Teams Iowa 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Iowa roster 129 players: 31 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 12 juniors, 16 seniors, 53 with no class listed. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (47) and Illinois (27). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 13 Receivers 13 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 25 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 7 Spencer Petras QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 230 San Rafael, CA 1,569 passing yards, 9 TD 16 Alex Padilla QB Fr. 6′1″ 194 Greenwood Village, CO 12 passing yards 2 Deuce Hogan QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Southlake, TX 19 Connor Kapisak QB Fr. 6′5″ 195 South Windsor, CT
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 15 RB So. 5′10″ 199 Suwanee, GA 762 rushing yards, 7 TD 10 Mekhi Sargent RB Sr. 5′9″ 209 Key West, FL 432 rushing yards, 7 TD 3 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 6′1″ 210 Indianapolis, IN 14 catches, 154 yards, 1 TD 21 Ivory Kelly-Martin RB 5′10″ 200 Plainfield, IL 5 tackles 21 Gavin Williams RB 5′11″ 209 Altoona, IA 28 rushing yards 15 Shadrick Byrd RB 5′10″ 210 Alabaster, AL 1 tackle 38 Monte Pottebaum FB So. 6′1″ 244 Larchwood, IA 0 rushing yards 4 Leshon Williams RB 5′10″ 215 Chicago, IL 20 Keontae Luckett RB Fr. 5′10″ 204 New London, IA 22 Nolan Donald RB Fr. 5′9″ 197 Morton, IL 32 Johnny Plewa FB Fr. 6′0″ 240 Franklin, WI 40 Turner Pallissard FB So. 6′0″ 243 Frankfort, IL 41 Colton Dinsdale FB Sr. 5′11″ 232 Reinbeck, IA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 15 Charlie Jones WR Sr. 6′0″ 188 Deerfield, IL 23 returns, 245 yards 6 WR Sr. 6′1″ 179 Newark, NJ 25 catches, 345 yards, 4 TD 12 Brandon Smith WR Sr. 6′2″ 215 Lake Cormorant, MS 23 catches, 231 yards, 2 TD 89 Nico Ragaini WR 6′0″ 190 East Haven, CT 18 catches, 191 yards 83 Alec Kritta WR Fr. 5′11″ 195 Saint Charles, IL 1 catch, 12 yards 0 Diante Vines WR RS 6′0″ 198 Danbury, CT 9 Jack Combs WR 6′1″ 190 Grand Rapids, MI 14 Quavon Matthews WR RS 5′11″ 180 Largo, FL 15 Jack Johnson WR RS 6′0″ 195 West Des Moines, IA 19 Max Cooper WR 6′0″ 191 Waukesha, WI 28 Isaiah Wagner WR Fr. 6′3″ 205 Pleasant Hill, IA 29 Jackson Ritter WR Fr. 6′3″ 209 Frankfort, IL 81 Desmond Hutson WR 6′3″ 200 Raytown, MO
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 84 TE So. 6′4″ 249 Highland, IL 27 catches, 271 yards, 1 TD 42 Shaun Beyer TE Sr. 6′5″ 248 Shellsburg, IA 11 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD 47 Andrew Wilson TE Fr. 6′3″ 220 Sterling, IL 48 Bryce Schulte TE Jr. 6′3″ 245 Cedar Rapids, IA 85 Luke Lachey TE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 247 Columbus, OH 86 Tommy Kujawa TE Jr. 6′3″ 236 Greendale, WI 88 Jackson Frericks TE Fr. 6′6″ 233 Cedar Falls, IA 88 Josiah Miamen TE RS 6′4″ 245 Dunlap, IL
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 65 OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 290 Solon, IA 3 tackles 51 Coy Cronk OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 305 Lafayette, IN 52 Asher Fahey OL RS 6′5″ 300 Waukon, IA 54 Matt Fagan OL So. 6′5″ 296 Council Bluffs, IA 55 Luke Empen OL So. 6′4″ 289 Clinton, IA 56 Nick DeJong OL RS 6′6″ 307 Pella, IA 57 Clayton Thurm OL Fr. 6′4″ 281 Williamsburg, IA 58 Taylor Fox OL Fr. 6′3″ 292 Winthrop, IA 61 Cole Banwart OL Sr. 6′4″ 296 Ottosen, IA 63 Justin Britt OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 301 Indianapolis, IN 64 Kyler Schott OL Jr. 6′2″ 294 Coggon, IA 65 OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 302 Council Bluffs, IA 66 Jeremy Chaplin OL 6′2″ 284 Waverly, IA 69 Tyler Endres OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 297 Norwalk, IA 71 Mark Kallenberger OL Jr. 6′5″ 290 Bettendorf, IA 72 Coy Kirkpatrick OL Jr. 6′4″ 291 Madrid, IA 73 Cody Ince OL So. 6′4″ 282 Luck, WI 76 Tyler Elsbury OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 316 Byron, IL 77 Alaric Jackson OL Sr. 6′6″ 315 Detroit, MI 78 Mason Richman OL RS 6′6″ 312 Leawood, KS 79 Jack Plumb OL So. 6′7″ 297 Green Bay, WI
