Updated Depth Chart. Cade is QB1. 3 WR Sets! CB John Nestor & WR Jarriett Buie listed as Preseason Starters
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Wow, have we ever listed 6 WRs?
I'm a bit surprised to see Sullivan at QB3, although Marco has some years in the system and as we know, this is early season fodder for us. Nestor starting at CB, yes!
Only so much room on the RB line, all will play, Moulton has really surged in winter drills/spring/conditioning.
I'm a bit surprised to see Sullivan at QB3, although Marco has some years in the system and as we know, this is early season fodder for us. Nestor starting at CB, yes!
Only so much room on the RB line, all will play, Moulton has really surged in winter drills/spring/conditioning.
Didn’t Harris and Lee start at the cornerback positions after CDJ went down last year? Doesn’t make sense to see them on the same side this year with Nestor on the other side with no experience and Hall as a back up. Interesting.
I wonder if Iowa doesn't have the tallest starting guard tandem in the Big 10 in Stevens and Colby.
brand new wrs. new (kinda) qb. new oc and new qb coach. i can practically smell the new leather seats in this new car. really hope it’s a lexus coupe with an optimal combo of decent speed and extreme reliability.
Yes, they did. Contained Michigan very well with those two at corner spots.
Nestor must be looking really good to displace Lee as a starter.
I think we will have the best secondary in the BIG this year, partly because of how good the D line and linebackers are...everyone doing their job.
I guess I have a completely different view than that. Looking at the DL depth chart....outside of Craig and Black (and a little bit of Graves and Hurkett) there is a tremendous void of experience there. I'm hoping we see some significant blowouts in games 1 and 3 because we HAVE to get game reps for the backup DL going into conference play.
Jaz not listed surprises me. I thought in some games he was Iowa's best back. Are there rumors he's transferring or was he just beat out?
I think Nestor brings more speed to the position than Lee does. We've seen games where the opposing teams pick on the slow CB from Iowa with great results.
Williams and Johnson were easily the top 2 RB's coming out of last year. Jaz lost a fair amount of weight over the off-season. I assumed that was on purpose in an effort to increase his speed and quickness. Maybe I'm wrong.
Nobody is "in" or "out" just yet, take this with a large grain of salt...we will play numerous RB's and Betts does go with hot hand...expect a big bounce back from Kaleb Johnson this year and LeShon will be LeShon...Moulton surged since the bowl game and only so many carries to go around, hence Washington, Jr. moving to WR.
Jones still the center means this OL will still be terrible
So.... These guys are gonna have to kind of disagree with you there....
Athlon and Phil Steele have him at preseason third-team All-American and first-team All Big Ten...
He was a good player when healthy last year.
If you haven’t watched Iowa since 2022, then I understand your sentiment.
A little info on the Nestor clan.
John Nestor Sr, formerly assistant at Chicago powerhouse Mt Carmel, is now head coach at West Branch. Close enough to have his son home for dinner.
There are more Nestor boys, but I know nothing about them.
John Nestor Sr, formerly assistant at Chicago powerhouse Mt Carmel, is now head coach at West Branch. Close enough to have his son home for dinner.
There are more Nestor boys, but I know nothing about them.
Our starting OL has to be one of the most veteran groups in all of the country.
Unfortunately, I have ZERO faith in the group.
Unfortunately, I have ZERO faith in the group.
I'm also surprised by no Jazz. I rather like his style. Hopefully that means the others are just that good.
WR Jarriett Buie was listed as a preseason starter on the depth chart that came out on July 24.
We know Brown will be on the sideline for game 1.
Man so fast looked like a glitch in the matrix!
Good observation, but here's another caveat. Iowa's defense played more snaps, I think, than any other defense in the country last season. When your D is on the field constantly, you defintely need lots of depth, especially in the DL. But what if Iowa has an offense this season? What if Iowa scores points and keeps its offense on the field by rolling up first down after first down? That would mean a lot less time for the defense to be on the field. That would mean players would be fresher and depth, while always important, would be less important.
So that's my plan for the DL in particular and the D in general: Keep the offense on the field so the defense will stay fresh. Look at what that D did last year, despite being on the field constantly. Imagine what they can do if they get a little rest.
But good to see two RS freshman as the number twos. Finally getting better quality recruits (we hope).
Hoping Dunker is ready to roll without restriction.
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