2013 Iowa roster

123 players. From 24 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (48) and Illinois (14). The 2013 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
15	Jake Rudock QB	6′3″		Weston, FL	2,383 passing yards, 18 TD
16	C.J. Beathard QB	6′2″		Franklin, TN	179 passing yards, 1 TD
6	Justin Joyce QB	6′0″	175	Midlothian, VA
9	Nic Shimonek QB3-star recruit	6′4″	196	Corsicanna, TX
19	Cody Sokol QB	6′2″	215	Phoeniz, AZ

Running backs 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
45	Mark Weisman RB	6′0″		Buffalo Grove, IL	975 rushing yards, 8 TD
5	Damon Bullock RB	6′0″		Mansfield, TX	467 rushing yards, 1 TD
33	Jordan Canzeri RB	5′9″		Troy, NY	481 rushing yards, 2 TD
29	LeShun Daniels Jr. RB3-star recruit	6′0″	225	Warren, OH	142 rushing yards
38	Adam Cox FB	5′11″		Chana, IL	16 rushing yards
42	Macon Plewa FB	6′2″		Franklin, WI	7 rushing yards
3	Barkley Hill RB	6′0″	218	Denver, IA
25	Akrum Wadley RB	5′11″	195	Newark, NJ
26	Michael Malloy RB	6′0″	215	Sioux City, IA
30	Steve Manders FB	6′1″	235	Crofton, MD
32	Andrew Wellik RB	5′10″	210	Emmetsburg, IA
32	Derrick Mitchell Jr. RB	6′1″	220	St. Louis, MO
40	Berkley Grimm FB	6′0″	230	Iowa City, IA
45	Drake Kulick FB	6′1″	240	Muscatine, IA

Receivers 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
23	Jordan Cotton WR	6′1″		Mount Pleasant, IA	29 returns, 731 yards
11	Kevonte Martin-Manley WR	6′0″		Pontiac, MI	40 catches, 388 yards, 5 TD
4	Tevaun Smith WR	6′2″		Toronto, ON	24 catches, 310 yards, 1 TD
8	Don Shumpert WR3-star recruit	6′3″		St. Louis, MO	15 catches, 182 yards
22	Damond Powell WR	5′11″		Toledo, OH	12 catches, 291 yards, 2 TD
17	Jacob Hillyer WR	6′4″		Somerset, TX	11 catches, 135 yards, 2 TD
89	Matt VandeBerg WR	6′1″	195	Brandon, SD	8 catches, 59 yards
83	Riley McCarron WR	5′9″		Dubuque, IA	3 catches, 11 yards
7	Drew Zaun WR	6′0″	185	Urbandale, IA
9	Blake Haluska WR	6′4″	210	Carroll, IA
11	Derrick Willies WR	6′4″	210	San Bernadino, CA
14	Connor Keane WR	6′1″	195	St. Paul, MN
20	Andrew Stone WR	5′11″		Cedar Falls, IA
21	Trev Hadachek WR	5′11″	180	Dysart, IA
84	Andre Harris WR	6′0″	185	Kirkwood, MO
88	A.J. Jones WR	6′3″	190	Dallas, TX
88	Greg Mabin WR	6′2″		Fort Lauderdale, FL

Tight ends 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
86	C.J. Fiedorowicz TE4-star recruit	6′7″		Johnsburg, IL	30 catches, 299 yards, 6 TD
87	Jake Duzey TE	6′4″		Troy, MI	19 catches, 270 yards, 2 TD
82	Ray Hamilton TE4-star recruit	6′5″		Strongsville, OH	8 catches, 95 yards
46	George Kittle TE	6′4″		Norman, OK	5 catches, 108 yards
80	Henry Krieger Coble TE	6′4″		Mount Pleasant, IA	1 return, 8 yards
80	Henry Krieger-Coble TE	6′4″		Mount Pleasant, IA
81	Jon Wisnieski TE3-star recruit	6′5″	250	West Des Moines, IA
86	Peter Pekar TE	6′4″	252	Greendale, WI

Offensive line 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
70	Brett Van Sloten OL	6′7″		Decorah, IA	1 catch, −4 yards
52	Boone Myers OL	6′5″	310	Webster City, IA
54	Steve Ferentz OL	6′2″	282	Iowa City, IA
55	Tanner Olde OL	6′1″	255	Iowa City, IA
57	Tommy Gaul OL	6′3″	280	Des Moines, IA
58	Eric Simmons OL	6′2″	295	Madrid, IA
59	Conor Boffeli OL	6′5″	295	West Des Moines, IA
60	Jalen Chambers OL	6′5″	290	Bellevue, IA
63	Austin Blythe OL4-star recruit	6′3″	290	Williamsburg, IA
64	Cole Croston OL	6′5″	250	Seargeant Bluff, IA
65	Jordan Walsh OL4-star recruit	6′4″	290	Glendale Heights, IL
66	Colin Goebel OL3-star recruit	6′5″	280	Lisle, IL
68	Brandon Scherff OL	6′5″		Denison, IA
73	Ryan Ward OL4-star recruit	6′5″	295	Homer Glen, IL
74	Mitch Keppy OL	6′5″	300	Port Byron, IL
75	Ike Boettger OL	6′6″	307	Cedar Falls, IA
76	Nolan MacMillan OL3-star recruit	6′6″	294	Toronto, ON
77	Reid Sealby OL	6′4″	290	Byron, IL
78	Andrew Donnal OL4-star recruit	6′7″	305	Monclova, OH
79	Sean Welsh OL	6′3″	295	Springboro, OH

