Iowa Hawkeyes Depth Chart 2026

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

9Hank BrownQB14-JR7% snaps '25

PORTAL 10Jeremy HecklinskiQB23-SO1% snaps '25

PORTAL 3Jimmy SullivanQB32-FR 16Ryan FitzgeraldQB42-SO

4Tradon BessingerQB5

×6

28Kamari Moulton

RB14-JR—5Nathan McNeilRB22-SO—26Xavier WilliamsRB33-SOALSO KR 21Lendon Phillips Jr.RB44-JR

PORTAL

22Braeden JacksonRB5 15O’Lontae DeanRB6

X×5

2Reece Vander ZeeX13-JR—ALSO PR 0Jarriett BuieX24-JR—17Alex EichmannX3GR 84Apollo PayneX42-SO

6Xavier StinsonX5

Z×4

14Tony DiazZ13-SO—

PORTAL 7Dayton HowardZ24-JR—88Lance BeeghleyZ3

PORTAL 89Isaiah OliverZ4FR

SLOT×5

8Evan JamesSLOT12-SO—

PORTALALSO PR 1KJ ParkerSLOT23-SO—11Brody SchafferSLOT3FR (3)83Jackson NaeveSLOT43-JR

12Diondre SmithSLOT5

×9

81DJ Vonnahme

TE13-SO—87Addison OstrengaTE25-SR—85Thomas MeyerTE32-SO 48Zach OrtwerthTE44-SR

80Michael BurtTE5

LT×4

59Trevor Lauck

LT14-JR—74Bodey McCaslinLT23-JR—68Will NolanLT33-SO 78Gene RiordanLT4FR (4)

LG×4

64Leighton JonesLG14-JR—65Trent WilsonLG22-SO—

PORTAL 52Will HahnLG32-SO 70Hudson ParliamentLG4FR (4)

C×4

61Cael WinterC14-JR—53Michael MyslinskiC2GR—63Josh JanowskiC33-JR 79Carson NielsenC4FR (4)

RG×4

58Kade Pieper

🇺🇸RG14-JR—60Lucas AllgeyerRG22-FR—77George NahasRG34-SR 73Colin WhittersRG4FR (3)

RT×3

71Jack DotzlerRT15-SR—75Cannon LeonardRT24-JR—72Owen LinderRT3FR (3)

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×5

57Will HubertDT15-SR—91Devan KennedyDT23-SO—92Brice StevensonDT34-JR

PORTAL 50Will LockhartDT42-SO

32Sawyer JezierskiDT5

DT2×5

96Bryce HawthorneDT214-JR—

PORTAL 51Luke GaffneyDT225-SR—88Emmanuel OlagbajuDT234-JR

PORTAL 56Maddux Borcherding-JohnsonDT244-SR

42David FasonDT25

EDGE

LDE×5

44Kenneth MerrieweatherLDE14-JR—43Kahmari BrownLDE23-JR—

PORTAL 84Joseph AndersonLDE33-SO 95Lance IngoldLDE43-SO

PORTAL

99Brad FitzgibbonLDE5

EDGE

RDE×4

97Iose EpenesaRDE12-FR—13Drew CampbellRDE23-JR—40Chima ChinekeRDE33-JR 45Jack JandaRDE4FR (3)

WLB×4

23Landyn Van KekerixWLB1GR—22Derek WeisskopfWLB23-JR—15Carson CooneyWLB32-SO 47Jack LaughlinWLB44-SR

MLB×5

33Cam BuffingtonMLB13-SO—31Nolan DeLongMLB24-SR—4Julian MansonMLB3FR (4)12Billy WeivodaMLB4FR (3)

9Kasen ThomasMLB5

WLB2×4

36Jayden MontgomeryWLB215-SR—46Preston RiesWLB223-SO—10Burke GautcherWLB232-SO 37Brayton AlfordWLB24FR

LCB×5

3Jaylen WatsonLCB13-JR—7Rashad Godfrey Jr.LCB23-SO—1Darion JonesLCB3FR (4)19Kyler GerardyLCB43-JR

16Ronnie HillLCB5

RCB2×5

8Deshaun Lee

RCB215-SR—11Jacob WallaceRCB222-FR—14Alex MotaRCB234-SR 34Drew MacPhersonRCB242-SO

30Eli KampmanRCB25

FS×5

6Zach Lutmer

FS14-JR—20Ty HudkinsFS23-SO—

PORTAL 2Tyler BrownFS33-JR

PORTAL 0Cody HaddadFS42-FR

PORTAL

26Eli RobbinsFS5

SS×4

5Anthony HawkinsSS13-SO—

PORTAL 18Xavier StylesSS23-SO—

PORTAL 21Marcello VittiSS3FR (4)29Noah DanielSS4FR

Special Teams

5 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

23Brevin DollKR13-SO—26Xavier WilliamsKR23-SO—ALSO RB

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×2

69Ike SpeltzLS13-SO—54Matty McLaughlinLS2FR—

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×2

92Caden BuhrPK12-FR—25Eli OzickPK24-JR—

PORTAL

—open

×2

2Reece Vander ZeePR13-JR—ALSO WR 8Evan JamesPR22-SO—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

49Boston EverittPT1FR (3)—35Tanner PhilpottPT23-JR—

PORTAL

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB9Hank Brown 10Jeremy Hecklinski 3Jimmy Sullivan 16Ryan Fitzgerald4Tradon Bessinger

RB28Kamari Moulton 5Nathan McNeil 26Xavier Williams 21Lendon Phillips Jr.22Braeden Jackson15O’Lontae Dean

WRX2Reece Vander Zee 0Jarriett Buie 17Alex Eichmann 84Apollo Payne6Xavier Stinson

WRZ14Tony Diaz 7Dayton Howard 88Lance Beeghley 89Isaiah Oliver

WRSLOT8Evan James 1KJ Parker 11Brody Schaffer 83Jackson Naeve12Diondre Smith

TE81DJ Vonnahme 87Addison Ostrenga 85Thomas Meyer 48Zach Ortwerth80Michael Burt19Mason Woods82Dylan Stecker18Luke Brewer86Eli Johnson

OLLT59Trevor Lauck 74Bodey McCaslin 68Will Nolan 78Gene Riordan

OLLG64Leighton Jones 65Trent Wilson 52Will Hahn 70Hudson Parliament

OLC61Cael Winter 53Michael Myslinski 63Josh Janowski 79Carson Nielsen

OLRG58Kade Pieper 60Lucas Allgeyer 77George Nahas 73Colin Whitters

OLRT71Jack Dotzler 75Cannon Leonard 72Owen Linder—

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLDT57Will Hubert 91Devan Kennedy 92Brice Stevenson 50Will Lockhart32Sawyer Jezierski

DLDT296Bryce Hawthorne 51Luke Gaffney 88Emmanuel Olagbaju 56Maddux Borcherding-Johnson42David Fason

EDGELDE44Kenneth Merrieweather 43Kahmari Brown 84Joseph Anderson 95Lance Ingold99Brad Fitzgibbon

EDGERDE97Iose Epenesa 13Drew Campbell 40Chima Chineke 45Jack Janda

LBWLB23Landyn Van Kekerix 22Derek Weisskopf 15Carson Cooney 47Jack Laughlin

LBMLB33Cam Buffington 31Nolan DeLong 4Julian Manson 12Billy Weivoda9Kasen Thomas

LBWLB236Jayden Montgomery 46Preston Ries 10Burke Gautcher 37Brayton Alford

CBLCB3Jaylen Watson 7Rashad Godfrey Jr.1Darion Jones 19Kyler Gerardy16Ronnie Hill

CBRCB28Deshaun Lee 11Jacob Wallace 14Alex Mota 34Drew MacPherson30Eli Kampman

SFS6Zach Lutmer 20Ty Hudkins 2Tyler Brown 0Cody Haddad26Eli Robbins

SSS5Anthony Hawkins 18Xavier Styles 21Marcello Vitti 29Noah Daniel

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KR23Brevin Doll 26Xavier Williams——

LS69Ike Speltz 54Matty McLaughlin——

PK92Caden Buhr 25Eli Ozick——

PR2Reece Vander Zee 8Evan James——

PT49Boston Everitt 35Tanner Philpott——

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Hank Brown#9QB14-JR7% snaps '25

PORTAL QB210Jeremy Hecklinski3-SO

PORTAL QB33Jimmy Sullivan2-FR QB416Ryan Fitzgerald2-SO

RB6 listed

Kamari Moulton

#28RB14-JR—RB25Nathan McNeil2-SO RB326Xavier Williams3-SOALSO KR RB421Lendon Phillips Jr.4-JR

PORTAL

WRX5 listed

Reece Vander Zee#2X13-JR—ALSO PR X20Jarriett Buie4-JR X317Alex EichmannGR X484Apollo Payne2-SO

