 Adlai LounsburyPFR6'4"200Van Meter, IA
99 Bryson LambDTSR6'2"295Bellingham, WA
99 Greg HubbardK/PFR6'2"215Louisville, CO