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, Z)

TIGHT END

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

DEFENSE

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DEFENSIVE LINE (DE, DT, DT, DE)

LINEBACKERS (SLB, MLB, WLB)

DEFENSIVE BACKS (CB, CB, SS, FS)

SPECIAL TEAMS

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SPECIALISTS (P, K, KO)

NOTES:

-Average star rating on offense: 3.73

-Average star rating on defense: 3.45

-Middle linebacker Jan Johnson joined Penn State's program as a walk-on in 2015.

-Penn State starters that had an offer from Iowa during the recruiting process include Daniel George, Jahan Dotson, Michal Menet, Cameron Brown, and Garrett Taylor.