Iowa greats
45 players, ranked by what they did at Iowa: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Nile Kinnick1939 Heisman
Chuck LongHall of Fame, 1999
Alex KarrasHall of Fame, 1991
Robert GalleryHall of Fame, 2023
Cal JonesHall of Fame, 1980- Randy DuncanHall of Fame, 1997
- Larry StationHall of Fame, 2009
Andre TippettHall of Fame, 2021
Jack Campbell2022 Butkus
Aubrey DevineHall of Fame, 1973- Gordon LockeHall of Fame, 1960
Brandon Scherff2014 Outland
Duke SlaterHall of Fame, 1951
Dallas Clark2002 John Mackey
Tyler Linderbaum2021 Rimington
Logan Jones2025 Rimington
Shonn Greene2008 Doak Walker
Nate Kaeding2002 Lou Groza
T.J. Hockenson2018 John Mackey
Desmond King2015 Jim Thorpe- Tory Taylor2023 Ray Guy
Adrian ClaybornConsensus All-American, 2010
Brad Banks2002 Davey O’Brien
Josh JacksonConsensus All-American, 2017
Cooper DeJeanConsensus All-American, 2023
Kaleb JohnsonConsensus All-American, 2024
Kaden WetjenConsensus All-American, 2025
Josey JewellConsensus All-American, 2017
Tim DwightConsensus All-American, 1997- Eric SteinbachConsensus All-American, 2002
- Marv CookConsensus All-American, 1988
- Jared DeVriesConsensus All-American, 1998
Tristan WirfsNo. 13 pick, 2020
Lukas Van NessNo. 13 pick, 2023
Chad GreenwayNo. 17 pick, 2006- Daviyon NixonConsensus All-American, 2020
Noah FantNo. 20 pick, 2019- Reggie RobyConsensus All-American, 1981
Riley ReiffNo. 23 pick, 2012
Bryan BulagaNo. 23 pick, 2010
Jay HigginsConsensus All-American, 2024
Lester BeldingConsensus All-American, 1919- Keith DuncanConsensus All-American, 2019
- Leroy SmithConsensus All-American, 1991
- Ken PloenNinth in the 1956 Heisman vote
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