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No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes

Big Ten · IOWA · Kirk Ferentz 0–0

No. 23 in the Option Country Rankings

SU
6–2
ATS
5–3
O/U
2–6
SP+
#23

Ratings

SP+
12.4
SP rank
#23
FPI
13.9
Elo (pts)
16.4
CORE
9.5
WEPA
1.4
SRS
14.3
Off PPA
0.10
Def PPA
-0.04

Schedule & results

Consensus close. Click a result for the game page.

WkOpponentSeriesResultLineATSO/U
1vsNorthern Illinois9–1W 40–0-32.0 / 44.5WU
2vsIowa State47–23W 16–13-14.0 / 42.5LU
3vsNorthern Iowa17–0W 55–0-37.5 / 48.5WO
4@Michigan15–45–4W 20–19+5.0 / 40.0WU
5vsOhio State15–49–3L 14–31+14.5 / 46.0LU
6@Washington4–3W 41–24+3.0 / 41.0WO
8@Minnesota54–62–2L 10–13-8.0 / 41.0LU
9vsWisconsin48–49–2W 30–0-2.5 / 36.5WU
10@Northwestern55–28–3Nov 6+1.5 / 42.5——
11vsPurdue41–50–3Nov 13———
12@Illinois38–39–2Nov 20———
13vsNebraska20–26–1Nov 27———

Betting trends

Home ATS
3–2
Away ATS
2–1
Over lean
2–6

Option Country predictions vs Iowa: 3–0 ATS · CLV -1.4

  1. W1 Northern Illinois · pick Iowa+6.3 · W
  2. W2 Iowa State · pick Iowa-1.8
  3. W4 Michigan · pick Michigan-2.0
  4. W5 Ohio State · pick Ohio State+1.1
  5. W6 Washington · pick Iowa-8.5 · W
  6. W8 Minnesota · pick Iowa+0.7
  7. W9 Wisconsin · pick Iowa+4.9 · W
  8. W10 Northwestern · pick Northwestern+1.5

SP+ trajectory

Season rating since 2014. 0 ≈ average FBS team.

Efficiency profile

Latest full season vs FBS — 100th percentile is best.

  • Offense PPA47th · #73 of 136 (2025)
  • Defense PPA82nd · #26 of 136 (2025)
  • Offense success rate67th · #45 of 136 (2025)
  • Defense success rate79th · #29 of 136 (2025)
  • Offense explosiveness3rd · #132 of 136 (2025)
  • Defense explosiveness95th · #8 of 136 (2025)

Passing & adjusted

Air yards, depth of target, and opponent-adjusted EPA. 2026 season.

Hank Brown

Comp
33/50
Cmp%
66.0%
aDOT
8.7
Air yards
427
YAC
146
INT
0
Success
50.0%
Adj. EPA
—

Jeremy Hecklinski

Comp
7/16
Cmp%
43.8%
aDOT
7.4
Air yards
118
YAC
60
INT
1
Success
44.4%
Adj. EPA
—

Jimmy Sullivan

Comp
2/4
Cmp%
50.0%
aDOT
1.8
Air yards
7
YAC
9
INT
0
Success
—
Adj. EPA
—

Players

Roster, production, and the current recruiting cycle. Roster year 2026.

Returning production

33.3%of last season still on the roster (2025)

Player figures are last season's predicted points added (PPA).

Added via transfer
—
Lost via transfer
5.1 PPA

Back

2025 PPA
  • DJ Vonnahme · TE31.2
  • Kamari Moulton · RB18.4
  • Reece Vander Zee · WR18.3
  • Dayton Howard · WR9.9
  • Xavier Williams · RB6.5
  • KJ Parker · WR-5.5
  • Jeremy Hecklinski · QB2.5
  • Zach Ortwerth · TE2.3

In

2025 PPA
  • Anthony Hawkins · DB · Villanova—
  • Brice Stevenson · DL · Holy Cross—
  • Cody Haddad · DB · Ohio State—
  • Eli Ozick · PK · North Dakota State—
  • Emmanuel Olagbaju · DL · North Dakota—
  • Evan James · WR · Furman—
  • Kahmari Brown · DL · Elon—
  • L.J. Phillips Jr. · RB · South Dakota—

Out

2025 PPA
  • Jaziun Patterson · RB · Michigan State8.8
  • TJ Washington Jr. · RB · New Mexico State-3.7
  • Brian Allen Jr. · EDGE · Vanderbilt—
  • CJ Bell Jr. · DB · UConn—
  • Kael Kolarik · DB · South Dakota—
  • Koen Entringer · DB · Louisville—
  • Rhys Dakin · P · Michigan State—

