Ryver Peppers holds the RB · Depth spot in Iowa State Cyclones’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Ryver Peppers logged a 1.4% overall usage rate in 2025.

Ryver Peppers is a running back from Independence, Missouri who attended Fort Osage High School. A three-star recruit and top-80 national running back prospect, Peppers compiled 3,897 rushing yards and 60 rushing touchdowns in his high school career, along with 10 touchdown receptions. He was a two-time MFCA All-State Second Team selection and earned 2023 MFCA Academic All-State honors. Peppers redshirted in 2025 after seeing action against Colorado, where he made a reception on his first career snap before suffering a season-ending injury.