Teams Iowa 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Iowa roster 111 players: 11 freshmen, 100 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (47) and Illinois (12). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 13 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 33 RB 5′9″ Troy, NY 984 rushing yards, 12 TD 29 RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Warren, OH 646 rushing yards, 8 TD 25 RB 5′11″ 195 Newark, NJ 496 rushing yards, 7 TD 32 Derrick Mitchell Jr. RB 6′1″ 220 St. Louis, MO 162 rushing yards, 2 TD 45 Drake Kulick FB 6′1″ 240 Muscatine, IA 8 rushing yards 26 Marcel Joly RB 5′11″ 202 Hyattsville, MD 13 rushing yards 38 Adam Cox FB 5′11″ Chana, IL 1 catch, 1 yard 42 Macon Plewa FB 6′2″ Franklin, WI 3 rushing yards 23 Eric Graham RB 5′9″ 195 Prattville, AL 30 Steve Manders FB 6′1″ 235 Crofton, MD 35 C.J. Hilliard RB 5′10″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 46 Austin Kelly FB Fr. 5′11″ 245 Hickory Hills, IL 47 Lane Akre FB 6′0″ 240 Geneseo, IL
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 89 Matt VandeBerg WR 6′1″ 195 Brandon, SD 65 catches, 703 yards, 4 TD 4 WR 6′2″ Toronto, ON 32 catches, 563 yards, 3 TD 88 WR 6′2″ Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 INT 17 Jacob Hillyer WR 6′4″ Somerset, TX 16 catches, 212 yards 9 Jerminic Smith WR 6′1″ Garland, TX 6 catches, 141 yards 83 Riley McCarron WR 5′9″ Dubuque, IA 5 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD 20 Andrew Stone WR 5′11″ Cedar Falls, IA 1 catch, 0 yards 2 Brandon Bishop WR 5′9″ 180 Sugar Grove, IL 3 Jay Scheel WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Mount Auburn, IA 5 Ronald Nash WR 6′2″ Sioux City, IA 6 Emmanuel Ogwo WR 6′0″ 170 Mesquite, TX 11 Ryan Boyle WR 6′1″ 208 West Des Moines, IA 14 Connor Keane WR 6′1″ 195 St. Paul, MN 14 Kyle Groeneweg WR Fr. 5′10″ 186 Inwood, IA 82 Adrian Falconer WR 6′1″ 192 Leesburg, FL 84 Andre Harris WR 6′0″ 185 Kirkwood, MO 84 Nick Easley WR Fr. 5′11″ 205 Newton, IA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 80 TE 6′4″ Mount Pleasant, IA 35 catches, 405 yards, 1 TD 46 TE 6′4″ Norman, OK 20 catches, 290 yards, 6 TD 18 Drew Cook TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 252 Iowa City, IA 80 Henry Krieger Coble TE 6′4″ Mount Pleasant, IA 81 Jon Wisnieski TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 250 West Des Moines, IA 86 Peter Pekar TE 6′4″ 252 Greendale, WI 87 Jake Duzey TE 6′4″ Troy, MI
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 52 Boone Myers OL 6′5″ 310 Webster City, IA 54 Steve Ferentz OL 6′2″ 282 Iowa City, IA 58 Eric Simmons OL 6′2″ 295 Madrid, IA 58 Jake Newborg OL 6′3″ 290 Inwood, IA 59 Ross Reynolds OL 6′4″ 295 Waukee, IA 63 OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 290 Williamsburg, IA 64 Cole Croston OL 6′5″ 307 Seargeant Bluff, IA 65 Jordan Walsh OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Glendale Heights, IL 69 Keegan Render OL 6′4″ 307 Indianola, IA 70 Lucas LeGrand OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 295 Dubuque, IA 71 Brett Waechter OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 290 Hartley, IA 73 Ryan Ward OL 4★ 4-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 78 OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Warren, OH 79 Sean Welsh OL 6′3″ 295 Springboro, OH
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 40 Parker Hesse DE Fr. 6′3″ 261 Waukon, IA 1 INT 20 Jameer Outsey DL Fr. 6′3″ 240 Somerset, NJ 1 catch, 10 yards 34 Nate Meier DE 6′2″ 252 Tabor, IA 49 Melvin Spears DE 6′2″ 268 Allen, TX 53 Garret Jansen DL RS 6′2″ 280 Pella, IA 56 Faith Ekakitie DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Brampton, ON 60 Jacob Giese DL 6′3″ 280 West Branch, IA 61 Kyle Terlouw DL 6′4″ 288 Sully, IA 67 Jaleel Johnson DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Lombard, IL 72 Brant Gressel DL 6′2″ 280 Centerville, OH 77 Daniel Gaffey DL 6′2″ 285 Iowa City, IA 88 Jake Hulett DL 6′3″ 289 Springville, IA 90 Sam Brincks DE Fr. 6′5″ 275 Carroll, IA 93 Terrence Harris DE 6′3″ 252 Englewood, NJ 94 Michael Slater DE 6′2″ 285 St. Louis, MO 95 Drew Ott DL 6′4″ Trumbull, NE 96 Matt Nelson DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 295 Cedar Rapids, IA 97 Darian Cooper DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 282 Elkridge, MD 98 DE RS 6′7″ 271 Urbandale, IA 99 Nathan Bazata DL 6′2″ 287 Howells, NE
