2014 Iowa roster

121 players. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (42) and Illinois (18). The 2014 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
15	Jake Rudock QB	6′3″		Weston, FL	2,436 passing yards, 16 TD
16	C.J. Beathard QB	6′2″		Franklin, TN	645 passing yards, 5 TD
6	Justin Joyce QB	6′0″	175	Midlothian, VA
12	Tyler Wiegers QB	6′4″	227	Lake Orion, MI

Running backs 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
45	Mark Weisman RB	6′0″		Buffalo Grove, IL	812 rushing yards, 16 TD
33	Jordan Canzeri RB	5′9″		Troy, NY	494 rushing yards
25	Akrum Wadley RB	5′11″	195	Newark, NJ	186 rushing yards, 1 TD
5	Damon Bullock RB	6′0″		Mansfield, TX	74 rushing yards
29	LeShun Daniels Jr. RB3-star recruit	6′0″	225	Warren, OH	49 rushing yards, 1 TD
42	Macon Plewa FB	6′2″		Franklin, WI	2 rushing yards
26	Marcel Joly RB	5′11″	202	Hyattsville, MD
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
35	C.J. Hilliard RB	5′10″	195	Cincinnati, OH
38	Adam Cox FB	5′11″		Chana, IL
45	Drake Kulick FB	6′1″	240	Muscatine, IA
46	Austin Kelly FB	5′11″	245	Hickory Hills, IL

Receivers 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
11	Kevonte Martin-Manley WR	6′0″		Pontiac, MI	52 catches, 517 yards, 2 TD
4	Tevaun Smith WR	6′2″		Toronto, ON	43 catches, 596 yards, 3 TD
22	Damond Powell WR	5′11″		Toledo, OH	19 catches, 317 yards, 3 TD
83	Riley McCarron WR	5′9″		Dubuque, IA	9 returns, 49 yards
89	Matt VandeBerg WR	6′1″	195	Brandon, SD	14 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD
17	Jacob Hillyer WR	6′4″		Somerset, TX	11 catches, 105 yards, 1 TD
88	Greg Mabin WR	6′2″		Fort Lauderdale, FL	1 INT
11	Derrick Willies WR	6′4″	210	San Bernadino, CA	4 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD
20	Andrew Stone WR	5′11″		Cedar Falls, IA	3 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD
2	Brandon Bishop WR	5′9″	180	Sugar Grove, IL
3	Jay Scheel WR3-star recruit	6′1″		Mount Auburn, IA
7	Drew Zaun WR	6′0″	185	Urbandale, IA
14	Connor Keane WR	6′1″	195	St. Paul, MN
19	Chris Rozell WR	6′0″	180	Chicago, IL
21	Trev Hadachek WR	5′11″	180	Dysart, IA
84	Andre Harris WR	6′0″	185	Kirkwood, MO

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
87	Jake Duzey TE	6′4″		Troy, MI	36 catches, 392 yards, 3 TD
82	Ray Hamilton TE4-star recruit	6′5″		Strongsville, OH	18 catches, 175 yards, 3 TD
80	Henry Krieger-Coble TE	6′4″		Mount Pleasant, IA	3 catches, 28 yards, 2 TD
46	George Kittle TE	6′4″		Norman, OK	1 catch, 25 yards
80	Henry Krieger Coble TE	6′4″		Mount Pleasant, IA	1 catch, 13 yards
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
52	Boone Myers OL	6′5″	310	Webster City, IA
54	Steve Ferentz OL	6′2″	282	Iowa City, IA
57	Tommy Gaul OL	6′3″	280	Des Moines, IA
58	Eric Simmons OL	6′2″	295	Madrid, IA
59	Ross Reynolds OL	6′4″	295	Waukee, 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″	307	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
69	Keegan Render OL	6′4″	307	Indianola, IA
70	Lucas LeGrand OL3-star recruit	6′5″	295	Dubuque, 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	Dalton Ferguson OL	6′4″	308	Solon, IA
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 24

