Teams Iowa State 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Iowa State roster 125 players: 28 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 8 juniors, 19 seniors, 48 with no class listed. From 18 states and 2 other countries; the most from Iowa (44) and Florida (8). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 15 QB So. 6′1″ 220 Gilbert, AZ 3,982 passing yards, 27 TD 11 Re-al Mitchell QB 6′0″ 210 Eastvale, CA 14 passing yards, 1 TD 10 Blake Clark QB Fr. 6′2″ 201 West Des Moines, IA 0 passing yards 5 John Kolar QB 6′6″ 206 Norman, OK
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 28 RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 220 Wichita, KS 897 rushing yards, 9 TD 3 Kene Nwangwu RB 6′1″ 210 Frisco, TX 17 returns, 381 yards 2 Johnnie Lang RB 5′8″ 186 Palmetto, FL 238 rushing yards, 3 TD 6 Rory Walling RB So. 5′11″ 195 Des Moines, IA 11 tackles 25 Sheldon Croney Jr. RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 206 Bakersfield, CA 96 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Jirehl Brock RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 220 Quincy, IL 48 rushing yards 16 Answer Gaye RB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Des Moines, IA 38 Levi Hummel RB RS 5′11″ 215 Des Moines, IA
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 8 Deshaunte Jones WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 180 Cincinnati, OH 76 catches, 877 yards, 2 TD 7 La’Michael Pettway WR Sr. 6′2″ 223 Nashville, AR 55 catches, 676 yards, 6 TD 16 Tarique Milton WR 5′10″ 192 Bradenton, FL 35 catches, 722 yards, 3 TD 82 Landen Akers WR Jr. 6′1″ 191 Cedar Rapids, IA 11 tackles 5 Sean Shaw Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 210 Jones, OK 15 catches, 231 yards, 5 TD 17 Darren Wilson WR Fr. 6′3″ 202 Alpharetta, GA 5 catches, 59 yards 6 Joseph Scates WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Dayton, OH 2 catches, 25 yards, 1 TD 6 Ezeriah Anderson WR 6′5″ 220 Seffner, FL 13 Leonard Glass WR Fr. 5′9″ 177 Fresno, CA 19 Beau Coberley WR Fr. 5′11″ 176 Nevada, IA 19 Parker Rickert WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Edina, MN 37 Daric Whipple WR Jr. 5′10″ 188 Jefferson, IA 83 Jalen Martin WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 208 Detroit, MI 87 Ryan Pritchard WR RS 6′3″ 200 Kansas City, MO
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 88 Charlie Kolar TE So. 6′6″ 260 Norman, OK 51 catches, 697 yards, 7 TD 11 Chase Allen TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 250 Nixa, MO 17 catches, 167 yards, 2 TD 89 Dylan Soehner TE Jr. 6′7″ 272 Prairie Grove, AR 7 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD 31 Conner Greene TE Sr. 6′1″ 235 North Liberty, IA 2 tackles 43 Jared Rus TE Fr. 6′2″ 242 Eldridge, IA 1 tackle 44 Dan Sichterman TE So. 6′3″ 260 Cincinnati, OH 44 Gage Gunnerson TE So. 6′2″ 228 Carroll, IA 45 Ben Latusek TE So. 6′4″ 245 Dike, IA 86 Jacob Hillmann TE Fr. 6′2″ 215 Gilbert, IA 86 Skylar Loving-Black TE 6′3″ 240 San Jose, CA 87 Easton Dean TE RS 6′6″ 265 Oswego, KS
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 52 Trevor Downing OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 304 Creston, IA 1 tackle 51 Julian Good-Jones OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 308 Cedar Rapids, IA 53 Will Clapper OL Fr. 6′3″ 298 Baxter, IA 54 Jarrod Hufford OL 6′5″ 325 Newark, OH 55 Darrell Simmons OL 6′3″ 320 Belleville, IL 57 Colin Newell OL So. 6′4″ 310 Ames, IA 60 Owen Terwilliger OL RS 6′5″ 303 Humboldt, IA 61 Evan Kilstrom OL RS 6′5″ 325 Bettendorf, IA 62 Noah Juergensen OL Jr. 6′4″ 309 Churdan, IA 63 Collin Olson OL Sr. 6′1″ 290 Ankeny, IA 64 Derek Schweiger OL So. 6′3″ 325 Plymouth, WI 66 Josh Knipfel OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Hampton, IA 67 Grant Treiber OL RS 