Teams Iowa State 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Iowa State roster 132 players: 46 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 18 juniors, 9 seniors, 38 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (48) and Florida (12). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 14 Tight ends 14 Offensive line 23 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 QB 6′1″ 208 Wesley Chapel, FL 3,120 passing yards, 23 TD 17 J.J. Kohl QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 250 Ankeny, IA 23 passing yards 7 Tanner Hughes QB So. 6′5″ 235 Chico, CA 4 rushing yards 12 Hunter Dekkers QB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 225 Hawarden, IA 16 Wyatt Bohm QB RS 6′4″ 220 Mahomet, IL
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Eli Sanders RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 200 Oceanside, CA 477 rushing yards, 4 TD 5 Cartevious Norton RB So. 5′11″ 222 Waycross, GA 343 rushing yards, 3 TD 3 Abu Sama III RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 211 Des Moines, IA 614 rushing yards, 6 TD 21 Carson Hansen RB Fr. 6′2″ 216 Lakeville, MN 67 rushing yards 38 Levi Hummel RB Sr. 5′11″ 215 Des Moines, IA 2 tackles 33 Arlen Harris RB Transfer from Stanford 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 215 Wentzville, MO 6 rushing yards 25 Easton Miller RB RS 6′1″ 230 Ankeny, IA 34 Blaze Doxzon RB Jr. 5′9″ 215 Omaha, NE 44 Wyatt Archer RB RS 5′10″ 195 Omaha, NE
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 13 WR Jr. 5′10″ 200 Kansas City, MO 66 catches, 820 yards, 7 TD 9 Jayden Higgins WR Jr. 6′4″ 210 South Miami, FL 53 catches, 983 yards, 6 TD 16 Daniel Jackson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Cibolo, TX 16 catches, 260 yards, 2 TD 14 Dimitri Stanley WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 200 Aurora, CO 15 catches, 139 yards 5 Terrell Crosby Jr. WR Fr. 5′10″ 182 Saint Petersburg, FL 5 tackles 85 Aidan Bitter WR Jr. 6′2″ 200 Tampa, FL 5 catches, 79 yards 8 Greg Gaines III WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Tampa, FL 2 catches, 12 yards 3 Carson Brown WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Des Moines, IA 5 Quaron Adams WR Fr. 5′7″ 165 Phoenix, AZ 11 Jason Essex WR Fr. 6′2″ 215 Kansas City, MO 19 Michael Parkes WR RS 6′1″ 190 Palm Bay, FL 22 Dillon Ranck WR RS 6′3″ 200 Norwalk, IA 80 Jonathan Vande Walle WR RS 5′11″ 190 Sun Prairie, WI 89 Tyler Claiborne WR Fr. 6′2″ 215 Lenexa, KS
Tight ends 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 18 Benjamin Brahmer TE Fr. 6′7″ 250 Pierce, NE 28 catches, 352 yards, 2 TD 87 Easton Dean TE Sr. 6′6″ 265 Oswego, KS 16 catches, 171 yards, 3 TD 49 Stevo Klotz TE Jr. 6′4″ 260 Chaska, MN 7 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD 82 Tyler Moore TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 255 Des Moines, IA 4 catches, 25 yards, 1 TD 84 Gabe Burkle TE Fr. 6′6″ 247 Cedar Rapids, IA 2 catches, 9 yards 7 Tripp Walsh TE Fr. 6′5″ 245 Hartland, WI 17 Kai Black TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 245 Urbandale, IA 18 DeShawn Hanika TE 6′6″ 245 Topeka, KS 37 Vince Benetti TE RS 6′4″ 245 Adel, IA 39 A.J. Petersen TE RS 6′1″ 225 Long Grove, IA 41 Rylan Barnes TE RS 6′3″ 230 Britt, IA 43 Tucker Clark TE Fr. 6′6″ 225 Center Point, IA 48 Jack Bjorn TE Fr. 6′7″ 260 Parkville, MO 86 Andrew Keller TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 245 Waunakee, WI
Offensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 54 Jarrod Hufford OL Jr. 6′5″ 325 Newark, OH 1 tackle 50 Tyler Maro OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′7″ 305 Davenport, IA 53 Evan Ladwig OL So. 6′4″ 315 Cascade, WI 54 Brendan Black OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Yulee, FL 55 Darrell Simmons OL Jr. 6′3″ 320 Belleville, IL 56 Anthony Smith OL So. 6′3″ 305 Lakeland, FL 59 Jack Hester OL Jr. 6′4″ 280 Bettendorf, IA 60 Aidan Gilmore OL RS 6′5″ 310 Dallas, TX 62 Braden Simonsen OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Ankeny, IA 63 Jim Bonifas OL So. 6′5″ 320 Dubuque, IA 66 Tyler Miller OL So. 6′9″ 335 Scranton, IA 67 Grant Treiber OL Sr. 6′6″ 325 Sioux Falls, SD 69 Oluwafunto Akinshilo OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 Lagos, Nigeria 70 Trevor Buhr OL RS 6′4″ 318 Washington, MO 71 Gabriel Greenlee OL Fr. 6′7″ 300 Ames, IA 72 Jake Remsburg OL Sr. 6′6″ 325 West Des Moines, IA 73 Brady Petersen OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Ankeny, IA 73 Deylin Hasert OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Marshall, MN 74 Hayden Pauls OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 320 Emporia, KS 75 James Neal III OL So. 6′6″ 325 Grayson, GA 77 Easton Eledge OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Underwood, IA 77 George Nahas OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 West Des Moines, IA 78 Nick Lawler OL Jr. 6′3″ 325 Clare, IA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 11 Tyler Onyedim DT 6′3″ 295 Richmond, TX 42 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Joey Petersen DE Jr. 6′4″ 260 Long Grove, IA 39 tackles, 2.5 sacks 58 J.R. Singleton DL Jr. 6′2″ 300 Gurnee, IL 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks 89 Trent Jones II DL So. 6′3″ 285 Eden Prairie, MN 19 tackles, 3 sacks 1 Ikenna Ezeogu DE Fr. 6′5″ 273 Blue Springs, MO 16 tackles, 1 sack 95 Domonique Orange DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 325 Kansas City, MO 16 tackles 6 Myles Mendeszoon DL 6′4″ 250 Chardon, OH 14 tackles 0 Zaimir Hawk DT 6′4″ 303 Hillside, NJ 2 tackles 45 Samuel Same DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 225 Wichita, KS 2 tackles 51 Tobechi Okoli DE So. 6′5″ 285 Kansas City, MO 1 tackle 48 Tommy Hamann DL Fr. 6′4″ 255 Minneapolis, MN 54 David Caulker DE Fr. 6′4″ 255 Des Moines, IA 85 Jefferson Adam DL Fr. 6′2″ 260 Ypsilanti, MI 90 Anthony Cunningham Jr. DL Fr. 6′4″ 295 East St. Louis, IL 94 Xavier Hamilton DL RS 6′2″ 305 Bettendorf, IA 96 Chet Andrews DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Huntley, IL 97 Kaden Sutton DL Jr. 6′0″ 300 Adel, IA 99 Obald Niyonkuru DT RS 5′11″ 290 Altoona, IA
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 10 Caleb Bacon LB 6′4″ 242 Lake Mills, IA 60 tackles, 3 sacks 23 Will McLaughlin LB 6′4″ 240 Defiance, IA 46 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 32 Gerry Vaughn LB Sr. 5′11″ 235 Atlanta, GA 46 tackles, 1 INT 45 Jack Sadowsky LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Batavia, IL 33 tackles 10 Carson Willich LB 6′1″ 220 Blue Springs, MO 25 tackles 0 Zach Lovett LB Transfer from Missouri So. 6′2″ 250 Melbourne, FL 11 tackles, 3 sacks 44 Jacob Ellis LB So. 6′1″ 225 Roseville, CA 15 tackles 32 John Klosterman LB Fr. 5′11″ 223 Iowa City, IA 9 tackles 5 Carston Marshall LB 6′2″ 215 Kennesaw, GA 4 tackles 8 Kooper Ebel LB Fr. 6′4″ 233 Hartley, IA 3 tackles 35 J.J. Jean-Louis LB Fr. 6′1″ 228 Centerville, OH 1 tackle 10 Nick Reinicke LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Dike, IA 12 Jacob Imming LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 235 Sergeant Bluff, IA 36 Zack Anderson LB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Estherville, IA 45 Alec Cook LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Omaha, NE 48 Cole Garwood LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Urbandale, IA 49 Kade Gilbertson LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Rosemount, MN
