Throwback Thursday: Looking back at Iowa's starters as recruits
MORE: Looking back at Penn State's starters as recruits
In our Throwback Thursday feature, we are going to take a look back at the Iowa starters, and their opponents week by week, and see how they were ranked as recruits.
OFFENSE
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QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
FULLBACK
WIDE RECEIVERS
TIGHT END
OFFENSIVE LINE (LT, LG, C, RG, RT)
DEFENSE (4-2-5)
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DEFENSIVE LINE (LE, LT, RT, RE)
LINEBACKERS (MLB, WLB)
DEFENSIVE BACKS (CASH, LC, RC, SS, FS)
SPECIAL TEAMS
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SPECIALISTS (PK, P, LS)
NOTES:
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-Average star rating on offense: 2.36
-Average star rating on defense: 2.27
-Monte Pottebaum, Kyler Schott, Nick DeJong, Jack Koerner, and Caleb Shudak originally joined the Iowa football program as walk-ons coming out of high school.
-Zach VanValkenburg (Hillsdale) came to Iowa as a grad transfer in 2019.
-Iowa starters that had a Penn State offer coming out of high school: John Waggoner.
-Other players on Iowa's roster that had a Penn State offer: Josiah Miamen, Elijah Yelverton, David Davidkov, and Max Llewellyn.