Big Ten · Through Week 6
Iowa Hawkeyes Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#9 Hank BrownQB · SR · 5 G · 5 GS61%225 snapsQB2#10 Jeremy HecklinskiQB · JR · 4 G · 1 GS36%131 snapsQB3#3 Jimmy SullivanQB · SO · 1 G3%12 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#28 Kamari MoultonRB · SR · 5 G · 5 GS46%36–57% · ~170 est.RB2#22 Braeden JacksonRB · SO · 5 G17%9–39% · ~61 est.RB3Xavier WilliamsRB · 5 G17%10–40% · ~62 est.RB4#21 L.J. Phillips Jr.RB · SR · 3 G12%6–26% · ~43 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#14 Tony DiazWR · JR · 6 G · 6 GS82%69–96% · ~302 est.WR2#2 Reece Vander ZeeWR · JR · 6 G · 6 GS67%56–77% · ~245 est.WR3#8 Evan JamesWR · SO · 6 G · 2 GS49%30–59% · ~179 est.—#0 Jarriett BuieWR · JR · 3 G23%11–30% · ~86 est.—#7 Dayton HowardWR · SR · 1 G6%2–8% · ~22 est.—#1 KJ ParkerWR · JR · 1 G4%1–6% · ~14 est.—#11 Brody SchafferWR · FR · 1 G3%1–4% · ~10 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1DJ VonnahmeTE · 5 G · 4 GS51%35–68% · ~187 est.TE2#87 Addison OstrengaTE · SR · 6 G · 3 GS40%30–55% · ~146 est.TE3#48 Zach OrtwerthTE · SR · 5 G · 1 GS15%8–23% · ~56 est.TE4#85 Thomas MeyerTE · SO · 4 G · 2 GS14%7–18% · ~50 est.Offensive lineby spot · starts · snap share
LT#59 Trevor LauckOL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS97%90–100% · ~356 est.LG#64 Leighton JonesOL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS97%90–100% · ~356 est.CWinternot on ESPN’s roster
RG#58 Kade PieperOL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS97%90–100% · ~356 est.RT#71 Jack DotzlerOL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS97%90–100% · ~356 est.Spots as Iowa’s game notes list them for Week 6 vs Washington. Source PDF. Snap share: a start counts as about 97% of the team’s plays.
Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#96 Bryce HawthorneDL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS54%35–70% · ~208 est.DL2#51 Luke GaffneyDL · SR · 6 G45%29–58% · ~172 est.DL3#97 Iose EpenesaDL · SO · 6 G · 6 GS40%23–52% · ~154 est.DL4#43 Kahmari BrownDL · JR · 5 G41%23–52% · ~156 est.—#57 Will HubertDL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS33%19–43% · ~127 est.—#84 Joseph AndersonDE · JR · 4 G31%18–40% · ~119 est.—#13 Drew CampbellDE · JR · 5 G32%18–41% · ~122 est.—#44 Kenneth MerrieweatherDL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS20%10–26% · ~77 est.—#92 Brice StevensonDL · SR · 4 G19%10–25% · ~72 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#33 Cam BuffingtonLB · JR · 6 G · 6 GS92%77–100% · ~352 est.LB2#36 Jayden MontgomeryLB · SR · 6 G · 6 GS67%56–81% · ~258 est.LB3#23 Landyn Van KekerixLB · SR · 6 G · 3 GS36%17–49% · ~137 est.—#46 Preston RiesLB · JR · 5 G14%0–26% · ~52 est.—#31 Nolan DeLongLB · SR · 3 G21%5–28% · ~81 est.—Derek WeisskopfLB · 4 G15%4–20% · ~56 est.—#4 Julian MansonLB · FR · 2 G19%7–28% · ~72 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#6 Zach LutmerDB · SR · 6 G · 6 GS84%60–96% · ~323 est.CB2Jaylen WatsonDB · 6 G · 6 GS68%49–78% · ~262 est.—Jacob WallaceDB · 6 G · 3 GS66%50–74% · ~254 est.—#8 Deshaun LeeDB · SR · 6 G · 6 GS61%27–67% · ~235 est.—#5 Anthony HawkinsDB · JR · 5 G · 3 GS43%15–50% · ~165 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1Jacob WallaceDB · 6 G · 3 GS66%50–74% · ~254 est.S2#8 Deshaun LeeDB · SR · 6 G · 6 GS61%27–67% · ~235 est.—#5 Anthony HawkinsDB · JR · 5 G · 3 GS43%15–50% · ~165 est.—#18 Xavier StylesDB · JR · 4 G · 1 GS31%10–36% · ~117 est.—#20 Ty HudkinsDB · JR · 3 G44%30–48% · ~168 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#25 Eli OzickPK · SR · 6 G37kicks · 8 lastK2#92 Caden BuhrPK · SO · 5 G11kicks · 2 lastPunterby punts
P1#49 Boston EverittP · SO · 6 G27punts · 4 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#69 Ike SpeltzLS · JR · 1 GJRLS2#54 Matty McLaughlinLS · FRFRNo plays recorded yet, so this is roster order.
Snaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs Northern Illinois | Wk 2 vs Iowa State | Wk 3 vs Northern Iowa | Wk 4 @ Michigan | Wk 5 vs Ohio State | Wk 6 @ Washington | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 78 | 59 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 57 | 368 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 55 | 53 | 57 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 383 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Hank Brown | QB | 36 | 59 | 25 | 58 | 47 | · | 225 |
| Jeremy Hecklinski | QB | 30 | · | 39 | · | 5 | 57 | 131 |
| Jimmy Sullivan | QB | 12 | · | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Kamari Moulton | RB | ~24 | ~43 | · | ~35 | ~30 | ~38 | 170 |
| Xavier Williams | RB | ~18 | ~10 | ~15 | ~10 | · | ~9 | 62 |
| Braeden Jackson | RB | ~13 | · | ~18 | ~13 | ~7 | ~10 | 61 |
| Nathan McNeil | RB | ~16 | ~7 | ~23 | · | · | · | 46 |
| L.J. Phillips Jr. | RB | ~13 | · | · | · | ~13 | ~17 | 43 |
| O'Lontae Dean | RB | ~9 | · | ~17 | · | · | · | 26 |
| Brevin Doll | RB | ~9 | · | · | · | · | · | 9 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Tony Diaz | WR | ~68 | ~54 | ~36 | ~53 | ~45 | ~46 | 302 |
| Reece Vander Zee | WR | ~53 | ~46 | ~9 | ~47 | ~44 | ~46 | 245 |
| DJ Vonnahme | TE | ~52 | ~43 | · | ~33 | ~37 | ~22 | 187 |
| Evan James | WR | ~26 | ~25 | ~37 | ~32 | ~28 | ~31 | 179 |
| Addison Ostrenga | TE | ~29 | ~17 | ~26 | ~35 | ~11 | ~28 | 146 |
| Jarriett Buie | WR | ~41 | · | ~32 | · | ~13 | · | 86 |
| Zach Ortwerth | TE | ~12 | · | · | ~21 | ~11 | ~12 | 56 |
| Mason Woods | TE | ~12 | · | ~40 | · | · | · | 52 |
| Thomas Meyer | TE | · | ~22 | · | · | ~16 | ~12 | 50 |
| Dayton Howard | WR | · | · | ~22 | · | · | · | 22 |
| KJ Parker | WR | · | · | ~14 | · | · | · | 14 |
| Brody Schaffer | WR | ~10 | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Bryce Hawthorne | DL | ~34 | ~38 | ~18 | ~36 | ~42 | ~40 | 208 |
| Luke Gaffney | DL | ~12 | ~31 | ~22 | ~43 | ~39 | ~25 | 172 |
| Kahmari Brown | DL | ~28 | ~26 | · | ~21 | ~45 | ~36 | 156 |
| Iose Epenesa | DL | ~17 | ~22 | · | ~40 | ~32 | ~43 | 154 |
| Will Hubert | DL | ~12 | · | ~33 | · | ~37 | ~45 | 127 |
| Drew Campbell | DE | ~23 | ~15 | ~35 | · | ~15 | ~34 | 122 |
| Joseph Anderson | DE | ~30 | · | ~25 | · | ~25 | ~39 | 119 |
| Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | · | ~33 | · | ~28 | · | ~16 | 77 |
| Brice Stevenson | DL | ~24 | · | ~13 | · | ~35 | · | 72 |
| Chima Chineke | DE | ~20 | · | ~31 | · | · | · | 51 |
| Devan Kennedy | DL | ~26 | · | ~13 | · | · | · | 39 |
| David Fason | DL | · | · | ~28 | · | · | · | 28 |
| Jack Janda | DL | · | · | ~26 | · | · | · | 26 |
| Emmanuel Olagbaju | DL | ~12 | · | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Cam Buffington | LB | ~44 | ~53 | ~49 | ~68 | ~67 | ~71 | 352 |
| Jayden Montgomery | LB | ~3 | ~44 | ~23 | ~45 | ~74 | ~69 | 258 |
| Landyn Van Kekerix | LB | ~32 | ~19 | ~3 | ~66 | ~17 | · | 137 |
| Nolan DeLong | LB | ~26 | · | ~43 | · | · | ~12 | 81 |
| Julian Manson | LB | ~40 | · | ~32 | · | · | · | 72 |
| Derek Weisskopf | LB | ~3 | · | ~21 | · | · | ~32 | 56 |
| Preston Ries | LB | ~3 | · | ~3 | · | · | ~46 | 52 |
| Burke Gautcher | LB | ~23 | · | ~27 | · | · | · | 50 |
| Carson Cooney | LB | ~11 | · | · | · | · | · | 11 |
| Jack Laughlin | LB | · | · | ~3 | · | · | · | 3 |
| Billy Weivoda | LB | ~3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Zach Lutmer | DB | ~54 | ~53 | · | ~68 | ~73 | ~75 | 323 |
| Jaylen Watson | DB | · | ~53 | ~4 | ~67 | ~67 | ~71 | 262 |
| Jacob Wallace | DB | ~6 | ~52 | ~19 | ~53 | ~49 | ~75 | 254 |
| Deshaun Lee | DB | ~49 | ~43 | ~4 | ~64 | ~72 | ~3 | 235 |
| Ty Hudkins | DB | ~53 | · | ~55 | · | ~60 | · | 168 |
| Anthony Hawkins | DB | ~45 | ~53 | ~7 | · | ~5 | ~55 | 165 |
| Tyler Brown | DB | · | · | ~51 | ~68 | · | · | 119 |
| Xavier Styles | DB | ~19 | · | ~4 | · | ~18 | ~76 | 117 |
| Darion Jones | DB | ~36 | · | ~55 | ~2 | · | ~16 | 109 |
| Rashad Godfrey Jr. | DB | ~11 | · | ~46 | ~14 | ~25 | · | 96 |
| Eli Robbins | DB | · | · | ~36 | · | · | · | 36 |
| Cody Haddad | DB | · | · | ~9 | · | · | · | 9 |
| Alex Mota | DB | ~9 | · | · | · | · | · | 9 |
| Marcello Vitti | DB | ~6 | · | · | · | · | · | 6 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Kade Pieper | OL | ~76 | ~57 | ~62 | ~56 | ~50 | ~55 | 356 |
| Trevor Lauck | OL | ~76 | ~57 | ~62 | ~56 | ~50 | ~55 | 356 |
| Leighton Jones | OL | ~76 | ~57 | ~62 | ~56 | ~50 | ~55 | 356 |
| Jack Dotzler | OL | ~76 | ~57 | ~62 | ~56 | ~50 | ~55 | 356 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.