Iowa Hawkeyes

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz (27th year)

Offensive Coordinator: Tim Lester

Defensive Coordinator: Phil Parker

Spring Game: 25-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 6-6(expected 6.2)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

Northern IllinoisSep 582% -25.5

Iowa StateSep 1258% -5.5

Northern IowaSep 19W

@ MichiganSep 2642% +5.0

Ohio StateOct 326% +17.5

@ WashingtonOct 10⚡ 47% +2.5

@ MinnesotaOct 2430% +14.0

WisconsinOct 3158% -5.0

@ NorthwesternNov 735% +10.0

PurdueNov 1456% -4.0

@ IllinoisNov 2129% +15.0

NebraskaNov 27⚡ 53% -2.5

Kirk Ferentz's Hawkeyes feature DB Zach Lutmer (109), RB Kamari Moulton (96), and DB Deshaun Lee (89). Six transfer starters as Iowa competes in the Big Ten with Ferentz's signature defensive identity.

Key Games

Toss-up: edges Nebraska (Big Ten)53% win

Toss-up: trails Washington (Big Ten)47% win

Toss-up: edges Purdue (Big Ten)56% win

Toss-up: edges Wisconsin (Big Ten)58% win

Toss-up: trails Michigan (Big Ten)42% win

Toss-up: edges Iowa State (Big 12)58% win

109Total Players

16Transfers

74Returning

19Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(5)

#9Hank Brown

6'4" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#3Jimmy Sullivan

6'1" · 197 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#16Ryan Fitzgerald

6'1" · 218 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tradon Bessinger

6'5" · 210 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#10Jeremy Hecklinski

5'11" · 188 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

Running Backs(7)

#28Kamari Moulton

5'9" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

L.J. Phillips Jr.

5'9" · 225 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#26Xavier Williams

5'10" · 225 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#22Braeden Jackson

5'11" · 196 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#23Brevin Doll

6'0" · 211 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#25Nathan McNeil

5'11" · 203 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

Lendon Phillips Jr.

Transfer

Senior

Role: Starter

Wide Receivers(15)

#7Dayton Howard

6'5" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Jarriett Buie

6'1" · 203 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#15Reece Vander Zee

6'4" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#17Alex Eichmann

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Evan James

5'11" · 170 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#84Apollo Payne

6'3" · 210 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Brody Schaffer

6'1" · 184 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#83Jackson Naeve

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#1KJ Parker

5'10" · 184 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Lance Beeghley

6'2" · 194 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#13Terrence Smith

6'3" · 187 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tony Diaz

5'11" · 176 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Xavier Stinson

6'2" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Diondre Smith

5'10" · 150 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#82Dylan Stecker

6'4" · 210 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(7)

#48Zach Ortwerth

6'4" · 245 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#81DJ Vonnahme

6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#86Eli Johnson

6'5" · 245 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Luke Brewer

6'5" · 228 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#80Michael Burt

6'5" · 249 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#85Thomas Meyer

6'4" · 232 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#14Mason Woods

6'2" · 217 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(19)

#79Bryce George

6'5" · 312 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#71Jack Dotzler

6'6" · 312 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#72Kale Krogh

6'5" · 305 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Trent Wilson

6'3" · 298 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#75Cannon Leonard

6'9" · 309 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#64Leighton Jones

6'2" · 288 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#59Trevor Lauck

6'5" · 310 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#74Bodey McCaslin

6'6" · 299 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#61Cael Winter

6'3" · 290 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Carson Nielsen

6'7" · 275 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Colin Whitters

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Gene Riordan

6'4" · 275 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#77George Nahas

6'3" · 289 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#58Kade Pieper

6'4" · 290 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#60Lucas Allgeyer

6'5" · 300 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Owen Linder

6'5" · 280 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#68Will Nolan

6'6" · 310 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#63Josh Janowski

6'2" · 292 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#52Will Hahn

6'2" · 270 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(19)

Emmanuel Olagbaju

6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Lance Ingold

6'5" · 258 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#51Luke Gaffney

6'2" · 285 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#56Maddux Borcherding-Johnson

6'3" · 292 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#57Will Hubert

6'3" · 287 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Brice Stevenson

6'1" · 295 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

Graduate

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#96Bryce Hawthorne

6'3" · 296 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#13Drew Campbell

6'4" · 248 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

Kahmari Brown

6'2" · 220 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#44Kenneth Merrieweather

6'3" · 263 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#94Brad Fitzgibbon

6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#40Chima Chineke

6'4" · 260 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#99Devan Kennedy

6'3" · 275 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Hudson Parliament

6'4" · 320 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#97Iose Epenesa

6'3" · 260 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jack Janda

6'6" · 245 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#84Joseph Anderson

6'6" · 241 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Sawyer Jezierski

6'3" · 265 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#50Will Lockhart

6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(12)

#36Jayden Montgomery

5'10" · 225 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#31Nolan DeLong

6'0" · 233 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#47Jack Laughlin

6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#23Landyn Van Kekerix

6'2" · 236 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Billy Weivoda

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#10Burke Gautcher

6'3" · 232 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#33Cam Buffington

6'3" · 239 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#15Carson Cooney

6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#22Derek Weisskopf

6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Julian Manson

6'4" · 215 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kasen Thomas

6'2" · 217 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#46Preston Ries

6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(20)

#14Alex Mota

6'0" · 193 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#8Deshaun Lee

5'10" · 189 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#6Zach Lutmer

6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Darion Jones

6'1" · 170 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

#3Jaylen Watson

5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#20Ty Hudkins

6'0" · 194 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Tyler Brown

5'10" · 193 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#21Watts McBride

6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Xavier Styles

6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Anthony Hawkins

6'3" · 195 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Sophomore

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Cody Haddad

5'11" · 186 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#34Drew MacPherson

6'1" · 197 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#11Jacob Wallace

5'10" · 178 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#19Kyler Gerardy

6'0" · 198 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Marcello Vitti

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#16O'Lontae Dean

6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#7Rashad Godfrey Jr.

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#30Rayce Heitman

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Ronnie Hill

6'1" · 183 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#17Teegan Davis

6'0" · 160 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kickers(2)

Eli Ozick

5'11" · 195 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#92Caden Buhr

5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

Punters(2)

Tanner Philpott

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Boston Everitt

6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Long Snappers(1)

#97Ike Speltz

6'0" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup