Iowa State Cyclones

2023 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	BIRTHPLACE
36	Zack Anderson Z. Anderson	LB	6'0"	185	FR	Estherville, IA, USA
96	Chet Andrews C. Andrews	DL	6'3"	250	FR	Huntley, IL, USA
50	Caleb Bacon C. Bacon	LB	6'3"	229	SO	Lake Mills, IA, USA
03	Rocco Becht R. Becht	QB	6'1"	199	FR	Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
85	Aidan Bitter A. Bitter	WR	6'2"	182	JR	Tampa, FL, USA
48	Jack Bjorn J. Bjorn	TE	6'7"	270	FR	Parkville, MO, USA
51	Brendan Black B. Black	OL	6'4"	315	FR	Yulee, FL, USA
17	Kai Black K. Black	WR	6'3"	225	FR	Urbandale, IA, USA
63	Jim Bonifas J. Bonifas	OL	6'5"	298	SO	Dubuque, IA, USA
18	Benjamin Brahmer B. Brahmer	TE	6'7"	240	FR	Pierce, NE, USA
21	Jirehl Brock J. Brock	RB	5'11"	200	SR
32	Carson Brown C. Brown	WR	6'1"	185	FR	Des Moines, IA, USA
84	Gabe Burkle G. Burkle	TE	6'5"	250	FR	Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
19	Chase Contreraz C. Contreraz	K	6'1"	195	SR	Missouri Valley, IA, USA
19	Jeremiah Cooper J. Cooper	DB	6'0"	175	SO	El Paso, TX, USA
20	Terrell Crosby Jr. T. Crosby Jr.	DB	5'11"	185	FR	St. Petersburg, FL, USA
87	Easton Dean E. Dean	TE	6'6"	251	SR	Oswego, KS, USA
12	Hunter Dekkers H. Dekkers	QB	6'3"	234	JR	Hawarden, IA, USA
37	Mason DouBrava M. DouBrava	DB	5'10"	180	SO	West Des Moines, IA, USA
34	Blaze Doxzon B. Doxzon	RB	5'9"	205	JR	Omaha, NE, USA
47	Kooper Ebel K. Ebel	LB	6'4"	225	FR	Hartley, IA, USA
35	Jacob Ellis J. Ellis	LB	6'1"	215	SO	Roseville, CA, USA
11	Jason Essex J. Essex	WR	6'2"	224	FR	Kansas City, MO, USA
88	Ikenna Ezeogu I. Ezeogu	DL	6'5"	260	FR	Blue Springs, MO, USA
17	Beau Freyler B. Freyler	DB	6'2"	205	JR	Colorado Springs, CO, USA
00	Greg Gaines III G. Gaines III	WR	6'2"	197	FR	Tampa, FL, USA
20	Jace T. Gilbert J. T. Gilbert	K/P	5'10"	200	SO	Marlow, OK, USA
48	Tommy Hamann T. Hamann	DL	6'4"	255	FR	Minneapolis, MN, USA
83	DeShawn Hanika D. Hanika	TE	6'6"	236	SR	Topeka, KS, USA
26	Carson Hansen C. Hansen	RB	6'2"	210	FR	Lakeville, MN, USA
33	Arlen Harris Jr. A. Harris Jr.	RB	5'11"	215	FR	Wentzville, MO, USA
53	Zaimir Hawk Z. Hawk	DL	6'3"	300	FR	Hillside, NJ, USA
09	Jayden Higgins J. Higgins	WR	6'4"	210	JR	South Miami, FL, USA
25	Trevon Howard T. Howard	DB	6'1"	200	FR	St. Paul, MN, USA
54	Jarrod Hufford J. Hufford	OL	6'5"	308	SR	Newark, OH, USA
07	Tanner Hughes T. Hughes	QB	6'5"	240	JR	Chico, CA, USA
38	Levi Hummel L. Hummel	LB	5'11"	228	SR	Des Moines, IA, USA
12	Jacob Imming J. Imming	LB	6'2"	222	FR	Sergeant Bluff, IA, USA
16	Daniel Jackson D. Jackson	WR	6'2"	210	JR	Cibolo, TX, USA
19	Ta'Shawn James T. James	DB	6'1"	200	FR	Oklahoma City, OK, USA
34	JJ Jean-Louis	LB	6'2"	225	FR	Centerville, OH, USA
89	Trent Jones II T. Jones II	DL	6'3"	280	SO	Eden Prairie, MN, USA
86	Andrew Keller A. Keller	TE	6'6"	240	FR	Waunakee, WI, USA
42	John Klosterman J. Klosterman	LB	5'11"	230	FR	Iowa City, IA, USA
49	Stevo Klotz S. Klotz	TE	6'4"	250	JR	Chaska, MN, USA
51	Drake Knobloch D. Knobloch	LS	6'2"	245	FR	Winterset, IA, USA
