Fletcher's Top 25

Since the coaches poll came out, I decided it would be a good time to put out my preseason top 25 as well! Can't wait for the season to get started.

1-USC
2-Alabama
3-Oklahoma
4-LSU
5-Oregon
6-South Carolina
7-Arkansas
8-Michigan
9-Wisconsin
10-Georgia
11-Michigan State
12-Nebraska
13-West Virginia
14-Virginia Tech
15-Florida State
16-Oklahoma State
17-TCU
18-Clemson
19-Stanford
20-Boise State
21-Auburn
22-Louisville
23-Notre Dame
24-Washington
25-Florida

Top QB's
Matt Barkley-USC
Denard Robinson-Michigan
Aaron Murray-Georgia
Geno Smith-West Virginia
Landry Jones-Oklahoma
Tajh Boyd-Clemson
Tyler Wilson-Arkansas
EJ Manuel-Florida State
Teddy Bridgewater-Louisville
Logan Thomas-Virginia Tech

Top RB's
Marcus Lattimore-South Carolina
Montee Ball-Wisconsin
Rex Burkhead-Nebraska
Knile Davis-Arkansas
Silas Redd-USC
Joseph Randle-Oklahoma State
Spencer Ware-LSU
Stepfan Taylor-Stanford
Ray Graham-Pittsburgh
Malcolm Brown-Texas

Top WR's
Robert Woods-USC
Sammy Watkins-Clemson
Keenan Allen-California
Ryan Swope-Texas A&M
Marquess Wilson-Washington State
Marqise Lee-USC
Keenan Davis-Iowa
Tavon Austin-West Virginia
Kenny Stills-Oklahoma
Josh Boyle-Tennessee

Conference's
SEC: Looks pretty solid top to bottom, I think it will be South Carolina vs Alabama in conference title game, CHAMPION: ALABAMA

ACC: Could be a rough year again for the ACC with a couple of solid teams. Florida State vs Virginia Tech for the title, should be a great game. CHAMPION: VIRGINIA TECH

Big East: Took a hit with the loss of West Virginia, but should be really competitive. Not a lot of top 25 power, but should be a tight race for the title. CHAMPION: LOUISVILLE

Big 12: Conference doesn't look as strong as they did last year, but did add West Virginia and TCU after losing Missouri and Texas A&M. CHAMPION: OKLAHOMA

Big 10: With Penn State and Ohio State not eligible for a bowl game, some other teams in the conference could step up. Should be a good race to see who will play Wisconsin in the conference championship. I think it will be Wisconsin vs Michigan. CHAMPION: MICHIGAN

Pac 12: USC looks like the team to beat this year, I think they have a great shot at the national title. Oregon vs USC. CHAMPION: USC

None of the non-BCS schools look like a threat to be involved in the BCS at the end of the year. Boise State is down and will probably lose their first game to Michigan State. Notre Dame could be a little better this year, but their schedule is brutal like always.

HEISMAN TOP 5
1-Matt Barkley QB USC
2-Marcus Lattimore RB South Carolina
3-Denard Robinson QB Michigan
4-Montee Ball RB Wisconsin
5-Landry Jones QB Oklahoma

I could see USC vs Alabama in the national title game, with USC winning. They've got a ton of weapons of offense.

Iowa vs Northern Illinois at Soldier Field in Chicago

The Iowa Hawkeyes 2012 season kicks off tomorrow in Chicago when they take on Northern Illinois.

Here are the updated two deeps

OFFENSE
QB-James Vandenberg SR, Jake Rudock FR
RB-Damon Bullock SO, Greg Garmon FR/Michael Malloy FR
FB-Mark Weisman SO, Brad Rogers JR/Jon Gimm SR
SE-Keenan Davis SR, Jacob Hillyer FR
WR-Kevonte Martin-Manley SO, Steven Staggs SR
TE-CJ Fiedorowicz JR, Ray Hamilton SO
LT-Brandon Scherff SO, Andrew Donnal SO
LG-Matt Tobin SR, Eric Simmons SO
C-James Ferentz SR, Connor Boffeli JR
RG-Austin Blythe FR, Jordan Walsh FR
RT-Brett Van Sloten JR, Nolan MacMillan JR