6′6″ 325 Sioux Falls, SD 68 Zach Ross OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 West Des Moines, IA 69 Joey Ramos OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 315 Phoenix, AZ 72 Jake Remsburg OL RS 6′6″ 325 West Des Moines, IA 74 Bryce Meeker OL Sr. 6′6″ 305 Cedar Rapids, IA 75 Sean Foster OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′8″ 325 Mundelein, IL 77 Robert Hudson OL So. 6′7″ 345 Walled Lake, MI 78 Jeremiah Marlin OL Fr. 6′6″ 360 Saint Louis, MO 79 Mason Skovgard OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Reinbeck, IA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 55 Zach Petersen DE So. 6′5″ 275 Long Grove, IA 41 tackles, 2 sacks 58 Eyioma Uwazurike DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 320 Detroit, MI 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 236 Pewaukee, WI 15 tackles, 6 sacks 58 Ray Lima DL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Los Angeles, CA 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks 92 Jamahl Johnson DL Sr. 6′0″ 300 Savage, MN 20 tackles 89 Matt Leo DE Sr. 6′7″ 275 Adelaide, SA 14 tackles, 1 sack 3 JaQuan Bailey DE 6′2″ 261 Jacksonville, FL 10 tackles 95 Tucker Robertson DL So. 6′3″ 270 Simi Valley, CA 8 tackles 39 Steve Wirtel DL Sr. 6′4″ 235 Orland Park, IL 3 tackles 11 Cordarrius Bailey DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 253 Clarksdale, MS 1 tackle 11 Corey Suttle DL 6′4″ 278 Jefferson City, MO 46 Andrew Ernstmeyer DE RS 6′1″ 221 Eau Claire, WI 58 Isaiah Lee DL Fr. 6′0″ 292 Chicago, IL 65 Matt Seres DL Fr. 6′1″ 319 Hudson, IA 71 Alex Kleinow DT So. 6′6″ 317 North Liberty, IA 90 Joshua Bailey DL So. 6′2″ 288 Jacksonville, FL 91 Blake Peterson DE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 260 Beresford, SD 94 Kyle Krezek DL Fr. 6′3″ 262 Cedar Rapids, IA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 42 Marcel Spears Jr. LB Sr. 6′1″ 218 Olathe, KS 92 tackles, 2.5 sacks 23 LB So. 6′4″ 250 Brecksville, OH 77 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 34 O’Rien Vance LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 260 Cedar Rapids, IA 66 tackles, 6.5 sacks 35 Jake Hummel LB 6′1″ 235 Des Moines, IA 36 tackles, 1 INT 44 Bobby McMillen III LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Naperville, IL 22 tackles 21 Jatairis Grant LB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Akron, OH 8 tackles 6 Tymar Sutton LB 5′10″ 218 Mckeesport, PA 4 tackles 40 Jared Gescheidler LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 Gilbert, IA 4 tackles 32 Gerry Vaughn LB 5′11″ 235 Atlanta, GA 3 tackles 36 Chandler Pulvermacher LB Fr. 6′2″ 223 Hartland, WI 3 tackles 22 Coal Flansburg LB Fr. 6′1″ 227 Solon, IA 41 Ryan Reighard LB Fr. 5′11″ 199 Washington, IA 47 Kendell Jackson LB Fr. 5′11″ 230 Des Moines, IA 49 Caleb Young LB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Lemont, IL 50 Logan Otting LB RS 6′1″ 180 Cascade, IA 53 Derek Greiner LB So. 5′11″ 230 Williamsburg, IA
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 11 Lawrence White DB Jr. 6′1″ 189 Bakersfield, CA 84 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 33 Braxton Lewis DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Overland Park, KS 68 tackles, 1 INT 12 Greg Eisworth DB So. 6′0″ 205 Grand Prairie, TX 65 tackles, 1 INT 1 Anthony Johnson Jr. DB 6′0″ 207 Saint Petersburg, FL 60 tackles, 2 sacks 4 Arnold Azunna DB So. 6′1″ 199 Grand Prairie, TX 30 tackles, 1 sack 23 Tayvonn Kyle CB 5′11″ 181 Valdosta, GA 29 tackles, 0.5 sacks 7 Justin Bickham CB Sr. 6′1″ 199 Pflugerville, TX 25 tackles 5 Datrone Young DB 5′9″ 179 Delray Beach, FL 19 tackles 3 D.J. Miller DB 5′11″ 187 O’ Fallon, MO 8 tackles 4 Kym-Mani King DB 5′10″ 175 New Port Richey, FL 6 tackles 27 Amechie Walker DB Sr. 5′10″ 178 Harrisburg, PA 5 tackles 