2010 Iowa State roster

116 players. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (43) and Texas (22). The 2010 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
4	Austen Arnaud QB3-star recruit	6′3″		Ames, IA	1,703 passing yards, 13 TD
14	James Capello QB	6′0″		Lebanon, PA	27 rushing yards, 1 TD
7	Jared Barnett QB	6′1″		Garland, TX
8	Brett Bueker QB	6′4″		Bettendorf, IA
12	Austin McBeth QB	6′0″	190	Wayland, IA
18	Ryan Gent QB	6′2″	200	Wellman, IA

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
33	Alexander Robinson RB3-star recruit	5′9″		Minneapolis, MN	946 rushing yards, 9 TD
32	Jeff Woody RB	6′1″		Pleasant Hill, IA	191 rushing yards, 1 TD
21	Shontrelle Johnson RB3-star recruit	5′9″		DeLand, FL	218 rushing yards, 2 TD
8	James White RB3-star recruit	5′8″		Dallas, TX	12 rushing yards
24	Duran Hollis RB	5′9″		Fort Worth, TX
34	Bo Williams RB	6′0″	229	Lauderdale Lakes, FL
48	Brad Adams RB	5′10″	184	West Des Moines, IA

Receivers 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
83	Jake Williams WR	6′2″		West Des Moines, IA	35 catches, 404 yards, 4 TD
6	Darius Darks WR	6′1″		Austin, TX	29 catches, 355 yards, 1 TD
7	Darius Reynolds WR3-star recruit	6′2″		Woodbridge, VA	25 catches, 283 yards, 2 TD
11	Jerome Tiller WR	6′3″		San Antonio, TX	363 passing yards, 1 TD
2	Sedrick Johnson WR4-star recruit	6′3″		Troup, TX	16 catches, 102 yards
19	Josh Lenz WR	6′0″		Dubuque, IA	14 catches, 170 yards, 2 TD
1	Jarvis West WR3-star recruit	5′7″		St. Petersburg, FL
7	Matt Van Dyke WR	5′9″	160	West Des Moines, IA
9	Keith Blanton Jr. WR	6′0″	197	Garland, TX
10	Lonzie Range WR3-star recruit	6′2″	197	Carrollton, TX
12	Donnie Jennert WR	6′7″	215	Saint Cloud, FL
15	Chris Young WR	5′11″		Austin, TX
18	Albert Gary WR	5′10″		Ocala, FL
36	Patrick Mulcahy WR	6′5″	217	Dyersville, IA
38	Trenton Bledsoe WR	5′5″	144	Arlington, TX
84	Michael Klacik WR	5′10″	180	West Des Moines, IA
85	Jarred Carlson WR	6′2″	175	Marshalltown, IA
88	Ben Dinkins WR	6′1″	184	Hollywood, FL

Tight ends 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
88	Collin Franklin TE	6′5″		Simi Valley, CA	54 catches, 530 yards, 3 TD
86	Kurt Hammerschmidt TE	6′6″		Chesterfield, MO	5 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD
35	Vince Ewald TE	6′6″	231	Taylor Ridge, IL
80	Andrew Mitchell TE	6′2″	243	Fort Dodge, IA
81	Ricky Howard TE	6′4″		Hesperia, CA
82	Reid Branderhorst TE	6′4″		Fort Dodge, IA
87	Trey Seiser TE	6′4″	211	Blairsburg, IA
89	Pierce Richardson TE	6′4″	240	Burbank, CA

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	Sean Smith OL	6′5″	302	Wildwood, MO
52	Mike Bangtson OL	6′3″	280	Cedar Falls, IA
56	Ben Loth OL	6′6″	332	Chatsworth, CA
60	Taimon Moran-Hoyne OL	6′4″	265	Bloomington, MN
63	Ben Lamaak OL	6′4″	320	Cedar Rapids, IA
64	Ethan Tuftee OL	6′4″	314	Davenport, IA
65	Jacob Gannon OL	6′7″		Iowa City, IA
69	Kyle Lichtenberg OL3-star recruit	6′6″	296	Bettendorf, IA
70	Drew Davis OL	6′9″	340	Dubuque, IA
71	Carter Bykowski OL	6′8″		Eden Prairie, MN
72	Kelechi Osemele OL	6′6″	347	Houston, TX
73	Shaban Dika OL	6′5″	315	San Antonio, TX
74	Tom Farniok OL	6′4″	301	Sioux Falls, SD
75	Hayworth Hicks OL	6′3″	336	Palmdale, CA
76	Zack Spears OL	6′5″	302	Arp, TX
77	Alex Alvarez OL	6′2″	305	League City, TX
78	Bob Graham OL	6′5″	296	Jenks, OK
79	Brayden Burris OL3-star recruit	6′6″	298	Wichita, KS