DEFENSE
DE-Steve Bigach SR/Joe Gaglione SR, Melvin Spears FR
DE-Bigach SR/Dominic Alvis JR, Spears FR
DT-Carl Davis SO, Mike Hardy SO
DT-Louis Trinca-Pasat SO, Darian Cooper FR
OLB-Christian Kirskey JR, Travis Perry FR
MLB-James Morris JR, Plewa/Quinton Alston SO
WLB-Anthony Hitchens JR, Marcus Collins SO
CB-BJ Lowery JR, Greg Castillo SR
CB-Micah Hyde SR, Kevin Buford FR
FS-Tanner Miller JR, John Lowdermilk SO
SS-Tom Donatell SR/Nico Law SO

SPECIAL TEAMS

P - Connor Kornbrath FR, Wienke
K - Mike Meyer JR, Marshall Koehn FR

LS - Casey Kreiter JR, Bigach
H - John Wienke SR

PR - Hyde
KR - K. Davis, Bullock

Northern Illinois doesn't return much on offense, but they do return a bulk of the defensive players. The defense did give up a lot of passing yards last year though, which could be key in this game. I think Vandenberg will have a solid day, I think this WR unit could be a solid one for Iowa. Look for some younger guys to step up. I think the OL is going to do well enough for one of the running backs to have a nice day as well. I think the DL will be better than people expect and this will be a good game for them. The Huskies OL doesn't return many starts, so they could have a hard time with the young DL unit.

I think the Iowa defense will force a few turnovers and will help lead the Hawkeyes to victory Saturday.

Iowa 27 N. Illinois 14

Iowa Hawkeyes 2013 Recruiting

Here's a look at Iowa's current recruiting class, this group is now starting their final season of high school football.


QB-Nic Shimonek 6'4" 205 4.9 Corsicana, TX (Mildred Independent School)
Rivals: 3 Star PS QB
Scout: 2 Star #97 QB
ESPN: 3 Star #46 QB
Offers: Iowa
Stats: JR-291-193-2,939-37-3
SR 145-86-1,313-17 68-509-5
8/31 vs Como-Pickton W 51-7 19-9-118-2-1 6-57
9/7 at Centerville L 22-70 35-23-254-2 13-67-1
9/14 vs Frankston W 41-6 16-10-143-1-0 18-126
9/28 at Blooming Grove W 62-0 21-12-336-5 6-82
10/5 vs Rio Vista W 56-7 11-10-180-2 11-55-1
10/12 at Millsap W 77-0 12-11-165-3 2-35
10/19 at Tolar W 56-18 21-11-127-2 12-87-3
10/26 vs Rice
11/2 at Dallas Oak Cliff Life
11/9 vs Scurry-Rosser

WR-Derrick Willies 6'3" 190 4.4 Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Rivals: 3 Star WR
Scout: 3 Star #72 WR
ESPN: 3 Star #121 WR
Offers: Iowa, E. Ill, Ill St, Iowa St, N. Ill
8/24 vs Belleville East L 6-21 2 rec 32 yds
8/31 vs Metamora W 49-35
9/7 at Chicago Brooks W 33-28 3 rec td
9/14 at Quincy W 21-13
9/21 vs Moline W 34-9 19 yd td
9/28 at United Township W 47-13 6-153-2
10/5 vs Galesburg W 28-16 4-66-1
10/12 at Alleman W 8-7
10/19 vs Glenbard South L 28-41

WR-Derrick Mitchell JR 6'0" 185 4.5 St. Louis, MO (Vashon)
Rivals: 3 Star Ath
Scout: 3 Star #79 S
ESPN: 3 Star #88 Ath
Offers: Iowa, Cincy, Indiana, Iowa St, Kansas, Kan St, Memphis, Miami OH, Neb
Stats: JR-Passing 808-10-7 Rushing 60-518-3 Receiving 20-277-2
8/25 at Cleveland NJROTC W 46-8 3 rec 86 yds 1 td also had an int
8/30 vs Gateway Tech L 30-41 1 rec td 85 yd kr td 3 2pt conversions, blocked a fg
9/8 vs Roosevelt W 12-6
9/15 vs Soldan International Studies L 14-44
9/21 at Helias L 24-56 46 yd td run
9/29 vs Miller Career Academy L 22-40
10/6 vs Northwest Academy of Law W 28-21 35 yd pr td, 2 pt conversion pass 8-3-38-1-2 rush 20-110 rec 1-8
10/13 vs Sumner W 28-16
10/18 vs DeSmet Jesuit L 14-55

