Iowa State Cyclones
Head Coach: Jimmy Rogers (1st year)
Offensive Coordinator: Tyler Roehl (1st year)
Defensive Coordinator: Jesse Bobbit (1st year)
Spring Game: 25-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 5-7(expected 5.3)The Cyclones enter 2026 with new head coach Jimmy Rogers and new offensive coordinator Tyler Roehl and new defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit.
New head coach Jimmy Rogers inherits Iowa State with portal QB Jaylen Raynor (152, Arkansas State transfer confirmed) and DB Braden Awls (116) leading the roster. WRs Omari Hayes (95) and Eli Green (89) provide targets. Fourteen transfer starters as Rogers reshapes the Cyclones for Big 12 competition.
Key Games
Toss-up: edges Cincinnati (Big 12)52% win
Toss-up: trails Iowa (Big Ten)42% win
Quarterbacks(4)
Zane Flores
6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 21
R-Sophomore
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Jaylen Raynor
6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#16Wyatt Bohm
6'4" · 220 lbs · Age 20
R-Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
Hudson Kurland
6'4" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(5)
Salahadin Allah
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Cameron Pettaway
5'11" · 205 lbs · Age 21
Sophomore
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#25Easton Miller
6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 20
R-Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
Caleb Francois
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Gabriel Wilson
5'8" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(11)
#6Eli Green
5'11" · 195 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Evan Boyd
6'3" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Carter Pabst
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Cody Jackson
6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#89Ty Claiborne
6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#19Michael Parkes
6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Jamal Polite Jr.
5'10" · 170 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jeffrey Roberts
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jordyn Bailey
5-10 · 180 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Reserve
Malcolm Watkins
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Omari Hayes
5-9 · 170 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Starter
Tight Ends(8)
#48Jack Bjorn
6'7" · 270 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Jordan Vyborny
6'5" · 245 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Tyler Fortenberry
6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#82Tyler Moore
6'5" · 255 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Christian Greenlaw
6-5 · 240 lbs · Age 21
R-Junior
Role: Backup
Drake DeBaun
6'6" · 240 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Drew Byrd
6'5" · 215 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Luke Galer
6'6" · 230 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Offensive Line(18)
DeAndre Carter
6'4" · 315 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#61Dylan Barrett
6'5" · 325 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Gavin Proudfoot
6'6" · 310 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Jake Taylor
6'7" · 320 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Gavin Broscious
6'5" · 310 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#75James Neal III
6'6" · 325 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Trevor Bindel
6'4" · 305 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#50Tyler Maro
6'7" · 305 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Braden Smith
6'3" · 300 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Caden Maas
6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Colin Amick
6'6" · 305 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#77Easton Eledge
6'3" · 315 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Cade Myer
6'3" · 300 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#68Makai Sat
6'2" · 345 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Benjamin Makelela
6'7" · 280 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Derek Worden
6'5" · 280 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kingston Fotualii
6'3" · 290 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Maasai King
6-4 · 305 lbs · Age 23
Senior
Role: Starter
Defensive Line(19)
Isaac Terrell
6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Jack Janikowski
6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#6Myles Mendeszoon
6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Caden Crawford
6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
#99Cannon Butler
6'6" · 265 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Jareb Ramos
6'3" · 300 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#58Tamatoa McDonough
6'5" · 265 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Kaleb Bilal-Jones
6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#8Vontroy Malone
6'4" · 265 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#53Zaimir Hawk
6'3" · 305 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
Ajibola Afuye
6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Blake Hawkins
6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Bryson Lamb
6-4 · 290 lbs
R-Senior
Role: Starter
Daniel Howard
6'2" · 270 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jaden Weaver
6'3" · 290 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jake Jones
6'2" · 275 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Malaki Ta'ase
6-2 · 265 lbs
R-Sophomore
Role: Starter
Max Baloun
6-6 · 285 lbs
R-Senior
Role: Starter
Tyler Burnstein
6'4" · 235 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Linebackers(10)
Sullivan Schlimgen
6'2" · 235 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#23Will McLaughlin
6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Zachary Lovett
6'2" · 250 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
#45Samuel Same
6'5" · 225 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Tristan Exline
6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#34Beau Goodwin
6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Montreze Smith Jr.
6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Bradley Esser
6'2" · 209 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Carson Willich
6-3 · 230 lbs
R-Senior
Role: Starter
Landon Kalsbeck
6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Defensive Backs(18)
Brody Miller
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Jaheim Singletary
6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Malcolm Jones
6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Micah Harper
6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Seth Johnson
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#5Beni Ngoyi
6'4" · 200 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Braden Awls
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#35Caden Kock
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#38Eddie Lemos
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Keyon Washington
5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Tyrone Cotton III
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Amiri Barnes
5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Brady Hummel
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Drew Surges
6-1 · 200 lbs
R-Senior
Role: Starter
Matthew McClain
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Tayten Duncan
5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Torrence Sanders
6'0" · 170 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Willie Breland Jr.
6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kickers(3)
#20Jace T. Gilbert
5'11" · 210 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Adlai Lounsbury
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Kyle Konrardy
6-0 · 195 lbs
R-Junior
Role: Starter
Punters(2)
#93Jonah DuPont
5'11" · 210 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
Ethan Gurney
6'3" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Starter
Long Snappers(2)
#60Jacob Lyftogt
5'11" · 225 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Caleb Schmidt
6'1" · 220 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup