Teams Iowa State 2024 Roster ← 2023 2025 → 2024 Iowa State roster 133 players: 31 freshmen, 33 sophomores, 18 juniors, 12 seniors, 39 with no class listed. From 20 states; the most from Iowa (51) and Illinois (10). The 2024 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 14 Offensive line 25 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 8
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 21 Carson Hansen RB So. 6′2″ 216 Lakeville, MN 752 rushing yards, 13 TD 3 Abu Sama III RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 211 Des Moines, IA 587 rushing yards, 2 TD 12 Jaylon Jackson RB Transfer from Eastern Michigan 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′7″ 180 Burleson, TX 388 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Aiden Flora RB 6′0″ 195 Adel, IA 53 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Dylan Lee RB 6′0″ 216 Phoenix, AZ 35 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Easton Miller RB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Ankeny, IA 7 rushing yards 44 Wyatt Archer RB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Omaha, NE
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 9 Jayden Higgins WR Sr. 6′4″ 210 South Miami, FL 87 catches, 1,183 yards, 9 TD 13 WR Sr. 5′10″ 200 Kansas City, MO 81 catches, 1,194 yards, 8 TD 3 Carson Brown WR So. 6′2″ 200 Des Moines, IA 11 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD 6 Eli Green WR Transfer from North Dakota State Jr. 5′11″ 195 Lakeville, MN 10 catches, 115 yards 4 Brett Eskildsen WR Fr. 6′1″ 198 Frisco, TX 2 catches, 17 yards 8 Isaiah Alston WR Transfer from Army 6′4″ 199 Carteret, NJ 2 catches, 52 yards 11 Dominic Overby WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 200 West Jordan, UT 1 catch, 9 yards 16 Daniel Jackson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Cibolo, TX 19 Michael Parkes WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Palm Bay, FL 22 Dillon Ranck WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Norwalk, IA 23 Carson Robbins WR RS 6′0″ 187 Altoona, IA 80 Jonathan Vande Walle WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Sun Prairie, WI 89 Tyler Claiborne WR So. 6′2″ 215 Lenexa, KS
Tight ends 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 41 Rylan Barnes TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Britt, IA 30 tackles 84 Gabe Burkle TE So. 6′6″ 247 Cedar Rapids, IA 26 catches, 296 yards, 1 TD 18 Benjamin Brahmer TE So. 6′7″ 250 Pierce, NE 10 catches, 179 yards, 1 TD 49 Stevo Klotz TE Sr. 6′4″ 260 Chaska, MN 8 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD 82 Tyler Moore TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 255 Des Moines, IA 6 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD 7 Tripp Walsh TE So. 6′5″ 245 Hartland, WI 1 catch, 11 yards 17 Kai Black TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 245 Urbandale, IA 1 catch, 7 yards 10 Cash Hayden TE RS 6′6″ 245 Cincinnati, OH 37 Vince Benetti TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Adel, IA 39 A.J. Petersen TE Fr. 6′1″ 225 Long Grove, IA 48 Jack Bjorn TE So. 6′7″ 260 Parkville, MO 80 Cooper Alexander TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 241 Washington, OK 85 Keaton Roskop TE RS 6′3″ 240 Cedar Rapids, IA 86 Andrew Keller TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 245 Waunakee, WI
Offensive line 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 54 Brendan Black OL So. 6′4″ 320 Yulee, FL 1 tackle 50 Tyler Maro OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′7″ 305 Davenport, IA 53 Evan Ladwig OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Cascade, WI 54 Jarrod Hufford OL Sr. 6′5″ 325 Newark, OH 55 Blaine Sandquist OL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Ankeny, IA 58 A.J. Burton OL Fr. 6′5″ 315 Englewood, CO 60 Aidan Gilmore OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Dallas, TX 61 Dylan Barrett OL Transfer from Wisconsin Jr. 6′5″ 325 Saint Charles, IL 62 Braden Simonsen OL So. 6′3″ 290 Ankeny, IA 