Teams Northern Iowa 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Northern Iowa roster 114 players: 25 freshmen, 31 sophomores, 19 juniors, 39 seniors. From 17 states; the most from Iowa (71) and Minnesota (8). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 14 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 7
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 22 Christian Collins RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 210 Green Bay, WI 154 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Taj Hughes RB Transfer from Drake Sr. 5′9″ 185 Phoenix, AZ 20 catches, 168 yards 5 Xavier Terrell RB Transfer from Florida Atlantic 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′8″ 180 Wilmington, NC 128 rushing yards, 1 TD 43 Michael Bormann RB So. 6′1″ 235 Dubuque, IA 46 rushing yards, 2 TD 27 Caleb Kamara RB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Burnsville, MN 70 rushing yards, 1 TD 39 Kaden Amigon-Suiter RB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Columbus Junction, IA 33 rushing yards 13 Caden Klein RB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Newton, IA 28 Love Adebayo RB Sr. 5′8″ 190 West Saint Paul, MN 29 Drew Thompson RB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Altoona, IA
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 14 Ben Gordon WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 Van Meter, IA 9 returns, 177 yards 6 Jaiden Ellis-Lahey WR Sr. 6′3″ 210 Bethlehem, PA 13 catches, 192 yards 4 Tay Norman WR Sr. 6′2″ 190 Waterloo, IA 8 catches, 85 yards 2 Ayden Price WR Sr. 6′0″ 198 West Des Moines, IA 6 catches, 73 yards, 2 TD 84 Ian Collins WR Sr. 6′0″ 187 Charles City, IA 3 returns, 23 yards 16 Cyrus Courtney WR Jr. 6′2″ 195 Cedar Rapids, IA 4 catches, 89 yards 80 Sutton Koller WR So. 5′11″ 180 Iowa City, IA 2 returns, 16 yards 0 J.C. Roque WR Sr. 5′9″ 180 Lithia, FL 11 Grant Larkin WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 196 Naperville, IL 19 Graham Friedrichsen WR Sr. 6′2″ 207 Urbandale, IA 82 Jamiir Sloan WR Fr. 5′11″ 155 Kirkwood, MO 85 Will Remmert WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 Cedar Falls, IA 87 Sam Drexler WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Urbandale, IA 88 Leyton Usry WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 St. Louis, MO
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 18 Brady McCullough TE Sr. 6′4″ 240 Ankeny, IA 12 catches, 163 yards, 5 TD 17 Kai Black TE Transfer from Iowa State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 245 Urbandale, IA 7 catches, 156 yards, 2 TD 42 Zach Mehmert TE Sr. 6′5″ 260 Cresco, IA 5 catches, 63 yards 81 Briggs Hughston TE Jr. 6′6″ 250 West Plains, MO 3 catches, 41 yards 83 Kaleb Diers TE So. 6′6″ 250 Marion, IA 2 catches, 39 yards 46 Cedar Smith TE Fr. 6′4″ 215 Nevada, IA 86 Tiernan Vokes TE So. 6′3″ 220 Grundy Center, IA 89 Parker Sutherland TE So. 6′6″ 221 Iowa City, IA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 60 Joe Briesemeister OL So. 6′5″ 275 Mount Vernon, IA 61 Andrew Monsivais OL Sr. 6′1″ 305 Ankeny, IA 62 Jack Hearne OL Sr. 6′2″ 305 Urbandale, IA 63 Henry Bunn OL So. 6′4″ 290 Clear Lake, IA 64 Hayden Bishop OL Fr. 6′3″ 280 Cedar Falls, IA 65 