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
26	Taylor Mansfield DE	6′1″		Decorah, IA	1 return, 7 yards
29	Rashawn Parker DE	6′0″	250	Ponca City, OK
31	Rony Nelson DE	6′1″	252	Miami, FL
38	Roosevelt Maggitt DE	6′3″	244	Riviera, FL
48	Jacob Lattimer DE	6′2″	245	Fort Scott, KS
50	Willie Scott DE	6′2″		Orlando, FL
57	Jon Caspers DL	6′5″	277	Bird Island, MN
69	Nick Kron DL	6′1″	240	West Des Moines, IA
85	Bailey Johnson DL	6′2″	278	Homewood, IL
90	Cleyon Laing DE	6′4″	290	Edmonton, AB
92	Austin Krick DL	6′2″	277	Clinton, IA
93	Aaron Moore DE3-star recruit	6′3″	250	Frisco, TX
93	Brandon Jensen DL	6′5″	303	Ankeny, IA
94	Jake McDonough DL3-star recruit	6′5″	280	Urbandale, IA
95	Walter Woods III DL	6′0″	318	Palmdale, CA
97	Stephen Ruempolhamer DL	6′3″		Tulsa, OK
98	Jerrod Black DL	6′0″	284	Houston, TX

Linebackers 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
20	Jake Knott LB	6′3″		Waukee, IA	4 INT
47	A.J. Klein LB	6′2″		Kimberly, WI	3 INT
44	Kevin Hamlin LB	6′3″		Jupiter, FL	1 return, 0 yards
59	Preston Kaufman LB	5′11″		Lincoln, NE	1 return, 9 yards
19	Floyd Mattison LB3-star recruit	5′10″	203	Katy, TX
27	C.J. Morgan LB	6′2″		Lake Wales, FL
39	Matt Morton LB	6′1″	209	Henderson, TX
45	Matt Tau’fo’ou LB	5′11″	239	San Carlos, CA
49	Carl Kirpes LB	6′3″	230	West Des Moines, IA
52	Grant Stonerook LB	6′1″	220	Arvada, CO
52	Jeremiah George LB	5′11″		Clearwater, FL
56	Russell Wright LB	6′0″	237	Atlanta , GA

Defensive backs 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
1	David Sims DB	5′9″		Gainesville, FL	18 returns, 371 yards
5	Jeremy Reeves DB	5′7″		Allen, TX	2 INT
3	Zac Sandvig DB	5′10″		West Des Moines, IA	1 INT
23	Leonard Johnson DB	5′10″		Clearwater, FL	1 INT
37	Michael O’Connell DB	5′11″		Iowa City, IA	1 INT
2	Adrian Bennett DB3-star recruit	6′1″	214	Houston, TX
2	Jansen Watson DB	5′9″		Kissimmee, FL
4	Anthony Young DB	5′8″	177	Ontario, CA
5	Jacques Washington DB	6′1″		Owasso, OK
12	Wes Boyer DB	6′0″	202	Cedar Falls, IA
17	Earl Brooks DB	5′10″	197	Deerfield Beach, FL
22	Ter’Ran Benton DB	6′0″		Arlington, TX
24	Durrell Givens DB	6′0″		Long Beach, CA
24	Matthew Thomas DB	5′10″	165	Lancaster, TX
26	Deon Broomfield DB	6′0″		Palm Bay, FL
33	Gary Gregg DB	6′0″	200	Fredericktown, OH
34	Thad Satre DB	6′0″	202	Ogden, IA
36	Jace Hawley DB	5′10″	205	Vail, IA
37	Walker Lee Woods DB	5′11″	192	Waukee, IA
43	Gage Shaeffer DB	5′10″		Eden Prairie, MN

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
21	Grant Mahoney PK	6′0″		Marion, IA	8 of 17 field goals
13	Kirby Van Der Kamp P	6′4″		West Des Moines, IA	60 punts, 45.2 average
16	Daniel Kuehl P	6′0″		Sioux City, IA	1 punt, 18.0 average
25	Zach Guyer PK	6′3″		Urbandale, IA
27	Michael Romey PK	6′6″	195	Templeton, IA
45	Andrew Behnkendorf P	6′4″	220	Algona, IA
90	Mitch Amundson PK	6′0″	202	Sioux City, IA

Athletes and others 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
40	Zack Tucker	6′4″	214	Johnston, IA
46	Dakota Zimmerman	6′1″	239	Wichita, KS
93	Sam Anker	6′1″	209	Winterset, IA

Hometowns of the 2010 Iowa State roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Iowa 43
Texas 22
Florida 17
California 9
Minnesota 5
Oklahoma 4
Kansas 3
Illinois 2

Top counties

Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 13
Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 5
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 4
Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 4

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2010 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.