WR-Andre Harris 5'11" 157 4.4 Kirkwood, MO (Kirkwood)
Rivals: 3 Star Ath
Scout: 2 Star WR
ESPN: Ath
Offers: Iowa, Illinois
SR Stats: 12-273 5 td, 3 int 149 yds 1 td, 15 tackles, kr 4-134
8/24 vs Pattonville W 38-10
9/1 vs Hazlewood East W 32-22 rec 4-76
9/7 vs Parkway West W 49-14 td, int
9/15 at Rockwood Summit W 28-24
9/28 vs Seckman W 59-7 20 yd td catch
10/12 at Parkway Central W 28-2 2-53
10/19 vs University City
11/22 vs Webster Groves

TE-Jon Wisnieski 6'5" 215 4.8 West Des Moines, IA (Dowling)
Rivals: 3 Star #19 TE
Scout: 3 Star #23 TE
ESPN: 4 Star #8 TE-Y
Offers: Iowa, Iowa St, Kan St, Ole Miss, Neb, N. Ill, Purd
8/17 at Johnston W 34-16
8/24 vs SE Polk W 35-12
8/31 at Valley W 27-7 td
9/7 vs Ankeny L 28-35
9/14 vs Urbandale
9/21 vs Mason City W 42-9
10/5 vs Ottumwa W 41-7 rec 2-22-1
10/12 at Hoover
10/19 at Marshalltown W 46-9

TE-Ike Boettger 6'5" 220 4.6 Cedar Falls, IA (Cedar Falls)
Rivals: 2 Star Ath
Scout: 2 Star TE
ESPN: 2 Star #23 TE-HB
Offers: Iowa
8/24 vs Iowa City High W 28-14 1 rec 9 yds
8/31 at Waterloo East W 30-20
9/14 vs Waterloo West W 17-16
9/21 vs Linn-Mar W 27-10
9/28 at Cedar Rapids Prarie W 41-30 34 yd fr td
10/5 vs Wahlert W 35-0
10/12 vs Cedar Rapids Xavier
10/19 at Dubuque Hempstead W 31-12

G-Colin Goebel 6'4" 275 Naperville, IL (Naperville North)
Rivals: 3 Star #27 G
Scout: 3 Star #20 G
ESPN: 3 Star #30 G
Offers: Iowa, BG, Cincy, Indiana, Kent St, Louisville, Miami OH, Minn, NC St, Ohio, Pitt, Toledo, WV, W. Kentucky
8/24 vs Nequa Valley L 20-43
8/31 at Thornton W 34-20
9/7 vs Wheaton North L 7-21
9/14 at Warrenville South L 21-24
9/21 at West Chicago W 35-0
9/28 vs Glenbard East W 48-13
10/5 vs Aurora West W 38-2
10/12 at Naperville Central
10/19 vs Glenbard North L 14-21

G-Sean Welsh 6'3" 275 Springboro, OH (Springboro)
Rivals: 3 Star #31 G
Scout: 3 Star #40 G
ESPN: 3 Star #29 G
Offers: Iowa, AF, Ball St, BG, Cincy, Indiana, Kansas, Kent St, Louisville, Miami FL, Miami OH, Ohio, Toledo, W. Vir, W. Kentucky
8/24 at Mason W 10-7
8/31 at Centerville W 42-32
9/8 vs Fairmont W 34-14
9/14 at Sidney W 49-0
9/22 vs Piqua W 55-0
9/28 at West Carrolton W 41-7
10/5 at Fairborn W 61-7
10/12 vs Miamisburg
10/19 vs Xenia W 20-7
10/26 at Lebanon

