Throwback Thursday: Looking back at Middle Tennessee's starters as recruits

MORE: Looking back at Iowa's starters as recruits

In our Throwback Thursday feature, we are going to take a quick look back at Iowa's opponent every week and see how their starters were ranked as recruits.

OFFENSE

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QUARTERBACK

RUNNING BACK

WIDE RECEIVERS (X, H, Y, Z)

OFFENSIVE LINE (LT, LG, C, RG, RT)

DEFENSE

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DEFENSIVE LINE (LE, LT, RT, RE)

LINEBACKERS (WLB, MLB, SLB)

DEFENSIVE BACKS (LC, RC, SS, FS)

Notes:

-Average star rating on offense: 1.91

-Average star rating on defense: 2.18

-Brett Shepherd, who Iowa offered coming out of high school in 2016, transferred from Maryland to Middle Tennessee last summer.

-Ty Lee is also listed with an Iowa offer.

-Zack Dobson is Middle Tennessee's highest ranked recruit with a 5.6 RR.