Iowa Hawkeyes Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

10Jeremy HecklinskiQB13-SO—

PORTAL 9Hank BrownQB24-JR—

PORTAL 3Jimmy SullivanQB32-FR 4Tradon BessingerQB4

16Ryan FitzgeraldQB5

×6

28Kamari MoultonRB14-JR—21Lendon Phillips Jr.RB24-JR—

PORTAL 26Xavier WilliamsRB33-SO 5Nathan McNeilRB4FR (3)

15O’Lontae DeanRB5 22Braeden JacksonRB6

X×6

2Reece Vander ZeeX13-JR—7Dayton HowardX24-JR—88Lance BeeghleyX3

PORTAL 17Alex EichmannX4GR

12Diondre SmithX5 83Jackson NaeveX6

Z×4

14Tony DiazZ13-SO—

PORTAL 0Jarriett BuieZ24-JR—11Brody SchafferZ3 89Isaiah OliverZ4

SLOT×4

8Evan JamesSLOT12-SO—

PORTAL 1KJ ParkerSLOT23-SO—6Xavier StinsonSLOT3 84Apollo PayneSLOT4FR

×9

81DJ VonnahmeTE13-SO—87Addison OstrengaTE25-SR—48Zach OrtwerthTE34-SR 85Thomas MeyerTE4FR (4)

18Luke BrewerTE5

LT×4

59Trevor LauckLT14-JR—68Will NolanLT23-SO—79Carson NielsenLT3 74Bodey McCaslinLT4FR (3)

LG×4

64Leighton JonesLG14-JR—61Cael WinterLG24-JR—70Hudson ParliamentLG3 63Josh JanowskiLG4FR (3)

C×4

58Kade PieperC14-JR—53Michael MyslinskiC2GR—78Gene RiordanC3 77George NahasC42-SO

RG×4

65Trent WilsonRG12-SO—

PORTAL 60Lucas AllgeyerRG22-FR—73Colin WhittersRG3 52Will HahnRG4FR

RT×3

71Jack DotzlerRT15-SR—75Cannon LeonardRT24-JR—72Owen LinderRT3

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

LDT×6

92Brice StevensonLDT14-JR—

PORTAL 57Will HubertLDT25-SR—51Luke GaffneyLDT35-SR 45Jack JandaLDT4

99Brad FitzgibbonLDT5 42David FasonLDT6

RDT×6

96Bryce HawthorneRDT14-JR—

PORTAL 88Emmanuel OlagbajuRDT24-JR—

PORTAL 91Devan KennedyRDT33-SO 32Sawyer JezierskiRDT4

56Maddux Borcherding-JohnsonRDT5 50Will LockhartRDT6

EDGE

LDE×4

44Kenneth MerrieweatherLDE14-JR—84Joseph AndersonLDE23-SO—95Lance IngoldLDE33-SO

PORTAL 40Chima ChinekeLDE4FR (3)

EDGE

RDE×3

97Iose EpenesaRDE12-FR—43Kahmari BrownRDE23-JR—

PORTAL 13Drew CampbellRDE3FR (3)

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WLB×6

23Landyn Van KekerixWLB15-SR—22Derek WeisskopfWLB23-SO—4Julian MansonWLB3 9Kasen ThomasWLB4

12Billy WeivodaWLB5 47Jack LaughlinWLB6

MLB×6

36Jayden MontgomeryMLB15-SR—33Cam BuffingtonMLB23-SO—10Burke GautcherMLB3FR (4)15Carson CooneyMLB4FR (4)

37Brayton AlfordMLB5 31Nolan DeLongMLB6

LCB×5

3Jaylen WatsonLCB13-JR—7Rashad Godfrey Jr.LCB23-SO—1Darion JonesLCB3 34Drew MacPhersonLCB4FR (3)

26Eli RobbinsLCB5

RCB×6

8Deshaun LeeRCB15-SR—11Jacob WallaceRCB22-FR—14Alex MotaRCB34-JR 21Marcello VittiRCB4

30Eli KampmanRCB5 19Kyler GerardyRCB6

CASH×4

6Zach LutmerCASH14-JR—ALSO PR 46Preston RiesCASH23-SO—16Ronnie HillCASH3 29Noah DanielCASH4

FS×3

2Tyler BrownFS13-JR—

PORTAL 18Xavier StylesFS23-SO—

PORTAL 0Cody HaddadFS32-FR

PORTAL

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SS×2

5Anthony HawkinsSS13-SO—

PORTAL 20Ty HudkinsSS23-SO—

PORTAL

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Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

25Eli OzickKO14-JR—

PORTAL 92Caden BuhrKO22-FR—

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×1

23Brevin DollKR13-SO—

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×2

47Ike SpeltzLS13-SO—54Matty McLaughlinLS2—

—open

×2

25Eli OzickPK14-JR—

PORTAL 92Caden BuhrPK22-FR—

—open

×1

6Zach LutmerPR14-JR—ALSO CB

—open

×2

35Tanner PhilpottPT13-JR—

PORTAL 49Boston EverittPT2FR (3)—

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Jeremy Hecklinski#10QB13-SO—

