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  • Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the Hansen Football Performance Center. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
    Head Coach

    Kirk Ferentz

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  • Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends

    Brian Ferentz

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  • Defensive Coordinator/Secondary

    Phil Parker

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  • Special Teams Coordinator

    LeVar Woods

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  • Defensive Line

    Kelvin Bell

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  • Kelton Copeland
    Wide Receivers

    Kelton Copeland

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  • Running Backs/Offensive Recruiting Coordinator

    Derrick Foster

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  • Assistant Defensive Line Coach/Defensive Recruiting Coordinator

    Jay Niemann

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  • Quarterbacks

    Ken O'Keefe

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  • Tim Polasek
    Offensive Line

    Tim Polasek

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  • Linebackers Coach

    Seth Wallace

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  • Strength and Conditioning

    Chris Doyle

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  • Assistant, Strength and Conditioning

    Raimond Braithwaite

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  • Assistant, Strength and Conditioning

    Cody Myers

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  • Assistant, Strength & Conditioning

    Peter Remmes

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  • Assistant, Strength & Conditioning

    Mark Weisman

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  • Nutrition & Performance Analytics

    Kohle Helle

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  • Director, Football Operations

    Paul Federici

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  • Assistant Director, Football Operations

    Ben Hansen

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  • Director, Player Development

    Broderick Binns

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  • Director, Player Personnel

    Scott Southmayd

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  • Director, Football New Media

    Max Allen

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  • Director, Recruiting

    Tyler Barnes

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  • Dylan Chmura
    Graduate Assistant

    Dylan Chmura

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  • Graduate Assistant

    Miles Taylor

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  • Graduate Assistant

    Keeston Terry

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    Graduate Assistant

    Shane Viilo

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  • Football Analyst

    Martin Hopkins

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  • Football Analyst

    Tyler Parker

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  • Director of Football Analytics

