Teams Iowa 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Iowa roster 117 players: 18 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 10 juniors, 66 with no class listed. From 17 states; the most from Iowa (53) and Illinois (19). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 14 Receivers 12 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 10 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 243 Menomonie, WI 2,437 passing yards, 26 TD 12 Tyler Wiegers QB Jr. 6′4″ 227 Lake Orion, MI 3 passing yards, 1 TD 2 Peyton Mansell QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Belton, TX 17 Ryan Schmidt QB So. 6′5″ 237 Marion, IA
Running backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 25 RB 5′11″ 195 Newark, NJ 1,109 rushing yards, 10 TD 20 James Butler RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 210 Bloomingdale, IL 396 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Toren Young RB 5′11″ 223 Madison, WI 193 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Ivory Kelly-Martin RB 5′10″ 200 Plainfield, IL 184 rushing yards, 3 TD 36 Brady Ross FB So. 6′0″ 246 Humboldt, IA 4 tackles 46 Austin Kelly FB Jr. 5′11″ 245 Hickory Hills, IL 1 return, 7 yards 45 Drake Kulick FB 6′1″ 240 Muscatine, IA 2 rushing yards, 1 TD 10 Mekhi Sargent RB Fr. 5′9″ 209 Key West, FL 16 Kyshaun Bryan RB 5′10″ 210 Fort Lauderdale, FL 22 Toks Akinribade RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 208 Brownsburg, IN 26 Marcel Joly RB 5′11″ 202 Hyattsville, MD 39 Joe Ludwig FB 6′1″ 236 Middleton, WI 41 Colton Dinsdale FB Fr. 5′11″ 232 Reinbeck, IA 47 Lane Akre FB 6′0″ 240 Geneseo, IL
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 84 Nick Easley WR Jr. 5′11″ 205 Newton, IA 51 catches, 530 yards, 4 TD 89 Matt VandeBerg WR 6′1″ 195 Brandon, SD 28 catches, 384 yards, 2 TD 6 WR Fr. 6′1″ 179 Newark, NJ 18 catches, 187 yards, 2 TD 23 Dominique Dafney WR Fr. 6′2″ 225 West Des Moines, IA 5 tackles 19 Max Cooper WR 6′0″ 191 Waukesha, WI 1 return, 12 yards 83 Matt Quarells WR 6′1″ 195 Florissant, MO 1 tackle 2 Brandon Bishop WR 5′9″ 180 Sugar Grove, IL 11 Ryan Boyle WR 6′1″ 208 West Des Moines, IA 12 Brandon Smith WR Fr. 6′2″ 215 Lake Cormorant, MS 14 Kyle Groeneweg WR Jr. 5′10″ 186 Inwood, IA 41 Drew Thomas WR 6′0″ 189 Humboldt, IA 82 Adrian Falconer WR 6′1″ 192 Leesburg, FL
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 87 TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 241 Omaha, NE 30 catches, 494 yards, 11 TD 38 TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Chariton, IA 24 catches, 320 yards, 3 TD 42 Shaun Beyer TE Fr. 6′5″ 248 Shellsburg, IA 1 tackle 39 Nate Wieting TE So. 6′4″ 250 Rockford, IL 1 catch, 17 yards 86 Peter Pekar TE 6′4″ 252 Greendale, WI 1 catch, 9 yards 18 Drew Cook TE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 252 Iowa City, IA 81 Jon Wisnieski TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 250 West Des Moines, IA 86 Tommy Kujawa TE RS 6′3″ 236 Greendale, WI 88 Jacob Coons TE 6′3″ 220 Solon, IA
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 52 Boone Myers OL 6′5″ 310 Webster City, IA 1 tackle 78 OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Warren, OH 1 tackle 58 Jake Newborg OL 6′3″ 290 Inwood, IA 59 Ross Reynolds OL 6′4″ 295 Waukee, IA 61 Cole Banwart OL Fr. 6′4″ 296 Ottosen, IA 63 Spencer Williams OL 6′3″ 295 Cedar Falls, IA 66 Levi Paulsen OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 305 Moville, IA 67 Levi Duwa OL 6′3″ 270 Kalona, IA 68 Landan Paulsen OL So. 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 74 OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 322 Mount Vernon, IA 75 Ike Boettger OL 6′6″ 307 Cedar Falls, IA 76 Dalton Ferguson OL 6′4″ 308 Solon, IA 77 Alaric Jackson OL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Detroit, MI 79 Sean Welsh OL 6′3″ 295 Springboro, OH
