Throwback Thursday: Looking back at Iowa's starters as recruits

MORE: Looking back at Michigan'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: 2.45

-Average star rating on defense: 2.18

-Monte Pottebaum, Kyler Schott, Nick DeJong, Jack Koerner, Caleb Shudak, and Luke Elkin originally joined the Iowa football program as walk-ons coming out of high school.

-Zach VanValkenburg (Hillsdale) came to Iowa as a transfer in 2019.

-Iowa starters that had a Michigan offer during the recruiting process: John Waggoner, Logan Lee, and Connor Colby.

-Other players on Iowa's roster that had a Michigan offer: Matt Hankins, Gavin Williams, Elijah Yelverton, Deontae Craig, David Davidkov, and Beau Stephens.