Teams Iowa 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Iowa roster 113 players: 23 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 80 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (53) and Illinois (15). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 13 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 12 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 29 RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Warren, OH 1,058 rushing yards, 10 TD 25 RB 5′11″ 195 Newark, NJ 1,081 rushing yards, 10 TD 22 Toks Akinribade RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 208 Brownsburg, IN 33 rushing yards 28 Toren Young RB 5′11″ 223 Madison, WI 1 tackle 46 Austin Kelly FB So. 5′11″ 245 Hickory Hills, IL 1 return, 0 yards 32 Derrick Mitchell Jr. RB 6′1″ 220 St. Louis, MO 12 rushing yards, 1 TD 36 Brady Ross FB Fr. 6′0″ 246 Humboldt, IA 2 rushing yards 45 Drake Kulick FB 6′1″ 240 Muscatine, IA 1 rushing yard 21 Sam Cook RB 5′9″ 228 Fort Dodge, IA 26 Marcel Joly RB 5′11″ 202 Hyattsville, MD 30 Steve Manders FB 6′1″ 235 Crofton, MD 41 Colton Dinsdale FB RS 5′11″ 232 Reinbeck, IA 47 Lane Akre FB 6′0″ 240 Geneseo, IL
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 88 WR 6′2″ Fort Lauderdale, FL 37 tackles 83 Riley McCarron WR 5′9″ Dubuque, IA 42 catches, 517 yards, 4 TD 9 Jerminic Smith WR 6′1″ Garland, TX 23 catches, 314 yards, 2 TD 89 Matt VandeBerg WR 6′1″ 195 Brandon, SD 19 catches, 284 yards, 3 TD 3 Jay Scheel WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Mount Auburn, IA 5 catches, 56 yards 11 Ryan Boyle WR 6′1″ 208 West Des Moines, IA 2 tackles 82 Adrian Falconer WR 6′1″ 192 Leesburg, FL 2 tackles 5 Ronald Nash WR 6′2″ Sioux City, IA 2 catches, 14 yards 2 Brandon Bishop WR 5′9″ 180 Sugar Grove, IL 14 Connor Keane WR 6′1″ 195 St. Paul, MN 14 Kyle Groeneweg WR So. 5′10″ 186 Inwood, IA 23 Dominique Dafney WR RS 6′2″ 225 West Des Moines, IA 84 Nick Easley WR So. 5′11″ 205 Newton, IA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 46 TE 6′4″ Norman, OK 22 catches, 314 yards, 4 TD 87 TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 241 Omaha, NE 9 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD 86 Peter Pekar TE 6′4″ 252 Greendale, WI 1 catch, 5 yards 18 Drew Cook TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 252 Iowa City, IA 38 TE RS 6′5″ 250 Chariton, IA 39 Nate Wieting TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Rockford, IL 81 Jon Wisnieski TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 250 West Des Moines, IA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 75 Ike Boettger OL 6′6″ 307 Cedar Falls, IA 1 tackle 52 Boone Myers OL 6′5″ 310 Webster City, IA 54 Steve Ferentz OL 6′2″ 282 Iowa City, IA 56 Burke Prins OL 6′4″ 260 Hinton, IA 58 Jake Newborg OL 6′3″ 290 Inwood, IA 59 Ross Reynolds OL 6′4″ 295 Waukee, IA 63 Spencer Williams OL 6′3″ 295 Cedar Falls, IA 64 Cole Croston OL 6′5″ 307 Seargeant Bluff, IA 66 Levi Paulsen OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 305 Moville, IA 68 Landan Paulsen OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Moville, IA 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 74 OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 322 Mount Vernon, 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 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 67 Jaleel Johnson DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Lombard, IL 55 tackles, 7.5 sacks 96 Matt Nelson DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′8″ 295 Cedar Rapids, IA 42 tackles, 5 sacks 98 DE Fr. 6′7″ 271 Urbandale, IA 33 tackles, 6 sacks 40 Parker Hesse DE So. 6′3″ 261 Waukon, IA 36 tackles, 3.5 sacks 99 Nathan Bazata DL 6′2″ 287 Howells, NE 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks 56 Faith Ekakitie DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Brampton, ON 39 tackles 90 Sam Brincks DE So. 6′5″ 275 Carroll, IA 4 tackles 95 Cedrick Lattimore DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 295 Redford, MI 1 tackle, 1 sack 53 Garret Jansen DL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Pella, IA 3 tackles 57 DL 6′5″ 270 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 91 Brady Reiff DL Fr. 6′3″ 277 Parkston, SD 1 tackle 11 Romeo McKnight DE RS 6′5″ 260 Crystal Lake, IL 60 Jacob Giese DL 6′3″ 280 West Branch, IA 77 Daniel Gaffey DL 6′2″ 285 Iowa City, IA 88 Jake Hulett DL 6′3″ 289 Springville, IA 93 Brandon Simon DE 6′0″ 250 Newark, NJ 94 Michael Slater DE 6′2″ 285 St. Louis, MO
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 41 Bo Bower LB 6′2″ 235 West Branch, IA 91 tackles 44 LB 6′3″ 230 Sycamore, IL 69 tackles, 1 INT 26 Kevin Ward OLB 6′1″ 217 Homer Glen, IL 10 tackles 48 Jack Hockaday LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 235 Forsyth, IL 10 tackles 31 Aaron Mends LB Fr. 6′0″ 228 Kansas City, MO 4 tackles, 1 sack 8 Angelo Garbutt LB 6′2″ 235 Carrollton, TX 3 tackles 34 Kristian Welch LB Fr. 6′3″ 239 Iola, WI 3 tackles 52 Amani Jones LB Fr. 5′11″ 244 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 35 Tristan Bohr LB 6′3″ 205 Cresco, IA 47 Nick Anderson LB RS 6′2″ 230 Waukee, IA 50 Jacob Sobotka LB 6′3″ 235 Clearfield, IA 55 Kyle Taylor LB 6′0″ 225 Silver Springs, MD
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 37 Brandon Snyder DB 6′1″ 214 Larchwood, IA 85 tackles, 3 INT 14 DB 5′11″ Detroit, MI 58 tackles, 3 INT 19 Miles Taylor DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 203 Silver Spring, MD 45 tackles 5 Manny Rugamba DB 5′11″ 194 Naperville, IL 19 tackles, 2 INT 12 Anthony Gair DB 6′2″ Plano, TX 28 tackles 15 DB 6′1″ 192 Corinth, TX 10 tackles 11 Michael Ojemudia DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Farmington Hills, MI 5 tackles 27 DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 210 Minneapolis, MN 4 tackles 30 DB So. 6′1″ 212 Davenport, IA 4 tackles 17 Devonte Young DB Fr. 6′0″ 203 Waldorf, MD 1 tackle 1 Wes Dvorak DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Parkston, SD 2 Jonathan Parker CB 5′8″ 185 St. Louis, MO 4 Joe Argo DB 5′11″ 185 Daveport, IA 17 Eric Grimm DB 6′2″ 205 Olney, MD 18 John Milani DB Fr. 6′0″ 204 Iowa City, IA
Specialists 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 Ron Coluzzi P 5′11″ Naperville, IL 75 punts, 41.1 average 3 Keith Duncan PK 5′10″ 179 Weddington, NC 9 of 11 field goals 91 Miguel Recinos PK So. 6′1″ 193 Mason City, IA 1 of 3 field goals 7 Colten Rastetter P Fr. 6′1″ 213 Guttenberg, IA 1 punt, 42.0 average 97 Tyler Kluver LS 6′0″ 220 Marshalltown, IA 1 tackle 2 Mick Ellis PK 5′10″ Allen, TX 2 Ryan Gersonde P 6′4″ 197 Milwaukee, WI 6 Josh Proehl PK 5′9″ 180 Solon, IA 20 Ben Canby P 6′1″ 210 Mount Pleasant, IA 25 Jackson Terry P 5′10″ 185 Kansas City, MO 50 Jackson Subbert LS Fr. 6′3″ 243 Williamsburg, IA 85 Nate Vejvoda LS Fr. 6′5″ 250 Homer Glen, IL
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 43 6′2″ 236 Decorah, IA 124 tackles, 1.5 sacks
Drew Cook, John Milani, Steve Ferentz, Daniel Gaffey Jonathan Parker, Derrick Mitchell Jr., Michael Slater Ryan Boyle, Dominique Dafney, Jon Wisnieski Kevin Ward, Ryan Ward, Nate Vejvoda Wes Dvorak, Brady Reiff Manny Rugamba, Ron Coluzzi Josh Proehl, Dalton Ferguson Jerminic Smith, Anthony Gair Desmond King, Chauncey Golston Kyle Groeneweg, Jake Newborg Ryan Schmidt, Matt Nelson Miles Taylor, Marcel Joly Akrum Wadley, Brandon Simon Jackson Terry, Aaron Mends LeShun Daniels Jr., James Daniels Bo Bower, Jacob Giese Nick Anderson, Ross Reynolds Spencer Williams, Ike Boettger Levi Paulsen, Landan Paulsen Lucas LeGrand, Riley McCarron Tristan Wirfs, Jake Hulett Brandon Bishop Mick Ellis Ryan Gersonde Jay Scheel Keith Duncan Joe Argo Nate Stanley Ronald Nash Colten Rastetter Angelo Garbutt Michael Ojemudia Romeo McKnight Tyler Wiegers Connor Keane Josh Jackson C.J. Beathard Devonte Young Eric Grimm Ben Canby Sam Cook Toks Akinribade Amani Hooker Toren Young Jake Gervase Steve Manders Kristian Welch Tristan Bohr Brady Ross Brandon Snyder T.J. Hockenson Nate Wieting Parker Hesse Colton Dinsdale Josey Jewell Ben Niemann Drake Kulick Austin Kelly George Kittle Lane Akre Jack Hockaday Jackson Subbert Jacob Sobotka Amani Jones Boone Myers Garret Jansen Kyle Taylor Burke Prins Jaleel Johnson Keegan Render Brett Waechter Mitch Keppy Sean Welsh Adrian Falconer Nick Easley Peter Pekar Noah Fant Greg Mabin Matt VandeBerg Sam Brincks Miguel Recinos Cedrick Lattimore Tyler Kluver Anthony Nelson Nathan Bazata IA 53 IL 15 MD 6 MI 5 MO 5 Hometowns of the 2016 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 53 Illinois 15 Maryland 6 Missouri 5 Texas 5 Wisconsin 5 Michigan 5 South Dakota 3 Top counties Johnson County, Iowa pop. 157,000 8 Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 4 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 4 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 3 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 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’ 2016 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
Nate Stanley QB3-star recruit
LeShun Daniels Jr. RB3-star recruit
Akrum Wadley RB
Greg Mabin WR
George Kittle TE
Noah Fant TE3-star recruit
T.J. Hockenson TE
Tristan Wirfs OL4-star recruit
James Daniels OL4-star recruit
Anthony Nelson DE
Chauncey Golston DL
Ben Niemann LB
Desmond King DB
Josh Jackson DB
Amani Hooker DB3-star recruit
Jake Gervase DB
Josey Jewell