62 Owen Westemeyer OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 West Des Moines, IA 63 Jim Bonifas OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Dubuque, IA 64 Wade Helton OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 310 Corona, CA 65 Garret Rutledge OL RS 6′7″ 310 Council Bluffs, IA 66 Tyler Miller OL Jr. 6′9″ 335 Scranton, IA 67 Carson Rhodes OL RS 6′8″ 310 Nevada, IA 69 Brent Helton OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Corona, CA 69 Dontrell Holt OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 305 Joplin, MO 70 Trevor Buhr OL Fr. 6′4″ 318 Washington, MO 71 Gabriel Greenlee OL So. 6′7″ 300 Ames, IA 72 Jalen Travis OL Transfer from Princeton Sr. 6′7″ 315 Minneapolis, MN 73 Deylin Hasert OL So. 6′4″ 305 Marshall, MN 75 James Neal III OL Jr. 6′6″ 325 Grayson, GA 77 Easton Eledge OL So. 6′3″ 315 Underwood, IA 77 George Nahas OL So. 6′3″ 295 West Des Moines, IA 79 Isaiah Seymour OL Fr. 6′7″ 320 West Des Moines, IA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 52 Joey Petersen DE Sr. 6′4″ 260 Long Grove, IA 46 tackles, 2 sacks 58 J.R. Singleton DL Sr. 6′2″ 300 Gurnee, IL 32 tackles, 4 sacks 11 Tyler Onyedim DT 6′3″ 295 Richmond, TX 33 tackles 95 Domonique Orange DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 325 Kansas City, MO 24 tackles, 1 sack 1 Ikenna Ezeogu DE So. 6′5″ 273 Blue Springs, MO 19 tackles, 1 sack 6 Myles Mendeszoon DL 6′4″ 250 Chardon, OH 14 tackles 12 Kenard Snyder DE Transfer from UL Monroe 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 248 Vero Beach, FL 8 tackles, 2 sacks 0 Zaimir Hawk DT 6′4″ 303 Hillside, NJ 9 tackles 89 Trent Jones II DL Jr. 6′3″ 285 Eden Prairie, MN 6 tackles 55 Jace J. Gilbert DE 6′5″ 270 Waukesha, WI 5 punts, 39.2 average 96 Chet Andrews DE So. 6′3″ 245 Huntley, IL 3 tackles 56 Alijah Carnell DT 6′5″ 299 Henderson, NV 2 tackles 45 Samuel Same DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 225 Wichita, KS 91 Augustine Sleh DL Fr. 6′4″ 200 Des Moines, IA 94 Xavier Hamilton DL Fr. 6′2″ 305 Bettendorf, IA 99 Obald Niyonkuru DT Fr. 5′11″ 290 Altoona, IA
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 8 Kooper Ebel LB So. 6′4″ 233 Hartley, IA 69 tackles, 1 sack 44 Jacob Ellis LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Roseville, CA 41 tackles, 1 sack 45 Jack Sadowsky LB So. 6′2″ 230 Batavia, IL 29 tackles, 1 sack 34 Beau Goodwin LB Fr. 6′3″ 221 Kingsley, IA 24 tackles 9 Cael Brezina LB Fr. 6′3″ 233 Downers Grove, IL 22 tackles 23 Will McLaughlin LB 6′4″ 240 Defiance, IA 15 tackles 0 Zach Lovett LB Jr. 6′2″ 250 Melbourne, FL 10 tackles 12 Jacob Imming LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 235 Sergeant Bluff, IA 6 tackles 32 John Klosterman LB So. 5′11″ 223 Iowa City, IA 4 tackles 10 Nick Reinicke LB So. 6′3″ 225 Dike, IA 3 tackles 10 Caleb Bacon LB 6′4″ 242 Lake Mills, IA 10 Carson Willich LB 6′1″ 220 Blue Springs, MO 13 Danny Inglis LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Canfield, OH 15 Charlie Whelpley LB RS 6′2″ 230 Batavia, IL 17 Connor Welsch LB RS 6′2″ 197 Ankeny, IA 18 Mason Miller LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Colorado Springs, CO 42 Lance McShane LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Delhi, IA 45 Alec Cook LB So. 6′3″ 240 Omaha, NE
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 17 Beau Freyler DB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Colorado Springs, CO 84 tackles, 2 INT 7 Malik Verdon DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 225 Hamilton, OH 75 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 0 Jontez Williams CB So. 5′10″ 200 Starke, FL 46 tackles, 4 INT 4 Jeremiah Cooper S 6′0″ 188 El Paso, TX 48 tackles, 2 INT 27 Ta’Shawn James DB 6′0″ 211 Oklahoma City, OK 41 tackles 5 Myles Purchase DB Sr. 5′11″ 205 Denver, CO 35 tackles, 1 INT 10 Darien Porter DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 195 Bettendorf, IA 18 tackles, 3 INT 31 Marcus Neal S Fr. 6′1″ 216 Kansas City, MO 18 tackles, 1 sack 3 Jamison Patton S 