Stat leaders

  • Passing yardsHank Brown1190
  • Passing yardsJeremy Hecklinski472
  • Passing yardsJimmy Sullivan13
  • Passing TDsHank Brown8
  • Passing TDsJeremy Hecklinski4
  • Passing TDsJimmy Sullivan0
  • Rushing yardsKamari Moulton541
  • Rushing yardsXavier Williams265
  • Rushing yardsBraeden Jackson178
  • Rushing TDsKamari Moulton4
  • Rushing TDsXavier Williams3
  • Rushing TDsBraeden Jackson2
  • Receiving yardsTony Diaz461
  • Receiving yardsReece Vander Zee367
  • Receiving yardsDJ Vonnahme304
  • Receiving TDsReece Vander Zee4
  • Receiving TDsDJ Vonnahme3
  • Receiving TDsTony Diaz2
  • Total tacklesCam Buffington70
  • Total tacklesZach Lutmer48
  • Total tacklesJayden Montgomery46
  • SacksJoseph Anderson4
  • SacksCam Buffington3
  • SacksJayden Montgomery2.5
  • Tackles for lossCam Buffington8
  • Tackles for lossBryce Hawthorne7
  • Tackles for lossJayden Montgomery7
  • InterceptionsDeshaun Lee3
  • InterceptionsJacob Wallace2
  • InterceptionsRashad Godfrey Jr.1

Player PPA

  1. Hank Brown · QB30.4 · 0.159/play
  2. DJ Vonnahme · TE27.3 · 0.594/play
  3. Kamari Moulton · RB16.7 · 0.174/play
  4. Tony Diaz · WR15.7 · 0.246/play
  5. Nathan Mcneil · RB6.5 · 0.226/play
  6. Jeremy Hecklinski · QB5.5 · 0.080/play
  7. Braeden Jackson · RB3.0 · 0.113/play
  8. Addison Ostrenga · TE2.9 · 0.164/play
  9. Reece Vander Zee · WR2.6 · 2.569/play
  10. Dayton Howard · WR2.5 · 0.612/play

Commits

  • Reilly Newman · IOL4★ #432
  • Gavin Stecker · LB3★ #469
  • Tommy Riordan · DL3★ #506
  • Nate Brenneman · OT3★ #526
  • Jaxx DeJean · ATH3★ #579
  • Jake Thies · S3★ #629
  • Jerrence Knoblock · DL3★ #629
  • Bariyus Allen · DL3★ #705
  • Braylon Bingham · LB3★ #805
  • Keyon Thomas · RB3★ #1136
  • Kyler Van Maanen · LB3★ #1275
  • Brayden Santibanez · QB3★ #1299
  • Jonathan Harris · S3★ #1299

Roster

#NamePosClassHometown
0Cody HaddadDB1Cleveland, OH
1Darion JonesDB1Omaha, NE
2Tyler BrownDB1Annapolis, MD
3Jaylen WatsonDB1Detroit, MI
5Anthony HawkinsDB1Annapolis, MD
6Zach LutmerDB1Rock Rapids, IA
7Rashad Godfrey Jr.DB1Plant City, FL
8Deshaun LeeDB1Belleville, MI
11Jacob WallaceDB1Upper Marlboro, MD
14Alex MotaDB1Marion, IA
16Ronnie HillDB1Eastpointe, MI
18Xavier StylesDB1Lakewood, OH
19Kyler GerardyDB1Eldridge, IA
20Ty HudkinsDB1Grand Rapids, MI
21Marcello VittiDB1Detroit, MI
26Eli RobbinsDB1Des Moines, IA
29Noah DanielDB1Fort Dodge, IA
30Eli KampmanDB1Solon, IA
34Drew MacPhersonDB1Glenview, IL
13Drew CampbellDE1Cedar Falls, IA
40Chima ChinekeDE1Plano, TX
84Joseph AndersonDE1St. Louis, MO
32Sawyer JezierskiDL1Edina, MN
42David FasonDL1Marion, IA
43Kahmari BrownDL1Jacksonville, NC
44Kenneth MerrieweatherDL1Detroit, MI
45Jack JandaDL1Livonia, MI
50Will LockhartDL1Denver, IA
51Luke GaffneyDL1Robins, IA
56Maddux Borcherding-JohnsonDL1Norwalk, IA
57Will HubertDL1Omaha, NE
88Emmanuel OlagbajuDL1Osseo, MN
91Devan KennedyDL1Glendale, AZ
92Brice StevensonDL1Tampa, FL
95Lance IngoldDL1Rochester, IL
96Bryce HawthorneDL1Osseo, MN
97Iose EpenesaDL1Glen Carbon, IL
99Brad FitzgibbonDL1Chicago, IL
4Julian MansonLB1North Liberty, IA
9Kasen ThomasLB1Sioux City, IA
10Burke GautcherLB1Sycamore, IL
12Billy WeivodaLB1Atlanta, GA
15Carson CooneyLB1Oswego, IL
22Derek WeisskopfLB1Victor, IA
23Landyn Van KekerixLB1Rock Valley, IA
31Nolan DeLongLB1Durant, IA
33Cam BuffingtonLB1Winfield, IA
36Jayden MontgomeryLB1Suamico, WI
37Brayton AlfordLB1Carroll, IA
46Preston RiesLB1Monticello, IA
47Jack LaughlinLB1Carlisle, IA
54Matty McLaughlinLS1St. Louis, MO
69Ike SpeltzLS1Van Meter, IA
52Will HahnOL1Decorah, IA
53Michael MyslinskiOL1Jacksonville, FL
58Kade PieperOL1Norfolk, NE
59Trevor LauckOL1Indianapolis, IN
60Lucas AllgeyerOL1St. Louis, MO
61Cael WinterOL1Waukee, IA
63Josh JanowskiOL1Frankfort, IL
64Leighton JonesOL1Brownsburg, IN
65Trent WilsonOL1Southlake, TX
68Will NolanOL1Arlington Heights, IL
70Hudson ParliamentOL1Brandon, SD
71Jack DotzlerOL1Waunakee, WI
72Owen LinderOL1Chanhassen, MN
73Colin WhittersOL1Iowa City, IA
74Bodey McCaslinOL1St. Charles, IL
75Cannon LeonardOL1Gilman, IL
77George NahasOL1West Des Moines, IA
78Gene RiordanOL1Hinsdale, IL
79Carson NielsenOL1Waterloo, IA
35Tanner PhilpottP1Waukee, IA
49Boston EverittP1Hope Island, QLD
25Eli OzickPK1Liberty, MO
92Caden BuhrPK1Bettendorf, IA
3Jimmy SullivanQB1Fort Wayne, IN
4Tradon BessingerQB1Kaysville, UT
9Hank BrownQB1Nashville, TN
10Jeremy HecklinskiQB1Marietta, GA
16Ryan FitzgeraldQB1Northfield, IL
5Nathan McNeilRB1Tampa, FL
15O'Lontae DeanRB1Plant City, FL
21L.J. Phillips Jr.RB1Wichita, KS
22Braeden JacksonRB1Ankeny, IA
23Brevin DollRB1Adel, IA
26Xavier WilliamsRB1Schererville, IN
28Kamari MoultonRB1Fort Lauderdale, FL
18Luke BrewerTE1Norwalk, IA
19Mason WoodsTE1Coralville, IA
48Zach OrtwerthTE1Saint Louis, MO
80Michael BurtTE1Omaha, NE
81DJ VonnahmeTE1Breda, IA
82Dylan SteckerTE1Spirit Lake, IA
85Thomas MeyerTE1Clear Lake, IA
86Eli JohnsonTE1River Falls, WI
87Addison OstrengaTE1Sun Prairie, WI
0Jarriett BuieWR1Tampa, FL
1KJ ParkerWR1Bellwood, IL
2Reece Vander ZeeWR1Rock Rapids, IA
6Xavier StinsonWR1Port Saint Lucie, FL
7Dayton HowardWR1Kansas City, MO
8Evan JamesWR1Apopka, FL
11Brody SchafferWR1Winneconne, WI
12Diondre SmithWR1Jacksonville, FL
14Tony DiazWR1San Marcos, TX
17Alex EichmannWR1Sussex, WI
83Jackson NaeveWR1Iowa City, IA
84Apollo PayneWR1Swisher, IA
88Lance BeeghleyWR1New Braunfels, TX
89Isaiah OliverWR1Clive, IA

NFL draft

Recent picks out of Iowa.

  1. 2026 Logan Jones · CenterRd 2 · Chicago
  2. 2026 Gennings Dunker · Offensive TackleRd 3 · Pittsburgh
  3. 2026 Kaden Wetjen · Wide ReceiverRd 4 · Pittsburgh
  4. 2026 Beau Stephens · Offensive GuardRd 5 · Seattle
  5. 2026 Karson Sharar · LinebackerRd 6 · Arizona
  6. 2026 TJ Hall · CornerbackRd 7 · New Orleans
  7. 2026 Max Llewellyn · Defensive EdgeRd 7 · Miami
  8. 2025 Kaleb Johnson · Running BackRd 3 · Pittsburgh

Recruiting classes

  1. 2026#26 · 228.6
  2. 2025#38 · 208.3
  3. 2024#32 · 215.4
  4. 2023#41 · 204.4
  5. 2022#30 · 215.1
  6. 2021#23 · 213.9
  7. 2020#35 · 203.8
  8. 2019#41 · 199.4
  9. 2018#39 · 203.3
  10. 2017#41 · 191.4
  11. 2016#47 · 181.4
  12. 2015#59 · 170.0
  13. 2014#58 · 171.8

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