Defensive line 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 54 Daviyon Nixon DT Jr. 6′3″ 305 Kenosha, WI 45 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 57 DL Sr. 6′5″ 270 Detroit, MI 45 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 97 Zach VanValkenburg DL Jr. 6′4″ 267 Zeeland, MI 30 tackles, 3.5 sacks 96 Jack Heflin DL 6′4″ 312 Prophetstown, IL 21 tackles, 1 sack 99 Noah Shannon DL 6′0″ 295 Montgomery, IL 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 13 Joe Evans DE 6′2″ 252 Ames, IA 7 tackles, 1 sack 92 John Waggoner DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 267 West Des Moines, IA 3 tackles 94 Yahya Black DL 6′5″ 317 Marshall, MN 3 tackles 66 Dalles Jacobus DL Sr. 6′1″ 294 Palo, IA 1 tackle 85 Logan Lee DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 291 Orion, IL 1 tackle 43 Matt Lorbeck DL 6′4″ 255 Green Bay, WI 45 Deontae Craig DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 266 Fort Wayne, IN 49 Ethan Hurkett DL 6′3″ 259 Cedar Rapids, IA 50 Louie Stec DL Fr. 6′0″ 268 Lagrange, IL 53 Spencer Daufeldt DL Fr. 6′1″ 295 West Liberty, IA 59 Nathan Nelson DE So. 6′3″ 261 Waukee, IA 74 Austin Schulte DL Sr. 6′4″ 283 Pella, IA 83 Jameson Witte DL RS 6′5″ 270 O’ Fallon, MO 86 Zack Lasek DE Fr. 6′6″ 250 Riverside, IA 88 Isaiah Bruce DL RS 6′2″ 281 Lena, IL 90 Taajhir McCall DL Fr. 6′3″ 215 Pensacola, FL 91 DL RS 6′5″ 269 Barrington, IL 93 Jake Karchinski DL Fr. 6′4″ 279 De Pere, WI 98 Chris Reames DL Fr. 6′7″ 280 Van Meter, IA Michael Lois DL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Elkhorn, WI
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 49 LB Sr. 6′4″ 233 Sycamore, IL 77 tackles 44 Seth Benson LB So. 6′0″ 232 Sioux Falls, SD 47 tackles, 2 sacks 31 LB So. 6′5″ 246 Cedar Falls, IA 29 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 35 Barrington Wade LB Sr. 6′1″ 236 Skokie, IL 12 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 4 Jestin Jacobs LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Englewood, OH 4 tackles 36 Mike Timm LB So. 6′0″ 233 Delafield, WI 4 tackles 47 Nick Anderson LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Waukee, IA 3 tackles 34 LB 6′2″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 2 tackles 37 Kyler Fisher LB 5′11″ 231 Farnhamville, IA 2 tackles 46 Logan Klemp LB So. 6′2″ 235 Jewell, IA 1 tackle 32 Djimon Colbert LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 225 Shawnee Mission, KS 36 Sean Ormiston LB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Lena, IL 39 Eric Epenesa LB 6′3″ 210 Glen Carbon, IL 40 Josef Smith LB RS 6′3″ 236 Britt, IA 46 Wyatt Wegener LB 6′3″ 225 Algona, IA 55 Yahweh Jeudy LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Pompano Beach, FL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 28 Jack Koerner DB Jr. 6′0″ 204 Des Moines, IA 45 tackles, 3 INT 33 Riley Moss DB 6′1″ 193 Ankeny, IA 43 tackles, 2 INT 8 Matt Hankins DB 6′0″ 185 Lewisville, TX 41 tackles, 1 INT 4 Dane Belton DB So. 6′1″ 205 Tampa, FL 33 tackles, 1 sack 26 Kaevon Merriweather DB 6′0″ 212 Belleville, MI 23 tackles 38 Terry Roberts DB 5′11″ 180 Erie, PA 9 tackles 7 Reggie Bracy S 6′0″ 196 Mobile, AL 4 tackles 23 Julius Brents CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 202 Indianapolis, IN 4 tackles 30 Quinn Schulte DB 6′1″ 209 Cedar Rapids, IA 3 tackles 3 Brenden Deasfernandes DB 6′2″ 200 Detroit, MI 5 Daraun McKinney DB RS 5′10″ 200 River Rouge, MI 11 A.J. Lawson DB Fr. 6′0″ 192 Decatur, IL 13 Henry Marchese DB Jr. 6′3″ 199 Vernon Hills, IL 15 Dallas Craddieth DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 207 Saint Louis, MO 16 Jamison Heinz DB RS 6′0″ 206 Humboldt, IA 21 Thomas Hartlieb DB Fr. 5′11″ 193 Madison, WI 27 Jermari Harris DB 6′1″ 189 Chicago, IL 29 Sebastian Castro DB RS 5′11″ 205 Oak Lawn, IL 38 Jake Fisher DB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Treynor, IA