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 206 Des Moines, IA 15 tackles, 1 INT 1 Cam Smith DB So. 5′11″ 210 Austintown, OH 9 tackles 6 Drew Surges S 6′1″ 203 Chicago, IL 1 tackle, 1 INT 25 Trevon Howard DB So. 6′1″ 205 Saint Paul, MN 4 tackles 18 David Coffey CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Chicago, IL 2 tackles 35 Caden Kock DB So. 6′0″ 220 Carroll, IA 2 tackles 5 Beni Ngoyi CB 6′4″ 193 Lincoln, NE 2 catches, 27 yards 24 Quentin Taylor Jr. CB 6′0″ 205 Apopka, FL 1 tackle 37 Mason DouBrava DB Jr. 5′10″ 185 West Des Moines, IA 1 tackle 43 Caden Matson S So. 6′0″ 200 Humboldt, IA 1 return, 25 yards 2 Matthew Bess CB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Tomball, TX 3 Ryan Robinson Jr. S Transfer from LSU 5′11″ 185 New Orleans, LA 11 Carson Van Dinter S RS 6′2″ 204 Kaukauna, WI 19 Eddie Lemos S So. 5′10″ 187 Loveland, CO 22 Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman S RS 5′11″ 200 Minneapolis, MN 32 Angelo Jackson CB RS 6′1″ 196 Davenport, IA 39 Asle Thorson DB Sr. 6′1″ 210 Fort Dodge, IA 49 Logan Bacon DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Lake Mills, IA
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2024 97 Kyle Konrardy PK Fr. 6′1″ 204 Dubuque, IA 21 of 28 field goals 80 Tyler Perkins P Jr. 5′11″ 205 Norwalk, OH 37 punts, 44.4 average 20 Jace Gilbert P 5′11″ 200 Marlow, OK 11 punts, 40.2 average 90 Keegan Shackford PK Jr. 5′10″ 215 Ashburn, VA 1 tackle 46 Drew Doyle LS RS 6′1″ 242 Collinsville, IL 49 Drew Clausen LS So. 6′6″ 250 Grimes, IA 60 Drake Knobloch LS So. 6′2″ 268 Winterset, IA 60 Jacob Lyftogt LS Fr. 5′11″ 235 Waunakee, WI
Connor Moberly, Connor Welsch, J.J. Kohl, Carson Robbins, Easton Miller, Blaine Sandquist, Braden Simonsen, Obald Niyonkuru Abu Sama III, Carson Brown, Jamison Patton, Tyler Moore, Augustine Sleh Dillon Ranck, Mason DouBrava, Owen Westemeyer, George Nahas, Isaiah Seymour Jaylin Noel, Marcus Neal, Domonique Orange Wyatt Archer, Alec Cook, Garret Rutledge Zach Lovett, Michael Parkes Ikenna Ezeogu, Carson Willich Drew Surges, David Coffey Eli Green, Carson Hansen Darien Porter, Xavier Hamilton Major Cantrell, Cooper Alexander Charlie Whelpley, Jack Sadowsky Beau Freyler, Mason Miller Aiden Flora, Vince Benetti Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman, Jalen Travis Angelo Jackson, Tyler Maro A.J. Petersen, Joey Petersen Jacob Lyftogt, Andrew Keller Jim Bonifas, Kyle Konrardy Wade Helton, Brent Helton Gabe Burkle, Keaton Roskop Jontez Williams Zaimir Hawk Cam Smith Matthew Bess Rocco Becht Ryan Robinson Jr. Brett Eskildsen Jeremiah Cooper Beni Ngoyi Myles Purchase Myles Mendeszoon Malik Verdon Tanner Hughes Tripp Walsh Isaiah Alston Kooper Ebel Cael Brezina Jayden Higgins Cash Hayden Nick Reinicke Carson Van Dinter Dominic Overby Tyler Onyedim Jacob Imming Jaylon Jackson Kenard Snyder Danny Inglis Daniel Jackson Wyatt Bohm Kai Black Benjamin Brahmer Eddie Lemos Jace Gilbert Dylan Lee Quentin Taylor Jr. Trevon Howard Ta’Shawn James John Klosterman Beau Goodwin Caden Kock Asle Thorson Rylan Barnes Caden Matson Jacob Ellis Samuel Same Drew Doyle Jack Bjorn Stevo Klotz Brendan Black Jarrod Hufford Jace J. Gilbert Alijah Carnell A.J. Burton J.R. Singleton Aidan Gilmore Drake Knobloch Dylan Barrett Tyler Miller Carson Rhodes Dontrell Holt Trevor Buhr Gabriel Greenlee Deylin Hasert James Neal III Easton Eledge Jonathan Vande Walle Tyler Perkins Trent Jones II Tyler Claiborne Keegan Shackford Chet Andrews IA 51 IL 10 FL 8 MN 8 MO 8 Hometowns of the 2024 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 51 Illinois 10 Florida 8 Missouri 8 Minnesota 8 Ohio 7 Texas 7 Wisconsin 7 Top counties Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 19 Scott County, Iowa pop. 175,000 6 Jackson County, Missouri pop. 720,000 5 Hennepin County, Minnesota pop. 1.3 million 3 Dane County, Wisconsin pop. 573,000 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’ 2024 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.
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