DE/LB-Trevon Young 6'4" 220 4.7 Des Moines, IA (Lincoln)
Rivals: 3 Star OLB
Scout: 2 Star OLB
ESPN: OLB
Offers: Iowa, Iowa St, S. Dakota St
*suspended for first four games
8/24 vs Johnston L 15-38
8/31 at Ankeny L 27-56
9/7 vs Des Moines Roosevelt W 34-7
9/14 at Des Moines East L 28-49
9/21 at Urbandale L 20-40
9/28 vs Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson W 55-28
10/5 vs Valley L 7-37
10/11 at Sioux City East L 21-46 2-13 rec
10/19 at Indianola L 14-33

DT-Nathan Bazata 6'2" 270 4.93 Howells, NE (Howells)
Rivals: 3 Star DT
Scout: 3 Star #87 DT
ESPN: 3 Star #73 DT
Offers: Iowa, S. Dakota St
Stats: SO-116 tackles, 7 sacks JR-115 tackles, 9 sacks
9/14 vs High Plains W 36-6
9/21 vs Cedar Bluff W 68-32
9/28 at Omaha Christian Academy
Clarkson/Lehigh W 34-8

DT-Brant Gressel 6'2" 280 5.1 Centerville, OH (Centerville)
Rivals: 3 Star DT
Scout: 3 Star #53 DT
ESPN: 3 Star #55 DT
Offers: Iowa, BG, Cincy, Indiana, Kent St, Louisville, Miami OH, Minn, NC St, Ohio, Pitt, Toledo, W. Vir, W. Kentucky
8/24 at Elder L 24-31
8/31 vs Springboro L 32-42
9/7 vs Withrow W 27-21
9/14 at Lebanon W 28-19 fr td
9/21 vs Greenville W 64-7
9/28 at Fairmont W 17-13
10/5 vs Northmont W 13-0
10/12 vs Wayne
10/19 at Beavercreek L 21-27
10/26 at Springfield

LB-John Kenny 6'2" 210 4.6 Carmel, IN (Carmel)
Rivals: 3 Star #28 ILB
Scout: 3 Star #37 OLB
ESPN: 3 Star #46 OLB
Offers: Iowa, Arizona, Boise St, Illinois, Indiana, Miami OH, Northwestern, Purdue, W. Kentucky
Stats: JR-120 tackles, 19 tfl, 8 sacks
8/17 vs Columbus North W 27-7
8/24 at Valparaiso W 21-20
8/31 at Center Grove W 31-21
9/7 vs T.H. South W 38-0
9/14 at Lawrence North W 63-0
9/21 vs North Central W 24-0
9/29 vs Warren Central at Lucas Oil Stadium W 10-7
10/5 at North Vigo W 28-0
10/12 vs Ben Davis
Warren Central L 24-31

DB-Malik Rucker 6'0" 175 4.5 New Hope, MN (Cooper)
Rivals: 3 Star #32 S
Scout: 3 Star #48 S
ESPN: 3 Star #34 S
Offers: Iowa, Arizona St, Boston College, Duke, Illinois, Iowa St, Kansas, Minn, NC St, N. Ill, Ohio, SMU, Wyoming
8/30 at Benilde St. Margarets L 42-49 rec 1-68-1 3 tackles
9/7 at North Branch W 60-28
9/14 vs Chisago Lakes Area W 54-14
9/22 vs Spring Lake Park L 16-32
9/28 vs Fridley W 48-26
10/5 at St. Francis W 34-22 71 yd int td
10/12 vs St. Louis Park
10/17 vs Minneapolis South W 49-0 PLAYOFFS


DB-Solomon Warfield 6'0" 170 4.5 Cleveland, OH (St. Edward)
Rivals: 3 Star #50 S
Scout: 3 Star #39 S
ESPN: 3 Star #33 S
Offers: Iowa, Arizona, Ariz St, Ball St, BC, BG, Cincy, Ill, Ind, Kan, Kent St, Miami OH, Mich St, Minn, N. Ill, PSU, Pitt, Toledo, WV
8/25 vs Glenville W 42-14*out with injury
9/1 vs Buchtel W 48-0
9/8 vs Woodson (Wash DC) W 51-0
9/15 at Elder W 42-28
9/22 vs Youngstown Ursuline W 45-21
9/28 at McDowell (Erie, PA) W 34-23
10/5 at Cardinal Mooney W 54-14
10/13 vs St. Xavier
10/20 at Archbishop Moeller W 49-42
10/27 at St. Ignatius

