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Overall rating+4.3
Offense-2.0
Defense+6.2
Points per game28.0
Points allowed14.3
2026 roster
- Transferred in
- First-year player
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | 2026 stats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hank Brown | QB | Freshman | 6′4″ · 218 lb | Nashville, TN | 968 pass yds · 6 TD | Freshman |
| 33 | Cam Buffington | LB | Freshman | 6′3″ · 238 lb | Winfield, IA | 62 tackles · 2.0 sacks | Freshman |
| 28 | Kamari Moulton | RB | Freshman | 5′9″ · 211 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 541 rush yds · 4 TD | Freshman |
| 6 | Zach Lutmer | DB | Freshman | 6′1″ · 203 lb | Rock Rapids, IA | 45 tackles | Freshman |
| 36 | Jayden Montgomery | LB | Freshman | 5′11″ · 227 lb | Suamico, WI | 40 tackles · 2.0 sacks | Freshman |
| 10 | Jeremy Hecklinski | QB | Freshman | 5′11″ · 201 lb | Marietta, GA | 472 pass yds · 4 TD | Freshman |
| 14 | Tony Diaz | WR | Freshman | 5′10″ · 184 lb | San Marcos, TX | 29 catches · 386 yds · 1 TD | Transferfrom Texas-Rio Grande Valley |
| 92 | Caden Buhr | PK | Freshman | 5′10″ · 203 lb | Bettendorf, IA | 10/12 FG · 50 pts | Freshman |
| 96 | Bryce Hawthorne | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 298 lb | Osseo, MN | 27 tackles · 2.5 sacks | Freshman |
| 2 | Reece Vander Zee | WR | Freshman | 6′4″ · 220 lb | Rock Rapids, IA | 20 catches · 316 yds · 4 TD | Freshman |
| 23 | Landyn Van Kekerix | LB | Freshman | 6′2″ · 238 lb | Rock Valley, IA | 23 tackles · 0.5 sacks | Freshman |
| 22 | Braeden Jackson | RB | Freshman | 5′11″ · 206 lb | Ankeny, IA | 177 rush yds · 2 TD | Freshman |
| 3 | Jaylen Watson | DB | Freshman | 5′11″ · 187 lb | Detroit, MI | 21 tackles | Freshman |
| 81 | DJ Vonnahme | TE | Freshman | 6′4″ · 241 lb | Breda, IA | 24 catches · 250 yds · 2 TD | Freshman |
| 8 | Deshaun Lee | DB | Freshman | 5′10″ · 189 lb | Belleville, MI | 20 tackles · 3 INT | Freshman |
| 11 | Jacob Wallace | DB | Freshman | 5′10″ · 186 lb | Upper Marlboro, MD | 20 tackles · 1.0 sacks · 1 INT | Freshman |
| 26 | Xavier Williams | RB | Freshman | 5′10″ · 228 lb | Schererville, IN | 187 rush yds · 3 TD | Freshman |
| 18 | Xavier Styles | DB | Freshman | 6′1″ · 207 lb | Lakewood, OH | 17 tackles | Transferfrom Robert Morris |
| 51 | Luke Gaffney | DL | Freshman | 6′2″ · 288 lb | Robins, IA | 15 tackles · 1.0 sacks | Freshman |
| 5 | Nathan McNeil | RB | Freshman | 5′11″ · 202 lb | Tampa, FL | 128 rush yds · 2 TD | Freshman |
| 57 | Will Hubert | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 291 lb | Omaha, NE | 13 tackles · 1.0 sacks | Freshman |
| 43 | Kahmari Brown | DL | Freshman | 6′2″ · 259 lb | Jacksonville, NC | 12 tackles · 1.5 sacks | Transferfrom Elon |
| 97 | Iose Epenesa | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 269 lb | Glen Carbon, IL | 12 tackles | Freshman |
| 2 | Tyler Brown | DB | Freshman | 5′10″ · 201 lb | Annapolis, MD | 11 tackles | Transferfrom James Madison |
