New Story Hawkeyes update roster and depth chart

[Blair Sanderson]

Iowa updates roster, depth chart
Blair Sanderson | Editor

Coach Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes open camp on July 30th.
Associated Press

With Big Ten Media Days underway in Chicago, the Iowa Hawkeyes have released their 2017 Football Media Guide, which includes an updated roster and depth chart. In this article, we take a look at the updates and some of the changes.

NEW TWO DEEPS

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OFFENSE

SE - Matt VandeBerg, Adrian Falconer

TE - Noah Fant, Nate Wieting

LT - Boone Myers, Alaric Jackson

LG - Keegan Render, Ross Reynolds

C - James Daniels, Spencer Williams, Cole Banwart

RG - Sean Welsh, Levi Paulsen

RT - Ike Boettger, Lucas LeGrand

TE - T.J. Hockenson, Peter Pekar

WR - Nick Easley, Devonte Young

QB - Nathan Stanley, Tyler Wiegers

FB - Drake Kulick, Brady Ross, Austin Kelly

RB - Akrum Wadley, Toren Young, Toks Akinribade

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DEFENSE

DE - Matt Nelson/Anthony Nelson

DT - Cedrick Lattimore, Brady Reiff

DT - Nathan Bazata, Garret Jansen

DE - Parker Hesse, Sam Brincks

OLB - Ben Niemann, Kevin Ward

MLB - Josey Jewell, Jack Hockaday, Kristian Welch

WLB - Bo Bower, Amani Jones, Aaron Mends

CB - Joshua Jackson, Michael Ojemudia

CB - Manny Rugamba, Cedric Boswell

SS - Miles Taylor, Noah Clayberg

FS - Jake Gervase, Amani Hooker

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SPECIAL TEAMS

PR - Devonte Young, Matt VandeBerg

KR - Devonte Young, Matt VandeBerg

K - Keith Duncan, Miguel Recinos, Caleb Shudak

P - Colten Rastetter

LS - Tyler Kluver

H - Colten Rastetter

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DEPTH CHART BY CLASS

Seniors: 13

Juniors: 16

Sophomores: 18

Redshirt Freshmen: 7

Freshmen: 1

UPDATED ROSTER

The new 2017 roster includes all of the incoming freshmen, including walk-ons, as well as graduate transfer James Butler, who will wear #20 for the Hawkeyes this season.

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NEW ADDITIONS

2 Peyton Mansell QB 6-3 210 Fr. Belton, TX Belton

3 Trey Creamer ATH 6-0 175 Fr. Cartersville, GA Cartersville

4 Josh Turner DB 6-0 180 Fr. Delray Beach, FL American Heritage

6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR 6-2 175 Fr. Newark, NJ Weequahic