DB-Delano Hill 6'0" 195 4.4 Detroit, MI (Cass Tech)
Rivals: 4 Star #24 S
Scout: 3 Star #35 S
ESPN: 3 Star #23 S
Offers: Iowa, Illinois, Syracuse
8/25 vs Brother Rice W 25-18
8/31 vs Northwestern W 57-0
9/7 vs Renaissance W 44-0
9/14 at Cody W 46-20
9/21 at Orchard Lake St. Mary's L 6-13
9/28 vs Ford W 56-0
10/5 at Mumford W 49-0
U of Detroit Jesuit W 26-2

Matthew VandeBerg 6'1" 168 Brandon, SD
Rivals: 2 Star WR
Jr Stats: 67-1,081-16
8/24 at Bishop O'Gorman W 18-15
8/31 vs Watertown W 55-13 rec 2-34-1 int ret 105 yds for td
9/7 at Brookings W 38-0 81 yd kr td, 5 yd rec td, 24 yd rec td, 1 rush for 7 yds, 8 catches 90 yds
9/14 at Mitchell W 71-10
9/21 vs Lincoln W 31-13 3 rec td, 100 yd int td
9/28 at Huron W 31-7
10/5 vs Aberdeen Central W 49-0
10/12 at Riggs
10/19 vs Yankton W 42-0

Tyler Kluver Marshalltown, IA
8/17 at Ankeny L 14-49
8/24 vs Pella W 31-7
8/31 vs Waukee L 35-49
9/7 at Fort Dodge W 52-15
9/14 at Ames W 37-37
9/21 vs Ottumwa W 49-9
9/28 vs Des Moines Hoover W 61-7
10/12 at Mason City
10/19 vs Dowling L 9-46

Former Hawkeyes in the NFL

As of August 10th, here's a list of colleges with the most NFL players.

1-Miami 61
2-USC 55
3-Ohio State 51
3-Texas 51
5-LSU 50
6-Georgia 49
7-California 46
8-IOWA 41
8-Penn State 41
10-Florida State 39
10-Nebraska 39

Eric Steinbach recently retired, and a few guys got released. This list also doesn't include two players who were recruited to Iowa, but ended up at other schools.

DT-Jon Babineaux Atlanta #95 6'2" 300 b 10/12/1981 Port Arthur, TX
2005 Draft 2nd Round 59th pick by Atlanta
Iowa stats: 131 tackles, 39 for loss, 19 sacks, 24 qb hurries, 1 int, 2 pass deflections, 4 fr and 5 ff
NFL stats: 236 tackles, 19 sacks, 2 int
older brother of Tennessee Titans S Jordan Babineaux
2012: 9 tackles, 2.5 sakcs

S-Sean Considine Baltimore #37 6'0" 212 b 10/28/1981 Dixon, IL
2005 Draft 4th Round 102nd pick by Philadelphia
NFL stats: 251 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 4 int
2012: 2 tackles

G-Marshal Yanda Baltimore #73 6'3" 315 b 9/15/1984 Anamosa, IA
2007 Draft 3rd Round 86th pick by Baltimore
July 26, 2011 signed a 5-year $32 million contract
2011 Pro Bowl, All Pro
2005 Rivals.com profile 6'4" 310 3 Star G offers: Iowa, Iowa State

TE-Scott Chandler Buffalo #84 6'7" 260 b 7/23/1985 Bedford, TX
2007 Draft 4th Round 129th pick by San Diego
NFL stats: 39-397-6
2003 Rivals.com profile 6'6" 212 2 Star WR offers: Iowa, SMU
2012: 16-215-4

S-Charles Godfrey Carolina #30 5'11" 205 b 11/15/1985 Baytown, TX
2008 Draft 3rd Round 67th pick by Carolina
Iowa stats: 193 tackles, 7 int
NFL stats: 274 tackles, 2 sacks, 9 int
Sept 10, 2011 signed a 5-year $27.5 million contract extension
Ran a 4.38 40 at the combine
2004 Rivals.com profile 6'1" 205 (he shrunk) 2 Star S offers: Iowa, Missouri, Pittsburgh
2012: 34 tackles, 1 int

