Teams Iowa State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Iowa State roster 126 players: 44 freshmen, 26 sophomores, 27 juniors, 29 seniors. From 30 states and 2 other countries; the most from Iowa (25) and Illinois (12). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 13 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 9
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 21 Aiden Flora RB So. 6′0″ 195 Adel, IA 680 rushing yards, 6 TD 3 Arnold Barnes RB Transfer from Tulane 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 220 New Orleans, LA 90 rushing yards, 2 TD 0 Cameron Pettaway RB Transfer from Bowling Green So. 5′10″ 190 Farmington Hills, MI 51 rushing yards 22 Ryver Peppers RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Independence, MO 29 rushing yards 20 Caleb Francois RB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Minnetonka, MN 16 rushing yards 25 Easton Miller RB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Ankeny, IA 12 rushing yards 7 Salahadin Allah RB Transfer from Oregon State Jr. 6′0″ 225 La Marque, TX 27 Gabriel Wilson RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Houston, TX 44 Wyatt Archer RB Jr. 5′10″ 195 Omaha, NE
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 9 Omari Hayes WR Transfer from Tulane Sr. 5′9″ 175 Sarasota, FL 17 catches, 208 yards, 1 TD 2 Cody Jackson WR Transfer from Tarleton State 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 Richmond, TX 10 catches, 191 yards, 1 TD 11 Dominic Overby WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 200 West Jordan, UT 10 catches, 212 yards, 1 TD 89 Tyler Claiborne WR Sr. 6′2″ 215 Lenexa, KS 10 catches, 103 yards 13 Jamal Polite Jr. WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Beaufort, SC 7 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD 4 Carter Pabst WR Transfer from Washington State So. 6′1″ 200 Wichita, KS 1 catch, 24 yards 8 Evan Boyd WR Transfer from Michigan State Jr. 6′3″ 212 East Lansing, MI 1 catch, 6 yards 23 Carson Robbins WR So. 6′0″ 187 Altoona, IA 1 catch, 11 yards 12 Braden Goellner WR Sr. 6′5″ 200 St. Charles, MO 17 Jordyn Bailey WR Transfer from TCU Jr. 5′10″ 180 Denton, TX 33 Zach Eskildsen WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Frisco, TX 34 Jeffrey Roberts WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 193 Ames, IA 80 Malcolm Watkins WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 193 Bakersfield, CA 82 Trevor Fortenberry WR Jr. 6′3″ 205 Brookhaven, MS 83 Sam Zelenovich WR Fr. 6′1″ 197 Altoona, IA 86 Ray Coffey WR Sr. 5′10″ 195 Chicago, IL
Tight ends 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 37 Vince Benetti TE Jr. 6′4″ 245 Adel, IA 6 catches, 62 yards, 3 TD 19 Tyler Fortenberry TE Transfer from Arkansas State Sr. 6′5″ 245 Brookhaven, MS 5 catches, 32 yards 41 Rylan Barnes TE Jr. 6′3″ 230 Britt, IA 1 tackle 88 Christian Greenlaw TE Transfer from Hampton Jr. 6′5″ 245 Newport News, VA 1 catch, 1 yard, 1 TD 10 Cash Hayden TE So. 6′6″ 245 Cincinnati, OH 14 Drake DeBaun TE Fr. 6′6″ 255 Overland Park, KS 39 A.J. Petersen TE Jr. 6′1″ 225 Long Grove, IA 40 Carson Edney TE Fr. 6′6″ 235 Logan, IA 48 Jack Bjorn TE Sr. 6′7″ 260 Parkville, MO 81 Luke Galer TE Fr. 6′6″ 240 Loomis, CA 84 Drew Byrd TE Fr. 6′4″ 228 Meridian, ID 85 Keaton Roskop TE So. 6′3″ 240 Cedar Rapids, IA 87 Jordan Vyborny TE Transfer from Oklahoma State Fr. 6′5″ 235 Rockford, IL
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 51 Maasai King OL Transfer from Akron Sr. 6′4″ 310 Camden, NJ 52 Kingston Fotualii OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Seattle, WA 54 Cade Myer OL Transfer from Colorado School of Mines Sr. 6′2″ 295 Frisco, TX 55 Trevor Bindel OL Transfer from Washington State 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 310 Liberty, MO 56 Colin Amick OL Transfer from Montana So. 6′6″ 305 Sammamish, WA 61 Benji Makelela OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 300 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 62 Braden Simonsen OL Sr. 6′3″ 290 Ankeny, IA 63 Braden Smith OL Transfer from Tarleton State 