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 17 Beau Freyler DB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Colorado Springs, CO 106 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 4 Jeremiah Cooper S 6′0″ 188 El Paso, TX 45 tackles, 5 INT 5 Myles Purchase DB Jr. 5′11″ 205 Denver, CO 56 tackles, 1 sack 7 Malik Verdon DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 225 Hamilton, OH 47 tackles, 2 INT 2 T.J. Tampa DB Sr. 6′2″ 200 Saint Petersburg, FL 44 tackles, 2 INT 18 Ben Nikkel DB Sr. 6′1″ 210 Mcpherson, KS 40 tackles 3 Jamison Patton S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 206 Des Moines, IA 16 tackles, 1 INT 6 Drew Surges S 6′1″ 203 Chicago, IL 16 tackles 0 Blake Thompson DB So. 6′1″ 195 Missouri City, TX 11 tackles 10 Darien Porter DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 195 Bettendorf, IA 10 tackles 25 Trevon Howard DB 6′1″ 205 Saint Paul, MN 9 tackles 0 Jontez Williams CB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Starke, FL 6 tackles 2 Treyveon McGee DB So. 6′3″ 200 Detroit, MI 5 tackles 27 Ta’Shawn James DB 6′0″ 211 Oklahoma City, OK 5 tackles 1 Cam Smith DB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Austintown, OH 1 tackle 5 Beni Ngoyi CB 6′4″ 193 Lincoln, NE 1 catch, 46 yards 16 Norris Davis Jr. DB Fr. 6′3″ 180 Tampa, FL 19 Eddie Lemos S Fr. 5′10″ 187 Loveland, CO 27 Myles Norwood DB Fr. 6′2″ 190 St. Louis, MO 35 Caden Kock DB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Carroll, IA 37 Mason DouBrava DB So. 5′10″ 185 West Des Moines, IA 39 Asle Thorson DB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Fort Dodge, IA 43 Caden Matson S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Humboldt, IA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 19 Chase Contreraz PK Sr. 6′1″ 195 Missouri Valley, IA 21 of 26 field goals 80 Tyler Perkins P So. 5′11″ 205 Norwalk, OH 61 punts, 44.3 average 60 Drake Knobloch LS Fr. 6′2″ 268 Winterset, IA 3 tackles 90 Keegan Shackford PK So. 5′10″ 215 Ashburn, VA 1 tackle 20 Jace Gilbert P 5′11″ 200 Marlow, OK 25 Ryan Millmore P RS 6′3″ 200 Normal, IL 35 Dominic Sisneros LS So. 6′0″ 190 Calmar, IA 60 Jacob Lyftogt LS RS 5′11″ 235 Waunakee, WI 97 Kyle Konrardy PK RS 6′1″ 204 Dubuque, IA
Abu Sama III, Carson Brown, Jamison Patton, Levi Hummel, David Caulker, Tyler Moore J.J. Kohl, Easton Miller, Braden Simonsen, Brady Petersen, Obald Niyonkuru Jason Essex, Jaylin Noel, Tobechi Okoli, Domonique Orange Dillon Ranck, Mason DouBrava, Jake Remsburg, George Nahas Greg Gaines III, Norris Davis Jr., Aidan Bitter Darien Porter, Jack Hester, Xavier Hamilton Blaze Doxzon, Wyatt Archer, Alec Cook Zach Lovett, Michael Parkes Ikenna Ezeogu, Carson Willich T.J. Tampa, Terrell Crosby Jr. Kai Black, Cole Garwood Carson Hansen, Kade Gilbertson Myles Norwood, Anthony Cunningham Jr. Vince Benetti, Kaden Sutton A.J. Petersen, Joey Petersen Jacob Lyftogt, Andrew Keller Jim Bonifas, Kyle Konrardy Blake Thompson Jontez Williams Zaimir Hawk Cam Smith Eli Sanders Treyveon McGee Rocco Becht Jeremiah Cooper Beni Ngoyi Carston Marshall Cartevious Norton Myles Purchase Quaron Adams Drew Surges Myles Mendeszoon Malik Verdon Tanner Hughes Tripp Walsh Kooper Ebel Jayden Higgins Nick Reinicke Tyler Onyedim Hunter Dekkers Jacob Imming Dimitri Stanley Daniel Jackson Wyatt Bohm Beau Freyler Ben Nikkel Benjamin Brahmer DeShawn Hanika Chase Contreraz Eddie Lemos Jace Gilbert Ryan Millmore Trevon Howard Ta’Shawn James Gerry Vaughn John Klosterman Arlen Harris Caden Kock Dominic Sisneros J.J. Jean-Louis Zack Anderson Asle Thorson Rylan Barnes Caden Matson Jacob Ellis Jack Sadowsky Samuel Same Jack Bjorn Tommy Hamann Stevo Klotz Tyler Maro Brendan Black Jarrod Hufford Darrell Simmons Anthony Smith J.R. Singleton Aidan Gilmore Drake Knobloch Tyler Miller Grant Treiber Trevor Buhr Gabriel Greenlee Deylin Hasert Hayden Pauls James Neal III Easton Eledge Nick Lawler Jonathan Vande Walle Tyler Perkins Gabe Burkle Jefferson Adam Easton Dean Trent Jones II Tyler Claiborne Keegan Shackford Chet Andrews IA 48 FL 12 MO 10 IL 8 MN 7 Hometowns of the 2023 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 48 Florida 12 Missouri 10 Illinois 8 Minnesota 7 Ohio 6 Kansas 6 Texas 5 Top counties Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 16 Jackson County, Missouri pop. 720,000 6 Scott County, Iowa pop. 175,000 6 Hillsborough County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 3 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’ 2023 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.
Rocco Becht QB
Jaylin Noel WR