Defensive line 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
34	Nate Meier DE	6′2″	252	Tabor, IA
49	Melvin Spears DE	6′2″	268	Allen, TX
56	Faith Ekakitie DL4-star recruit	6′3″		Brampton, ON
67	Jaleel Johnson DL4-star recruit	6′4″		Lombard, IL
71	Carl Davis DL	6′5″	315	Sterling Heights, MI
72	Brant Gressel DL	6′2″	280	Centerville, OH
75	Dean Tsopanides DL	6′2″	270	Torrington, CT
77	Daniel Gaffey DL	6′2″	285	Iowa City, IA
78	Corbin Blythe DL	6′2″	230	Williamsburg, IA
79	Dominic Alvis DL	6′4″	265	Logan, IA
87	Wil Rathjen DL	6′3″	280	Durant, IA
88	Jake Hulett DL	6′3″	289	Springville, IA
90	Louis Trinca-Pasat DL	6′3″	290	Chicago, IL
91	Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara DL	6′5″	240	Weston, FL
92	Will Kincart DL	6′3″	255	Bloomfield, IA
94	Riley McMinn DE	6′7″	265	Rochester, IL
95	Drew Ott DL	6′4″		Trumbull, NE
97	Darian Cooper DL4-star recruit	6′2″	282	Elkridge, MD
98	Mike Hardy DL	6′5″	280	Appleton, WI
99	Nathan Bazata DL	6′2″	287	Howells, NE

Linebackers 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
44	James Morris LB	6′2″		Solon, IA	4 INT
20	Christian Kirksey LB	6′2″		St. Louis, MO	1 INT
31	Anthony Hitchens LB	6′1″		Lorain, OH	1 INT
6	Reggie Spearman LB	6′3″	230	Chicago, IL
26	Kevin Ward OLB	6′1″	217	Homer Glen, IL
36	Cole Fisher OLB	6′2″		Omaha, NE
38	Dalton Shaull LB	6′1″	213	Oskaloosa, IA
39	Travis Perry LB	6′3″	234	Urbandale, IA
41	Bo Bower LB	6′2″	235	West Branch, IA
48	Chad Gilson LB	6′1″		Urbandale, IA
48	Luke Lindahl LB	6′0″	215	Mahtomedi, MN
50	Palmer Foster OLB	6′3″	220	Davenport, IA
51	Laron Taylor LB	6′0″	225	Detroit, MI
52	John Kenny OLB3-star recruit	6′2″		Carmel, IN
52	Quinton Alston LB	6′1″	232	Sicklerville, NJ
55	Marcus Collins LB	6′0″	222	Yeadon, PA

Defensive backs 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
5	Tanner Miller DB	6′2″		Kalona, IA	3 INT
19	B.J. Lowery DB	5′11″		Cincinnati, OH	3 INT
48	John Lowdermilk DB	6′2″		Carrollton, OH	1 INT
2	Jonathan Parker CB	5′8″	185	St. Louis, MO
2	Malik Rucker DB		175	Minneapolis, MN
3	Paul Brown DB	5′10″	195	Spirit Lake, IA
7	Sean Draper DB	6′0″		Cleveland, OH
11	David Tann DB	5′10″	205	Cedar Rapids, IA
12	Anthony Gair DB	6′2″		Plano, TX
14	Desmond King DB	5′11″		Detroit, MI
21	Nico Law DB	6′1″	200	Clinton, MD
25	Ruben Lile DB	6′3″	210	Detroit, MI
27	Jordan Lomax DB	5′10″		Upper Marlboro, MD
28	Maurice Fleming DB3-star recruit	6′0″	205	Chicago, IL
30	Sean Skradis DB	6′0″	200	Acworth, GA
32	Solomon Warfield DB	6′0″	180	Lorain, OH
35	Gavin Smith DB	5′10″	190	North Liberty, IA

Specialists 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
96	Mike Meyer PK	6′2″		Dubuque, IA	16 of 22 field goals
98	Connor Kornbrath P	6′6″		Bridgeport, WV	65 punts, 40.0 average
1	Marshall Koehn PK	6′0″		Solon, IA	1 of 1 extra point
61	Casey Kreiter LS	6′3″	250	DeWitt, IA
97	Tyler Kluver LS	6′0″	220	Marshalltown, IA

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
43	Josey Jewell		6′2″	236	Decorah, IA

Hometowns of the 2013 Iowa 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
Illinois 14
Ohio 11
Texas 6
Michigan 6
Missouri 5
Maryland 4
Minnesota 3

Top counties

Johnson County, Iowa pop. 157,000 8
Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 7
St. Louis city, Missouri pop. 289,000 4
Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 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’ 2013 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.