MORE: Looking back at Purdue's starters as recruits
In our Throwback Thursday feature, we are going to take a quick 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 (X, Z)
TIGHT END
OFFENSIVE LINE (LT, LG, C, RG, RT)
DEFENSE
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DEFENSIVE LINE (LE, LT, RT, RE)
LINEBACKERS (OLB, MLB, WLB)
DEFENSIVE BACKS (LC, RC, SS, FS)
SPECIAL TEAMS
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SPECIALISTS (PK, KO, P)
NOTES:
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-Average star rating on offense: 2.45
-Average star rating on defense: 2.36
-Monte Pottebaum, Kyler Schott, Jack Koerner, Keith Duncan, and Caleb Shudak joined the Iowa football program as walk-ons coming out of high school.
-Coy Cronk (Indiana) and Zach VanValkenburg (Hillsdale) came to Iowa as grad transfers.
-Iowa starters that had a Purdue offer during the recruiting process: Alaric Jackson and Daviyon Nixon.
-Other players on Iowa's roster that had a Purdue offer: Cody Ince, Noah Shannon, Calvin Lockett, Julius Brents, Dallas Craddieth, Josiah Miamen, Justin Britt, Jestin Jacobs, Elijah Yelverton, Tyler Elsbury, and Deontae Craig.