Teams Iowa 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Iowa roster 121 players: 20 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 17 juniors, 19 seniors, 53 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (46) and Illinois (24). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 14 Receivers 11 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9
Running backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 15 RB Fr. 5′10″ 199 Suwanee, GA 638 rushing yards, 5 TD 10 Mekhi Sargent RB Jr. 5′9″ 209 Key West, FL 563 rushing yards, 4 TD 28 Toren Young RB Jr. 5′11″ 223 Madison, WI 432 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 6′1″ 210 Indianapolis, IN 36 catches, 589 yards, 3 TD 21 Ivory Kelly-Martin RB 5′10″ 200 Plainfield, IL 23 rushing yards 36 Brady Ross FB Sr. 6′0″ 246 Humboldt, IA 3 rushing yards, 1 TD 38 Monte Pottebaum FB Fr. 6′1″ 244 Larchwood, IA 0 rushing yards 40 Turner Pallissard FB Fr. 6′0″ 243 Frankfort, IL 0 rushing yards 20 Keontae Luckett RB RS 5′10″ 204 New London, IA 22 Nolan Donald RB RS 5′9″ 197 Morton, IL 22 Samson Evans RB RS 6′0″ 217 Crystal Lake, IL 32 Johnny Plewa FB RS 6′0″ 240 Franklin, WI 39 Joe Ludwig FB 6′1″ 236 Middleton, WI 41 Colton Dinsdale FB Jr. 5′11″ 232 Reinbeck, IA
Receivers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 89 Nico Ragaini WR 6′0″ 190 East Haven, CT 46 catches, 439 yards, 2 TD 6 WR Jr. 6′1″ 179 Newark, NJ 44 catches, 722 yards, 5 TD 12 Brandon Smith WR Jr. 6′2″ 215 Lake Cormorant, MS 37 catches, 439 yards, 5 TD 19 Max Cooper WR 6′0″ 191 Waukesha, WI 5 returns, 17 yards 89 Oliver Martin WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Coralville, IA 5 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD 9 Jack Combs WR 6′1″ 190 Grand Rapids, MI 15 Charlie Jones WR Jr. 6′0″ 188 Deerfield, IL 29 Jackson Ritter WR RS 6′3″ 209 Frankfort, IL 81 Desmond Hutson WR 6′3″ 200 Raytown, MO 83 Alec Kritta WR RS 5′11″ 195 Saint Charles, IL 87 Javon Foy WR Fr. 5′11″ 158 Coal Valley, IL
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 84 TE Fr. 6′4″ 249 Highland, IL 15 catches, 188 yards 39 Nate Wieting TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Rockford, IL 10 catches, 117 yards 42 Shaun Beyer TE Jr. 6′5″ 248 Shellsburg, IA 7 catches, 117 yards 18 Drew Cook TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 252 Iowa City, IA 48 Bryce Schulte TE So. 6′3″ 245 Cedar Rapids, IA 86 Tommy Kujawa TE So. 6′3″ 236 Greendale, WI 88 Jackson Frericks TE RS 6′6″ 233 Cedar Falls, IA 88 Josiah Miamen TE 6′4″ 245 Dunlap, IL
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 68 Landan Paulsen OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Moville, IA 1 tackle 54 Matt Fagan OL Fr. 6′5″ 296 Council Bluffs, IA 55 Luke Empen OL Fr. 6′4″ 289 Clinton, IA 56 Nick DeJong OL 6′6″ 307 Pella, IA 57 Clayton Thurm OL RS 6′4″ 281 Williamsburg, IA 58 Taylor Fox OL RS 6′3″ 292 Winthrop, IA 61 Cole Banwart OL Jr. 6′4″ 296 Ottosen, IA 63 Justin Britt OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 301 Indianapolis, IN 64 Kyler Schott OL So. 6′2″ 294 Coggon, IA 65 OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 290 Solon, IA 66 Ezra Miller OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 310 Holstein, IA 66 Levi Paulsen OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 305 Moville, IA 69 Tyler Endres OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 297 Norwalk, IA 70 Kyle Sorensen OL Fr. 6′5″ 270 Waukee, IA 71 Mark Kallenberger OL So. 6′5″ 290 Bettendorf, IA 72 Coy Kirkpatrick OL So. 6′4″ 291 Madrid, IA 73 Cody Ince OL Fr. 6′4″ 282 Luck, WI 74 OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 322 Mount Vernon, IA 75 Jeff Jenkins OL Fr. 6′3″ 266 Crystal Lake, IL 77 Alaric Jackson OL Jr. 6′6″ 315 Detroit, MI 79 Jack Plumb OL Fr. 6′7″ 297 Green Bay, WI