| 1 | Darion Jones | DB | Freshman | 6′1″ · 181 lb | Omaha, NE | 9 tackles | Freshman |
| 44 | Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 270 lb | Detroit, MI | 9 tackles | Freshman |
| 5 | Anthony Hawkins | DB | Freshman | 6′3″ · 202 lb | Annapolis, MD | 8 tackles | Transferfrom Villanova |
| 13 | Drew Campbell | DE | Freshman | 6′4″ · 252 lb | Cedar Falls, IA | 8 tackles · 1.5 sacks | Freshman |
| 20 | Ty Hudkins | DB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 201 lb | Grand Rapids, MI | 8 tackles | Freshman |
| 21 | L.J. Phillips Jr. | RB | Freshman | 5′8″ · 211 lb | Wichita, KS | 88 rush yds · 0 TD | Transferfrom South Dakota |
| 87 | Addison Ostrenga | TE | Freshman | 6′4″ · 249 lb | Sun Prairie, WI | 10 catches · 90 yds · 1 TD | Freshman |
| 4 | Julian Manson | LB | Freshman | 6′3″ · 225 lb | North Liberty, IA | 7 tackles · 1.0 sacks | Freshman |
| 46 | Preston Ries | LB | Freshman | 6′1″ · 226 lb | Monticello, IA | 7 tackles · 2.5 sacks | Freshman |
| 22 | Derek Weisskopf | LB | Freshman | 6′3″ · 233 lb | Victor, IA | 6 tackles | Freshman |
| 31 | Nolan DeLong | LB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 231 lb | Durant, IA | 6 tackles | Freshman |
| 84 | Joseph Anderson | DE | Freshman | 6′6″ · 241 lb | St. Louis, MO | 6 tackles · 4.0 sacks | Freshman |
| 92 | Brice Stevenson | DL | Freshman | 6′0″ · 287 lb | Tampa, FL | 6 tackles | Transferfrom Holy Cross |
| 0 | Jarriett Buie | WR | Freshman | 6′2″ · 198 lb | Tampa, FL | 5 catches · 63 yds · 0 TD | Freshman |
| 7 | Rashad Godfrey Jr. | DB | Freshman | 6′1″ · 202 lb | Plant City, FL | 5 tackles · 1 INT | Freshman |
| 8 | Evan James | WR | Freshman | 5′10″ · 170 lb | Apopka, FL | 7 catches · 58 yds · 0 TD | Transferfrom Furman |
| 10 | Burke Gautcher | LB | Freshman | 6′3″ · 231 lb | Sycamore, IL | 4 tackles | Freshman |
| 15 | O'Lontae Dean | RB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 212 lb | Plant City, FL | 43 rush yds · 0 TD | Freshman |
| 48 | Zach Ortwerth | TE | Freshman | 6′4″ · 247 lb | Saint Louis, MO | 4 catches · 41 yds · 0 TD | Freshman |
| 40 | Chima Chineke | DE | Freshman | 6′4″ · 262 lb | Plano, TX | 3 tackles · 1.0 sacks | Freshman |
| 91 | Devan Kennedy | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 281 lb | Glendale, AZ | 3 tackles · 0.5 sacks | Freshman |
| 3 | Jimmy Sullivan | QB | Freshman | 6′1″ · 205 lb | Fort Wayne, IN | 15 rush yds · 0 TD | Freshman |
| 42 | David Fason | DL | Freshman | 6′0″ · 268 lb | Marion, IA | 2 tackles | Freshman |
| 45 | Jack Janda | DL | Freshman | 6′5″ · 272 lb | Livonia, MI | 2 tackles | Freshman |
| 19 | Mason Woods | TE | Freshman | 6′2″ · 230 lb | Coralville, IA | 2 catches · 22 yds · 0 TD | Freshman |
| 85 | Thomas Meyer | TE | Freshman | 6′4″ · 248 lb | Clear Lake, IA | 5 catches · 21 yds · 0 TD | Freshman |
| 0 | Cody Haddad | DB | Freshman | 5′11″ · 186 lb | Cleveland, OH | 1 tackles | Transferfrom Ohio State |