7 Richard Bowens III DB 6′1″ 193 Detroit, MI 3 tackles 16 Keontae Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 178 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 12 Tory Spears S 6′3″ 205 Houston, TX 1 tackle 10 Darien Porter DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 195 Bettendorf, IA 11 Isheem Young DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 220 Philadelphia, PA 17 Shane Starcevich DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Altoona, IA 22 Jaeveyon Morton DB RS 5′9″ 180 Detroit, MI 23 Virdel Edwards DB 6′2″ 210 Plano, TX 25 Tyler Rodgers DB RS 5′11″ 205 Ankeny, IA 29 Vonzell Kelley DB RS 6′0″ 185 Lee’s Summit, MO 35 Drew Olson DB Fr. 6′1″ 172 Dakota Dunes, SD 48 Benjamin Dunkleberger DB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Lake Mills, WI 59 Connor Guess S Fr. 5′11″ 228 Van Meter, IA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 96 Connor Assalley PK So. 6′0″ 205 Naperville, IL 15 of 19 field goals 7 Joe Rivera P Jr. 6′2″ 200 Grinnell, IA 54 punts, 40.6 average 44 Brayden Narveson PK 6′0″ 210 Scottsdale, AZ 2 of 4 field goals 38 Peyton Paddock PK Sr. 6′0″ 209 Monticello, IA 4 tackles 10 Eddie Ogamba PK Fr. 6′1″ 205 Robbinsdale, MN 49 Trey Fancher LS RS 6′4″ 191 Waunakee, WI 97 Drake Nettles PK RS 5′11″ 182 Council Bluffs, IA 98 Brian Papazian P So. 6′1″ 200 Chino Hills, CA Corey Dunn P So. 6′0″ 200 Melbourne, VIC
Rory Walling, Answer Gaye, Jake Hummel, Levi Hummel, Kendell Jackson O’Rien Vance, Julian Good-Jones, Bryce Meeker, Landen Akers, Kyle Krezek Richard Bowens III, Jaeveyon Morton, Eyioma Uwazurike, Jalen Martin Deshaunte Jones, Keontae Jones, Dan Sichterman Blake Clark, Zach Ross, Jake Remsburg Shane Starcevich, Tyler Rodgers, Collin Olson Coal Flansburg, Conner Greene, Alex Kleinow Jared Gescheidler, Colin Newell, Jacob Hillmann Johnnie Lang, Tarique Milton JaQuan Bailey, Joshua Bailey Arnold Azunna, Greg Eisworth John Kolar, Charlie Kolar Will McDonald IV, Chandler Pulvermacher Darien Porter, Evan Kilstrom Lawrence White, Sheldon Croney Jr. Parker Rickert, Jamahl Johnson Braxton Lewis, Marcel Spears Jr. Bobby McMillen III, Connor Assalley Matt Seres, Mason Skovgard Anthony Johnson Jr. D.J. Miller Kene Nwangwu Kym-Mani King Datrone Young Sean Shaw Jr. Ezeriah Anderson Joseph Scates Tymar Sutton Joe Rivera Justin Bickham La’Michael Pettway Eddie Ogamba Chase Allen Cordarrius Bailey Corey Suttle Isheem Young Re-al Mitchell Tory Spears Leonard Glass Brock Purdy Darren Wilson Beau Coberley Jatairis Grant Jirehl Brock Mike Rose Tayvonn Kyle Virdel Edwards Amechie Walker Breece Hall Vonzell Kelley Gerry Vaughn Drew Olson Daric Whipple Peyton Paddock Steve Wirtel Ryan Reighard Jared Rus Brayden Narveson Gage Gunnerson Ben Latusek Andrew Ernstmeyer Benjamin Dunkleberger Caleb Young Trey Fancher Logan Otting Trevor Downing Derek Greiner Will Clapper Jarrod Hufford Darrell Simmons Zach Petersen Isaiah Lee Ray Lima Connor Guess Owen Terwilliger Noah Juergensen Derek Schweiger Josh Knipfel Grant Treiber Joey Ramos Sean Foster Robert Hudson Jeremiah Marlin Skylar Loving-Black Easton Dean Ryan Pritchard Dylan Soehner Blake Peterson Tucker Robertson Drake Nettles Brian Papazian IA 44 CA 8 FL 8 IL 8 OH 7 Hometowns of the 2019 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 44 Florida 8 California 8 Illinois 8 Ohio 7 Missouri 6 Texas 6 Wisconsin 6 Top counties Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 11 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 5 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 4 Scott County, Iowa pop. 175,000 4 Story County, Iowa pop. 100,000 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’ 2019 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.
Brock Purdy QB
Breece Hall RB4-star recruit
Will McDonald IV DE3-star recruit
Mike Rose LB