Transfer portal season is upon us and Iowa is expected to once again be an active participant in the portal, with several players departing and several newcomers expected to arrive as well. The winter transfer portal officially opens on December 9, 2024, and remains open through December 28, 2024.
We'll update this post regularly over the next few weeks with all the portal activity impacting Iowa -- new players joining the program and current players departing the team. Several players have already announced their intent to enter the transfer portal and are listed below.
ARRIVALS
UPDATE: December 13, 2024
Iowa has added the following players out of the transfer portal.
Hank Brown
Hank Brown | RS Fr | #-- | QB | 6'4" | 208 lbs
Brown is a redshirt freshman quarterback from Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee via Auburn. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Brown started two games and appeared in five for the Tigers while with the program. He completed 34-of-52 passes (65.4%) for 535 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions in those five games.
He committed to Iowa on December 13.
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VISITORS
UPDATE: December 19, 2024
UPCOMING VISITS
Former Northern Illinois WR Trayvon Rudolph is planning to visit Iowa soon.
READ MORE: NIU Transfer WR Trayvon Rudolph Visiting (Premium)
ALREADY VISITED:
Division II DL Langden Kitchen made an unofficial visit to Iowa for the Nebraska game in November.
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Former Auburn QB Hank Brown visited Iowa the week of December 9.
READ MORE: Hank Brown Talks Visit, Commitment: "I'm Fired Up" (Premium)
Former Central Michigan DL Jonah Pace visited last week.
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Former Penn State QB Beau Pribula visited Iowa on December 18.
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DEPARTURES
The following players have entered the transfer portal or announced their intention to enter the transfer portal.
UPDATE: December 21, 2024
Tripp Woody
Tripp Woody | Fr | #92 | PK | 5'9" | 197 lbs
Woody is a true freshman from Charlotte Christian in Waxhaw, North Carolina, who came to Iowa as a placekicker. He has 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Woody did not play in 2024.
He entered the portal on December 20.
On December 21, Woody committed to Syracuse.
Grant Glausser
Grant Glausser | So | #13 | WR | 5'11" | 197 lbs
Glausser is a true freshman from Western Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, who came to Iowa as a running back. He has 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Glausser redshirted in 2024.
He entered the portal on December 19.
Reese Osgood
Reese Osgood | So | #13 | WR | 5'11" | 197 lbs
Osgood is a sophomore from Franklin in Franklin, Wisconsin, who has played wide receiver at Iowa. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Osgood redshirted in 2022 and did not see playing time in 2023 or 2024.
He entered the portal on December 18.
Judah Mallette
Judah Mallette | RS Fr | #29 | WR | 5'11" | 197 lbs
Mallette is a redshirt freshman from Hope Academy in Chicago, Illinois, who has played wide receiver at Iowa. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Bickham did not see playing time in 2023, but did play against Northwestern this season.
He entered the transfer portal on December 12.
Amare Bickham
Amare Bickham | RS Fr | #15 | DB | 6'0" | 180 lbs
Bickham is a redshirt freshman from Fulshear in Fulshear, Texas, who has played defensive back at Iowa. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Bickham did not see playing time in 2023 or 2024.
He entered the transfer portal on December 11.
Chase Brackney
Chase Brackney | RS Fr | #91 | DL | 6'4" | 291 lbs
Brackney is a redshirt freshman from Cherry Creek in Greenwood Village, Colorado, who has spent time on the defensive line at Iowa. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Brackney did not see playing time in 2023 or 2024.
He entered the transfer portal on December 10.
Graham Freidrichsen
Graham Friedrichsen | So | #16 | WR | 6'1" | 207 lbs
Thompson is a sophomore from Urbandale in Urbandale, Iowa, who came to Iowa as a wide receiver. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Thompson redshirted during the 2022 season and did not play during the 2023 or 2024 seasons.
He entered the transfer portal on December 9.
Jalyn Thompson
Jalyn Thompson | RS Fr | #40 | TE | 6'2" | 253 lbs
Thompson is a true freshman from West Des Moines Dowling in West Des Moines, Iowa, who came to Iowa as a tight end. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Thompson did not play during the 2023 or 2024 seasons.
He entered the transfer portal on December 9.
Ethan Aghakhan
Ethan Aghakhan | Fr | #54 | DE | 6'2" | 238 lbs
Aghakhan is a true freshman from Stevenson in Vernon Hills, Illinois, who saw time at defensive end at Iowa. He has four years of eligibility remaining.
Aghakhan did not play during the 2024 season.