PORTAL QB29Hank Brown4-JR

PORTAL QB33Jimmy Sullivan2-FR QB44Tradon Bessinger

RB6 listed

Kamari Moulton#28RB14-JR—RB221Lendon Phillips Jr.4-JR

PORTAL RB326Xavier Williams3-SO RB45Nathan McNeilFR (3)

WRX6 listed

Reece Vander Zee#2X13-JR—X27Dayton Howard4-JR X388Lance Beeghley

PORTAL X417Alex EichmannGR

WRZ4 listed

Tony Diaz#14Z13-SO—

PORTAL Z20Jarriett Buie4-JR Z311Brody Schaffer Z489Isaiah Oliver

WRSLOT4 listed

Evan James#8SLOT12-SO—

PORTAL SLOT21KJ Parker3-SO SLOT36Xavier Stinson SLOT484Apollo PayneFR

TE9 listed

DJ Vonnahme#81TE13-SO—TE287Addison Ostrenga5-SR TE348Zach Ortwerth4-SR TE485Thomas MeyerFR (4)

OLLT4 listed

Trevor Lauck#59LT14-JR—LT268Will Nolan3-SO LT379Carson Nielsen LT474Bodey McCaslinFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Leighton Jones#64LG14-JR—LG261Cael Winter4-JR LG370Hudson Parliament LG463Josh JanowskiFR (3)

OLC4 listed

Kade Pieper#58C14-JR—C253Michael MyslinskiGR C378Gene Riordan C477George Nahas2-SO

OLRG4 listed

Trent Wilson#65RG12-SO—

PORTAL RG260Lucas Allgeyer2-FR RG373Colin Whitters RG452Will HahnFR

OLRT3 listed

Jack Dotzler#71RT15-SR—RT275Cannon Leonard4-JR RT372Owen Linder

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLLDT6 listed

Brice Stevenson#92LDT14-JR—

PORTAL LDT257Will Hubert5-SR LDT351Luke Gaffney5-SR LDT445Jack Janda

DLRDT6 listed

Bryce Hawthorne#96RDT14-JR—

PORTAL RDT288Emmanuel Olagbaju4-JR

PORTAL RDT391Devan Kennedy3-SO RDT432Sawyer Jezierski

EDGELDE4 listed

Kenneth Merrieweather#44LDE14-JR—LDE284Joseph Anderson3-SO LDE395Lance Ingold3-SO

PORTAL LDE440Chima ChinekeFR (3)

EDGERDE3 listed

Iose Epenesa#97RDE12-FR—RDE243Kahmari Brown3-JR

PORTAL RDE313Drew CampbellFR (3)

LBWLB6 listed

Landyn Van Kekerix#23WLB15-SR—WLB222Derek Weisskopf3-SO WLB34Julian Manson WLB49Kasen Thomas

LBMLB6 listed

Jayden Montgomery#36MLB15-SR—MLB233Cam Buffington3-SO MLB310Burke GautcherFR (4)MLB415Carson CooneyFR (4)

CBLCB5 listed

Jaylen Watson#3LCB13-JR—LCB27Rashad Godfrey Jr.3-SO LCB31Darion Jones LCB434Drew MacPhersonFR (3)

CBRCB6 listed

Deshaun Lee#8RCB15-SR—RCB211Jacob Wallace2-FR RCB314Alex Mota4-JR RCB421Marcello Vitti

CBCASH4 listed

Zach Lutmer#6CASH14-JR—ALSO PR CASH246Preston Ries3-SO CASH316Ronnie Hill CASH429Noah Daniel

SFS3 listed

Tyler Brown#2FS13-JR—

PORTAL FS218Xavier Styles3-SO

PORTAL FS30Cody Haddad2-FR

PORTAL

SSS2 listed

Anthony Hawkins#5SS13-SO—

PORTAL SS220Ty Hudkins3-SO

PORTAL

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Eli Ozick#25KO14-JR—

PORTAL KO292Caden Buhr2-FR

KR1 listed

Brevin Doll#23KR13-SO—

LS2 listed

Ike Speltz#47LS13-SO—LS254Matty McLaughlin

PK2 listed

Eli Ozick#25PK14-JR—

PORTAL PK292Caden Buhr2-FR

PR1 listed

Zach Lutmer#6PR14-JR—ALSO CB

PT2 listed

Tanner Philpott#35PT13-JR—

PORTAL PT249Boston EverittFR (3)

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 coachKirk Ferentz

Offensive coordinatorTim Lester

Defensive coordinatorPhil Parker

Identity

Mascot Herky the Hawk

Black Primary

Gold Secondary