| 12 | Billy Weivoda | LB | Freshman | 6′2″ · 226 lb | Atlanta, GA | 1 tackles | Freshman |
| 14 | Alex Mota | DB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 195 lb | Marion, IA | 1 tackles | Freshman |
| 15 | Carson Cooney | LB | Freshman | 6′3″ · 222 lb | Oswego, IL | 1 tackles | Freshman |
| 21 | Marcello Vitti | DB | Freshman | 5′10″ · 201 lb | Detroit, MI | 1 tackles | Freshman |
| 26 | Eli Robbins | DB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 193 lb | Des Moines, IA | 1 tackles | Freshman |
| 47 | Jack Laughlin | LB | Freshman | 6′1″ · 224 lb | Carlisle, IA | 1 tackles | Freshman |
| 69 | Ike Speltz | LS | Freshman | 6′0″ · 233 lb | Van Meter, IA | 1 tackles | Freshman |
| 88 | Emmanuel Olagbaju | DL | Freshman | 6′2″ · 314 lb | Osseo, MN | 1 tackles | Transferfrom North Dakota |
| 7 | Dayton Howard | WR | Freshman | 6′5″ · 215 lb | Kansas City, MO | 1 catches · 11 yds · 0 TD | Freshman |
| 23 | Brevin Doll | RB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 213 lb | Adel, IA | 1 tackles | Freshman |
| 1 | KJ Parker | WR | Freshman | 5′10″ · 191 lb | Bellwood, IL | – | Freshman |
| 4 | Tradon Bessinger | QB | Freshman | 6′5″ · 213 lb | Kaysville, UT | – | Freshman |
| 6 | Xavier Stinson | WR | Freshman | 6′2″ · 202 lb | Port Saint Lucie, FL | – | Freshman |
| 9 | Kasen Thomas | LB | Freshman | 6′2″ · 230 lb | Sioux City, IA | – | Freshman |
| 11 | Brody Schaffer | WR | Freshman | 6′1″ · 195 lb | Winneconne, WI | – | Freshman |
| 12 | Diondre Smith | WR | Freshman | 5′10″ · 160 lb | Jacksonville, FL | – | Freshman |
| 16 | Ronnie Hill | DB | Freshman | 5′11″ · 192 lb | Eastpointe, MI | – | Freshman |
| 16 | Ryan Fitzgerald | QB | Freshman | 6′2″ · 221 lb | Northfield, IL | – | Freshman |
| 17 | Alex Eichmann | WR | Freshman | 6′2″ · 210 lb | Sussex, WI | – | Freshman |
| 18 | Luke Brewer | TE | Freshman | 6′4″ · 239 lb | Norwalk, IA | – | Freshman |
| 19 | Kyler Gerardy | DB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 199 lb | Eldridge, IA | – | Freshman |
| 25 | Eli Ozick | PK | Freshman | 5′11″ · 199 lb | Liberty, MO | – | Transferfrom North Dakota State |
| 29 | Noah Daniel | DB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 197 lb | Fort Dodge, IA | – | Freshman |
| 30 | Eli Kampman | DB | Freshman | 6′2″ · 197 lb | Solon, IA | – | Freshman |
| 32 | Sawyer Jezierski | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 285 lb | Edina, MN | – | Freshman |
| 34 | Drew MacPherson | DB | Freshman | 6′1″ · 204 lb | Glenview, IL | – | Freshman |
| 35 | Tanner Philpott | P | Freshman | 6′1″ · 210 lb | Waukee, IA | – | Transferfrom Simpson College |
| 37 | Brayton Alford | LB | Freshman | 6′0″ · 211 lb | Carroll, IA | – | Freshman |
| 49 | Boston Everitt | P | Freshman | 6′0″ · 199 lb | Hope Island, QLD, Australia | Freshman | |
| 50 | Will Lockhart | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 250 lb | Denver, IA | – | Freshman |