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 98 DE So. 6′7″ 271 Urbandale, IA 41 tackles, 7.5 sacks 40 Parker Hesse DE Jr. 6′3″ 261 Waukon, IA 43 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 99 Nathan Bazata DL 6′2″ 287 Howells, NE 51 tackles, 3 sacks 94 DE 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 280 Glen Carbon, IL 15 tackles, 4.5 sacks 96 Matt Nelson DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′8″ 295 Cedar Rapids, IA 23 tackles, 1 sack 91 Brady Reiff DL So. 6′3″ 277 Parkston, SD 13 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 95 Cedrick Lattimore DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 295 Redford, MI 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 90 Sam Brincks DE Jr. 6′5″ 275 Carroll, IA 19 tackles 53 Garret Jansen DL So. 6′2″ 280 Pella, IA 4 tackles 57 DL 6′5″ 270 Detroit, MI 2 tackles 88 Jake Hulett DL 6′3″ 289 Springville, IA 2 tackles 11 Romeo McKnight DE Fr. 6′5″ 260 Crystal Lake, IL 51 Will Anthony DL 6′4″ 265 Pleasantville, IA 66 Dalles Jacobus DL Fr. 6′1″ 294 Palo, IA 74 Austin Schulte DL Fr. 6′4″ 283 Pella, IA 77 Daniel Gaffey DL 6′2″ 285 Iowa City, IA 93 Brandon Simon DE 6′0″ 250 Newark, NJ 97 Jack Kallenberger DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 272 Bettendorf, IA 97 Zach VanValkenburg DL RS 6′4″ 267 Zeeland, MI
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 41 Bo Bower LB 6′2″ 235 West Branch, IA 90 tackles, 1 sack 44 LB 6′3″ 230 Sycamore, IL 77 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 34 Kristian Welch LB So. 6′3″ 239 Iola, WI 6 tackles, 1 INT 26 Kevin Ward OLB 6′1″ 217 Homer Glen, IL 9 tackles 52 Amani Jones LB So. 5′11″ 244 Chicago, IL 8 tackles 31 Aaron Mends LB So. 6′0″ 228 Kansas City, MO 5 tackles 49 LB Fr. 6′4″ 233 Sycamore, IL 5 tackles 48 Jack Hockaday LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 235 Forsyth, IL 3 tackles 29 Nate Wieland LB 6′1″ 220 Iowa City, IA 35 Barrington Wade LB Fr. 6′1″ 236 Skokie, IL 45 Ben Campos LB 6′1″ 225 West Des Moines, IA 47 Nick Anderson LB Fr. 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 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 15 DB 6′1″ 192 Corinth, TX 48 tackles, 8 INT 30 DB Jr. 6′1″ 212 Davenport, IA 58 tackles, 3 INT 27 DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 210 Minneapolis, MN 56 tackles, 2 INT 19 Miles Taylor DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 203 Silver Spring, MD 47 tackles 5 Manny Rugamba DB 5′11″ 194 Naperville, IL 36 tackles 11 Michael Ojemudia DB So. 6′1″ 200 Farmington Hills, MI 29 tackles 9 DB Fr. 5′10″ 210 New Castle, PA 17 tackles, 1 INT 8 Matt Hankins DB 6′0″ 185 Lewisville, TX 21 tackles 37 Brandon Snyder DB 6′1″ 214 Larchwood, IA 3 tackles, 1 INT 33 Noah Clayberg DB 5′11″ 209 Pella, IA 5 tackles 1 Wes Dvorak DB So. 6′0″ 200 Parkston, SD 2 tackles 17 Devonte Young DB So. 6′0″ 203 Waldorf, MD 2 tackles 18 John Milani DB So. 6′0″ 204 Iowa City, IA 1 tackle 6 Max Duchow DB 6′2″ 182 Pewaukee, WI 7 Josh Turner DB 6′0″ 188 Delray Beach, FL 10 Camron Harrell DB 5′10″ 181 Bourbannais, IL 18 Cedric Boswell DB 5′11″ 181 Beverly Hills, MI 23 Julius Brents CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 202 Indianapolis, IN
