Throwback Thursday: Looking back at Iowa'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: 2.64

-Starters Nate Wieting, Kyler Schott, Brady Ross, Jack Koerner, Keith Duncan, and Caleb Shudak joined the Iowa football program as walk-ons coming out of high school.

-Iowa starters that had an Illinois offer during the recruiting process: A.J. Epenesa, Alaric Jackson, Nick Niemann, Matt Hankins, and Tyrone Tracy Jr.

-Other players on Iowa's roster that had an Illinois offer: Amani Jones, Ivory Kelly-Martin, Calvin Lockett, D.J. Johnson, Dallas Craddieth, Samson Evans, Logan Lee, and Josiah Miamen.