| 52 | Will Hahn | OL | Freshman | 6′1″ · 294 lb | Decorah, IA | – | Freshman |
| 53 | Michael Myslinski | OL | Freshman | 6′2″ · 299 lb | Jacksonville, FL | – | Freshman |
| 54 | Matty McLaughlin | LS | Freshman | 6′1″ · 195 lb | St. Louis, MO | – | Freshman |
| 56 | Maddux Borcherding-Johnson | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 299 lb | Norwalk, IA | – | Freshman |
| 58 | Kade Pieper | OL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 298 lb | Norfolk, NE | – | Freshman |
| 59 | Trevor Lauck | OL | Freshman | 6′5″ · 314 lb | Indianapolis, IN | – | Freshman |
| 60 | Lucas Allgeyer | OL | Freshman | 6′5″ · 297 lb | St. Louis, MO | – | Freshman |
| 61 | Cael Winter | OL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 294 lb | Waukee, IA | – | Freshman |
| 63 | Josh Janowski | OL | Freshman | 6′2″ · 294 lb | Frankfort, IL | – | Freshman |
| 64 | Leighton Jones | OL | Freshman | 6′2″ · 288 lb | Brownsburg, IN | – | Freshman |
| 65 | Trent Wilson | OL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 290 lb | Southlake, TX | – | Transferfrom James Madison |
| 68 | Will Nolan | OL | Freshman | 6′6″ · 313 lb | Arlington Heights, IL | – | Freshman |
| 70 | Hudson Parliament | OL | Freshman | 6′4″ · 313 lb | Brandon, SD | – | Freshman |
| 71 | Jack Dotzler | OL | Freshman | 6′6″ · 309 lb | Waunakee, WI | – | Freshman |
| 72 | Owen Linder | OL | Freshman | 6′6″ · 294 lb | Chanhassen, MN | – | Freshman |
| 73 | Colin Whitters | OL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 329 lb | Iowa City, IA | – | Freshman |
| 74 | Bodey McCaslin | OL | Freshman | 6′6″ · 303 lb | St. Charles, IL | – | Freshman |
| 75 | Cannon Leonard | OL | Freshman | 6′8″ · 309 lb | Gilman, IL | – | Freshman |
| 77 | George Nahas | OL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 295 lb | West Des Moines, IA | – | Freshman |
| 78 | Gene Riordan | OL | Freshman | 6′5″ · 302 lb | Hinsdale, IL | – | Freshman |
| 79 | Carson Nielsen | OL | Freshman | 6′7″ · 311 lb | Waterloo, IA | – | Freshman |
| 80 | Michael Burt | TE | Freshman | 6′5″ · 252 lb | Omaha, NE | – | Freshman |
| 82 | Dylan Stecker | TE | Freshman | 6′4″ · 233 lb | Spirit Lake, IA | – | Freshman |
| 83 | Jackson Naeve | WR | Freshman | 6′0″ · 195 lb | Iowa City, IA | – | Freshman |
| 84 | Apollo Payne | WR | Freshman | 6′3″ · 214 lb | Swisher, IA | – | Freshman |
| 86 | Eli Johnson | TE | Freshman | 6′5″ · 250 lb | River Falls, WI | – | Freshman |
| 88 | Lance Beeghley | WR | Freshman | 6′2″ · 197 lb | New Braunfels, TX | – | Transferfrom SMU |
| 89 | Isaiah Oliver | WR | Freshman | 5′11″ · 199 lb | Clive, IA | – | Freshman |
| 95 | Lance Ingold | DL | Freshman | 6′5″ · 251 lb | Rochester, IL | – | Transferfrom Northern Illinois |
| 99 | Brad Fitzgibbon | DL | Freshman | 6′3″ · 288 lb | Chicago, IL | – | Freshman |
Status comes from the official roster and the transfer portal. Injury reports aren't included: our data source doesn't publish them.