4 days until kickoff - #4 Nathan Stanley

[Blair Sanderson]

Stanley is the first QB since Drew Tate to make the two deeps as a true freshman at Iowa.

4 Nathan Stanley
QB 6-5 212 Fr.
Menomonie, WI

High School honors -- Earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior . . . first-team all-conference and all-region as a senior . . . honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference as a sophomore . . . Career -- Four-year letterman as quarterback, defensive back, and punter . . . missed majority of junior season because of injury . . . helped prep team win 24 games in three seasons and advance to state playoffs four straight years . . . passed for 1,728 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior with four interceptions . . . rushed 44 times for 213 yards and three touchdowns, while averaging 44.9 yards per punt . . . passed for 670 yards and six touchdowns before being injured as a junior, while rushing for 95 yards and one touchdown . . . as a sophomore threw for 1,276 yards and 14 touchdowns, while rushing for 60 yards and one touchdown… also averaged 45.6 yards per punt . . . punted for varsity squad as a freshman, averaging 44 yards per punt . . . holds school records for passing yards (3,674) and career touchdowns (36) . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . also four-year starter in both basketball and baseball.

Personal -- Born Aug. 26, 1997… physical therapy major . . . member of National Honor Society . . . earned academic all-state recognition . . . parents are Donita and Jay Stanley . . . high school coach was Joe La Buda.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Walk-on defensive back Joe Argo is also wearing #4 this year.

4 Joe Argo
DB 5-11 185 Fr.
Davenport, IA
Assumption

High school honors - - Earned first team all-state honors as a senior . . . named co-captain of Quad City Times All-Metro team . . . Career - -Three-year letterman as defensive back and quarterback as a prep . . . led team to 9-3 record as a senior, reaching state quarterfinals . . . team captain as a senior . . . passed for 1,530 yards and 24 touchdowns, while rushing 207 times for 1,449 yards and 17 touchdowns . . . totaled over 140 career tackles, with five fumble recoveries . . . recorded 53 tackles on defense, with three recovered fumbles, as a senior . . . also lettered in wrestling, baseball and track, being named All-Metro baseball Player of the Year as a junior.

Personal - - Born 11/19/97 . . . sports management major . . . parents are Kathleen and Billy Argo . . . cousin of current Iowa defensive back Jake Gervase . . . high school coaches were Wade King and Joe Conklin.