#71 Jack Dotzler Season 2023-24

2026 Honors -- Part of offensive line named to Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll... one of eight seniors named to 2026 Player Council... 2026 -- Started all seven games at right tackle where the Iowa offensive line has allowed six sacks (fewest in the Big Ten and 10th-fewest in FBS) and the rushing attack averages 179.1 yards per game, which ranks fifth in the Big Ten... helped team tally 32 first downs and 640 yards of total offense, which rank first and second-most under Coach Kirk Ferentz, and 422 rushing yards, which ranks seventh in school history, in 55-0 shutout over UNI... helped team tally 507 yards of total offense, including 298 rushing yards, in 40-0 season-opening shutout vs. Northern Illinois... helped the team tally 465 yards of total offense and 263 rushing yards in 41-24 win at Washington... it is the first time since 2006 that Iowa has posted 500+ yards in multiple games in a season.

2025 Honors -- CSC Academic All-District... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Next Man In Award, offense... Dean's List (2025 fall, 2026 spring). 2025 -- Played in all 13 games... helped team tally 435 yards of total offense in 47-7 win over UMass... helped team rush for 200+ yards in five games (310 vs. UAlbany - which was the most in a season-opener since 2002, 245 vs. Penn State, 213 at Nebraska, 210 at Wisconsin, and 201 vs. UMass)... letterwinner.

2024 Honors -- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Dean's List student (2024 fall, 2025 spring). 2024 -- Played on the offensive line in four games.

2023 Honors -- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten... Dean's List student (2023 fall, 2024 spring). 2023 -- Saw first career action on the offensive line, paving the way for 254 rushing yards vs. Western Michigan.

 

 

 

2022 Honors -- Two-time Dean’s List student (fall 2022 and spring 2023). 2022 -- Redshirted… did not see any game action.

High School Honors -- Earned unanimous first-team all-state honors as a junior, along with earning first-team all-region honors and being named Offensive Lineman of the Year… Academic All-State honoree and Superior Honor Roll student. Career -- Three-year football letterman as offensive tackle and defensive end… prep team won state championship as a senior and posted four-year record of 41-2, not losing a game during junior (6-0) and senior seasons (14-0)… team captain as a senior… also earned three letters in basketball as a prep.

Personal -- Born 3/27/2004… finance major… parents are Katie and Jeff Dotzler… high school coach was Pat Rice.