He entered the transfer portal on December 9.
Caden Crawford
Caden Crawford | So | #97 | DL | 6'4" | 261 lbs
Crawford is a sophomore from Lansing in Lansing, Kansas, who saw time on the defensive line at Iowa. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
After playing no games and redshirting in 2022, Crawford saw action in three games in 2023, but did not record any stats. Crawford again saw action in three games in 2024, including a two-tackle effort against Illinois State in Iowa's season opener. Crawford also recovered a fumble in that game.
READ MORE: Defensive End Caden Crawford Will Enter Transfer Portal
He entered the transfer portal on December 9.
Marco Lainez
Marco Lainez | RS Fr | #11 | QB | 6'2" | 228 lbs
Lainez is a redshirt freshman from The Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey, who played quarterback at Iowa. Lainez has three years of eligibility remaining.
Lainez redshirted during the 2024 season, but did play in the Cheez-It Bowl against Tennessee, entering late and going 2-of-7 for 4 yards through the air, but providing a spark on the ground by running for 51 yards on six attempts.
In 2024, Lainez did not play and was the third quarterback behind Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan on the depth chart most weeks. He injured his thumb partway through the season as well.
He entered the transfer portal on December 9.
READ MORE: Quarterback Marco Lainez to Enter Transfer Portal
Grant Leeper
Grant Leeper | RS Fr | #44 | TE | 6'5" | 248 lbs
Leeper is a redshirt freshman from Homestead in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who played tight end at Iowa. Leeper did not see any action and redshirted in 2023. Leeper played in two games in 2024, but did not record any stats. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
He entered the transfer portal on December 9.
On December 16, Leeper committed to Miami (OH) out of the transfer portal.
Trent Cakerice
Trent Cakerice | Fr | #53 | DL | 6'4" | 247 lbs
Cakerice is a freshman walk-on from Grundy Center in Grundy Center, Iowa, who worked as a defensive tackle at Iowa. Cakerice redshirted during his true freshman season in 2024 and did not record any stats. He has four years of eligibility remaining.
He entered the transfer portal on December 9.
Kyson Van Vugt
Kyson Van Vugt | So | #73 | TE/OL | 6'6" | 282 lbs
Van Vugt is a sophomore walk-on from Western Christian in Sioux Center, Iowa, who spent time at TE and OL at Iowa. Van Vugt redshirted in 2022 and moved from TE to OL prior to the 2023 season. He did not see any game action in 2023 or 2024. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
He entered the transfer portal on December 9.
Cole Marsh
Cole Marsh | Fr | #83 | TE | 6'5" | 235 lbs
Marsh is a true freshman walk-on from Waverly Shell-Rock in Waverly, Iowa, who spent the 2024 season working as a tight end. He has four years of eligibility remaining.
He did not record any official snaps and announced his decision to depart the program on December 8.
On December 16, Marsh committed to Northern Iowa out of the transfer portal.
Ayden Price
Ayden Price | RS Fr | #25 | WR | 5'11" | 196 lbs
Price is a redshirt freshman walk-on from West Des Moines Valley in West Des Moines, Iowa, who played wide receiver at Iowa over the past two seasons. Price redshirted during the 2023 season. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
He did not record any official snaps during the 2024 season and announced his decision to depart the program on December 7.
Rusty VanWetzinga
Rusty VanWetzinga | RS Fr | #41 | FB | 6'0" | 235 lbs
VanWetzinga is a redshirt freshman walk-on from Pleasant Valley in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, who played fullback at Iowa over the past two seasons. VanWetzinga redshirted during the 2023 season. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Though VanWetzinga did not record any official stats during his Iowa career, he did see action against Tennessee in the Cheez-It Bowl last season and in four additional games this year.
VanWetzinga's younger brother, Joey, is a commit in Iowa's 2025 recruiting class and signed with Iowa last week. The younger VanWetzinga projects to play as an offensive or defensive lineman at Iowa.
READ MORE: Fullback Rusty VanWetzinga to Enter Transfer Portal
He announced his decision to depart the program on December 5.
On December 16, VanWetzinga committed to Northern Illinois out of the transfer portal.
James Resar
James Resar | Fr | #10 | QB/WR | 6'4" | 210 lbs
Resar is a true freshman from Bishop Kenny in Fernandina Beach, Florida, who came to Iowa as a quarterback recruit in the 2024 recruiting class. During his true freshman season this fall, Resar transitioned to wide receiver before suffering a leg injury that ended his season. He has four years of eligibility remaining.