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 3 Keith Duncan PK Sr. 5′10″ 179 Weddington, NC 14 of 18 field goals 9 Tory Taylor P Fr. 6′4″ 232 Melbourne, VIC 40 punts, 44.1 average 10 Caleb Shudak PK Jr. 5′8″ 178 Council Bluffs, IA 0 of 1 field goal 18 Austin Spiewak LS Jr. 6′1″ 237 Rolling Meadows, IL 1 tackle 1 Aaron Blom PK RS 5′11″ 190 Oskaloosa, IA 2 Ryan Gersonde P 6′4″ 197 Milwaukee, WI 45 Nick Phelps P So. 5′10″ 200 Kingsley, IA 49 Liam Reardon LS 6′1″ 230 Chicago, IL 50 Zach Kluver LS Fr. 6′0″ 199 Ankeny, IA 96 Lucas Amaya PK Fr. 6′2″ 209 Muskego, WI
Brenden Deasfernandes, Daraun McKinney, Chauncey Golston, Alaric Jackson Tyrone Tracy Jr., Julius Brents, Jay Higgins, Justin Britt Leshon Williams, Jermari Harris, Liam Reardon Caleb Shudak, Matt Fagan, Logan Jones Jack Johnson, Tyler Endres, John Waggoner Gavin Williams, Riley Moss, Zach Kluver Quinn Schulte, Bryce Schulte, Ethan Hurkett Matt Lorbeck, Jack Plumb, Jake Karchinski Henry Marchese, Austin Spiewak Isaiah Wagner, Jack Koerner Jackson Ritter, Turner Pallissard Jack Campbell, Jackson Frericks Johnny Plewa, Lucas Amaya Sean Ormiston, Isaiah Bruce Nick Anderson, Nathan Nelson Nick DeJong, Austin Schulte Diante Vines Aaron Blom Deuce Hogan Ryan Gersonde Keith Duncan Dane Belton Jestin Jacobs Ihmir Smith-Marsette Reggie Bracy Spencer Petras Matt Hankins Jack Combs Mekhi Sargent A.J. Lawson Brandon Smith Joe Evans Quavon Matthews Charlie Jones Dallas Craddieth Shadrick Byrd Tyler Goodson Alex Padilla Jamison Heinz Connor Kapisak Max Cooper Keontae Luckett Ivory Kelly-Martin Thomas Hartlieb Nolan Donald Kaevon Merriweather Sebastian Castro Djimon Colbert Barrington Wade Mike Timm Kyler Fisher Jake Fisher Monte Pottebaum Terry Roberts Eric Epenesa Josef Smith Colton Dinsdale Shaun Beyer Seth Benson Deontae Craig Nick Phelps Logan Klemp Wyatt Wegener Andrew Wilson Nick Niemann Louie Stec Coy Cronk Asher Fahey Spencer Daufeldt Daviyon Nixon Luke Empen Yahweh Jeudy Clayton Thurm Taylor Fox Cole Banwart Kyler Schott Tyler Linderbaum Dalles Jacobus Jeremy Chaplin Mark Kallenberger Coy Kirkpatrick Cody Ince Tyler Elsbury Mason Richman Desmond Hutson Alec Kritta Jameson Witte Sam LaPorta Logan Lee Luke Lachey Tommy Kujawa Zack Lasek Josiah Miamen Nico Ragaini Taajhir McCall Lukas Van Ness Yahya Black Jack Heflin Zach VanValkenburg Chris Reames Noah Shannon Michael Lois IA 47 IL 27 WI 13 MI 7 IN 6 Hometowns of the 2020 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 27 Wisconsin 13 Michigan 7 Indiana 6 Florida 5 Connecticut 3 Missouri 3 Top counties Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 8 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 7 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 5 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 5 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 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’ 2020 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.
Tyler Goodson RB
Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR
Sam LaPorta TE
Tyler Linderbaum OL3-star recruit
Logan Jones OL4-star recruit
Chauncey Golston DL
Lukas Van Ness DL
Nick Niemann LB
Jack Campbell LB
Jay Higgins LB