Colt Schipper OL Fr. 6′4″ 280 Waukee, IA 66 Carson Hynes OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Elgin, MN 67 Landen Kuennen OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Urbandale, IA 68 Gracen Gruver OL So. 6′3″ 295 Moore, OK 69 Parker Thomas OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Sheldon, IA 70 Max Nelson OL Fr. 6′6″ 280 Stoughton, WI 71 Dylan Escalante OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 Surprise, AZ 72 Lance Berends OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 300 Hartley, IA 72 Yusif Fofanah OL Fr. 6′5″ 285 Kimberly, WI 73 Luke Reth OL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 305 Manchester, IA 74 Kailer Smith OL So. 6′6″ 285 Cedar Falls, IA 75 Connor Best OL So. 6′3″ 295 Cedar Falls, IA 76 Ben Kuehnast OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 320 Humboldt, IA 77 Kyle Kelly OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Shawnee, KS 78 Colby Eskildsen OL So. 6′7″ 290 Northwood, IA 79 Gabe Meaney OL So. 6′6″ 270 Janesville, IA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 40 Franz Reisz DL Jr. 6′5″ 255 Woodbine, IA 15 tackles, 3 sacks 5 Jaylen Pettus DL Sr. 6′3″ 260 Des Moines, IA 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks 45 C.J. Wade DL Jr. 6′3″ 242 Cedar Rapids, IA 7 tackles, 1 sack 44 Axel Ramazani DL Transfer from Wyoming So. 6′3″ 250 Des Moines, IA 9 tackles 56 Aidan Salow DL Jr. 6′3″ 280 Delhi, IA 9 tackles 98 Kolby Gibbons DL So. 6′5″ 235 Johnston, IA 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 92 Jackson Stortz DL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Hubertus, WI 7 tackles 50 Hyson Bey-Buie DL Sr. 6′4″ 275 Moline, IL 6 tackles 9 Gene Blalock III DL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Grinnell, IA 5 tackles 90 Ryan Kuennen DL Sr. 6′4″ 290 West Des Moines, IA 4 tackles 99 Braylon Evans DL So. 6′5″ 300 Cedar Rapids, IA 1 tackle, 1 sack 93 Aidan Miller DL Jr. 6′4″ 285 Omaha, NE 3 tackles 96 Jack Vinyard DL So. 6′4″ 245 Waukee, IA 1 tackle 54 John Spellers DL Fr. 6′5″ 220 Chicago, IL 69 Gavin Holt DL Fr. 6′2″ 260 Carroll, IA 91 Benton Mohrmann DL Fr. 6′5″ 225 St. Louis, MO 95 Max Schmeltzer DL So. 6′5″ 260 Bettendorf, IA 97 Theo Thomas DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 290 Minneapolis, MN
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 33 John Powers LB Sr. 6′2″ 233 Bondurant, IA 55 tackles, 1 INT 10 Kolben Miller LB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Dumont, IA 33 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 36 Braden McShane LB Jr. 6′3″ 230 New Hampton, IA 31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 37 Tyson Cooreman LB 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 230 Randolph, MN 12 tackles 6 Andrew Price LB So. 6′1″ 210 West Des Moines, IA 10 tackles 57 Aidan Ducharme LB So. 6′0″ 220 West Des Moines, IA 9 tackles 30 Xhavion Reese LB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Lafayette, IN 5 tackles 53 Jarrett Kies LB So. 6′3″ 235 Cedar Falls, IA 5 tackles 48 Connor Kayser LB Jr. 6′4″ 225 Ankeny, IA 2 tackles 51 B.J. Johnson LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Ames, IA 2 tackles 31 Ethan Schoville LB Sr. 6′1″ 217 Denver, IA 1 tackle 58 Dominiq Vann LB So. 6′2″ 220 Arlington, TX 1 tackle 55 Tate Doggett LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Van Meter, IA 59 Brooks Ragland LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Liberty, MO
