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Running back Brevin Doll and defensive back Rashad Godfrey — both true freshmen — “have taken a step forward here,” Iowa special teams coordinator LeVar Woods said after Friday’s practice in Nashville.
Doll and fellow true freshman Xavier Williams received some praise from Kamari Moulton — a redshirt freshman himself who is atop the depth chart ahead of the Music City Bowl. “We really are enthused about what we’ve seen of Xavier and Brevin Doll,” Ferentz said shortly after the bowl announcement earlier this month.
“Zach Ortwerth did a really, really great job,” Lachey said. “Continuing to get better.”
D.J. Vonnahme — a true freshman walk-on TE with 12 total snaps, per PFF — “does a really good job, too.”
Iowa safety Sebastian Castro said cornerback John Nestor “has been stepping up.”
“He’s been developing since when he first got here,” Castro said. Nestor appeared in nine games in 2024— five games with defensive snaps and another four only with special teams opportunities. He also appeared in 10 games on special teams as a true freshman in 2023.
Castro also said that linebacker Landyn Van Kekerix, a third-year sophomore, has been “pretty good” and has gotten “more reps with the ones.”
As Kade Pieper concludes his redshirt freshman season, he continues to look like a rising star on the offensive line.
“He’s really athletically gifted,” fellow offensive lineman Gennings Dunker said. “He almost outjumps LoJo (Logan Jones).”
Back in July at the Big Ten’s annual football media days, Ferentz said Pieper “really caught our eye last year.”
Pieper appeared in 10 games in 2024 and saw significant playing time against Michigan State (20 snaps), Northwestern (41 snaps) and Wisconsin (16 snaps).
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Running back Brevin Doll and defensive back Rashad Godfrey — both true freshmen — “have taken a step forward here,” Iowa special teams coordinator LeVar Woods said after Friday’s practice in Nashville.
Doll and fellow true freshman Xavier Williams received some praise from Kamari Moulton — a redshirt freshman himself who is atop the depth chart ahead of the Music City Bowl. “We really are enthused about what we’ve seen of Xavier and Brevin Doll,” Ferentz said shortly after the bowl announcement earlier this month.
“Zach Ortwerth did a really, really great job,” Lachey said. “Continuing to get better.”
D.J. Vonnahme — a true freshman walk-on TE with 12 total snaps, per PFF — “does a really good job, too.”
Iowa safety Sebastian Castro said cornerback John Nestor “has been stepping up.”
“He’s been developing since when he first got here,” Castro said. Nestor appeared in nine games in 2024— five games with defensive snaps and another four only with special teams opportunities. He also appeared in 10 games on special teams as a true freshman in 2023.
Castro also said that linebacker Landyn Van Kekerix, a third-year sophomore, has been “pretty good” and has gotten “more reps with the ones.”
As Kade Pieper concludes his redshirt freshman season, he continues to look like a rising star on the offensive line.
“He’s really athletically gifted,” fellow offensive lineman Gennings Dunker said. “He almost outjumps LoJo (Logan Jones).”
Back in July at the Big Ten’s annual football media days, Ferentz said Pieper “really caught our eye last year.”
Pieper appeared in 10 games in 2024 and saw significant playing time against Michigan State (20 snaps), Northwestern (41 snaps) and Wisconsin (16 snaps).
Which younger Iowa players have stood out during 2024 bowl prep
Rashad Godfrey and Adel’s Brevin Doll are among the younger players who have made strong impressions on Iowa coaches and veteran players during the Hawkeyes’ month of bowl prep.
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