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 36 Cole Fisher OLB 6′2″ Omaha, NE 1 INT 41 Bo Bower LB 6′2″ 235 West Branch, IA 1 INT 26 Kevin Ward OLB 6′1″ 217 Homer Glen, IL 5 rushing yards 8 Angelo Garbutt LB 6′2″ 235 Carrollton, TX 21 Justin Jinning LB 6′2″ 210 The Colony, TX 31 Aaron Mends LB RS 6′0″ 228 Kansas City, MO 39 Travis Perry LB 6′3″ 234 Urbandale, IA 44 LB 6′3″ 230 Sycamore, IL 48 Jack Hockaday LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 235 Forsyth, IL 50 Jacob Sobotka LB 6′3″ 235 Clearfield, IA 51 Drake Dunker LB 6′2″ 225 St. Louis, MO
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 14 DB 5′11″ Detroit, MI 46 returns, 949 yards 19 Miles Taylor DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 203 Silver Spring, MD 1 INT 27 Jordan Lomax DB 5′10″ Upper Marlboro, MD 1 INT 2 Jonathan Parker CB 5′8″ 185 St. Louis, MO 1 return, 24 yards 4 Jacob Black DB 6′0″ 205 Solon, IA 5 Omar Truitt DB 5′11″ 185 Fort Washington, MD 7 Sean Draper DB 6′0″ Cleveland, OH 8 Isaiah Kramme DB 6′3″ 205 Ankeny, IA 12 Anthony Gair DB 6′2″ Plano, TX 15 DB 6′1″ 192 Corinth, TX 17 Eric Grimm DB 6′2″ 205 Olney, MD 21 Jalen Embry DB 6′0″ 184 Detroit, MI 28 Maurice Fleming DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Chicago, IL 30 DB Fr. 6′1″ 212 Davenport, IA 37 Brandon Snyder DB 6′1″ 214 Larchwood, IA
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 43 6′2″ 236 Decorah, IA 4 INT
Jonathan Parker, Derrick Mitchell Jr., Drake Dunker, Michael Slater Marshall Koehn, Jacob Black, Dalton Ferguson Drew Cook, Steve Ferentz, Daniel Gaffey Mick Ellis, Melvin Spears Jerminic Smith, Anthony Gair Ryan Boyle, Jon Wisnieski Desmond King, Jalen Embry Kyle Groeneweg, Jake Newborg Ryan Schmidt, Matt Nelson Miles Taylor, Marcel Joly Andrew Stone, Ike Boettger Kevin Ward, Ryan Ward LeShun Daniels Jr., James Daniels Travis Perry, Anthony Nelson Bo Bower, Jacob Giese Jordan Walsh, Jaleel Johnson Lucas LeGrand, Riley McCarron Henry Krieger Coble, Henry Krieger-Coble Brandon Bishop Jay Scheel Omar Truitt Ronald Nash Emmanuel Ogwo Colten Rastetter Sean Draper Angelo Garbutt Isaiah Kramme Tyler Wiegers Connor Keane Josh Jackson C.J. Beathard Dillon Kidd Eric Grimm Jacob Hillyer Jameer Outsey Justin Jinning Eric Graham Akrum Wadley Jordan Lomax Maurice Fleming Jake Gervase Steve Manders Aaron Mends Jordan Canzeri Nate Meier C.J. Hilliard Nick Wilson Cole Fisher Brandon Snyder Adam Cox Parker Hesse Macon Plewa Josey Jewell Ben Niemann Drake Kulick Austin Kelly George Kittle Lane Akre Jack Hockaday Jacob Sobotka Boone Myers Garret Jansen Eric Simmons Ross Reynolds Kyle Terlouw Austin Blythe Keegan Render Brett Waechter Brant Gressel Mitch Keppy Sean Welsh Adrian Falconer Andre Harris Nick Easley Peter Pekar Jake Duzey Greg Mabin Jake Hulett Matt VandeBerg Sam Brincks Miguel Recinos Terrence Harris Drew Ott Darian Cooper Tyler Kluver Nathan Bazata IA 47 IL 12 TX 9 MD 7 MO 6 Hometowns of the 2015 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 47 Illinois 12 Texas 9 Maryland 7 Missouri 6 Ohio 6 Michigan 4 Florida 3 Top counties Johnson County, Iowa pop. 157,000 8 Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 6 St. Louis city, Missouri pop. 289,000 4 Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 3 Denton County, Texas pop. 980,000 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’ 2015 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.
C.J. Beathard QB
Jordan Canzeri RB
LeShun Daniels Jr. RB3-star recruit
Akrum Wadley RB
Tevaun Smith WR
Greg Mabin WR
Henry Krieger-Coble TE
George Kittle TE
Austin Blythe OL4-star recruit
James Daniels OL4-star recruit
Anthony Nelson DE
Ben Niemann LB
Desmond King DB
Josh Jackson DB
Jake Gervase DB
Josey Jewell