    Austin Showalter

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  • Video Coordinator

    Bob Rahfeldt

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2019 Football Roster
No. First Name Last Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School
1 Nolan Donald RB Fr. 5-9 182 Morton, Illinois / Morton
1 Wes Dvorak DB Sr. 6-0 200 Parkston, South Dakota / Parkston
2 Ryan Gersonde P So. 6-4 198 Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Marquette University HS
2 Peyton Mansell QB So. 6-2 208 Belton, Texas / Belton
3 Keith Duncan K Jr. 5-10 180 Weddington, North Carolina / Weddington
3 Tyrone Tracy, Jr. WR R-Fr. 5-11 200 Indianapolis, Indiana / Decatur Central
4 Dane Belton DB Fr. 6-1 190 Tampa, Florida / Jesuit
4 Nate Stanley QB Sr. 6-4 243 Menomonie, Wisconsin / Menomonie
5 Jestin Jacobs LB Fr. 6-4 220 Englewood, Ohio / Northmont
5 Oliver Martin WR So. 6-1 200 Coralville, Iowa / Iowa City West
6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR Jr. 6-1 183 Newark, New Jersey / Weequahic
7 Spencer Petras QB R-Fr. 6-5 230 San Rafael, California / Marin Catholic
7 Colten Rastetter P Sr. 6-1 213 Guttenberg, Iowa / Clayton Ridge
8 Matt Hankins DB Jr. 6-0 185 Lewisville, Texas / Marcus
8 Alex Padilla QB Fr. 6-1 193 Greenwood Village, Colorado / Cherry Creek
9 Jack Combs WR So. 6-1 188 Grand Rapids, Michigan / East Grand Rapids
9 Geno Stone DB Jr. 5-10 210 New Castle, Pennsylvania / Senior
10 Mekhi Sargent RB Jr. 5-9 212 Key West, Florida / Key West
10 Caleb Shudak K Jr. 5-8 180 Council Bluffs, Iowa / Lewis Central
11 Connor Kapisak QB R-Fr. 6-5 211 South Windsor, Connecticut / South Windsor
11 Michael Ojemudia DB Sr. 6-1 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan / Harrison
12 D.J. Johnson DB R-Fr. 5-11 183 Indianapolis, Indiana / North Central
12 Brandon Smith WR Jr. 6-2 218 Lake Cormorant, Mississippi / Lake Cormorant
13 Joe Evans LB R-Fr. 6-2 240 Ames, Iowa / Ames
13 Henry Marchese WR So. 6-3 196 Vernon Hills, Illinois / Stevenson
14 Daraun McKinney DB Fr. 5-10 185 River Rouge, Michigan / River Rouge
15 Dallas Craddieth DB R-Fr. 5-11 205 St. Louis, Missouri / Hazelwood Central
15 Tyler Goodson RB Fr. 5-10 190 Suwanee, Georgia / North Gwinnett
16 Charlie Jones WR So. 5-11 184 Deerfield, Illinois / Deerfield
16 Terry Roberts DB R-Fr. 5-10 176 Erie, Pennsylvania / Cathedral Prep
17 Ryan Schmidt QB Sr. 6-5 237 Marion Iowa / Linn-Mar
17 Devonte Young DB Sr. 6-0 203 Waldorf, Maryland / North Point
18 Drew Cook TE Sr. 6-5 252 Iowa City / Regina
18 John Milani DB Sr. 6-0 204 Iowa City, Iowa / West
19 Max Cooper WR Jr. 6-0 188 Waukesha, Wisconsin / Catholic Memorial
19 Mike Timm LB R-Fr. 6-0 229 Delafield, Wisconsin / Kettle Moraine
20 Julius Brents DB So. 6-3 203 Indianapolis, Indiana / Warren Central
20 Keontae Luckett RB Fr. 5-10 180 New London, Iowa / New London
21 Thomas Hartlieb DB Fr. 5-11 186 Madison, Wisconsin / Edgewood
21 Ivory Kelly-Martin RB Jr. 5-10 203 Plainfield, Illinois / Oswego East
22 Samson Evans RB R-Fr. 6-0 210 Crystal Lake, Illinois / Prairie Ridge
22 Michael Sleep-Dalton P Sr. 6-1 212 Geelong, Australia / St. Joseph's College
23 Shadrick Byrd RB Fr. 5-10 212 Alabaster, Alabama / Thompson
26 Kaevon Merriweather DB So. 6-0 210 Belleville, Michigan / Belleville
27 Jermari Harris DB Fr. 6-1 177 Chicago, Ill. / Montini Catholic
28 Jack Koerner DB So. 6-0 204 Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling
28 Toren Young RB Jr. 5-11 223 Madison, Wisconsin / Monona Grove
29 Sebastian Castro DB Fr. 5-11 195 Oak Lawn, Illinois / Richards
29 Jackson Ritter WR Fr. 6-3 195 Frankfort, Illinois / Lincoln-Way East
30 Quinn Schulte WR Fr. 6-1 185 Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Xavier
31 Jack Campbell LB Fr. 6-4 218 Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls
32 Djimon Colbert LB So. 6-1 235 Shawnee Mission, Kansas / Bishop Miege
33 Riley Moss DB So. 6-1 191 Ankeny, Iowa / Centennial
34 Kristian Welch LB Sr. 6-3 239 Iola, Wisconsin / Iola-Scandinavia
35 Barrington Wade LB Jr. 6-1 236 Skokie, Illinois / Niles North
36 Brady Ross FB Sr. 6-0 246 Humboldt, Iowa / Humboldt
37 Kyler Fisher DB Fr. 5-11 201 Farnhamville, Iowa / SE Valley
38 Monte Pottebaum LB R-Fr. 6-1 236 Larchwood, Iowa / West Lyon
39 Nate Wieting TE Sr. 6-4 250 Rockford, Illinois / Rockford Lutheran