10	JJ Kohl	QB	6'7"	250	FR	Ankeny, IA, USA
53	Evan Ladwig E. Ladwig	OL	6'4"	310	SO	Cascade, WI, USA
93	Isaiah Lee I. Lee	DL	6'0"	301	SR
00	Zachary Lovett Z. Lovett	LB	6'2"	245	SO	Melbourne, FL, USA
50	Tyler Maro T. Maro	OL	6'7"	286	SO	Davenport, IA, USA
46	Carston Marshall C. Marshall	LB	6'2"	215	SO	Kennesaw, GA, USA
43	Caden Matson C. Matson	DB	6'0"	205	FR	Humboldt, IA, USA
24	Treyveon McGee T. McGee	DB	6'2"	198	JR	Ypsilanti, MI, USA
23	Will McLaughlin W. McLaughlin	LB	6'4"	225	SO	Defiance, IA, USA
49	Myles Mendeszoon M. Mendeszoon	LB	6'4"	200	SO	Chardon, OH, USA
66	Tyler Miller T. Miller	OL	6'9"	320	JR	Scranton, IA, USA
82	Tyler Moore T. Moore	TE	6'5"	255	SO	Des Moines, IA, USA
75	James Neal III J. Neal III	OL	6'6"	325	SO	Grayson, GA, USA
00	Beni Ngoyi B. Ngoyi	WR	6'4"	195	FR	Lincoln, NE, USA
18	Ben Nikkel B. Nikkel	DB	6'1"	195	SR	McPherson, KS, USA
13	Jaylin Noel J. Noel	WR	5'10"	185	JR	Kansas City, MO, USA
05	Cartevious Norton C. Norton	RB	5'11"	210	SO	Waycross, GA, USA
26	Myles Norwood M. Norwood	DB	6'2"	170	SO	St. Louis, MO, USA
51	Tobechi Okoli T. Okoli	DL	6'5"	285	SO	Kansas City, MO, USA
11	Tyler Onyedim T. Onyedim	DL	6'4"	290	SO	Richmond, TX, USA
95	Domonique Orange D. Orange	DL	6'4"	350	SO	Kansas City, MO, USA
21	Jamison Patton J. Patton	DB	6'2"	200	FR	Des Moines, IA, USA
74	Hayden Pauls H. Pauls	OL	6'5"	305	JR	Emporia, KS, USA
80	Tyler Perkins T. Perkins	P	5'11"	195	SO	Norwalk, OH, USA
73	Brady Petersen B. Petersen	OL	6'5"	290	JR	Ankeny, IA, USA
52	Joey Petersen J. Petersen	DL	6'4"	215	JR	Long Grove, IA, USA
10	Darien Porter D. Porter	WR	6'4"	175	SR	Bettendorf, IA, USA
15	Myles Purchase M. Purchase	DB	5'11"	190	JR	Denver, CO, USA
72	Jake Remsburg J. Remsburg	OL	6'6"	315	SR	West Des Moines, IA, USA
33	Jack Sadowsky V J. Sadowsky V	LB	6'2"	245	FR	Batavia, IL, USA
24	Abu Sama III A. Sama III	RB	5'11"	200	FR	Des Moines, IA, USA
45	Samuel Same S. Same	DL	6'5"	215	FR	Wichita, KS, USA
26	Eli Sanders E. Sanders	RB	6'0"	195	SO	Oceanside, CA, USA
99	Keegan Shackford K. Shackford	K	5'10"	194	SO	Ashburn, VA, USA
55	Darrell Simmons Jr. D. Simmons Jr.	OL	6'3"	306	SR	Belleville, IL, USA
96	J.R. Singleton	DL	6'2"	300	JR	Gurnee, IL, USA
56	Anthony Smith A. Smith	OL	6'3"	295	JR	Lakeland, FL, USA
13	Cam Smith C. Smith	DB	5'11"	215	FR	Austintown, OH, USA
14	Dimitri Stanley D. Stanley	WR	6'0"	195	SR
29	Drew Surges D. Surges	DB	6'1"	200	FR	Chicago, IL, USA
97	Kaden Sutton K. Sutton	DL	6'0"	300	JR	Adel, IA, USA
25	T.J. Tampa	DB	6'2"	178	SR	St. Petersburg, FL, USA
22	Blake Thompson B. Thompson	DB	6'1"	194	SO	Missouri City, TX, USA
39	Asle Thorson A. Thorson	DB	6'1"	202	JR	Fort Dodge, IA, USA
67	Grant Treiber G. Treiber	OL	6'6"	323	SR	Sioux Falls, SD, USA
32	Gerry Vaughn G. Vaughn	LB	5'11"	225	SR
18	Malik Verdon M. Verdon	DB	6'4"	215	SO	Cincinnati, OH, USA
31	Jontez Williams J. Williams	DB	5'11"	200	FR	Starke, FL, USA
14	Carson Willich C. Willich	LB	6'1"	214	FR	Blue Springs, MO, USA

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375