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 310 Franklin, TX 64 Brady Harr OL Fr. 6′8″ 275 Hampton, IA 65 Garret Rutledge OL So. 6′7″ 310 Council Bluffs, IA 66 Derek Worden OL Fr. 6′5″ 295 Queen Creek, AZ 68 Makai Sat OL Jr. 6′2″ 335 Santa Maria, CA 69 Dontrell Holt OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 305 Joplin, MO 70 Gavin Proudfoot OL Transfer from Northern Iowa Sr. 6′7″ 305 Dresbach, MN 71 Gabriel Greenlee OL Sr. 6′7″ 300 Ames, IA 72 Austin Barrett OL Jr. 6′6″ 315 St. Charles, IL 74 Gavin Broscious OL Transfer from Michigan State Jr. 6′5″ 303 Surprise, AZ 77 Caden Maas OL Transfer from Sioux Falls Jr. 6′5″ 315 Watertown, WI 78 DeAndre Carter OL Transfer from Auburn 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 345 Temecula, CA 79 Jake Taylor OL Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 310 Las Vegas, NV
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 88 Isaac Terrell DE Transfer from Washington State Sr. 6′2″ 255 Lehi, UT 11 tackles, 3 sacks 93 Jack Janikowski DE Transfer from Washington State Jr. 6′2″ 255 Fallbrook, CA 13 tackles, 1 sack 99 Bryson Lamb DT Transfer from Washington State Sr. 6′2″ 295 Bellingham, WA 15 tackles 0 Zaimir Hawk DT Jr. 6′4″ 303 Hillside, NJ 12 tackles 55 Jace J. Gilbert DE So. 6′5″ 270 Waukesha, WI 9 tackles, 1 sack 98 Malaki Ta’ase DE Transfer from Washington State 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 265 Mesa, AZ 9 tackles, 1 sack 97 Max Baloun DT Transfer from Washington State Sr. 6′6″ 293 Redfield, SD 6 tackles 89 Donovan Fitzmaurice DT Transfer from Washington State So. 6′3″ 284 St. Louis, MO 5 tackles 92 Caden Crawford DE Transfer from South Dakota 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 251 Lansing, KS 5 tackles 91 Blake Hawkins DE So. 6′4″ 235 Gretna, NE 3 tackles 13 Kaleb Bilal-Jones DT Transfer from Arizona Fr. 6′1″ 294 Phoenix, AZ 2 tackles 44 Trey Verdon DE Fr. 6′1″ 245 Hamilton, OH 2 tackles 90 Jareb Ramos DT Transfer from Montana 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 284 Centennial, CO 2 tackles 96 Chet Andrews DE Sr. 6′3″ 245 Huntley, IL 1 tackle 47 Tyler Burnstein DE Fr. 6′4″ 243 Phoenix, AZ 50 Jack Limbaugh DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 235 Algona, IA 53 Jaden Weaver DT Fr. 6′3″ 300 Chicago, IL 57 Ajibola Afuye DE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Stillwater, MN 59 Daniel Howard DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 270 Chicago, IL 94 Jake Jones DT Fr. 6′2″ 292 Gilbert, AZ 95 Ka’Mori Moore DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 304 Lee’s Summit, MO
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Sullivan Schlimgen LB Transfer from Washington State So. 6′1″ 220 Sioux Falls, SD 56 tackles, 1 sack 10 Carson Willich LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Blue Springs, MO 36 tackles, 1 sack 34 Beau Goodwin LB Jr. 6′3″ 221 Kingsley, IA 14 tackles, 1 INT 11 Willie Breland III LB Jr. 6′2″ 218 Wiggins, MS 18 tackles 16 Malcolm Jones LB Transfer from Jacksonville State Sr. 6′1″ 219 Camilla, GA 6 tackles 31 Montreze Smith LB Transfer from Austin Peay So. 5′11″ 214 Carrollton, GA 4 tackles 8 Tristan Exline LB Transfer from Texas–Permian Basin Sr. 6′1″ 220 China Spring, TX 3 tackles 36 Bradley Esser LB Fr. 6′2″ 205 Sioux Falls, SD 3 tackles 17 Connor Welsch LB So. 6′2″ 197 Ankeny, IA 2 tackles 12 Ethan Stecker LB Fr. 6′4″ 227 Spirit Lake, IA 1 tackle 40 Landon Kalsbeck LB Fr. 6′2″ 217 Littleton, CO 1 tackle
