Iowa has had at least one player selected in the NFL Draft every single season since 1978. That streak is a lock to continue in 2023 as the Hawkeyes have multiple players who are set to hear their names called over the next three days. The 2023 NFL Draft gets underway at 7 PM CT tonight (Thursday, April 27), with TV coverage from ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network.
Iowa has had 81 players selected in the NFL Draft since Kirk Ferentz took over as head coach in 1999. In the modern history of the NFL Draft (since 1994, when the draft was reduced to seven rounds) the most players Iowa has had selected in a single draft is six, which happened in 2010, 2011, and 2012. In that same modern era, the most players Iowa has had selected in the first three rounds is four, which happened in 2010.
Iowa has had a player taken in the first round of three of the last four drafts (T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant in 2019, Tristan Wirfs in 2020, and Tyler Linderbaum in 2022). The buzz around Lukas Van Ness should provide him with a very good chance to become Iowa's fifth first-round pick in as many seasons.
Here's a rundown on who's likely to have their dreams of being selected in the NFL Draft fulfilled -- and where they're likely to be taken.
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Iowa has had 81 players selected in the NFL Draft since Kirk Ferentz took over as head coach in 1999. In the modern history of the NFL Draft (since 1994, when the draft was reduced to seven rounds) the most players Iowa has had selected in a single draft is six, which happened in 2010, 2011, and 2012. In that same modern era, the most players Iowa has had selected in the first three rounds is four, which happened in 2010.
Iowa has had a player taken in the first round of three of the last four drafts (T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant in 2019, Tristan Wirfs in 2020, and Tyler Linderbaum in 2022). The buzz around Lukas Van Ness should provide him with a very good chance to become Iowa's fifth first-round pick in as many seasons.
Here's a rundown on who's likely to have their dreams of being selected in the NFL Draft fulfilled -- and where they're likely to be taken.
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The 2023 NFL Draft is upon us -- and multiple Hawkeyes should hear their names called over the next few days.
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