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 94 DE 5★ 5-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 280 Glen Carbon, IL 49 tackles, 11.5 sacks 57 DL 6′5″ 270 Detroit, MI 47 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 95 Cedrick Lattimore DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 295 Redford, MI 44 tackles, 2.5 sacks 54 Daviyon Nixon DT So. 6′3″ 305 Kenosha, WI 29 tackles, 3 sacks 91 Brady Reiff DL Sr. 6′3″ 277 Parkston, SD 30 tackles, 1 sack 13 Joe Evans DE 6′2″ 252 Ames, IA 7 tackles, 4 sacks 74 Austin Schulte DL Jr. 6′4″ 283 Pella, IA 12 tackles 92 John Waggoner DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 267 West Des Moines, IA 3 tackles, 1 sack 97 Zach VanValkenburg DL So. 6′4″ 267 Zeeland, MI 6 tackles 99 Noah Shannon DL 6′0″ 295 Montgomery, IL 5 tackles 50 Louie Stec DL RS 6′0″ 268 Lagrange, IL 53 Spencer Daufeldt DL RS 6′1″ 295 West Liberty, IA 59 Nathan Nelson DE Fr. 6′3″ 261 Waukee, IA 66 Dalles Jacobus DL Jr. 6′1″ 294 Palo, IA 85 Logan Lee DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 291 Orion, IL 90 Taajhir McCall DL RS 6′3″ 215 Pensacola, FL 93 Jake Karchinski DL RS 6′4″ 279 De Pere, WI 98 Chris Reames DL RS 6′7″ 280 Van Meter, IA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 34 Kristian Welch LB Sr. 6′3″ 239 Iola, WI 87 tackles, 3 sacks 32 Djimon Colbert LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 225 Shawnee Mission, KS 61 tackles, 1 INT 49 LB Jr. 6′4″ 233 Sycamore, IL 32 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Dillon Doyle LB 6′3″ 240 Iowa City, IA 23 tackles 44 Seth Benson LB Fr. 6′0″ 232 Sioux Falls, SD 11 tackles 52 Amani Jones LB Sr. 5′11″ 244 Chicago, IL 8 tackles, 1 sack 35 Barrington Wade LB Jr. 6′1″ 236 Skokie, IL 8 tackles 31 LB Fr. 6′5″ 246 Cedar Falls, IA 5 tackles 4 Jestin Jacobs LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Englewood, OH 36 Mike Timm LB Fr. 6′0″ 233 Delafield, WI 36 Mitch Riggs LB Fr. 6′1″ 236 West Des Moines, IA 37 Kyler Fisher LB 5′11″ 231 Farnhamville, IA 46 Logan Klemp LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Jewell, IA 47 Nick Anderson LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Waukee, IA 55 Yahweh Jeudy LB RS 6′0″ 225 Pompano Beach, FL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 28 Jack Koerner DB So. 6′0″ 204 Des Moines, IA 81 tackles, 1 INT 9 DB Jr. 5′10″ 210 New Castle, PA 70 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Matt Hankins DB 6′0″ 185 Lewisville, TX 58 tackles, 2 INT 11 Michael Ojemudia DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Farmington Hills, MI 52 tackles, 3 INT 4 Dane Belton DB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Tampa, FL 33 tackles 33 Riley Moss DB 6′1″ 193 Ankeny, IA 5 tackles, 2 INT 9 D.J. Johnson CB 6′0″ 195 Indianapolis, IN 14 tackles 38 Terry Roberts DB 5′11″ 180 Erie, PA 11 tackles 17 Devonte Young DB Sr. 6′0″ 203 Waldorf, MD 10 tackles 18 John Milani DB Sr. 6′0″ 204 Iowa City, IA 5 tackles 26 Kaevon Merriweather DB 6′0″ 212 Belleville, MI 5 tackles 1 Wes Dvorak DB Sr. 6′0″ 200 Parkston, SD 3 tackles 13 Henry Marchese DB So. 6′3″ 