40 Turner Pallissard FB R-Fr. 6-0 242 Frankfort, Illinois / Lincoln-Way East
41 Colton Dinsdale DB Sr. 5-11 225 Reinbeck, Iowa / Gladbrook-Reinbeck
41 Johnny Plewa FB Fr. 6-0 230 Franklin, Wisconsin / Franklin
42 Shaun Beyer TE Jr. 6-5 244 Shellsburg, Iowa / Cedar Rapids Kennedy
43 Dillon Doyle LB R-Fr. 6-3 235 Iowa City, Iowa / West
44 Seth Benson LB R-Fr. 6-0 227 Sioux Falls, South Dakota / Washington
45 Joe Ludwig FB So. 6-0 241 Middleton, Wisconsin / Middleton
46 Logan Klemp LB R-Fr. 6-2 228 Jewell, Iowa / South Hamilton
46 Tommy Kujawa TE So. 6-3 235 Greendale, Wisconsin / Greendale
47 Nick Anderson LB Sr. 6-2 230 Waukee, Iowa / Waukee
48 Bryce Schulte TE So. 6-3 244 Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Xavier
49 Nick Niemann LB Jr. 6-4 235 Sycamore, Illinois / Sycamore
50 Louie Stec DT Fr. 6-0 246 LaGrange Park, Illinois / Nazareth
50 Jackson Subbert LS Sr. 6-3 243 Williamsburg, Iowa / Williamsburg
52 Amani Jones LB Sr. 5-11 244 Chicago, Illinois / Phillips
53 Spencer Daufeldt DL Fr. 6-1 285 West Liberty, Iowa / West Liberty
54 Matt Fagan OL R-Fr. 6-5 285 Council Bluffs, Iowa / St. Albert
54 Daviyon Nixon DT So. 6-3 309 Kenosha, Wisconsin / Indian Trail
55 Luke Empen OL R-Fr. 6-4 270 Clinton, Iowa / Northeast Goose Lake
55 Yahweh Jeudy LB Fr. 6-0 201 Pompano Beach, Florida / Cardinal Gibbons
56 Nick DeJong OL Fr. 6-6 275 Pella, Iowa / Pella
57 Chauncey Golston DE Jr. 6-5 270 Detroit, Michigan / East English Village Prep
57 Clayton Thurm OL Fr. 6-4 261 Williamsburg, Iowa / Williamsburg
58 Taylor Fox OL Fr. 6-3 280 Winthrop, Iowa / East Buchanan
59 Nathan Nelson DE R-Fr. 6-3 252 Waukee, Iowa / Waukee
60 Noah Fenske OL Fr. 6-4 300 New Hampton, Iowa / New Hampton
61 Cole Banwart OL Jr. 6-4 300 Ottosen, Iowa / Algona
63 Justin Britt OL Fr. 6-5 290 Indianapolis, Indiana / Warren Central
64 Kyler Schott OL So. 6-2 290 Coggon, Iowa / North Linn
65 Tyler Linderbaum OL R-Fr. 6-3 286 Solon, Iowa / Solon
66 Dalles Jacobus DL Jr. 6-0 285 Palo, Iowa / Cedar Rapids Kennedy
66 Levi Paulsen OL Sr. 6-5 305 Moville, Iowa / Woodbury Central
68 Landan Paulsen OL Sr. 6-5 305 Moville, Iowa / Woodbury Central
69 Tyler Endres OL Fr. 6-6 307 Norwalk, Iowa / Norwalk
70 Kyle Sorensen OL R-Fr. 6-5 270 Waukee, Iowa / Waukee
71 Mark Kallenberger OL So. 6-5 291 Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf
72 Coy Kirkpatrick OL So. 6-4 291 Madrid, Iowa / Madrid
73 Cody Ince OL R-Fr. 6-4 287 Luck, Wisconsin / Unity
74 Austin Schulte DL Jr. 6-4 287 Pella, Iowa / Pella
74 Tristan Wirfs OL Jr. 6-5 322 Mount Vernon, Iowa / Mount Vernon
75 Jeff Jenkins OL R-Fr. 6-3 266 Crystal Lake, Illinois / Prairie RIdge
76 Ezra Miller OL Fr. 6-6 305 Holstein, Iowa / Ridge View
77 Alaric Jackson OL Jr. 6-6 320 Detroit, Michigan / Renaissance
79 Jack Plumb OL R-Fr. 6-7 272 Green Bay, Wisconsin / Bay Port
80 Josiah Miamen TE Fr. 6-4 235 Dunlap, Illinois / Dunlap
81 Desmond Hutson WR Fr. 6-3 200 Raytown, Missouri / Raytown
82 Calvin Lockett WR R-Fr. 6-2 182 Largo, Florida / Largo
83 Alec Kritta WR Fr. 5-11 185 St. Charles, Illinois / St. Charles North
84 Sam LaPorta TE Fr. 6-4 242 Highland, Illinois / Highland
84 Austin Spiewak LS Jr. 6-1 232 Rolling Meadows, Illinois / Fremd
85 Logan Lee DE/TE Fr. 6-5 251 Orion, Illinois / Orion
85 Nate Vejvoda LS Sr. 6-5 250 Homer Glen, Illinois / Providence Catholic
87 Javon Foy WR Fr. 5-11 158 Coal Valley, Illinois / Moline
88 Jackson Frericks TE Fr. 6-6 200 Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls
89 Nico Ragaini WR R-Fr. 6-0 192 East Haven, Connecticut / Notre Dame
90 Taajhir McCall DL Fr. 6-3 231 Pensacola, Florida / Pine Forest
91 Brady Reiff DL Sr. 6-3 277 Parkston, South Dakota / Parkston
92 John Waggoner DL R-Fr. 6-5 270 West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic
93 Jake Karchinski DL Fr. 6-4 253 DePere, Wisconsin / West
94 A.J. Epenesa DE Jr. 6-6 280 Glen Carbon, Illinois / Edwardsville
95 Cedrick Lattimore DL Sr. 6-3 295 Redford, Michigan / East English Village Prep
96 Lucas Amaya K Fr. 6-3 200 Muskego, Wisconsin / Muskego
97 Zach VanValkenburg DL Jr. 6-4 270 Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland West
98 Chris Reames DL Fr. 6-7 230 Van Meter, Iowa / Van Meter
99 Noah Shannon DL R-Fr. 6-0 294 Montgomery, Illinois / Oswego