CB-Shaun Prater Cincinnati #38 5'11" 185 b 10/28/1989 Omaha, NE
2012 Draft 5th Round 156th pick by Cincinnati
He was injured in camp this year and will miss the season
2008 Rivals.com profile 5'10" 159 3 Star #68 CB offers: Iowa, ISU, Nebraska, Ohio
twitter: @Shaun_Prater

P-Ryan Donahue Detroit #6 6'2" 190 b 3/17/1988 Evergreen Park, IL
2011 Undrafted free agent by Detroit
NFL stats: 49 punts 2,093 yards 42.7 avg
2006 Rivals.com profile 6'3" 180 2 Star #13 K offers: Iowa, Akron, Ball St, Bowling Green
8/31 released by Detroit

T-Riley Reiff Detroit #71 6'6" 313 b 12/1/1988 Parkston, SD
2012 Draft 1st Round 23rd pick by Detroit
Passed up senior year to enter NFL draft
2008 Rivals.com profile 6'6" 250 3 Star #25 SSDE offers: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraksa

S-Amari Spievey Detroit #42 5'11" 197 b 4/15/1988 Middletown, CT
2010 Draft 3rd Round 66th pick by Detroit
NFL stats: 121 tackles, 1 sack, 5 int
ICCC stats: 7 int 242 yards 2 td 2 kr td 4 blocked punts
Iowa stats: 68 tackles, 4 int, 6 pass break ups
Skipped senior year to enter NFL draft
2006 Rivals.com profile 6'0" 175 2 Star CB offers: Iowa, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2012: 6 tackles

T-Bryan Bulaga Green Bay #75 6'5" 314 b 3/21/1989 Barrington, IL
2010 Draft 1st Round 23rd pick by Green Bay
Super Bowl Champion as a rookie, youngest player to ever start in the Super Bowl
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'5" 270 4 Star #6 OT #70 Overall offers: Iowa,Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Illinois
twitter: @BBulaga

DE-Mike Daniels Green Bay #76 6'0" 291 b 5/5/1989 Blackwood, NJ
2012 Draft 4th Round 132nd pick by Green Bay
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'1" 230 2 Star SSDE offers: Iowa, Temple
2012: 1 tackle, 1 sack

LB-Dezman Moses Green Bay #54 6'2" 249
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'2" 212 2 Star OLB offers: Iowa, Bowling Green, East Carolina, Syracuse, Toledo
*played 2 years at Tulane
twitter: @DezmanM
2012: 3 tackles

DE-Mitch King Houston #97 6'1" 280 b 5/5/1986 Burlington, IA
2009 Undrafted FA
Iowa stats: 228 tackles
2004 Rivals.com profile 6'3" 230 3 Star #35 ILB offers: Iowa, Iowa State
8/31 released by Houston
twitter: @Mitchking47

LB-Pat Angerer Indianapolis #51 6'0" 235 b 1/31/1987 Bettendorf, IA
2010 Draft 2nd Round 63rd pick by Indianapolis
NFL stats: 236 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 int, 3 ff
2005 Rivals.com profile 6'1" 200 3 Star #26 ILB offers: Iowa, Indiana, Iowa State, N. Ill

LB-A.J. Edds Indianapolis #52 6'4" 246 b 9/18/1987 Greenwood, IN
2010 Draft 4th Round 119th pick by New England
NFL stats: 13 tackles

G-Seth Olsen Indianapolis #73 6'4" 305 b 12/17/1985 Willmar, MN
2009 Draft 4th Round 132nd pick by Denver
2004 Rivals.com profile 6'5" 300 3 Star #35 G offers: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska

C-Rob Bruggeman Kansas City #60 6'4" 293 b 3/21/1986 Cedar Rapids, IA
2009 Undrafted FA
Played at Iowa, joining the team as a preferred walk-on
Released by KC

TE-Tony Moeaki Kansas City #81 6'3" 252 b 6/8/1987 Warrenville, IL
2010 Draft 3rd Round 93rd pick by Kansas City
NFL stats: 47-556-3
Iowa stats: 76-953-11
2005 Rivals.com profile 6'4" 250 4 Star #2 TE #52 Overall offers: Iowa, BYU, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon, Tennessee, UCLA
twitter: @TonyMoeaki81
2012: 9-76

QB-Ricky Stanzi Kansas City #12 6'4" 223 b 9/3/1987 Mentor, OH
2011 Draft 5th Round 135th pick by Kansas City
Iowa stats: 907-542-7,377-56-31
2006 Rivals.com profile 6'4" 193 3 Star #11 DT QB offers: Iowa, Miami (OH), Purdue

G-Eric Steinbach Miami *just announced retirement

DT-Christian Ballard Minnesota #99 6'4" 283 b 1/3/1989 Newport News, Virginia
2011 Draft 4th Round 106th pick by Minnesota
NFL stats: 13 tackles
Iowa stats: 152 tackles, 21.5 tfl, 12.5 sacks
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'4" 279 4 Star #10 TE offers: Iowa, Arizona St, Georgia, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Oklahoma, UCLA
twitter: @Christian_B99
2012: 6 tackles

LB-Chad Greenway Minnesota #52 6'2" 242 b 1/12/1983 Mt. Vernon, SD
2006 Draft 1st Round 17th pick by Minnesota
NFL stats: 615 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 5 int
2011 Pro Bowl
2012: 54 tackles, 2 sacks

LB-Tyler Nielsen Minnesota #45 6'4" 245 Humboldt, IA
2012 Undrafted FA
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'4" 210 3 Star #29 OLB offers: Iowa, Iowa State, Purdue
8/25 Released by Vikings

TE-Allen Reisner Minnesota #83 6'3" 248 b 9/29/1988 Marion, IA
2011 Undrafted FA
NFL stats: 1-5
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'3" 220 2 Star TE offers: Iowa

TE-Brad Herman New England #82 6'5" 255 b 12/29/1989 Peoria, IL
2012 Undrafted FA
2008 Rivals.com profile 6'5" 220 3 Star #41 TE offers: Iowa
On injured reserve

LB-Jeff Tarpinian New England #53 6'3" 238 b 10/16/1987 Omaha, NE
2011 Undrafted FA
NFL stats: 7 tackles
2006 Rivals.com profile 6'2" 195 3 Star #56 S offers: Iowa, Col St, Iowa State
8/31 released by New England

T-Markus Zusevics New England #66 6'5" 287 b 4/25/1989
2012 Undrafted FA
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'5" 255 3 Star #49 T offers: Iowa, Miami (OH), Nebraska, Michigan State, N. Ill, Purdue
8/27 placed on injured list

S-Tyler Sash New York Giants #39 6'1" 210 b 5/27/1988 Oskaloosa, IA
2011 Draft 6th Round 198th pick by NY Giants
NFL stats: 17 tackles, 2 ff
Super Bowl Champion
Iowa stats: 13 int, 392 yards (school record)
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'1" 190 3 Star #59 Ath offers: Iowa, Iowa State
*will serve 4 game suspension for testing positive for Adderall
twitter: @TSash

RB-Shonn Greene New York Jets #23 5'11" 226 b 8/21/1985 Sicklerville, NJ
2009 Draft 3rd Round 65th pick by NY Jets
NFL stats: 2,360 rush yds, 10 rush td, 331 rec yds
Iowa stats: 376-2,228-22 2008 season: 307-1,850-20 yards and td were school records won Doak Walker Award
2004 Rivals.com profile 5'11" 190 2 Star RB offers: Iowa, Clemson, Minnesota, Rutgers, Syracuse, Wisconsin
2005 Rivals.com profile 5'11" 210 3 Star RB #22 Prep School Overall offers: Iowa, Rutgers, Syracuse, Wisconsin
2012: 76-217-1 3-28

C-Matt Kroul New York Jets #66 6'3" 300 b 2/25/1986 Mount Vernon, IA
2009 Undrafted FA
2004 Rivals.com profile 6'2" 235 3 Star #33 OLB offers: Iowa
Released by NY Jets

