Teams Iowa 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Iowa roster 126 players: 42 freshmen, 30 sophomores, 18 juniors, 11 seniors, 25 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Iowa (55) and Illinois (18). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 6
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 4 Leshon Williams RB 5′10″ 215 Chicago, IL 821 rushing yards, 1 TD 2 RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 225 Hamilton, OH 463 rushing yards, 3 TD 4 Jaziun Patterson RB 5′10″ 214 Pompano Beach, FL 206 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Kamari Moulton RB Fr. 5′9″ 211 Fort Lauderdale, FL 93 rushing yards, 2 TD 0 Terrell Washington Jr. RB 5′11″ 205 Wylie, TX 50 rushing yards 24 Max White RB So. 5′10″ 207 Cedar Rapids, IA 3 rushing yards, 1 TD 8 Rusty VanWetzinga FB RS 6′1″ 235 Pleasant Valley, IA 31 Eli Miller FB So. 6′1″ 233 Sedalia, CO
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 21 WR So. 5′9″ 196 Williamsburg, IA 21 returns, 398 yards 89 Nico Ragaini WR Sr. 6′0″ 190 East Haven, CT 31 catches, 255 yards 8 Kaleb Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 200 Chicago, IL 22 catches, 215 yards, 1 TD 0 Diante Vines WR Jr. 6′0″ 198 Danbury, CT 12 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD 6 Seth Anderson WR So. 6′0″ 187 Suwanee, GA 11 catches, 150 yards, 1 TD 0 Jarriett Buie WR RS 6′2″ 198 Tampa, FL 0 Judah Mallette WR RS 6′2″ 195 Chicago, IL 2 Ayden Price WR Fr. 6′0″ 198 West Des Moines, IA 7 Dayton Howard WR Fr. 6′5″ 215 Kansas City, MO 14 Reese Osgood WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Franklin, WI 15 Jack Johnson WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 West Des Moines, IA 17 Alex Eichmann WR Fr. 6′2″ 210 Sussex, WI 17 Jacob Bostick WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Palatine, IL 18 Alec Wick WR So. 6′1″ 192 Iowa City, IA 19 Graham Friedrichsen WR Fr. 6′2″ 207 Urbandale, IA 26 Aidan McDermott WR Fr. 6′1″ 192 Cedar Rapids, IA
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 87 Addison Ostrenga TE 6′4″ 249 Sun Prairie, WI 31 catches, 192 yards, 2 TD 83 Erick All TE Transfer from Michigan 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 250 Fairfield, OH 21 catches, 299 yards, 3 TD 85 Luke Lachey TE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 247 Columbus, OH 10 catches, 131 yards 86 Steven Stilianos TE Sr. 6′5″ 255 Hayes, VA 8 catches, 96 yards 88 Hayden Large TE So. 6′4″ 250 Hudsonville, MI 3 catches, 19 yards 48 Zach Ortwerth TE Fr. 6′4″ 247 Saint Louis, MO 1 catch, 54 yards 82 Johnny Pascuzzi TE So. 6′4″ 241 Olathe, KS 1 catch, 1 yard 16 Cael Vanderbush TE Fr. 6′5″ 240 Plainfield, IN 33 Jalyn Thompson TE RS 6′2″ 255 West Des Moines, IA 44 Grant Leeper TE RS 6′5″ 248 Fort Wayne, IN 49 Andrew Lentsch TE So. 6′4″ 252 West Des Moines, IA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 77 Connor Colby OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 310 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 tackle 52 Asher Fahey OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Waukon, IA 53 Michael Myslinski OL Fr. 6′2″ 299 Jacksonville, FL 56 Nick DeJong OL Jr. 6′6″ 307 Pella, IA 58 Kade Pieper OL Fr. 6′3″ 298 Norfolk, NE 59 Griffin Liddle OL So. 6′3″ 295 Bettendorf, IA 59 Trevor Lauck OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 314 Indianapolis, IN 60 Rusty Feth OL Transfer from Miami (OH) Sr. 6′3″ 310 Colerain, OH 61 Cael Winter OL Fr. 6′3″ 294 Waukee, IA 64 Leighton Jones OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 288 Brownsburg, IN 65 OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 302 Council Bluffs, IA 66 Jeremy Chaplin OL So. 6′2″ 284 Waverly, IA 67 Gennings Dunker OL So. 6′5″ 315 Lena, IA 70 Beau Stephens OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 315 Blue Springs, MO 71 Jack Dotzler OL Fr. 6′6″ 309 Waunakee, WI 72 Kale Krogh OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Huxley, IA 75 Cannon Leonard OL Fr. 6′8″ 309 Gilman, IL 75 Kyson Van Vugt OL Fr. 6′7″ 290 Sioux Center, IA 76 Tyler Elsbury OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 316 Byron, IL 78 Mason Richman OL Jr. 6′6″ 312 Leawood, KS 79 Daijon Parker OL Transfer from Saginaw Valley State Sr. 6′5″ 315 Inkster, MI
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 13 Joe Evans DE Sr. 6′2″ 252 Ames, IA 46 tackles, 9 sacks 85 Logan Lee DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 291 Orion, IL 55 tackles, 3 sacks 45 Deontae Craig DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 266 Fort Wayne, IN 54 tackles, 3 sacks 94 Yahya Black DL 6′5″ 317 Marshall, MN 50 tackles, 3.5 sacks 49 Ethan Hurkett DL 6′3″ 259 Cedar Rapids, IA 52 tackles, 1 INT 95 Aaron Graves DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 295 Dayton, IA 36 tackles, 2.5 sacks 48 Max Llewellyn DL So. 6′5″ 263 Urbandale, IA 13 tackles, 3 sacks 55 Jeremiah Pittman DL So. 6′2″ 285 Palatine, IL 6 tackles 10 Brian Allen DE Fr. 6′3″ 264 Lake In The H, IL 1 tackle 54 Anterio Thompson DL So. 6′4″ 306 Dubuque, IA 1 tackle 98 Chris Reames DL Sr. 6′7″ 280 Van Meter, IA 1 tackle 33 Jackson Filer DL Jr. 6′3″ 225 Des Moines, IA 44 Kenneth Merrieweather DL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Detroit, MI 51 Luke Gaffney DL Fr. 6′2″ 288 Robins, IA 56 Maddux Borcherding-Johnson DL Fr. 6′3″ 299 Norwalk, IA 57 Will Hubert DL Fr. 6′3″ 291 Omaha, NE 87 Andrew Kraus DL Fr. 6′4″ 254 Barrington, IL 91 Chase Brackney DL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Greenwood Village, CO 92 Caden Crawford DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 251 Lansing, KS 93 Anu Dokun DE Jr. 6′3″ 245 Iowa City, IA 93 Jeffrey Bowie DL 6′5″ 280 West Branch, IA 99 Noah Shannon DL Sr. 6′0″ 295 Montgomery, IL
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 34 LB 6′2″ 232 Indianapolis, IN 171 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 10 Nick Jackson LB Transfer from Virginia 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 235 Atlanta, GA 110 tackles, 4 sacks 37 Kyler Fisher LB 5′11″ 231 Farnhamville, IA 26 tackles, 1 sack 43 Karson Sharar LB So. 6′2″ 235 Iowa Falls, IA 8 tackles 12 Jaxon Rexroth LB So. 6′1″ 230 Cedar Rapids, IA 3 tackles 35 Tanner Pollock LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Waterloo, IA 1 tackle 41 Jaden Harrell LB So. 6′2″ 237 Urbandale, IA 1 tackle 23 Landyn Van Kekerix LB Fr. 6′2″ 238 Rock Valley, IA 25 Kelby Telander LB So. 6′4″ 240 North Liberty, IA 28 Aidan Hall LB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Harlan, IA 31 Nolan DeLong LB Fr. 6′0″ 231 Durant, IA 32 Ben Kueter LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 220 Iowa City, IA 36 Jayden Montgomery LB Fr. 5′11″ 227 Suamico, WI 38 Greg Fagan LB Fr. 6′3″ 214 Council Bluffs, IA 39 Eric Epenesa LB So. 6′3″ 210 Glen Carbon, IL 40 Josef Smith LB Jr. 6′3″ 236 Britt, IA 42 Zach Twedt LB So. 6′2″ 242 Story City, IA 47 Jack Laughlin LB Fr. 6′1″ 224 Carlisle, IA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 29 Sebastian Castro DB Jr. 5′11″ 205 Oak Lawn, IL 67 tackles, 3 INT 30 Quinn Schulte DB 6′1″ 209 Cedar Rapids, IA 65 tackles, 1 INT 3 DB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 207 Odebolt, IA 41 tackles, 2 INT 1 Xavier Nwankpa DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 213 Pleasant Hill, IA 42 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 27 Jermari Harris DB 6′1″ 189 Chicago, IL 42 tackles, 1 INT 8 Deshaun Lee DB Fr. 5′10″ 189 Belleville, MI 32 tackles 5 Koen Entringer DB 6′2″ 215 Walled Lake, MI 8 tackles 2 T.J. Hall DB So. 6′0″ 190 Fresno, CA 5 tackles 16 Jamison Heinz DB Jr. 6′0″ 206 Humboldt, IA 3 tackles 3 Brenden Deasfernandes DB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Detroit, MI 2 tackles 17 John Nestor DB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Chicago, IL 2 tackles 2 Kael Kolarik DB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Indianola, IA 1 tackle 20 Deavin Hilson DB So. 6′1″ 194 Des Moines, IA 1 tackle 6 DB Fr. 6′1″ 203 Rock Rapids, IA 10 Amare Bickham DB RS 6′1″ 185 Fulshear, TX 14 Alex Mota DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Marion, IA 17 Teegan Davis DB RS 6′0″ 160 Princeton, IL 21 Watts McBride DB RS 6′0″ 205 Cedar Rapids, IA 41 Kahlil Tate DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 192 Chicago, IL
Jaxon Rexroth, Alex Mota, Watts McBride, Max White, Aidan McDermott, Quinn Schulte, Ethan Hurkett, Connor Colby Judah Mallette, Leshon Williams, Kaleb Brown, John Nestor, Jermari Harris, Kahlil Tate, Liam Reardon Ayden Price, Jack Johnson, Jalyn Thompson, Andrew Lentsch, Maddux Borcherding-Johnson Xavier Nwankpa, Deavin Hilson, Jackson Filer Alec Wick, Ben Kueter, Anu Dokun Graham Friedrichsen, Jaden Harrell, Max Llewellyn Greg Fagan, Will Hubert, Logan Jones Brenden Deasfernandes, Kenneth Merrieweather Cael Vanderbush, Leighton Jones Jacob Bostick, Jeremiah Pittman Jay Higgins, Trevor Lauck Grant Leeper, Deontae Craig Diante Vines Jarriett Buie Terrell Washington Jr. Aaron Blom Joey Labas Kael Kolarik Kaleb Johnson T.J. Hall Jaziun Patterson Koen Entringer Seth Anderson Zach Lutmer Dayton Howard Deshaun Lee Amare Bickham Deacon Hill Nick Jackson Cade McNamara Joe Evans Tommy Poholsky Reese Osgood Jamison Heinz Alex Eichmann Teegan Davis Drew Stevens Kaden Wetjen Landyn Van Kekerix Kelby Telander Aidan Hall Kamari Moulton Sebastian Castro Eli Miller Nolan DeLong Tanner Pollock Kyler Fisher Eric Epenesa Luke Elkin Josef Smith Zach Twedt Karson Sharar Zach Ortwerth Asher Fahey Michael Myslinski Anterio Thompson Nick DeJong Kade Pieper Griffin Liddle Rusty Feth Cael Winter Jeremy Chaplin Beau Stephens Jack Dotzler Kale Krogh Cannon Leonard Kyson Van Vugt Tyler Elsbury Mason Richman Daijon Parker Johnny Pascuzzi Erick All Logan Lee Luke Lachey Addison Ostrenga Andrew Kraus Hayden Large Nico Ragaini Chase Brackney Caden Crawford Jeffrey Bowie Yahya Black Chris Reames Noah Shannon IA 55 IL 18 IN 6 MI 7 OH 5 Hometowns of the 2023 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 55 Illinois 18 Michigan 7 Wisconsin 6 Indiana 6 Ohio 5 Florida 4 Missouri 3 Top counties Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 11 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 10 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 9 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’ 2023 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.
Cade McNamara QBTransfer from Michigan4-star recruit
Kaleb Johnson RB4-star recruit
Kaden Wetjen WR
Logan Jones OL4-star recruit
Jay Higgins LB
Cooper DeJean DB4-star recruit
Zach Lutmer DB