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Iowa Hawkeyes

NCAA · Big Ten · 2026
Updated 2026-07-29
111 players
OverviewRoster changeReplacementsPortal portfolioDependenceFlowAll moves
Position
Window
Transfer portal · 2026

Iowa Hawkeyes

Both windows
Projected two-deep impacti
+12
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Iowa added 12 transfers projected into the two-deep (8 as starters) against 8 departures whose next roles aren’t tracked here. Every number on this page is counted, not modelled — no composite portal grade is published because no defensible one exists yet.
15
Arrivals
+7
8
Departures
0.85
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.87
Avg rating out
12
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
4 of 15
’25 production in
—
6 of 8
’25 production out
What changed
Upgraded
Projected starters arrived with rating holding or rising in 5 rooms, led by WR.
Depth concern
No room lost net depth in this window.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.

How the roster changed

23 moves · 10 rooms touchedi
Offense
+2 net players
Upgraded+3 players
WR
+3 in · −0 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
T
No departures
Tony Diaz in from Texas-Rio Grande Valley drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
OL
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Trent Wilson in from James Madison drives the room.
No movement—
TE
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Replaced-1 player
RB
+1 in · −2 out
InOut
Jaziun Patterson out to Michigan State drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
?
No arrivals
Jackson Stratton out to unannounced drives the room.
Defense
+4 net players
Upgraded+2 players
DL
+2 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Emmanuel Olagbaju in from North Dakota drives the room.
Replaced+2 players
S
+4 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
Koen Entringer out to Louisville drives the room.
Replaced+1 player
EDGE
+2 in · −1 out
InOut
Brian Allen out to Vanderbilt drives the room.
No movement—
LB
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
Unresolved-1 player
CB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
CJ Bell Jr. out to UConn drives the room.
Specialists
+1 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Eli Ozick in from North Dakota State drives the room.
Upgraded—
P
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Tanner Philpott in from Simpson College drives the room.
No movement—
LS
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)

Did Iowa replace what it lost?

Role slots, not player-for-player
Replaced
2 chains
S
Starting slot
Out · to South Dakota
Kael Kolarik
8 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from James Madison
Tyler Brown
rating 0.86 · 71 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INT · fs1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
P
Starting slot
Out · to Michigan State
Rhys Dakin
42 punts · 43.6 yd avg
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from Simpson College
Tanner Philpott
no ’25 production record · pt1 starter
Jan 19
▾ Detail
Partially replaced
3 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Michigan State
Jaziun Patterson
rating 0.87 · 10% ’25 usage · 296 rush yds · 4.9 ypc
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from South Dakota
Lendon Phillips Jr.
rating 0.85 · rb2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
EDGE
Rotation slot
Out · to Vanderbilt
Brian Allen
rating 0.91 · 16 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Elon
Kahmari Brown
rating 0.86 · rde2 rotation
Jan 6
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Louisville
Koen Entringer
rating 0.89 · 73 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 PD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Villanova
Anthony Hawkins
rating 0.86 · ss1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
Not replaced
1 chain
RB
Production lost
Out · to New Mexico State
TJ Washington Jr.
rating 0.85 · 7% ’25 usage · 98 rush yds · 3.5 ypc
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses
Jan 13
▾ Detail

Quality vs experience

Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth
Patterson
?
T
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
4 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger

How much Iowa depends on transfers

Projected 2026 two-deep · 53 slots
Quarterback
2
100%
Skill (RB/WR/TE)
7
3
30%
Offensive line
9
1
10%
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)
8
1
3
33%
Secondary (CB/S)
6
1
3
40%
Specialists
6
3
33%
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
32%
Projected two-deep from transfers
17 of 53 two-deep slots
11 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
9 from the 2026 cycle, 2 held over
12th
Big Ten percentile · transfer share
16th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 18 Big Ten teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Hank Brown
QB · from Auburn · 2025 cycle · QB2 rotation
12%
’25 usage · Iowa
Bryce Hawthorne
DL · from South Dakota State · 2025 cycle · RDT1 starter
15 tkl
’25 · Iowa
Jeremy Hecklinski
QB · from Wake Forest · 2025 cycle · QB1 starter
2%
’25 usage · Iowa
Ty Hudkins
S · from Purdue · 2025 cycle · SS2 rotation
—
no ’25 record