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He announced his intent to enter the portal on December 5.
Cade McNamara
Cade McNamara | Gr | #12 | QB | 6'1" | 210 lbs
McNamara is a grad student from Damonte Ranch in Reno, Nevada, by way of Michigan, who played quarterback at Iowa over the past two seasons. McNamara came to Iowa out of the transfer portal with considerable fanfare in December 2022. However, McNamara's time at Iowa never lived up to the considerable expectations that he brought with him when he made the move to Iowa City.
McNamara had been a starting quarterback at Michigan prior to his transfer to Iowa, and led the team to a College Football Playoff appearance in 2021. In 2022, McNamara lost a quarterback battle to J.J. McCarthy and then suffered a season-ending injury.
Injuries have been a persistent issue for McNamara over the past three seasons. A training camp injury left McNamara limited entering the 2023 season, before a torn ACL ended his year after only five games. A concussion sustained against Northwestern ended McNamara's season early in 2024.
Over two seasons at Iowa, McNamara played in 13 games and finished with 150-of-262 passes (57.2%) for 1,523 yards, ten touchdowns and eight interceptions. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
READ MORE: Cade McNamara Will Enter Transfer Portal
He announced his intent to enter the portal on December 4.
Johnny Pascuzzi
Johnny Pascuzzi | Jr | #82 | TE | 6'4" | 241 lbs
Pascuzzi is a junior walk-on from Rockhurst in Olathe, Kansas, who played tight end at Iowa over the past four seasons. After redshirting during the 2021 season, Pascuzzi saw action during the past three seasons and has one year of eligibility remaining.
Injuries to Erick All, Luke Lachey, and Addison Ostrenga over the past two seasons afforded additional playing time opportunities to Pascuzzi, who played in 11 games in 2023 and 10 games in 2024. He recorded two catches during his Iowa career, with the most memorable being a 40-yard reception against Northwestern this season.
READ MORE: Iowa Tight End Johnny Pascuzzi to Enter Transfer Portal
He announced his intent to enter the portal on December 3.
Jeff Bowie
Jeff Bowie | Jr | #86 | DL | 6'5" | 280 lbs
Bowie is a junior from West Branch in West Branch, Iowa, who played on the defensive line at Iowa over the past four seasons. After redshirting during the 2021 season, Bowie saw limited action during the past three seasons and has one year of eligibility remaining.
Injuries were a persistent issue for Bowie during his Iowa career and he dealt with multiple ailments that severely constrained his potential playing time in Iowa City. In the end, Bowie did not play in the 2022 or 2023 seasons and saw action in only three games in 2024, recording no stats.
He announced his intent to enter the portal on November 20.
Leshon Williams
Leshon Williams | Sr | #4 | RB | 5'10" | 214 lbs
Williams is a senior from Richards in Chicago, Illinois, who played running back at Iowa for the past four seasons. Williams saw minimal action as a true freshman in 2021, but was a key part of Iowa's backfield in 2022 and 2023.
Williams was Iowa's second-leading rusher in 2022, with 413 yards, but had a breakout year in 2023. With Kaleb Johnson battling injuries most of the season, Williams emerged as Iowa's top running back and led the team with 821 yards on the ground.
Preseason injuries limited Williams during training camp and cleared the way for Johnson and Kamari Moulton to surpass him on the depth chart. After four games, Williams announced plans to redshirt the remainder of the 2024 season and enter the transfer portal.
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He announced his intent to enter the portal on October 7.
On December 2, Williams announced via Instagram that he was committing to Kansas out of the transfer portal.
Kaleb Brown
Kaleb Brown | Jr | #3 | WR | 5'10" | 200 lbs
Brown is as junior from St. Rita in Chicago, Illinois, by way of Ohio State. He arrived at Iowa out of the transfer portal in the spring of 2023 and played wide receiver for Iowa during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Brown arrived at Iowa with considerable buzz as a former 4-star recruit from Ohio State, but he struggled to make a significant impact in Iowa's anemic passing game. He started four games for Iowa in 2023 (appearing in 11 games total) and amassed 22 receptions for 215 yards and a touchdown.
An offseason arrest for OWI resulted in a one-game suspension for Brown to start the season. He played in just three games in 2024 before opting to use a redshirt for the remainder of the season and re-enter the transfer poral.
READ MORE: WR Kaleb Brown Announces Redshirt Season, Will Transfer
He announced his intent to enter the portal on October 7.
On December 17, Brown committed to UAB out of the transfer portal.
