# Iowa State Cyclones

Big 12 · Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
Head coach: Jimmy Rogers · year one · 6-6 career over 2 seasons
Offense: Multiple · Defense: Multiple

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 8-4 (5-4 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#75 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 4.5 (over priced -132)
- Returning starter games: 5%
- Schedule difficulty: 82nd-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 0% | 0/71 | 2/15 |
| Offensive line | 0% | 0/55 | 3/12 |
| Defensive front | 14% | 12/84 | 8/22 |
| Secondary | 0% | 0/53 | 5/17 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Garret Rutledge (OL), Austin Barrett (OL), Drew Surges (SAF), Trey Verdon (DE), Jace Gilbert (DE)
- Key departures (with destination): Rocco Becht (QB) – PSU, Caleb Bacon (LB) – PSU, Marcus Neal Jr. (SAF) – PSU, Jamison Patton (SAF) – PSU, Tre Bell (CB) – MSU
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Jaylen Raynor (QB) – ARST, Zane Flores (QB) – OKST, Omari Hayes (WR) – TULN, Cameron Pettaway (RB) – BGSU, Tyler Fortenberry (TE) – ARST

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Evan Boyd, Carter Pabst, Trevor Fortenberry
- WR-Z: Cody Jackson, Jordyn Bailey, Malcolm Watkins
- WR-H: Dominic Overby, Omari Hayes
- LT: Jake Taylor, Austin Barrett, Gabriel Greenlee
- LG: Caden Maas, DeAndre Carter
- C: Braden Smith, Gavin Broscious
- RG: Colin Amick, Cade Myer, Trevor Bindel
- RT: Garret Rutledge, Maasai King, Gavin Proudfoot
- TE: Tyler Fortenberry, Christian Greenlaw, Keaton Roskop
- QB: Jaylen Raynor, Zane Flores, Connor Moberly, Wyatt Bohm, Hudson Kurland
- RB: Cameron Pettaway, Aiden Flora, Arnold Barnes III, Ryver Peppers, Caleb Francois

### Defense

- LDE: Isaac Terrell, Malaki Ta'ase, Jace Gilbert
- NT: Zaimir Hawk, Jareb Ramos, Ka'Mori Moore
- DT: Bryson Lamb, Max Baloun, Donovan Fitzmaurice
- RDE: Caden Crawford, Jack Janikowski, Blake Hawkins
- WLB: Montreze Smith Jr., Willie Breland III
- MLB: Sullivan Schlimgen, Tristan Exline, Rylan Barnes
- SLB: Carson Willich, Beau Goodwin
- LCB: Jaheim Singletary, Beni Ngoyi, Trillion Sorrell
- SS: Drew Surges, Damarius Russell
- FS: Micah Harper, Duhron Goodman
- RCB: Keyon Washington, Seth Johnson
- NB: David Coffey, Malcolm Jones

### Special Teams

- PT: Ethan Gurney, Jonah DuPont, Adlai Lounsbury
- PK: Kyle Konrardy, Chase Smith
- KO: Kyle Konrardy, Chase Smith
- LS: Caleb Schmidt, Gavin Schieler, Jacob Lyftogt
- H: Ethan Gurney, Jonah DuPont, Adlai Lounsbury
- PR: Aiden Flora
- KR: Cameron Pettaway, Aiden Flora

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | ISU -30.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | Away | NBC/Peacock | ISU +13.5 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | Home | ESPNU | – |
| 4 | Utah | Home | – | – |
| 5 | West Virginia | Home | – | – |
| 6 | BYU | Away | ESPN | – |
| 8 | Arizona | Away | – | – |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | Home | – | – |
| 10 | Baylor | Away | – | – |
| 11 | Cincinnati | Home | – | – |
| 12 | UCF | Away | Fox Sports 1 | – |
| 13 | Kansas State | Home | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/iowa-state
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.