Rhett Smeins

Rhett Smeins is in his third year as assistant director of recruiting with the Hawkeye football program.

In his two years on the Hawkeye football staff, Iowa has won a combined 17 games, had four student-athletes recognized as consensus All-Americans as well as the offensive line earning the 2025 Joe Moore Award.

Smeins previously worked as a football recruiting analyst at Northwestern University. He was the lead on all identification and initial prospect evaluation for offense and also assisted with various on-campus recruiting events and recruiting travel. Smeins and the Wildcats won eight games and finished second in the Big Ten West Division in 2023, including a victory over Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl.

A student recruiting assistant at Iowa State University, Smeins assisted with prospect identification and evaluation as well as with recruiting events.

Smeins also worked with Pro Football Focus (PFF) as a Base Data Analyst for nearly two years. He chartered play-by-play data for college and NFL games to help facilitate PFF’s player grading process.

Smeins has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and economics as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from Iowa State where he was also a member of the Sports Analytics Club.