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 Brody Miller S Transfer from Washington State Fr. 6′1″ 186 Shakopee, MN 23 tackles 3 Seth Johnson CB Transfer from Montana State So. 5′10″ 180 Frisco, TX 18 tackles 21 Duhron Goodman S Transfer from Washington State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 193 Pacoima, CA 15 tackles 5 Beni Ngoyi CB Jr. 6′4″ 193 Lincoln, NE 9 tackles, 1 INT 18 David Coffey CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 190 Chicago, IL 14 tackles 6 Drew Surges S Jr. 6′1″ 203 Chicago, IL 13 tackles 19 Eddie Lemos S Sr. 5′10″ 187 Loveland, CO 9 tackles 4 Micah Harper S Transfer from Montana Sr. 5′10″ 189 Chandler, AZ 8 tackles 1 Key’on Washington CB Transfer from Bowling Green So. 6′1″ 190 Waldorf, MD 4 tackles, 1 sack 26 Tyrone Cotton III CB Transfer from Washington State 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 178 Chicago, IL 5 tackles 42 Matthew McClain S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Frisco, TX 3 tackles 9 Jaheim Singletary CB Transfer from Arkansas 5★ 5-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 201 Jacksonville, FL 2 tackles 14 Damarius Russell S Transfer from Washington State Fr. 5′11″ 186 Waseca, MN 2 tackles 43 Caden Matson S Sr. 6′0″ 200 Humboldt, IA 2 tackles 20 Trillion Sorrell CB Transfer from Washington State Fr. 6′1″ 175 Bloomington, MN 1 tackle 2 Braden Awls S Transfer from Toledo Sr. 6′1″ 190 Sylvania, OH 22 Xavier Martinez S Jr. 6′1″ 202 Chicago, IL 29 Toe Sanders CB Fr. 6′2″ 185 New Orleans, LA 32 Angelo Jackson CB So. 6′1″ 196 Davenport, IA 33 Brady Hummel S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Jamestown, ND 35 Tayten Duncan S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Mustang, OK 38 Amiri Barnes CB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Katy, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 97 Kyle Konrardy PK Jr. 6′1″ 204 Dubuque, IA 8 of 10 field goals 99 Jonah DuPont P So. 5′11″ 200 Cedar Rapids, IA 22 punts, 44.4 average 95 Ethan Gurney P Fr. 6′3″ 201 Adelaide, SA 7 punts, 39.7 average 56 Caleb Schmidt LS Transfer from Minot State Jr. 6′3″ 225 Chaska, MN 1 tackle 57 Gavin Schieler LS Fr. 6′4″ 223 Normal, IL 60 Jacob Lyftogt LS Jr. 5′11″ 235 Waunakee, WI 93 Greg Hubbard PK Fr. 6′2″ 215 Louisville, CO 94 Chase Smith PK So. 5′10″ 210 Eldridge, IA 98 Adlai Lounsbury PK Transfer from Washington State Fr. 6′4″ 200 Van Meter, IA
Drew Surges, David Coffey, Xavier Martinez, Tyrone Cotton III, Jaden Weaver, Daniel Howard, Ray Coffey Connor Moberly, Connor Welsch, Carson Robbins, Easton Miller, Braden Simonsen, Sam Zelenovich Seth Johnson, Zach Eskildsen, Matthew McClain, Cade Myer Arnold Barnes, Toe Sanders Zane Flores, Blake Hawkins Sullivan Schlimgen, Bradley Esser Kaleb Bilal-Jones, Tyler Burnstein Drake DeBaun, Tyler Claiborne Tyler Fortenberry, Trevor Fortenberry Caleb Francois, Trillion Sorrell Aiden Flora, Vince Benetti Brody Miller, Caleb Schmidt Angelo Jackson, Chase Smith Jeffrey Roberts, Gabriel Greenlee Landon Kalsbeck, Jareb Ramos Wyatt Archer, Garret Rutledge Derek Worden, Jake Jones Keaton Roskop, Jonah DuPont Cameron Pettaway Zaimir Hawk Jaylen Raynor Key’on Washington Braden Awls Cody Jackson Carter Pabst Micah Harper Beni Ngoyi Salahadin Allah Evan Boyd Tristan Exline Jaheim Singletary Omari Hayes Carson Willich Cash Hayden Dominic Overby Willie Breland III Braden Goellner Ethan Stecker Jamal Polite Jr. Damarius Russell Malcolm Jones Wyatt Bohm Jordyn Bailey Hudson Kurland Eddie Lemos Duhron Goodman Ryver Peppers Gabriel Wilson Montreze Smith Brady Hummel Beau Goodwin Tayten Duncan Amiri Barnes A.J. Petersen Carson Edney Rylan Barnes Caden Matson Trey Verdon Jack Bjorn Jack Limbaugh Maasai King Kingston Fotualii Jace J. Gilbert Trevor Bindel Colin Amick Ajibola Afuye Gavin Schieler Jacob Lyftogt Braden Smith Brady Harr Makai Sat Dontrell Holt Austin Barrett Gavin Broscious Caden Maas DeAndre Carter Jake Taylor Malcolm Watkins Luke Galer Drew Byrd Jordan Vyborny Christian Greenlaw Isaac Terrell Donovan Fitzmaurice Caden Crawford Greg Hubbard Jack Janikowski Ka’Mori Moore Chet Andrews Kyle Konrardy Adlai Lounsbury Malaki Ta’ase Bryson Lamb IA 25 IL 12 TX 11 MO 8 AZ 7 Hometowns of the 2026 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 25 Illinois 12 Texas 11 Missouri 8 Arizona 7 Minnesota 7 California 6 Kansas 4 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 7 Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 6 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 4 Jackson County, Missouri pop. 720,000 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’ 2026 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.
Jaylen Raynor QBTransfer from Arkansas State