Iowa State Cyclones Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

12 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

1Jaylen Raynor

QB14-SR99% snaps '25

PORTAL 5Connor MoberlyQB23-SO1% snaps '25 6Zane FloresQB33-SO

PORTAL 16Wyatt BohmQB44-JR

18Hudson KurlandQB5

×9

21Aiden FloraRB13-SO—+2 ROLES 0Cameron PettawayRB23-SO—

PORTALALSO KR 3Arnold Barnes IIIRB34-SR

PORTAL 22Ryver PeppersRB42-FR

20Caleb FrancoisRB5

X×5

8Evan BoydX14-JR—

PORTAL 4Carter PabstX22-SO—

PORTAL 86Ray CoffeyX35-SR 82Trevor FortenberryX44-JR

33Zach EskildsenX5

Z×5

2Cody JacksonZ15-SR—

PORTAL 11Dominic OverbyZ23-SO—13Jamal Polite Jr.Z3FR (3)17Jordyn BaileyZ44-JR

PORTAL

80Malcolm WatkinsZ5

SLOT×6

9Omari HayesSLOT15-SR—

PORTALALSO PR 89Ty ClaiborneSLOT25-SR—23Carson RobbinsSLOT33-SO 12Braden GoellnerSLOT45-SR

83Sam ZelenovichSLOT5 34Jeffrey RobertsSLOT6

TE×7

19Tyler FortenberryTE15-SR—

PORTAL 37Vince BenettiTE24-JR—88Christian GreenlawTE34-JR

PORTAL 85Keaton RoskopTE43-SO

81Luke GalerTE5

TE2×6

39AJ PetersenTE214-JR—41Rylan BarnesTE224-JR—48Jack BjornTE235-SR 10Cash HaydenTE243-SO

14Drake DeBaunTE25 40Carson EdneyTE26

LT×4

79Jake TaylorLT15-SR—

PORTAL 71Gabriel GreenleeLT25-SR—66Derek WordenLT3FR (3)61Benji MakelelaLT4FR

LG×4

77Caden MaasLG15-SR—

PORTAL 65Garret RutledgeLG23-SO—62Braden SimonsenLG35-SR 69Dontrell HoltLG43-SO

C×4

63Braden SmithC13-SO—

PORTAL 52Kingston FotualiiC2FR (3)—74Gavin BrosciousC34-JR

PORTAL 68Makai SatC44-JR

RG×4

55Trevor BindelRG12-FR—

PORTAL 72Austin BarrettRG24-JR—

PORTAL 78DeAndre CarterRG33-SO

PORTAL 54Cade MyerRG45-SR

PORTAL

RT×4

51Maasai KingRT14-JR—

PORTAL 56Colin AmickRT23-SO—

PORTAL 70Gavin ProudfootRT35-SR

PORTAL 64Brady HarrRT4FR

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×5

99Bryson Lamb

DT15-SR—

PORTAL 55Jace GilbertDT23-SO—90Jareb RamosDT35-SR

PORTAL 13Kaleb Bilal-JonesDT42-FR

PORTAL

95Ka'Mori MooreDT5

DT2×5

97Max BalounDT215-SR—

PORTAL 0Zaimir HawkDT224-JR—89Donovan FitzmauriceDT232-SO

PORTAL 50Jack LimbaughDT242-FR

56Daniel HowardDT25

EDGE

LDE×6

88Isaac Terrell

LDE14-SR—

PORTAL 91Blake HawkinsLDE23-SO—

PORTAL 93Jack JanikowskiLDE34-JR

PORTAL 53Jaden WeaverLDE4FR (3)

47Tyler BurnsteinLDE5 94Jake JonesLDE6

EDGE

RDE×5

92Caden CrawfordRDE15-SR—

PORTAL 98Malaki Ta'aseRDE23-JR—

PORTAL 44Trey VerdonRDE32-FR 96Chet AndrewsRDE45-SR

57Ajibola AfuyeRDE5

WLB×4

10Carson WillichWLB15-SR—34Beau GoodwinWLB23-JR—31Montreze Smith Jr.WLB33-SO

PORTAL 36Bradley EsserWLB4FR (3)