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 91 Miguel Recinos PK Jr. 6′1″ 193 Mason City, IA 11 of 13 field goals 7 Colten Rastetter P So. 6′1″ 213 Guttenberg, IA 55 punts, 37.8 average 2 Ryan Gersonde P 6′4″ 197 Milwaukee, WI 13 punts, 42.5 average 97 Tyler Kluver LS 6′0″ 220 Marshalltown, IA 4 tackles 3 Keith Duncan PK 5′10″ 179 Weddington, NC 10 Caleb Shudak PK RS 5′8″ 178 Council Bluffs, IA 18 Austin Spiewak LS RS 6′1″ 237 Rolling Meadows, IL 50 Jackson Subbert LS So. 6′3″ 243 Williamsburg, IA 65 Marshall Coluzzi LS 6′0″ 200 Naperville, IL 85 Nate Vejvoda LS So. 6′5″ 250 Homer Glen, IL
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 43 6′2″ 236 Decorah, IA 132 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT
Ryan Boyle, Dominique Dafney, Ben Campos, Jon Wisnieski Drew Cook, John Milani, Nate Wieland, Daniel Gaffey Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Akrum Wadley, Brandon Simon Noah Clayberg, Garret Jansen, Austin Schulte Wes Dvorak, Brady Reiff Manny Rugamba, Marshall Coluzzi Caleb Shudak, Noah Fant Kyle Groeneweg, Jake Newborg Ryan Schmidt, Matt Nelson Miles Taylor, Marcel Joly Kevin Ward, Nate Vejvoda Brady Ross, Drew Thomas Ben Niemann, Nick Niemann Nick Anderson, Ross Reynolds Chauncey Golston, Alaric Jackson Spencer Williams, Ike Boettger Levi Paulsen, Landan Paulsen Tristan Wirfs, Jake Hulett Dalton Ferguson, Jacob Coons Peter Pekar, Tommy Kujawa Brandon Bishop Peyton Mansell Ryan Gersonde Keith Duncan Nate Stanley Max Duchow Colten Rastetter Matt Hankins Geno Stone Mekhi Sargent Michael Ojemudia Romeo McKnight Brandon Smith Tyler Wiegers Josh Jackson Kyshaun Bryan Devonte Young Austin Spiewak Cedric Boswell Max Cooper James Butler Ivory Kelly-Martin Toks Akinribade Julius Brents Amani Hooker Toren Young Jake Gervase Aaron Mends Kristian Welch Barrington Wade Brandon Snyder T.J. Hockenson Joe Ludwig Nate Wieting Parker Hesse Bo Bower Colton Dinsdale Shaun Beyer Josey Jewell Drake Kulick Austin Kelly Lane Akre Jack Hockaday Jackson Subbert Jacob Sobotka Will Anthony Amani Jones Boone Myers Kyle Taylor Cole Banwart Dalles Jacobus Levi Duwa Keegan Render Lucas LeGrand James Daniels Sean Welsh Adrian Falconer Matt Quarells Nick Easley Matt VandeBerg Sam Brincks Miguel Recinos A.J. Epenesa Cedrick Lattimore Jack Kallenberger Tyler Kluver Zach VanValkenburg Anthony Nelson Nathan Bazata IA 53 IL 19 WI 9 MI 7 MD 4 Hometowns of the 2017 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 19 Wisconsin 9 Michigan 7 Florida 4 Maryland 4 South Dakota 3 Texas 3 Top counties Johnson County, Iowa pop. 157,000 7 Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 5 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 5 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Marion County, Iowa pop. 33,642 4 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’ 2017 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.
Nate Stanley QB3-star recruit
Akrum Wadley RB
Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR
Noah Fant TE3-star recruit
T.J. Hockenson TE
James Daniels OL4-star recruit
Tristan Wirfs OL4-star recruit
Anthony Nelson DE
A.J. Epenesa DE5-star recruit
Chauncey Golston DL
Ben Niemann LB
Nick Niemann LB
Josh Jackson DB
Jake Gervase DB
Amani Hooker DB3-star recruit
Geno Stone DB
Josey Jewell