7 Tommy Herion QB 6-1 185 Fr. Chicago, IL Loyola Academy

8 Matt Hankins DB 6-1 175 Fr. Lewisville, TX Marcus

9 Geno Stone DB 6-0 195 Fr. New Castle, PA New Castle

10 Camron Harrell DB 5-10 181 Fr. Bourbonnais, IL Bradley-Bourbonnais

12 Brandon Smith WR 6-3 205 Fr. Lake Cormorant, MS Lake Cormorant

13 Henry Marchese WR 6-3 190 Fr. Vernon Hills, IL Stevenson

16 Kyshaun Bryan RB 5-10 210 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas

19 Max Cooper WR 6-0 175 Fr. Waukesha, WI Catholic Memorial

20 James Butler RB 5-9 210 Sr. Bloomingdale, IL Saint Francis

21 Ivory Kelly-Martin RB 5-11 195 Fr. Plainfield, IL Oswego East

28 Jack Koerner DB 6-1 195 Fr. Des Moines, IA Dowling

29 Nate Wieland LB 6-1 220 Fr. Iowa City, IA City High

32 Djimon Colbert DB 6-1 215 Fr. Shawnee Mission, KS Bishop Miege

33 Noah Clayberg DB 5-11 209 Fr. Pella, IA Pella

41 Drew Thomas ATH 6-1 165 Fr. Humboldt, IA Humboldt

42 Joe Ludwig LB 6-2 215 Fr. Middleton, WI Middleton

43 Keegan Glaus LB 6-0 215 Fr. LeClaire, IA Bettendorf

45 Ben Campos LB 6-1 213 Fr. West Des Moines, IA Valley

48 Bryce Schulte ATH 6-3 215 Fr. Cedar Rapids, IA Xavier

51 Will Anthony DL 6-4 265 Fr. Pleasantville, IA Pleasantville

54 A.J. Epenesa DE 6-5 270 Fr. Edwardsville, IL Edwardsville

64 Kyler Schott OL 6-2 290 Fr. Coggan, IA North Linn

65 Marshall Coluzzi LS 6-0 220 Fr. Naperville, IL Naperville North

67 Levi Duwa DE 6-3 235 Fr. Kalona, IA Mid-Prairie

71 Mark Kallenberger OL 6-6 260 Fr. Bettendorf, IA Bettendorf

72 Coy Kirkpatrick OL 6-5 275 Fr. Madrid, IA Madrid

74 Tristan Wirfs OL 6-5 315 Fr. Mount Vernon, IA Mount Vernon

81 Kyle Connelly WR 6-1 187 Fr. Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie

86 Tommy Kujawa TE 6-3 220 Fr. Greendale, WI Greendale

88 Jacob Coons TE 6-3 220 Fr. Solon, IA Solon

90 Ryan Gersonde P 6-4 185 Fr. Milwaukee, WI Marquette

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NUMBER CHANGES

46 Austin Kelly FB 5-11 245 Jr. Hickory Hills, IL Stagg (was #41 previously)

17 Ryan Schmidt QB 6-5 235 So. Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar (was #15 previously)

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ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Players: 121

Seniors: 18

Juniors: 22

Sophomores: 29

Redshirt Freshmen: 18

Freshmen: 34

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RETURNING LETTERMEN

Total Returning Lettermen: 47

Offense: 21

Defense: 23

Specialty: 3

3-yr. Lettermen: 9

2-yr. Lettermen: 13

1-yr. Lettermen: 25

Stay with HawkeyeReport.com for continued coverage from Big Ten Media Day in Chicago.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Depth Chart By Class (Career starts in parenthesis)

Seniors (13) DL Nathan Bazata (24) OL Ike Boettger (19) LB Bo Bower (26) LB Josey Jewell (31) FB Drake Kulick (6) OL Boone Myers (22) LB Ben Niemann (27) TE Peter Pekar (8) DB Miles Taylor (23) RB Akrum Wadley (4) DB Kevin Ward OL Sean Welsh (35) WR Matt VandeBerg (18)

Juniors (16) DL Sam Brincks OL James Daniels (13) WR Nick Easley WR Adrian Falconer DB Jake Gervase DL Parker Hesse (21) LB Jack Hockaday DB Josh Jackson (1) FB Austin Kelly OL Lucas LeGrand (2) LB Aaron Mends DL Matt Nelson (13) PK Miguel Recinos OL Keegan Render (7) OL Ross Reynolds QB Tyler Wiegers

Sophomores (18) RB Toks Akinribade PK Keith Duncan TE Noah Fant DB Amani Hooker DL Garret Jansen LB Amani Jones DL Cedrick Lattimore DL Anthony Nelson (1) DB Michael Ojemudia OL Levi Paulsen (1) P Colten Rastetter DL Brady Reiff FB Brady Ross (1) DB Manny Rugamba (3) QB Nathan Stanley LB Kristian Welch TE Nate Wieting (3) WR Devonte Young

Redshirt Freshmen (7) OL Cole Banwart DB Cedric Boswell TE T.J. Hockenson OL Alaric Jackson PK Caleb Shudak OL Spencer Williams RB Toren Young

Freshmen (1) DB Noah Clayberg

 

[IACentralHawk73]

Really wish we could find a way to get both Nelson's on the field at DE for 20-30+ snaps. Two ends that are 6' 7" and 6' 8" can provide a huge advantages in passing downs. But Parker is a very good football player in his own right so I'm not going to fret very much

 

[kceasthawk]

Iowa updates roster, depth chart
Blair Sanderson | Editor

Coach Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes open camp on July 30th.
Associated Press

With Big Ten Media Days underway in Chicago, the Iowa Hawkeyes have released their 2017 Football Media Guide, which includes an updated roster and depth chart. In this article, we take a look at the updates and some of the changes.