WRZ4 listed

Tony Diaz#14Z13-SO—

PORTAL Z27Dayton Howard4-JR Z388Lance Beeghley

PORTAL Z489Isaiah OliverFR

WRSLOT5 listed

Evan James#8SLOT12-SO—

PORTALALSO PR SLOT21KJ Parker3-SO SLOT311Brody SchafferFR (3)SLOT483Jackson Naeve3-JR

TE9 listed

DJ Vonnahme

#81TE13-SO—TE287Addison Ostrenga5-SR TE385Thomas Meyer2-SO TE448Zach Ortwerth4-SR

OLLT4 listed

Trevor Lauck

#59LT14-JR—LT274Bodey McCaslin3-JR LT368Will Nolan3-SO LT478Gene RiordanFR (4)

OLLG4 listed

Leighton Jones#64LG14-JR—LG265Trent Wilson2-SO

PORTAL LG352Will Hahn2-SO LG470Hudson ParliamentFR (4)

OLC4 listed

Cael Winter#61C14-JR—C253Michael MyslinskiGR C363Josh Janowski3-JR C479Carson NielsenFR (4)

OLRG4 listed

Kade Pieper

🇺🇸#58RG14-JR—RG260Lucas Allgeyer2-FR RG377George Nahas4-SR RG473Colin WhittersFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Jack Dotzler#71RT15-SR—RT275Cannon Leonard4-JR RT372Owen LinderFR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT5 listed

Will Hubert#57DT15-SR—DT291Devan Kennedy3-SO DT392Brice Stevenson4-JR

PORTAL DT450Will Lockhart2-SO

DLDT25 listed

Bryce Hawthorne#96DT214-JR—

PORTAL DT2251Luke Gaffney5-SR DT2388Emmanuel Olagbaju4-JR

PORTAL DT2456Maddux Borcherding-Johnson4-SR

EDGELDE5 listed

Kenneth Merrieweather#44LDE14-JR—LDE243Kahmari Brown3-JR

PORTAL LDE384Joseph Anderson3-SO LDE495Lance Ingold3-SO

PORTAL

EDGERDE4 listed

Iose Epenesa#97RDE12-FR—RDE213Drew Campbell3-JR RDE340Chima Chineke3-JR RDE445Jack JandaFR (3)

LBWLB4 listed

Landyn Van Kekerix#23WLB1GR—WLB222Derek Weisskopf3-JR WLB315Carson Cooney2-SO WLB447Jack Laughlin4-SR

LBMLB5 listed

Cam Buffington#33MLB13-SO—MLB231Nolan DeLong4-SR MLB34Julian MansonFR (4)MLB412Billy WeivodaFR (3)

LBWLB24 listed

Jayden Montgomery#36WLB215-SR—WLB2246Preston Ries3-SO WLB2310Burke Gautcher2-SO WLB2437Brayton AlfordFR

CBLCB5 listed

Jaylen Watson#3LCB13-JR—LCB27Rashad Godfrey Jr.3-SO LCB31Darion JonesFR (4)LCB419Kyler Gerardy3-JR

CBRCB25 listed

Deshaun Lee

#8RCB215-SR—RCB2211Jacob Wallace2-FR RCB2314Alex Mota4-SR RCB2434Drew MacPherson2-SO

SFS5 listed

Zach Lutmer

#6FS14-JR—FS220Ty Hudkins3-SO

PORTAL FS32Tyler Brown3-JR

PORTAL FS40Cody Haddad2-FR

PORTAL

SSS4 listed

Anthony Hawkins#5SS13-SO—

PORTAL SS218Xavier Styles3-SO

PORTAL SS321Marcello VittiFR (4)SS429Noah DanielFR

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KR2 listed

Brevin Doll#23KR13-SO—KR226Xavier Williams3-SOALSO RB

LS2 listed

Ike Speltz#69LS13-SO—LS254Matty McLaughlinFR

PK2 listed

Caden Buhr#92PK12-FR—PK225Eli Ozick4-JR

PORTAL

PR2 listed

Reece Vander Zee#2PR13-JR—ALSO WR PR28Evan James2-SO

PORTALALSO WR

PT2 listed

Boston Everitt#49PT1FR (3)—PT235Tanner Philpott3-JR

PORTAL

Program & Venue

Program

Iowa Hawkeyes

University of Iowa

Conference Big TenFootball began 1889Location Iowa City, Iowa

Home

Kinnick Stadium

69,250Listed capacity

Location Iowa City, Iowa

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Herky the Hawk

Black Primary

Gold Secondary