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

SUPER BACK

WIDE RECEIVERS

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

DEFENSE

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DEFENSIVE LINE (DE, DT, DT, DE)

LINEBACKERS (WILL, MIKE, SAM)

DEFENSIVE BACKS (CB, CB, FS, SS)

NOTES:

-Average star rating on offense: 3.00

-Average star rating on defense: 2.55

-Chris Bergin joined Northwestern's program as a preferred walk-on in 2017.

-Northwestern starters that had an offer from Iowa during the recruiting process: Riley Lees and Greg Newsome.

-Other players on Northwestern's roster that had an Iowa offer: Hunter Johnson, Ben Skowronek, Jesse Brown, Tommy Carnifax, Mark Gooden, Roderick Campbell, Earnest Brown, Devin O'Rourke, Duke Olges, Adetomiwa Adebawore, and Bryce Kirtz.