NEW TWO DEEPS

---

OFFENSE

SE - Matt VandeBerg, Adrian Falconer

TE - Noah Fant, Nate Wieting

LT - Boone Myers, Alaric Jackson

LG - Keegan Render, Ross Reynolds

C - James Daniels, Spencer Williams, Cole Banwart

RG - Sean Welsh, Levi Paulsen

RT - Ike Boettger, Lucas LeGrand

TE - T.J. Hockenson, Peter Pekar

WR - Nick Easley, Devonte Young

QB - Nathan Stanley, Tyler Wiegers

FB - Drake Kulick, Brady Ross, Austin Kelly

RB - Akrum Wadley, Toren Young, Toks Akinribade

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DEFENSE

DE - Matt Nelson/Anthony Nelson

DT - Cedrick Lattimore, Brady Reiff

DT - Nathan Bazata, Garret Jansen

DE - Parker Hesse, Sam Brincks

OLB - Ben Niemann, Kevin Ward

MLB - Josey Jewell, Jack Hockaday, Kristian Welch

WLB - Bo Bower, Amani Jones, Aaron Mends

CB - Joshua Jackson, Michael Ojemudia

CB - Manny Rugamba, Cedric Boswell

SS - Miles Taylor, Noah Clayberg

FS - Jake Gervase, Amani Hooker

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SPECIAL TEAMS

PR - Devonte Young, Matt VandeBerg

KR - Devonte Young, Matt VandeBerg

K - Keith Duncan, Miguel Recinos, Caleb Shudak

P - Colten Rastetter

LS - Tyler Kluver

H - Colten Rastetter

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DEPTH CHART BY CLASS

Seniors: 13

Juniors: 16

Sophomores: 18

Redshirt Freshmen: 7

Freshmen: 1

UPDATED ROSTER

The new 2017 roster includes all of the incoming freshmen, including walk-ons, as well as graduate transfer James Butler, who will wear #20 for the Hawkeyes this season.

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NEW ADDITIONS

2 Peyton Mansell QB 6-3 210 Fr. Belton, TX Belton

3 Trey Creamer ATH 6-0 175 Fr. Cartersville, GA Cartersville

4 Josh Turner DB 6-0 180 Fr. Delray Beach, FL American Heritage

6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR 6-2 175 Fr. Newark, NJ Weequahic

