Dunker, Jones Named To Big Ten Preseason Honors List

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa senior offensive linemen Gennings Dunker and Logan Jones have been named to the Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors List, it was announced Tuesday by the league office.

Fifteen student-athletes from all 18 conference schools were selected by a media panel.

Dunker started 11 contests as a junior and was a dominant force on the right side of Iowa’s offensive line that was recognized as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award in 2024. The Lena, Illinois, native was a second-team all-conference honoree, as well as an academic all-district selection. Dunker helped pave the way for Iowa’s offense that rushed for more than 200 yards in seven games last season.

Jones, who started 12 games as a junior, was a first-team all-conference selection and Phil Steele honorable mention All-American in 2024. The native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, anchored the Hawkeye offensive line that allowed just 17 sacks and helped Iowa rush for 2,564 yards, the most since 2002. Jones was named a preseason second-team All-American yesterday by Walter Camp.

The Hawkeyes have had 13 players named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List in the last 12 seasons. They include Dunker and Jones (2025), Jay Higgins (2024), defensive back/return specialist Cooper DeJean (2023), linebacker Jack Campbell (2022), center Tyler Linderbaum (2021), defensive end A.J. Epenesa (2019), tight end Noah Fant (2018), linebacker Josey Jewell (2017), quarterback C.J. Beathard (2016), defensive back Desmond King (2016), defensive end Drew Ott (2015) and offensive tackle Brandon Scherff (2014). DeJean, Campbell, Linderbaum, Epenesa, Fant, Jewell, Beathard, King, and Scherff were selected in the NFL Draft after making the list.

The Hawkeyes open the 2025 season against UAlbany on Aug. 30, on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium, at 5 p.m. (CT).

Tickets remain for five home Hawkeye games in 2025: UAlbany (Aug. 30), UMass (Sept. 13), Penn State (Oct. 18), Oregon (Nov. 8) and Michigan State (Nov. 22). Tickets can be purchased online at hawkeyesports.com/tickets or by calling 1-800-IA-HAWKS. Home contests against Indiana (Sept. 27; Homecoming) and Minnesota (Oct. 25) are sold out.

2025 Big Ten Preseason Honors*
QB Luke Altmyer, ILL
OLB Gabe Jacas, ILL 
DL Mikail Kamara, IND
DB D’Angelo Ponds, IND
OT Gennings Dunker, IOWA
C Logan Jones, IOWA
DB Koi Perich, MINN
OLB Matayo Uiagalelei, ORE
DB Dillon Thieneman, ORE
SAF Caleb Downs, OSU
WR JEREMIAH SMITH, OSU 
LB Sonny Styles, OSU
QB Drew Allar, PSU
DE Dani Dennis-Sutton, PSU
RB Nicholas Singleton, PSU

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
*Additional honorees due to ties