Where Iowa’s transfers came from — and where they went

Sources · 15 arrivals8 departures · destinations
Non-FBS
8 players
Mountain West
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Unlisted
1 player
+
Big Ten
1 player
ACC
1 player
Big Ten
2 players
+
Unannounced
1 player
ACC
1 player
SEC
1 player
Non-FBS
1 player
Conference USA
1 player
+
Other
1 player
Iowa
+7 net moves
Arrived from · 15
Non-FBS
8 players
Mountain West
2 players
Sun Belt
2 players
+
Unlisted
1 player
Big Ten
1 player
ACC
1 player
Departed to · 8
Big Ten
2 players
+
Unannounced
1 player
ACC
1 player
SEC
1 player
Non-FBS
1 player
Conference USA
1 player
+
Other
1 player
8arrivals came from Non-FBS programs — the single largest source.
12arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (2 of 15 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
2departures stayed inside the Big Ten.

How the window developed

Cumulative net moves · in − out
WINTER WINDOWPattersonIngoldEntringerAllenOlagbaju+7EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · NOV 30 → JAN 24 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNTWINTER WINDOWEntringerAllen+7EVENTRANSACTION ORDER · NOV 30 → JAN 24 · UNIT: NET MOVE COUNT

All portal moves

23 of 23 moves match · 23 shown
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Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
BA
Brian Allen
Winter window · 4★
EDGE↑ DepartureVanderbilt0.9116 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 skImmediate—Jan 11
KE
Koen Entringer
Winter window · 3★
S↑ DepartureLouisville0.8973 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 PDImmediate—Jan 10
JP
Jaziun Patterson
Winter window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureMichigan State0.8710% usage · 296 rush yds · 4.9 ypcImmediate—Jan 8
LI
Lance Ingold
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↓ Arrival
Northern Illinois
0.8717 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 skImmediateLDE3 depthJan 9
EO
Emmanuel Olagbaju
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
North Dakota
0.87no recordImmediateRDT2 rotationJan 16
AH
Anthony Hawkins
Winter window · 3★
S↓ Arrival
Villanova
0.86no recordImmediateSS1 starterJan 4
KB
Kahmari Brown
Winter window · 3★
EDGE↓ Arrival
Elon
0.86no recordImmediateRDE2 rotationJan 6
TB
Tyler Brown
Winter window · 3★
S↓ Arrival
James Madison
0.8671 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 sk · 1 INTImmediateFS1 starterJan 9
CH
Cody Haddad
Winter window · 3★
S↓ Arrival
Ohio State
0.86no recordImmediateFS3 depthJan 16
TW
Trent Wilson
Winter window · 3★
OL↓ Arrival
James Madison
0.851 tklImmediateRG1 starterJan 8
TD
Tony Diaz
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
TTexas-Rio Grande Valley
0.85no recordImmediateZ1 starterJan 10
EJ
Evan James
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
Furman
0.85no recordImmediateSL1 starterJan 11
LP
Lendon Phillips Jr.
Winter window · 3★
RB↓ Arrival
South Dakota
0.85no recordImmediateRB2 rotationJan 11
XS
Xavier Styles
Winter window · 3★
S↓ Arrival
Robert Morris
0.85no recordImmediateFS2 rotationJan 11
TW
TJ Washington Jr.
Winter window · 3★
RB↑ DepartureNew Mexico State0.857% usage · 98 rush yds · 3.5 ypcImmediate—Jan 13
CB
CJ Bell Jr.
Winter window · 3★
CB↑ DepartureUConn0.85no recordImmediate—Jan 24
JS
Jackson Stratton
Winter window · 3★
QB↑ Departure
?Not announced
0.83no recordImmediate—Nov 30
BS
Brice Stevenson
Winter window · 3★
DL↓ Arrival
Holy Cross
0.83no recordImmediateLDT1 starterJan 5
LB
Lance Beeghley
Winter window · 3★
WR↓ Arrival
SMU
0.83no recordImmediateZ3 depthJan 18
EO
Eli Ozick
Winter window
K↓ Arrival
North Dakota State
—16/18 FG · 110 ptsImmediatePK1 starterJan 4
RD
Rhys Dakin
Winter window · 3★
P↑ DepartureMichigan State—42 punts · 43.6 yd avgImmediate—Jan 4
KK
Kael Kolarik
Winter window
S↑ Departure
South Dakota
—8 tklImmediate—Jan 13
TP
Tanner Philpott
Winter window
P↓ Arrival
Simpson College
—no recordImmediatePT1 starterJan 19