7 Tommy Herion QB 6-1 185 Fr. Chicago, IL Loyola Academy

8 Matt Hankins DB 6-1 175 Fr. Lewisville, TX Marcus

9 Geno Stone DB 6-0 195 Fr. New Castle, PA New Castle

10 Camron Harrell DB 5-10 181 Fr. Bourbonnais, IL Bradley-Bourbonnais

12 Brandon Smith WR 6-3 205 Fr. Lake Cormorant, MS Lake Cormorant

13 Henry Marchese WR 6-3 190 Fr. Vernon Hills, IL Stevenson

16 Kyshaun Bryan RB 5-10 210 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas

19 Max Cooper WR 6-0 175 Fr. Waukesha, WI Catholic Memorial

20 James Butler RB 5-9 210 Sr. Bloomingdale, IL Saint Francis

21 Ivory Kelly-Martin RB 5-11 195 Fr. Plainfield, IL Oswego East

28 Jack Koerner DB 6-1 195 Fr. Des Moines, IA Dowling

29 Nate Wieland LB 6-1 220 Fr. Iowa City, IA City High

32 Djimon Colbert DB 6-1 215 Fr. Shawnee Mission, KS Bishop Miege

33 Noah Clayberg DB 5-11 209 Fr. Pella, IA Pella

41 Drew Thomas ATH 6-1 165 Fr. Humboldt, IA Humboldt

42 Joe Ludwig LB 6-2 215 Fr. Middleton, WI Middleton

43 Keegan Glaus LB 6-0 215 Fr. LeClaire, IA Bettendorf

45 Ben Campos LB 6-1 213 Fr. West Des Moines, IA Valley

48 Bryce Schulte ATH 6-3 215 Fr. Cedar Rapids, IA Xavier

51 Will Anthony DL 6-4 265 Fr. Pleasantville, IA Pleasantville

54 A.J. Epenesa DE 6-5 270 Fr. Edwardsville, IL Edwardsville

64 Kyler Schott OL 6-2 290 Fr. Coggan, IA North Linn

65 Marshall Coluzzi LS 6-0 220 Fr. Naperville, IL Naperville North

67 Levi Duwa DE 6-3 235 Fr. Kalona, IA Mid-Prairie

71 Mark Kallenberger OL 6-6 260 Fr. Bettendorf, IA Bettendorf

72 Coy Kirkpatrick OL 6-5 275 Fr. Madrid, IA Madrid

74 Tristan Wirfs OL 6-5 315 Fr. Mount Vernon, IA Mount Vernon

81 Kyle Connelly WR 6-1 187 Fr. Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie

86 Tommy Kujawa TE 6-3 220 Fr. Greendale, WI Greendale

88 Jacob Coons TE 6-3 220 Fr. Solon, IA Solon

90 Ryan Gersonde P 6-4 185 Fr. Milwaukee, WI Marquette

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NUMBER CHANGES

46 Austin Kelly FB 5-11 245 Jr. Hickory Hills, IL Stagg (was #41 previously)

17 Ryan Schmidt QB 6-5 235 So. Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar (was #15 previously)

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ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Players: 121

Seniors: 18

Juniors: 22

Sophomores: 29

Redshirt Freshmen: 18

Freshmen: 34

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RETURNING LETTERMEN

Total Returning Lettermen: 47

Offense: 21

Defense: 23

Specialty: 3

3-yr. Lettermen: 9

2-yr. Lettermen: 13

1-yr. Lettermen: 25

Stay with HawkeyeReport.com for continued coverage from Big Ten Media Day in Chicago.

Thanks Blair. So is the tight end Kujawa, a legasy? Was it his dad, Paul who played fullback?

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Thanks Blair. So is the tight end Kujawa, a legasy? Was it his dad, Paul who played fullback?

Paul is his uncle.

https://iowa.rivals.com/news/kujawa-walking-on-at-iowa

 

[kceasthawk]

Paul is his uncle.

https://iowa.rivals.com/news/kujawa-walking-on-at-iowa

Very good, thanks.

 

[kceasthawk]

Really wish we could find a way to get both Nelson's on the field at DE for 20-30+ snaps. Two ends that are 6' 7" and 6' 8" can provide a huge advantages in passing downs. But Parker is a very good football player in his own right so I'm not going to fret very much

Matt Nelson is long, but I think Hesse played better last year once he got healthier. Then there's the matter of some other guys named Golston, and Simon, and some guy named Epenesa?

 

[ghostOfHomer777]

Matt Nelson is long, but I think Hesse played better last year once he got healthier. Then there's the matter of some other guys named Golston, and Simon, and some guy named Epenesa?

All we can hope for, as fans, is for the players to make it a very hard decision for the coaches as it relates to personnel decisions. Hopefully Simon, Golston, and Epenesa progress so well that the coaches feel obliged to give them positional reps. Hopefully the competition is at such a high level that the Nelsons and Hesse are all considered nearly interchangeable. We'll see though ...

 

[hexumhawk]

All we can hope for, as fans, is for the players to make it a very hard decision for the coaches as it relates to personnel decisions. Hopefully Simon, Golston, and Epenesa progress so well that the coaches feel obliged to give them positional reps. Hopefully the competition is at such a high level that the Nelsons and Hesse are all considered nearly interchangeable. We'll see though ...

Simple answer is with the DL this year they will need everyone in the mix. I wouldnt read too much in to the depth chart on the DL