TE-Brandon Myers Oakland #83 6'3" 256 b 9/4/1985 Prairie City, IA
2009 Draft 6th Round 202nd pick by Oakland
NFL stats: 32-250
2004 Rivals.com profile 6'5" 210 2 Star TE offers: Iowa, UNI
2012: 16-228

WR-Marvin McNutt Philadelphia #83 6'4" 216 b 7/4/1989 St. Louis, MO
2012 Draft 6th Round 194th pick by Philadelphia
Iowa stats: 170-2,861-28 yards and td school record also holds record for single season yards and td
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'3" 180 3 Star #13 DT QB offers: Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Released by Philadelphia, placed on practice squad
twitter: @McNutt7wr

G-Julian Vandervelde Philadelphia #73 6'2" 300 b 10/7/1987 Davenport, IA
2011 Draft 5th Round 161st pick by Philadelphia
2006 Rivals.com profile 6'3" 295 3 Star #47 G offers: Iowa, Ball State, C. Mich, Stanford, Toledo
twitter: @BirdNerdJV73
Released by Philadelphia, signed by Tampa Bay, placed on practice squad

K-Nate Kaeding San Diego #10 6'0" 187 b 3/26/1982 Iowa City, IA
2004 Draft 3rd Round 65th pick by San Diego
NFL stats: fg 173-200 long 57
Iowa stats: Won Groza Award
Has 2 sons, Jack and Wyatt Owns a restaurant in Iowa City called Short's Burgers
2012: 7-7 fg

RB-Jewel Hampton San Francisco #33 5'9" 210
2008 Rivals.com profile 5'9" 195 2 Star APB offers: Iowa, Ball State

CB-Bradley Fletcher St. Louis #32 6'0" 200 b 6/25/1986 Youngstown, OH
2009 Draft 3rd Round 66th pick by St. Louis
NFL stats: 121 tackles, 4 int, 13 pd
2004 Rivals.com profile 6'2" 185 2 Star CB offers: Iowa
twitter: @BFletch32
2012: 12 tackles, 1 sack 1 int

G-Bryan Mattison St. Louis #67 6'3" 272 b 5/15/1984 Mishawaka, IN
2008 Undrafted FA
2003 Rivals.com profile 6'3" 240 3 Star #23 WSDE Offers: Iowa, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana
Father is Michigan Defensive Coordinator, Greg Mattison

TE-Dallas Clark Tampa Bay #44 6'3" 252 b 6/12/1979 Sioux Falls, SD
2003 Draft 1st Round 24th pick by Indianapolis
NFL stats: 427-4,887-46
2009 Pro Bowl, All Pro
Super Bowl Champion
John Mackey Award
2012: 9-81

DE-Adrian Clayborn Tampa Bay #94 6'3" 287 b 7/6/1988 St. Louis, MO
2011 Draft 1st Round 20th pick by Tampa Bay
NFL stats: 42 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 3 ff
2006 Rivals.com profile 6'3" 247 4 Star #8 SSDE offers: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas Tech
twitter: @AJaClay
2012: 2 tackles

P-Eric Guthrie Tampa Bay #4
2012 Undrafted FA
Walk-on at Iowa
Released by Tampa Bay
twitter: @EricGuthrie07

DT-Karl Klug Tennessee #97 6'3" 275 b 3/31/1988 Caledonia, MN
2011 Draft 5th Round 142nd pick by Tennessee
NFL stats: 20 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 ff
2006 Rivals.com profile 6'4" 220 2 Star ILB offers: Iowa
2012: 1 tackle

CB-Jordan Bernstine Washington #48 5'11" 205 b 5/31/1989 Des Moines, IA
2012 Draft 7th Round 217th pick by Washington
2007 Rivals.com profile 5'11" 200 4 Star #3 S #51 Overall offers: Iowa, Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Texas A&M, UCLA
twitter: @JBernstine

G-Adam Gettis Washington #73 6'2" 293 b 9/12/1988 Frankfort, IL
2012 Draft 5th Round 141st pick by Washington
2007 Rivals.com profile 6'3" 220 2 Star WSDE offers: Iowa, C. Mich, E. Mich, Iowa
State, N. Ill
twitter: @NotOnDuty_