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.