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#79 Carson Nielsen
Status ReturningHt / Wt 6'7" · 311 lbHometown Waterloo, IA · Waterloo West
Depth-chart placement
Carson Nielsen is on the Iowa Hawkeyes roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Background & career
Carson Nielsen is a 6'7", 311-pound offensive lineman from Waterloo, Iowa, where he attended Waterloo West High School. A four-year letterman in football, Nielsen earned two-time first-team all-state honors along with first-team all-conference and all-metro selections. He was named first-team all-district as a senior and team captain that year. Nielsen also lettered twice in track and field, competing in discus and shot put. A 4-star recruit in the 2026 class, he currently plays for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Iowa2026 — presentRecruiting4-star · No. 288 nationalOriginWaterloo, IA · Waterloo West