MLB×4

7Sullivan SchlimgenMLB12-SO—

PORTAL 8Tristan ExlineMLB24-SR—

PORTAL 40Landon KalsbeckMLB3FR (3)12Ethan SteckerMLB42-FR

SAM×3

11Willie Breland IIISAM13-JR—

PORTAL 16Malcolm JonesSAM25-SR—

PORTAL 17Connor WelschSAM33-SO

—open

RCB×9

3Seth JohnsonRCB13-SO—

PORTAL 9Jaheim SingletaryRCB25-SR—

PORTAL 1Keyon WashingtonRCB34-JR

PORTAL 29Toe SandersRCB4FR (3)

42Matthew McClainRCB5

NB×4

18David CoffeyNB13-SO—5Beni NgoyiNB24-JR—2Braden Awls

NB34-SR

PORTAL 22Xavier MartinezNB43-JR

FS×5

24Brody MillerFS12-FR—

PORTAL 21Duhron GoodmanFS25-SR—

PORTAL 19Eddie LemosFS35-SR 43Caden MatsonFS45-SR

33Brady HummelFS5

SS×4

6Drew SurgesSS14-JR—4Micah HarperSS25-SR—

PORTAL 14Damarius RussellSS32-FR

PORTAL 35Tayten DuncanSS4FR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

94Chase SmithKO12-SO—99Greg HubbardKO2FR—

—open

×2

0Cameron PettawayKR13-SO—

PORTALALSO RB 21Aiden FloraKR23-SO—+2 ROLES

—open

×3

46Caleb SchmidtLS13-JR—

PORTAL 49Gavin SchielerLS22-FR—60Jacob LyftogtLS34-JR

—open

×3

97Kyle KonrardyPK14-JR—98Adlai LounsburyPK22-FR—

PORTAL 94Chase SmithPK32-SO

—open

×2

21Aiden FloraPR13-SO—+2 ROLES 9Omari HayesPR25-SR—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

93Jonah DuPontPT13-SO—

PORTAL 95Ethan GurneyPT2FR (3)—

—open

Offense

12 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB1Jaylen Raynor 5Connor Moberly 6Zane Flores 16Wyatt Bohm18Hudson Kurland

RB21Aiden Flora 0Cameron Pettaway 3Arnold Barnes III 22Ryver Peppers20Caleb Francois7Salahadin Allah27Gabriel Wilson25Easton Miller44Wyatt Archer

WRX8Evan Boyd 4Carter Pabst 86Ray Coffey 82Trevor Fortenberry33Zach Eskildsen

WRZ2Cody Jackson 11Dominic Overby 13Jamal Polite Jr.17Jordyn Bailey80Malcolm Watkins

WRSLOT9Omari Hayes 89Ty Claiborne 23Carson Robbins 12Braden Goellner83Sam Zelenovich34Jeffrey Roberts

TETE19Tyler Fortenberry 37Vince Benetti 88Christian Greenlaw 85Keaton Roskop81Luke Galer84Drew Byrd87Jordan Vyborny

TETE239AJ Petersen 41Rylan Barnes 48Jack Bjorn 10Cash Hayden14Drake DeBaun40Carson Edney

OLLT79Jake Taylor 71Gabriel Greenlee 66Derek Worden 61Benji Makelela

OLLG77Caden Maas 65Garret Rutledge 62Braden Simonsen 69Dontrell Holt

OLC63Braden Smith 52Kingston Fotualii 74Gavin Broscious 68Makai Sat

OLRG55Trevor Bindel 72Austin Barrett 78DeAndre Carter 54Cade Myer

OLRT51Maasai King 56Colin Amick 70Gavin Proudfoot 64Brady Harr

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLDT99Bryson Lamb 55Jace Gilbert 90Jareb Ramos 13Kaleb Bilal-Jones95Ka'Mori Moore