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 21 Calvin Jaworski S Sr. 6′2″ 205 Grinnell, IA 38 tackles, 1 INT 3 Mekhi Toms CB Jr. 6′3″ 190 Phoenix, AZ 31 tackles 8 Isaiah Pinks CB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Des Moines, IA 28 tackles 1 Jordan McClom S Sr. 6′2″ 203 Minneapolis, MN 27 tackles 35 Anthony Isley S Sr. 6′0″ 192 Mediapolis, IA 24 tackles 4 Josiah Young CB So. 6′2″ 190 Minneapolis, MN 7 tackles, 1 INT 12 Tate Sander S Sr. 6′0″ 210 Belmond, IA 5 tackles 24 A.J. Vaughn S So. 6′1″ 192 Lawton, OK 5 tackles 34 Brock Carpenter S Jr. 6′1″ 200 Dubuque, IA 5 tackles 20 Evan Freeney S So. 6′0″ 195 Bel Air, MD 2 tackles 26 Elijah Hoyt S So. 6′1″ 195 Urbandale, IA 2 tackles 7 Alonzo Morgan III CB Sr. 5′10″ 185 Leawood, KS 1 tackle 23 Jajuan Jackson CB Sr. 5′10″ 170 Cleveland, OH 29 Joquez Beck CB Fr. 5′11″ 170 St. Louis, MO 32 Lamarious Clark CB Fr. 5′11″ 170 Cedar Rapids, IA 41 Avery Buckner CB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Apple Valley, MN 47 Quinn Street S Fr. 6′0″ 190 Osage, IA
Kai Black, Graham Friedrichsen, Elijah Hoyt, Jack Hearne, Landen Kuennen, Sam Drexler, Kolby Gibbons Vincenzo Gianforte, Cyrus Courtney, Lamarious Clark, C.J. Wade, Kaleb Diers, Braylon Evans Ayden Price, Andrew Price, Aidan Ducharme, Rico Alvarenga, Ryan Kuennen Brady McCullough, Drew Thompson, John Powers, Connor Kayser, Andrew Monsivais Jarrett Kies, Hayden Bishop, Kailer Smith, Connor Best, Will Remmert Jaylen Pettus, Isaiah Pinks, Jaxon Dailey, Axel Ramazani Max Bartachek, Colt Schipper, Jack Vinyard Jordan McClom, Josiah Young, Theo Thomas Will Anderson, Jimmy Scott, Aidan Miller Joquez Beck, Leyton Usry, Benton Mohrmann Mekhi Toms, Taj Hughes Gene Blalock III, Calvin Jaworski Grant Larkin, Kyle Kopczynski Ben Gordon, Tate Doggett Christian Collins, Gavin Averbeck Brock Carpenter, Michael Bormann Sutton Koller, Parker Sutherland J.C. Roque Logan Gregory Tay Norman Xavier Terrell Jaiden Ellis-Lahey Alonzo Morgan III Jayce Nixon Kaz Rebarcak Tate Sander Caden Klein Evan Freeney Jajuan Jackson A.J. Vaughn Caleb Kamara Xhavion Reese Ethan Schoville Anthony Isley Braden McShane Blake Pankratz Avery Buckner Zach Mehmert Cedar Smith Quinn Street Hyson Bey-Buie B.J. Johnson John Spellers Dominiq Vann Brooks Ragland Joe Briesemeister Henry Bunn Gracen Gruver Gavin Holt Parker Thomas Max Nelson Dylan Escalante Lance Berends Yusif Fofanah Luke Reth Ben Kuehnast Kyle Kelly Gabe Meaney Jamiir Sloan Ian Collins Tiernan Vokes Max Schmeltzer IA 71 MN 8 MO 6 IL 5 WI 5 Hometowns of the 2026 Northern 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 71 Minnesota 8 Missouri 6 Illinois 5 Wisconsin 5 Florida 3 Arizona 3 Nebraska 2 Top counties Polk County, Iowa pop. 503,000 21 Linn County, Iowa pop. 230,000 7 Black Hawk County, Iowa pop. 131,000 6 Dallas County, Iowa pop. 108,000 5 Dakota County, Minnesota pop. 446,000 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’ 2026 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.