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
95	Drew Ott DL	6′4″		Trumbull, NE	1 INT
20	Jameer Outsey DL	6′3″	240	Somerset, NJ
34	Nate Meier DE	6′2″	252	Tabor, IA
40	Parker Hesse DE	6′3″	261	Waukon, IA
49	Melvin Spears DE	6′2″	268	Allen, TX
56	Faith Ekakitie DL4-star recruit	6′3″		Brampton, ON
61	Kyle Terlouw DL	6′4″	288	Sully, IA
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
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
90	Sam Brincks DE	6′5″	275	Carroll, IA
91	Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara DL	6′5″	240	Weston, FL
92	Will Kincart DL	6′3″	255	Bloomfield, IA
93	Terrence Harris DE	6′3″	252	Englewood, NJ
94	Riley McMinn DE	6′7″	265	Rochester, IL
96	Matt Nelson DE3-star recruit	6′8″	295	Cedar Rapids, IA
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 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
41	Bo Bower LB	6′2″	235	West Branch, IA	2 INT
52	John Kenny OLB3-star recruit	6′2″		Carmel, IN	4 catches, 27 yards
44	Ben Niemann LB	6′3″	230	Sycamore, IL	1 return, 17 yards
48	Chad Gilson LB	6′1″		Urbandale, IA	1 return, 21 yards
6	Reggie Spearman LB	6′3″	230	Chicago, IL
26	Kevin Ward OLB	6′1″	217	Homer Glen, IL
31	Aaron Mends LB	6′0″	228	Kansas City, MO
36	Cole Fisher OLB	6′2″		Omaha, NE
38	Andrew Cerney LB	6′0″	215	Wilmette, IL
39	Travis Perry LB	6′3″	234	Urbandale, IA
45	Eric Grimm LB	6′2″	200	Olney, MD
48	Luke Lindahl LB	6′0″	215	Mahtomedi, MN
52	Quinton Alston LB	6′1″	232	Sicklerville, NJ

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
2	Jonathan Parker CB	5′8″	185	St. Louis, MO	25 returns, 531 yards
14	Desmond King DB	5′11″		Detroit, MI	3 INT
48	John Lowdermilk DB	6′2″		Carrollton, OH	3 INT
7	Sean Draper DB	6′0″		Cleveland, OH	1 INT
12	Anthony Gair DB	6′2″		Plano, TX	1 INT
27	Jordan Lomax DB	5′10″		Upper Marlboro, MD	1 INT
2	Malik Rucker DB		175	Minneapolis, MN
4	Miles Sullivan DB	6′0″	205	Cedar Rapids, IA
5	Omar Truitt DB	5′11″	185	Fort Washington, MD
15	Josh Jackson DB	6′1″	192	Corinth, TX
19	Miles Taylor DB3-star recruit	5′10″	203	Silver Spring, MD
28	Maurice Fleming DB3-star recruit	6′0″	205	Chicago, IL
30	Jake Gervase DB	6′1″	212	Davenport, IA
32	Solomon Warfield DB	6′0″	180	Lorain, OH
37	Brandon Snyder DB	6′1″	214	Larchwood, IA

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
1	Marshall Koehn PK	6′0″		Solon, IA	12 of 16 field goals
16	Dillon Kidd P	6′2″		Deerfield Beach, FL	46 punts, 38.5 average
98	Connor Kornbrath P	6′6″		Bridgeport, WV	18 punts, 37.4 average
2	Mick Ellis PK	5′10″		Allen, TX	0 of 1 field goal
55	Zach Johnson LS	6′3″	245	Minnetonka, MN
91	Miguel Recinos PK	6′1″	193	Mason City, IA
97	Tyler Kluver LS	6′0″	220	Marshalltown, IA

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
43	Josey Jewell		6′2″	236	Decorah, IA

Hometowns of the 2014 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 42
Illinois 18
Ohio 10
Maryland 7
Texas 6
Michigan 5
Missouri 4
Minnesota 4

Top counties

Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6
Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 6
Johnson County, Iowa pop. 157,000 5
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4
Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 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’ 2014 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.