Teams Iowa 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Iowa roster 120 players: 20 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 16 juniors, 13 seniors, 1 fifth-year player, 50 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (51) and Illinois (24). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 12 Receivers 13 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 7 Spencer Petras QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 230 San Rafael, CA 1,880 passing yards, 10 TD 16 Alex Padilla QB So. 6′1″ 194 Greenwood Village, CO 636 passing yards, 2 TD 2 Deuce Hogan QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Southlake, TX 2 passing yards 2 Joey Labas QB RS 6′4″ 210 Brecksville, OH
Running backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 15 RB Jr. 5′10″ 199 Suwanee, GA 1,151 rushing yards, 6 TD 21 Gavin Williams RB 5′11″ 209 Altoona, IA 305 rushing yards 21 Ivory Kelly-Martin RB Sr. 5′10″ 200 Plainfield, IL 202 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 6′1″ 210 Indianapolis, IN 15 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD 4 Leshon Williams RB 5′10″ 215 Chicago, IL 69 rushing yards 38 Monte Pottebaum FB Jr. 6′1″ 244 Larchwood, IA 76 rushing yards, 1 TD 40 Turner Pallissard FB Jr. 6′0″ 243 Frankfort, IL 1 tackle 22 Nolan Donald RB So. 5′9″ 197 Morton, IL 24 Max White RB RS 5′10″ 207 Cedar Rapids, IA 31 Eli Miller FB RS 6′1″ 233 Sedalia, CO 32 Johnny Plewa FB So. 6′0″ 240 Franklin, WI 34 Zach Brand RB 5′11″ 210 Grimes, IA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 89 Nico Ragaini WR 6′0″ 190 East Haven, CT 26 catches, 331 yards, 1 TD 1 Arland Bruce IV WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′10″ 200 Olathe, KS 25 catches, 209 yards, 1 TD 15 Charlie Jones WR 5th 6′0″ 188 Deerfield, IL 21 catches, 323 yards, 3 TD 6 Keagan Johnson WR 6′0″ 199 Omaha, NE 18 catches, 352 yards, 2 TD 29 Jackson Ritter WR So. 6′3″ 209 Frankfort, IL 3 catches, 21 yards 19 Max Cooper WR Sr. 6′0″ 191 Waukesha, WI 1 catch, 2 yards 0 Diante Vines WR Fr. 6′0″ 198 Danbury, CT 14 Brody Brecht WR RS 6′4″ 217 Ankeny, IA 14 Quavon Matthews WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Largo, FL 15 Jack Johnson WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 West Des Moines, IA 18 Alec Wick WR RS 6′1″ 192 Iowa City, IA 81 Desmond Hutson WR 6′3″ 200 Raytown, MO 83 Alec Kritta WR So. 5′11″ 195 Saint Charles, IL
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 84 TE Jr. 6′4″ 249 Highland, IL 53 catches, 670 yards, 3 TD 85 Luke Lachey TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 247 Columbus, OH 8 catches, 133 yards 88 Josiah Miamen TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Dunlap, IL 1 catch, 22 yards 48 Bryce Schulte TE Sr. 6′3″ 245 Cedar Rapids, IA 49 Andrew Lentsch TE RS 6′4″ 252 West Des Moines, IA 83 Elijah Yelverton TE RS 6′5″ 240 Royse City, TX 86 Tommy Kujawa TE Sr. 6′3″ 236 Greendale, WI 88 Jackson Frericks TE So. 6′6″ 233 Cedar Falls, IA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 52 Asher Fahey OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Waukon, IA 53 Michael Myslinski OL 6′2″ 299 Jacksonville, FL 54 Matt Fagan OL Jr. 6′5″ 296 Council Bluffs, IA 55 Luke Empen OL Jr. 6′4″ 289 Clinton, IA 56 Nick DeJong OL Fr. 6′6″ 307 Pella, IA 57 Clayton Thurm OL So. 6′4″ 281 Williamsburg, IA 58 Taylor Fox OL So. 6′3″ 292 Winthrop, IA 59 Griffin Liddle OL RS 6′3″ 295 Bettendorf, IA 63 Justin Britt OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 301 Indianapolis, IN 64 Kyler Schott