DLDT297Max Baloun 0Zaimir Hawk 89Donovan Fitzmaurice 50Jack Limbaugh56Daniel Howard

EDGELDE88Isaac Terrell 91Blake Hawkins 93Jack Janikowski 53Jaden Weaver47Tyler Burnstein94Jake Jones

EDGERDE92Caden Crawford 98Malaki Ta'ase 44Trey Verdon 96Chet Andrews57Ajibola Afuye

LBWLB10Carson Willich 34Beau Goodwin 31Montreze Smith Jr.36Bradley Esser

LBMLB7Sullivan Schlimgen 8Tristan Exline 40Landon Kalsbeck 12Ethan Stecker

LBSAM11Willie Breland III 16Malcolm Jones 17Connor Welsch—

CBRCB3Seth Johnson 9Jaheim Singletary 1Keyon Washington 29Toe Sanders42Matthew McClain26Tyrone Cotton III20Trillion Sorrell32Angelo Jackson38Amiri Barnes

CBNB18David Coffey 5Beni Ngoyi 2Braden Awls 22Xavier Martinez

SFS24Brody Miller 21Duhron Goodman 19Eddie Lemos 43Caden Matson33Brady Hummel

SSS6Drew Surges 4Micah Harper 14Damarius Russell 35Tayten Duncan

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO94Chase Smith 99Greg Hubbard——

KR0Cameron Pettaway 21Aiden Flora——

LS46Caleb Schmidt 49Gavin Schieler 60Jacob Lyftogt—

PK97Kyle Konrardy 98Adlai Lounsbury 94Chase Smith—

PR21Aiden Flora 9Omari Hayes——

PT93Jonah DuPont 95Ethan Gurney——

Offense

12 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Jaylen Raynor

#1QB14-SR99% snaps '25

PORTAL QB25Connor Moberly3-SO QB36Zane Flores3-SO

PORTAL QB416Wyatt Bohm4-JR

RB9 listed

Aiden Flora#21RB13-SO—+2 ROLES RB20Cameron Pettaway3-SO

PORTALALSO KR RB33Arnold Barnes III4-SR

PORTAL RB422Ryver Peppers2-FR

WRX5 listed

Evan Boyd#8X14-JR—

PORTAL X24Carter Pabst2-SO

PORTAL X386Ray Coffey5-SR X482Trevor Fortenberry4-JR

WRZ5 listed

Cody Jackson#2Z15-SR—

PORTAL Z211Dominic Overby3-SO Z313Jamal Polite Jr.FR (3)Z417Jordyn Bailey4-JR

PORTAL

WRSLOT6 listed

Omari Hayes#9SLOT15-SR—

PORTALALSO PR SLOT289Ty Claiborne5-SR SLOT323Carson Robbins3-SO SLOT412Braden Goellner5-SR

TETE7 listed

Tyler Fortenberry#19TE15-SR—

PORTAL TE237Vince Benetti4-JR TE388Christian Greenlaw4-JR

PORTAL TE485Keaton Roskop3-SO

TETE26 listed

AJ Petersen#39TE214-JR—TE2241Rylan Barnes4-JR TE2348Jack Bjorn5-SR TE2410Cash Hayden3-SO

OLLT4 listed

Jake Taylor#79LT15-SR—

PORTAL LT271Gabriel Greenlee5-SR LT366Derek WordenFR (3)LT461Benji MakelelaFR

OLLG4 listed

Caden Maas#77LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG265Garret Rutledge3-SO LG362Braden Simonsen5-SR LG469Dontrell Holt3-SO

