Teams Iowa State 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Iowa State roster 121 players: 18 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 29 juniors, 14 seniors, 40 with no class listed. From 23 states; the most from Iowa (44) and Missouri (10). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 12 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 3 QB 6′1″ 208 Wesley Chapel, FL 2,565 passing yards, 16 TD 14 Major Cantrell QB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Washington, OK 25 rushing yards 7 Alex Manske QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 210 Algona, IA 28 passing yards 5 Connor Moberly QB 6′4″ 214 Altoona, IA 0 passing yards 16 Wyatt Bohm QB So. 6′4″ 220 Mahomet, IL
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 21 Carson Hansen RB Jr. 6′2″ 216 Lakeville, MN 950 rushing yards, 6 TD 3 Abu Sama III RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 211 Des Moines, IA 732 rushing yards, 5 TD 21 Aiden Flora RB 6′0″ 195 Adel, IA 16 returns, 380 yards 22 Dylan Lee RB 6′0″ 216 Phoenix, AZ 117 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Easton Miller RB So. 6′1″ 230 Ankeny, IA 6 tackles 22 Ryver Peppers RB 5′11″ 190 Independence, MO 1 catch, −5 yards 27 Jayden Jackson RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Franklin, TX 44 Wyatt Archer RB So. 5′10″ 195 Omaha, NE
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 0 Chase Sowell WR Transfer from East Carolina 6′3″ 203 Humble, TX 32 catches, 500 yards, 2 TD 4 Brett Eskildsen WR So. 6′1″ 198 Frisco, TX 30 catches, 526 yards, 5 TD 3 Xavier Townsend WR Transfer from UCF 5′11″ 195 Tampa, FL 18 catches, 243 yards 6 Eli Green WR Sr. 5′11″ 195 Lakeville, MN 11 catches, 123 yards 3 Carson Brown WR Jr. 6′2″ 200 Des Moines, IA 7 catches, 83 yards 11 Dominic Overby WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 200 West Jordan, UT 7 catches, 87 yards, 2 TD 23 Carson Robbins WR Fr. 6′0″ 187 Altoona, IA 1 return, 1 yard 2 Zay Robinson WR 5′11″ 186 Des Moines, IA 1 catch, 0 yards 8 Karon Brookins WR RS 6′5″ 205 Pennsauken, NJ 15 Dyllan Malone WR RS 6′3″ 185 Montgomery, IL 16 Daniel Jackson WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 215 Cibolo, TX 19 Michael Parkes WR So. 6′1″ 190 Palm Bay, FL 80 Jonathan Vande Walle WR So. 5′11″ 190 Sun Prairie, WI 83 Sam Zelenovich WR RS 6′1″ 197 Altoona, IA 89 Tyler Claiborne WR Jr. 6′2″ 215 Lenexa, KS
Tight ends 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 18 Benjamin Brahmer TE Jr. 6′7″ 250 Pierce, NE 37 catches, 446 yards, 6 TD 84 Gabe Burkle TE Jr. 6′6″ 247 Cedar Rapids, IA 26 catches, 302 yards, 1 TD 41 Rylan Barnes TE So. 6′3″ 230 Britt, IA 10 tackles 82 Tyler Moore TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 255 Des Moines, IA 7 catches, 118 yards 80 Cooper Alexander TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 241 Washington, OK 5 catches, 47 yards 37 Vince Benetti TE So. 6′4″ 245 Adel, IA 1 tackle 7 Tripp Walsh TE Jr. 6′5″ 245 Hartland, WI 1 catch, 9 yards 10 Cash Hayden TE Fr. 6′6″ 245 Cincinnati, OH 17 Kai Black TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 245 Urbandale, IA 39 A.J. Petersen TE So. 6′1″ 225 Long Grove, IA 48 Jack Bjorn TE Jr. 6′7″ 260 Parkville, MO 85 Keaton Roskop TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Cedar Rapids, IA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 50 Tyler Maro OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 305 Davenport, IA 54 Brendan Black OL Jr. 6′4″ 320 Yulee, FL 54 Vaea Ikakoula OL RS 6′3″ 326 Laie, HI 61 Dylan Barrett OL Sr. 6′5″ 325 Saint Charles, IL 62 Braden Simonsen OL Jr. 6′3″ 290 Ankeny, IA 63 Jim Bonifas OL Sr. 6′5″ 320 Dubuque, IA 65 Garret Rutledge OL Fr. 6′7″ 310 Council Bluffs, IA 66 Tyler Miller OL Sr. 6′9″ 335 Scranton, IA 66 Will Tompkins OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 311 Cedar Falls, IA 67 Carson Rhodes OL Fr. 6′8″ 310 Nevada, IA 68 Makai Sat OL So. 6′2″ 335 Santa Maria, CA 69 Dontrell Holt OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 305 Joplin, MO 69 Sione Perkins OL RS 6′8″ 315 Eagle, ID 70 Trevor Buhr OL So. 6′4″ 318 Washington, MO 71 Gabriel Greenlee OL Jr. 6′7″ 300 Ames, IA 72 Austin Barrett OL Transfer from Indiana So. 6′6″ 315 St. Charles, IL 73 Deylin Hasert OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Marshall, MN 74 Derek Jensen OL Transfer from Wisconsin Fr. 6′6″ 290 Hartland, WI 74 Kuol Kuol II OL RS 6′6″ 291 Centerville, OH 75 James Neal III OL Sr. 6′6″ 325 Grayson, GA 77 Easton Eledge OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Underwood, IA
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 58 Tamatoa McDonough DL Transfer from Yale Sr. 6′5″ 265 Asheville, NC 26 tackles, 2 sacks 1 Ikenna Ezeogu DE Jr. 6′5″ 273 Blue Springs, MO 25 tackles, 1 sack 55 Jace J. Gilbert DE 6′5″ 270 Waukesha, WI 18 tackles, 1 sack 95 Domonique Orange DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 325 Kansas City, MO 18 tackles 6 Myles Mendeszoon DL Sr. 6′4″ 250 Chardon, OH 9 tackles 0 Zaimir Hawk DT 6′4″ 303 Hillside, NJ 8 tackles 56 Alijah Carnell DT 6′5″ 299 Henderson, NV 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Vontroy Malone DL Transfer from Tulsa Jr. 6′4″ 265 Lake Jackson, TX 5 tackles 44 Trey Verdon DE 6′1″ 245 Hamilton, OH 1 tackle, 1 sack 50 Jack Limbaugh DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Algona, IA 1 tackle 96 Chet Andrews DE Jr. 6′3″ 245 Huntley, IL 1 tackle 45 Samuel Same DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 225 Wichita, KS 49 Charlie Woleben DL Fr. 6′4″ 245 Lenexa, KS 90 B.J. Carter DL RS 6′2″ 295 Middleburg, FL 95 Ka’Mori Moore DT 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 304 Lee’s Summit, MO 99 Cannon Butler DL Transfer from Northern Iowa Sr. 6′6″ 265 Waterloo, IA 99 Markell Chapman DL So. 6′1″ 303 Sumter, SC
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 8 Kooper Ebel LB Jr. 6′4″ 233 Hartley, IA 77 tackles, 1 sack 10 Caleb Bacon LB 6′4″ 242 Lake Mills, IA 68 tackles, 3 sacks 9 Cael Brezina LB So. 6′3″ 233 Downers Grove, IL 29 tackles 23 Will McLaughlin LB Jr. 6′4″ 240 Defiance, IA 13 tackles, 2 sacks 10 Carson Willich LB 6′1″ 220 Blue Springs, MO 18 tackles 10 Nick Reinicke LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 Dike, IA 7 tackles, 1 INT 34 Beau Goodwin LB So. 6′3″ 221 Kingsley, IA 7 tackles 0 Zach Lovett LB Sr. 6′2″ 250 Melbourne, FL 5 tackles 32 John Klosterman LB Jr. 5′11″ 223 Iowa City, IA 5 tackles 17 Connor Welsch LB Fr. 6′2″ 197 Ankeny, IA 3 tackles 13 Danny Inglis LB So. 6′1″ 215 Canfield, OH 1 tackle 12 Ethan Stecker LB RS 6′4″ 227 Spirit Lake, IA 18 Mason Miller LB So. 6′2″ 235 Colorado Springs, CO 43 Will Hawthorne LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 225 Ames, IA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 31 Marcus Neal S So. 6′1″ 216 Kansas City, MO 77 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 3 Jamison Patton S 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 206 Des Moines, IA 48 tackles, 2 INT 3 Tre Bell CB Transfer from Lindenwood Jr. 6′1″ 200 St. Louis, MO 36 tackles, 2 INT 27 Ta’Shawn James DB 6′0″ 211 Oklahoma City, OK 33 tackles 6 Drew Surges S 6′1″ 203 Chicago, IL 26 tackles, 1 INT 24 Quentin Taylor Jr. CB 6′0″ 205 Apopka, FL 27 tackles 0 Jontez Williams CB Jr. 5′10″ 200 Starke, FL 15 tackles, 1 INT 11 Carson Van Dinter S Fr. 6′2″ 204 Kaukauna, WI 18 tackles 43 Caden Matson S Jr. 6′0″ 200 Humboldt, IA 15 tackles 4 Jeremiah Cooper S 6′0″ 188 El Paso, TX 9 tackles, 1 INT 18 David Coffey CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Chicago, IL 11 tackles 1 Cam Smith DB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Austintown, OH 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 22 Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman S Fr. 5′11″ 200 Minneapolis, MN 9 tackles 25 Josh Patterson DB 5′11″ 195 Jacksonville, FL 4 tackles, 1 INT 35 Caden Kock DB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Carroll, IA 7 tackles 5 Beni Ngoyi CB 6′4″ 193 Lincoln, NE 1 tackle 19 Eddie Lemos S Jr. 5′10″ 187 Loveland, CO 27 LaMarcus Hicks II DB Fr. 6′2″ 190 Clarksdale, MS 29 Hunter Sowell CB 5′10″ 180 Humble, TX 31 Mason Ellens DB RS 5′11″ 165 Glen Ellyn, IL 32 Angelo Jackson CB Fr. 6′1″ 196 Davenport, IA
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 97 Kyle Konrardy PK So. 6′1″ 204 Dubuque, IA 14 of 18 field goals 80 Tyler Perkins P Sr. 5′11″ 205 Norwalk, OH 42 punts, 42.4 average 94 Chase Smith PK Fr. 5′10″ 210 Eldridge, IA 2 of 3 field goals 20 Jace Gilbert P 5′11″ 200 Marlow, OK 1 punt, 33.0 average 49 Drew Clausen LS Jr. 6′6″ 250 Grimes, IA 57 Gavin Schieler LS RS 6′4″ 223 Normal, IL 60 Jacob Lyftogt LS So. 5′11″ 235 Waunakee, WI 99 Jonah DuPont P Fr. 5′11″ 200 Cedar Rapids, IA
Connor Moberly, Connor Welsch, Carson Robbins, Easton Miller, Braden Simonsen, Sam Zelenovich Zay Robinson, Abu Sama III, Carson Brown, Jamison Patton, Tyler Moore Ryver Peppers, Marcus Neal, Domonique Orange Angelo Jackson, Tyler Maro, Chase Smith Gabe Burkle, Keaton Roskop, Jonah DuPont Chase Sowell, Hunter Sowell Zach Lovett, Michael Parkes Ikenna Ezeogu, Carson Willich Drew Surges, David Coffey Eli Green, Carson Hansen Alex Manske, Jack Limbaugh Tripp Walsh, Derek Jensen Cael Brezina, Mason Ellens Nick Reinicke, Will Tompkins Major Cantrell, Cooper Alexander Aiden Flora, Vince Benetti Will Hawthorne, Gabriel Greenlee Wyatt Archer, Garret Rutledge Charlie Woleben, Tyler Claiborne Jim Bonifas, Kyle Konrardy Jontez Williams Zaimir Hawk Cam Smith Rocco Becht Tre Bell Xavier Townsend Brett Eskildsen Jeremiah Cooper Beni Ngoyi Myles Mendeszoon Karon Brookins Kooper Ebel Vontroy Malone Cash Hayden Carson Van Dinter Dominic Overby Ethan Stecker Danny Inglis Dyllan Malone Daniel Jackson Wyatt Bohm Kai Black Benjamin Brahmer Mason Miller Eddie Lemos Jace Gilbert Dylan Lee Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman Quentin Taylor Jr. Josh Patterson Jayden Jackson LaMarcus Hicks II Ta’Shawn James John Klosterman Beau Goodwin Caden Kock A.J. Petersen Rylan Barnes Caden Matson Trey Verdon Samuel Same Jack Bjorn Brendan Black Vaea Ikakoula Jace J. Gilbert Alijah Carnell Gavin Schieler Tamatoa McDonough Jacob Lyftogt Dylan Barrett Tyler Miller Carson Rhodes Makai Sat Dontrell Holt Sione Perkins Trevor Buhr Austin Barrett Deylin Hasert Kuol Kuol II James Neal III Easton Eledge Jonathan Vande Walle Tyler Perkins B.J. Carter Ka’Mori Moore Chet Andrews Cannon Butler Markell Chapman IA 44 IL 10 MO 10 FL 9 OH 7 Hometowns of the 2025 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 Missouri 10 Illinois 10 Florida 9 Texas 7 Ohio 7 Wisconsin 6 Minnesota 4 Top counties Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 13 Jackson County, Missouri pop. 720,000 6 Scott County, Iowa pop. 175,000 4 Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 3 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 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’ 2025 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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