Iowa Football Program

[dbleagle1]

Obviously lots of God given talent.......but, pretty sure he grew as a player in Iowa City. Even if Nick Saban tells you that you will grow as a player more at Alabama than Iowa.......You get out of a situation what you put into it. So, he can feed them whatever BS he is selling........The highest graded right tackle in the NFL isn't from Alabama, he is from Iowa.

Hawkeye great Tristan Wirfs is Pro Football Focus' highest-graded right tackle in the NFL

In a reminder of the offensive lineman pipeline to the NFL that Iowa is, PFF named Tristan Wirfs the highest-graded right tackle in the NFL.

hawkeyeswire.usatoday.com

And I see nobody from Alabama in any of the tiers here for overall tackle ratings.......until the honorable mention at the bottom of the article. But I do see our guy at #3.

2022 NFL Offensive Tackle Rankings and Tiers | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF

PFF's Ben Linsey reveals the top 32 offensive tackles in the NFL heading into the 2022 season, which includes San Francisco 49ers tackle Trent Williams taking the top spot.

www.pff.com

So, at this point, let's just appreciate the guy in the first article and the fact that we now have a solid QB who can move in the pocket some. I still believe that the other guy who just committed to AL makes NO difference to the Hawks. Offensive line isn't about one guy, it is a team within the team and the Hawks will be just fine.

 

[scotthawk1964]

I heard one of the Iowa podcasts saying yesterday, and I cannot remember which one, but supposedly Diante Vines had said he was excited to return next year because he was told that changes were going to be made to the offense. I am not sure if Kirk told him that, but IF true, that is a good sign. So, LETS SEE.....