OLC4 listed

Braden Smith#63C13-SO—

PORTAL C252Kingston FotualiiFR (3)C374Gavin Broscious4-JR

PORTAL C468Makai Sat4-JR

OLRG4 listed

Trevor Bindel#55RG12-FR—

PORTAL RG272Austin Barrett4-JR

PORTAL RG378DeAndre Carter3-SO

PORTAL RG454Cade Myer5-SR

PORTAL

OLRT4 listed

Maasai King#51RT14-JR—

PORTAL RT256Colin Amick3-SO

PORTAL RT370Gavin Proudfoot5-SR

PORTAL RT464Brady HarrFR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT5 listed

Bryson Lamb

#99DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT255Jace Gilbert3-SO DT390Jareb Ramos5-SR

PORTAL DT413Kaleb Bilal-Jones2-FR

PORTAL

DLDT25 listed

Max Baloun#97DT215-SR—

PORTAL DT220Zaimir Hawk4-JR DT2389Donovan Fitzmaurice2-SO

PORTAL DT2450Jack Limbaugh2-FR

EDGELDE6 listed

Isaac Terrell

#88LDE14-SR—

PORTAL LDE291Blake Hawkins3-SO

PORTAL LDE393Jack Janikowski4-JR

PORTAL LDE453Jaden WeaverFR (3)

EDGERDE5 listed

Caden Crawford#92RDE15-SR—

PORTAL RDE298Malaki Ta'ase3-JR

PORTAL RDE344Trey Verdon2-FR RDE496Chet Andrews5-SR

LBWLB4 listed

Carson Willich#10WLB15-SR—WLB234Beau Goodwin3-JR WLB331Montreze Smith Jr.3-SO

PORTAL WLB436Bradley EsserFR (3)

LBMLB4 listed

Sullivan Schlimgen#7MLB12-SO—

PORTAL MLB28Tristan Exline4-SR

PORTAL MLB340Landon KalsbeckFR (3)MLB412Ethan Stecker2-FR

LBSAM3 listed

Willie Breland III#11SAM13-JR—

PORTAL SAM216Malcolm Jones5-SR

PORTAL SAM317Connor Welsch3-SO

CBRCB9 listed

Seth Johnson#3RCB13-SO—

PORTAL RCB29Jaheim Singletary5-SR

PORTAL RCB31Keyon Washington4-JR

PORTAL RCB429Toe SandersFR (3)

CBNB4 listed

David Coffey#18NB13-SO—NB25Beni Ngoyi4-JR NB32Braden Awls

4-SR

PORTAL NB422Xavier Martinez3-JR

SFS5 listed

Brody Miller#24FS12-FR—

PORTAL FS221Duhron Goodman5-SR

PORTAL FS319Eddie Lemos5-SR FS443Caden Matson5-SR

SSS4 listed

Drew Surges#6SS14-JR—SS24Micah Harper5-SR

PORTAL SS314Damarius Russell2-FR

PORTAL SS435Tayten DuncanFR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Chase Smith#94KO12-SO—KO299Greg HubbardFR

KR2 listed

Cameron Pettaway#0KR13-SO—

PORTALALSO RB KR221Aiden Flora3-SO+2 ROLES

LS3 listed

Caleb Schmidt#46LS13-JR—

PORTAL LS249Gavin Schieler2-FR LS360Jacob Lyftogt4-JR

PK3 listed

Kyle Konrardy#97PK14-JR—PK298Adlai Lounsbury2-FR

PORTAL PK394Chase Smith2-SO

PR2 listed

Aiden Flora#21PR13-SO—+2 ROLES PR29Omari Hayes5-SR

PORTALALSO WR

PT2 listed

Jonah DuPont#93PT13-SO—

PORTAL PT295Ethan GurneyFR (3)

Program & Venue

Program

Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State University

Conference Big 12Football began 1892Location Ames, Iowa

Home

Jack Trice Stadium

61,500Listed capacity

Location Ames, Iowa

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Cy the Cardinal

Cardinal Primary

Gold Secondary