Football Coaching Staff

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Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the Hansen Football Performance Center. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com) Kirk Ferentz Head Coach
Brian Ferentz Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
Phil Parker Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
LeVar Woods Special Teams Coordinator
Kelvin Bell Defensive Line
Kelton Copeland Kelton Copeland Wide Receivers
Derrick Foster Running Backs/Offensive Recruiting Coordinator
Jay Niemann Assistant Defensive Line Coach/Defensive Recruiting Coordinator
Ken O'Keefe Quarterbacks
Tim Polasek Tim Polasek Offensive Line
Seth Wallace Linebackers Coach
Chris Doyle Strength and Conditioning
Raimond Braithwaite Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
Cody Myers Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
Peter Remmes Assistant, Strength & Conditioning
Mark Weisman Assistant, Strength & Conditioning
Kohle Helle Nutrition & Performance Analytics
Paul Federici Director, Football Operations
Ben Hansen Assistant Director, Football Operations
Broderick Binns Director, Player Development
Scott Southmayd Director, Player Personnel
Max Allen Director, Football New Media
Tyler Barnes Director, Recruiting
Dylan Chmura Dylan Chmura Graduate Assistant
Miles Taylor Graduate Assistant
Keeston Terry Graduate Assistant
Shane Viilo Head Shot Shane Viilo Graduate Assistant
Martin Hopkins Football Analyst
Tyler Parker Football Analyst
Austin Showalter Director of Football Analytics
Bob Rahfeldt Video Coordinator

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