OL Sr. 6′2″ 294 Coggon, IA 65 OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 302 Council Bluffs, IA 65 OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 290 Solon, IA 66 Jeremy Chaplin OL RS 6′2″ 284 Waverly, IA 67 Gennings Dunker OL RS 6′5″ 315 Lena, IA 69 Tyler Endres OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 297 Norwalk, IA 71 Josh Volk OL RS 6′4″ 329 Cedar Rapids, IA 73 Cody Ince OL Jr. 6′4″ 282 Luck, WI 73 David Davidkov OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 309 Glenview, IL 76 Tyler Elsbury OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 316 Byron, IL 77 Connor Colby OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 310 Cedar Rapids, IA 78 Mason Richman OL Fr. 6′6″ 312 Leawood, KS 79 Jack Plumb OL Jr. 6′7″ 297 Green Bay, WI
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 97 Zach VanValkenburg DL Sr. 6′4″ 267 Zeeland, MI 58 tackles, 5.5 sacks 85 Logan Lee DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 291 Orion, IL 48 tackles, 3 sacks 13 Joe Evans DE 6′2″ 252 Ames, IA 33 tackles, 7 sacks 91 DL Fr. 6′5″ 269 Barrington, IL 33 tackles, 7 sacks 99 Noah Shannon DL 6′0″ 295 Montgomery, IL 47 tackles, 2 sacks 92 John Waggoner DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 267 West Des Moines, IA 25 tackles, 2 sacks 45 Deontae Craig DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 266 Fort Wayne, IN 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks 94 Yahya Black DL 6′5″ 317 Marshall, MN 18 tackles 49 Ethan Hurkett DL 6′3″ 259 Cedar Rapids, IA 4 tackles 50 Louie Stec DL So. 6′0″ 268 Lagrange, IL 3 tackles 88 Isaiah Bruce DL Fr. 6′2″ 281 Lena, IL 1 tackle 48 Max Llewellyn DL RS 6′5″ 263 Urbandale, IA 55 Brennan Sweeney DL RS 6′3″ 243 Waukon, IA 55 Jeremiah Pittman DL RS 6′2″ 285 Palatine, IL 83 Jameson Witte DL Fr. 6′5″ 270 O’ Fallon, MO 93 Jeffrey Bowie DL 6′5″ 280 West Branch, IA 98 Chris Reames DL So. 6′7″ 280 Van Meter, IA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 31 LB Jr. 6′5″ 246 Cedar Falls, IA 140 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 44 Seth Benson LB Jr. 6′0″ 232 Sioux Falls, SD 105 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 4 Jestin Jacobs LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 235 Englewood, OH 53 tackles, 1 INT 34 LB 6′2″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 5 tackles 37 Kyler Fisher LB 5′11″ 231 Farnhamville, IA 5 tackles 12 Jaxon Rexroth LB RS 6′1″ 230 Cedar Rapids, IA 25 Kelby Telander LB RS 6′4″ 240 North Liberty, IA 35 Justice Sullivan LB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 230 Eden Prairie, MN 36 Mike Timm LB Jr. 6′0″ 233 Delafield, WI 39 Eric Epenesa LB RS 6′3″ 210 Glen Carbon, IL 40 Josef Smith LB Fr. 6′3″ 236 Britt, IA 41 Jaden Harrell LB RS 6′2″ 237 Urbandale, IA 42 Zach Twedt LB RS 6′2″ 242 Story City, IA 46 Logan Klemp LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Jewell, IA 46 Wyatt Wegener LB RS 6′3″ 225 Algona, IA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 28 Jack Koerner DB Sr. 6′0″ 204 Des Moines, IA 88 tackles, 2 INT 4 Dane Belton DB Jr. 6′1″ 205 Tampa, FL 46 tackles, 5 INT 8 Matt Hankins DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Lewisville, TX 44 tackles, 3 INT 33 Riley Moss DB 6′1″ 193 Ankeny, IA 39 tackles, 4 INT 27 Jermari Harris DB 6′1″ 189 Chicago, IL 34 tackles, 4 INT 26 Kaevon Merriweather DB 6′0″ 212 Belleville, MI 42 tackles, 1 INT 38 Terry Roberts DB 5′11″ 180 Erie, PA 14 tackles, 1 INT 30 Quinn Schulte DB 6′1″ 209 Cedar Rapids, IA 2 tackles, 1 INT 29 