199 Vernon Hills, IL 2 tackles 27 Jermari Harris DB 6′1″ 189 Chicago, IL 2 tackles 15 Dallas Craddieth DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 207 Saint Louis, MO 21 Thomas Hartlieb DB RS 5′11″ 193 Madison, WI 23 Julius Brents CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 202 Indianapolis, IN 29 Sebastian Castro DB 5′11″ 205 Oak Lawn, IL 30 Quinn Schulte DB 6′1″ 209 Cedar Rapids, IA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 3 Keith Duncan PK 5′10″ 179 Weddington, NC 29 of 34 field goals 22 Michael Sleep-Dalton P Sr. 6′1″ 212 Geelong, Australia 58 punts, 41.7 average 10 Caleb Shudak PK So. 5′8″ 178 Council Bluffs, IA 2 tackles 50 Jackson Subbert LS Sr. 6′3″ 243 Williamsburg, IA 1 tackle 2 Ryan Gersonde P 6′4″ 197 Milwaukee, WI 7 Colten Rastetter P Sr. 6′1″ 213 Guttenberg, IA 18 Austin Spiewak LS So. 6′1″ 237 Rolling Meadows, IL 85 Nate Vejvoda LS Sr. 6′5″ 250 Homer Glen, IL 96 Lucas Amaya PK RS 6′2″ 209 Muskego, WI
Tyrone Tracy Jr., D.J. Johnson, Julius Brents, Justin Britt Dillon Doyle, Drew Cook, John Milani, Oliver Martin Ryan Schmidt, Quinn Schulte, Bryce Schulte Mitch Riggs, Tyler Endres, John Waggoner Nick Anderson, Nathan Nelson, Kyle Sorensen Wes Dvorak, Brady Reiff Caleb Shudak, Matt Fagan Henry Marchese, Austin Spiewak Thomas Hartlieb, Toren Young Samson Evans, Jeff Jenkins Jermari Harris, Amani Jones Jackson Ritter, Turner Pallissard Jack Campbell, Jackson Frericks Johnny Plewa, Lucas Amaya Jackson Subbert, Clayton Thurm Nick DeJong, Austin Schulte Chauncey Golston, Alaric Jackson Levi Paulsen, Landan Paulsen Jack Plumb, Jake Karchinski Logan Lee, Javon Foy Peyton Mansell Ryan Gersonde Keith Duncan Dane Belton Jestin Jacobs Nate Stanley Ihmir Smith-Marsette Colten Rastetter Spencer Petras Matt Hankins Geno Stone Jack Combs Mekhi Sargent Michael Ojemudia Brandon Smith Joe Evans Charlie Jones Dallas Craddieth Tyler Goodson Alex Padilla Devonte Young Connor Kapisak Max Cooper Keontae Luckett Ivory Kelly-Martin Nolan Donald Kaevon Merriweather Jack Koerner Sebastian Castro Djimon Colbert Riley Moss Kristian Welch Barrington Wade Brady Ross Mike Timm Kyler Fisher Monte Pottebaum Terry Roberts Joe Ludwig Nate Wieting Colton Dinsdale Shaun Beyer Seth Benson Logan Klemp Nick Niemann Louie Stec Spencer Daufeldt Daviyon Nixon Luke Empen Yahweh Jeudy Taylor Fox Cole Banwart Kyler Schott Tyler Linderbaum Dalles Jacobus Ezra Miller Mark Kallenberger Coy Kirkpatrick Cody Ince Tristan Wirfs Desmond Hutson Alec Kritta Sam LaPorta Nate Vejvoda Tommy Kujawa Josiah Miamen Nico Ragaini Taajhir McCall A.J. Epenesa Cedrick Lattimore Zach VanValkenburg Chris Reames Noah Shannon IA 46 IL 24 WI 15 MI 7 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2019 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 46 Illinois 24 Wisconsin 15 Michigan 7 Indiana 4 Florida 4 South Dakota 3 Texas 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 6 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 6 Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 5 Johnson County, Iowa pop. 157,000 5 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 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’ 2019 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
Tyler Goodson RB
Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR
Sam LaPorta TE
Tyler Linderbaum OL3-star recruit
Tristan Wirfs OL4-star recruit
A.J. Epenesa DE5-star recruit
Chauncey Golston DL
Nick Niemann LB
Jack Campbell LB
Geno Stone DB