Sebastian Castro DB Fr. 5′11″ 205 Oak Lawn, IL 6 tackles 13 Henry Marchese DB Sr. 6′3″ 199 Vernon Hills, IL 5 tackles 3 DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 207 Odebolt, IA 4 tackles 23 Xavior Williams DB Transfer from Northern Iowa Sr. 5′11″ 192 Leander, TX 3 tackles 7 Reggie Bracy S 6′0″ 196 Mobile, AL 2 tackles 15 Dallas Craddieth DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 207 Saint Louis, MO 1 tackle 3 Brenden Deasfernandes DB 6′2″ 200 Detroit, MI 11 A.J. Lawson DB So. 6′0″ 192 Decatur, IL 16 Jamison Heinz DB Fr. 6′0″ 206 Humboldt, IA 20 Deavin Hilson DB RS 6′1″ 194 Des Moines, IA 21 Thomas Hartlieb DB So. 5′11″ 193 Madison, WI
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 10 Caleb Shudak PK Sr. 5′8″ 178 Council Bluffs, IA 24 of 28 field goals 9 Tory Taylor P So. 6′4″ 232 Melbourne, VIC 80 punts, 46.1 average 39 Luke Elkin LS Fr. 6′1″ 228 Neenah, WI 2 tackles 1 Aaron Blom PK Fr. 5′11″ 190 Oskaloosa, IA 2 Ryan Gersonde P Sr. 6′4″ 197 Milwaukee, WI 18 Austin Spiewak LS Sr. 6′1″ 237 Rolling Meadows, IL 45 Nick Phelps P Jr. 5′10″ 200 Kingsley, IA 49 Liam Reardon LS RS 6′1″ 230 Chicago, IL 50 Zach Kluver LS So. 6′0″ 199 Ankeny, IA 96 Lucas Amaya PK So. 6′2″ 209 Muskego, WI
Jaxon Rexroth, Max White, Quinn Schulte, Bryce Schulte, Ethan Hurkett, Josh Volk, Connor Colby Keagan Johnson, Caleb Shudak, Matt Fagan, Logan Jones Brody Brecht, Gavin Williams, Riley Moss, Zach Kluver Jack Johnson, Andrew Lentsch, Tyler Endres, John Waggoner Tyrone Tracy Jr., Jay Higgins, Justin Britt Leshon Williams, Jermari Harris, Liam Reardon Henry Marchese, Austin Spiewak, Jeremiah Pittman Deavin Hilson, Jack Koerner Kelby Telander, Tyler Linderbaum Jackson Ritter, Turner Pallissard Jack Campbell, Jackson Frericks Johnny Plewa, Lucas Amaya Jaden Harrell, Max Llewellyn Asher Fahey, Brennan Sweeney Diante Vines Aaron Blom Arland Bruce IV Deuce Hogan Joey Labas Ryan Gersonde Brenden Deasfernandes Dane Belton Jestin Jacobs Reggie Bracy Spencer Petras Matt Hankins A.J. Lawson Joe Evans Quavon Matthews Charlie Jones Dallas Craddieth Tyler Goodson Alex Padilla Jamison Heinz Alec Wick Max Cooper Ivory Kelly-Martin Thomas Hartlieb Nolan Donald Xavior Williams Kaevon Merriweather Sebastian Castro Eli Miller Justice Sullivan Mike Timm Kyler Fisher Monte Pottebaum Terry Roberts Eric Epenesa Luke Elkin Josef Smith Zach Twedt Seth Benson Deontae Craig Nick Phelps Logan Klemp Wyatt Wegener Louie Stec Michael Myslinski Luke Empen Nick DeJong Clayton Thurm Taylor Fox Griffin Liddle Kyler Schott Jeremy Chaplin Cody Ince David Davidkov Tyler Elsbury Mason Richman Jack Plumb Desmond Hutson Alec Kritta Elijah Yelverton Jameson Witte Sam LaPorta Logan Lee Luke Lachey Tommy Kujawa Isaiah Bruce Josiah Miamen Nico Ragaini Lukas Van Ness Jeffrey Bowie Yahya Black Zach VanValkenburg Chris Reames Noah Shannon IA 51 IL 24 WI 10 IN 4 TX 4 Hometowns of the 2021 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 51 Illinois 24 Wisconsin 10 Texas 4 Indiana 4 Ohio 3 Michigan 3 Florida 3 Top counties Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 12 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 8 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 8 Johnson County, Iowa pop. 157,000 4 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 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’ 2021 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
Sam LaPorta TE
Logan Jones OL4-star recruit
Tyler Linderbaum OL3-star recruit
Lukas Van Ness DL
Jack Campbell LB
Jay Higgins LB
Cooper DeJean DB4-star recruit