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2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Sam LaPorta, Iowa, Sr TE,...LaPorta was voted second-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele and third-team by league coaches in 2021. As a junior, LaPorta led the Hawkeyes in catches and yards, hauling in 53 receptions for 670 yards and three touchdowns. The Hawkeye tight end has been named to the Athlon Sports 2022 preseason All-Big Ten First Team, and third team on Phil Steele’s preseason All-America Team. He was also named to the 2022 John Mackey Award Watch List. - Iowa Football

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TE Sam LaPorta, Iowa
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08/12/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa, 6-5, 249 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCHLIST: Jack Campbell, Iowa, Sr LB,...Campbell was a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Phil Steele in 2021. In addition, he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and was second in the Big Ten with 143 tackles - the fifth-most ever in a single season at Iowa. He earned Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors following a career best performance with 18 tackles in Iowa’s 24-14 win over Colorado State. - Iowa Football

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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08/05/22 - Brody Brecht, rSo/2026, Iowa, 6-3, 217 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Iowa's wide receiving corps were already thin entering fall camp and during Big Ten media days Ferentz revealed the room took another blow with junior Jackson Ritter missing the 2022 season to injury. A group of three sophomore receivers can mitigate low numbers with a strong step forward: Brody Brecht, Arland Bruce IV and Keagan Johnson. Bruce and Johnson are the more accomplished of the three, playing big roles in Iowa's offense down the stretch of last season. Now, there's been a shift in mentality as they prepare to become go-to options and the top of opponents' scouting reports beginning week one of the season.

The most intrigue lies with Brecht, Iowa's two-sport athlete who could join the receivers in having a big part of Iowa's 2022 offensive plans. Brecht was a summer enrollee last year but broke his thumb during a blocking drill in August camp. Those factors set back his football development in 2021 and he took a redshirt. During spring he balanced baseball and football, practicing with the football team on non-baseball gamedays and attending every meeting. The hope for Iowa's coaching staff is Brecht (listed at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds stays healthy this August and emerges as a viable candidate for the "X", or outside, receiver position. Doing so would give Iowa the big-bodied target) that they missed last season and allow for Bruce and Johnson to be even more position-flexible in Iowa's offense. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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WR Brody Brecht, Iowa
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08/05/22 - Mason Richman, rSr/2025, Iowa, 6-5, 307 (DS#27 OT) + More +

No position group dealt with the confluence of injuries, attrition and inexperience quite as much as the offensive line last year. Last summer, it appeared Iowa might have the best interior line nationally with center Tyler Linderbaum starting alongside guards Kyler Schott and Cody Ince. Schott then broke his foot jumping off a hay baler one week before preseason camp, and injuries hampered Ince so badly that he chose to retire this offseason. Linderbaum, of course, won the Rimington Award as the nation's top center and was an Outland Trophy finalist. Last fall, the Hawkeyes plugged in redshirt freshman Mason Richman at left tackle and Connor Colby set the program mark for starts by a true freshman lineman with 11 at right guard.

Right tackle constantly was in flux between Jack Plumb and Nick DeJong. The shuffling hampered the running game until the Citrus Bowl, when the Hawkeyes rushed for a season-best 5.8 yards per carry and 175 yards. "We were hanging on up front with Cody out, and you got Shooter in and out," Kirk Ferentz said. "I think we're really a different group, and I thought … the most improvement we made as a team probably was up front on both sides by November. We can always get better, but I think we're on the right path." Richman and Colby - now sophomores - are borderline fixtures at their current spots. - The Athletic

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OT Mason Richman, Iowa
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08/04/22 - Mark Gronowski, rSr/2026, Iowa, 6-2, 233 (DS#11 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): QB Mark Gronowski, South Dakota State,...The lone second-team honor received by a Jackrabbit player went to quarterback Mark Gronowski. A sophomore from Naperville, Illinois, Gronowski helped lead SDSU to the FCS national title game during the 2020-21 spring season, but sat out last fall due to injury. In his first season in the lineup, Gronowski completed 57.4 percent (108-of-188) of his passes for 1,565 yards and 15 touchdowns, while adding another 577 yards (7.0 ypc) and seven touchdowns on the ground. - South Dakota State Football

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QB Mark Gronowski, Iowa
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08/04/22 - Riley Moss, Sr/2023, Iowa, 6-1, 193 (DS#19 CB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Riley Moss, Iowa, Senior CB,...Moss (6-1, 193 pounds) was a first-team All-America selection by Sporting News a season ago and was voted the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year. Additionally, Moss was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by both league coaches and media. The Ankeny, Iowa, native was a recipient of Iowa's Team Hustle Award and is second all-time at Iowa in career interception return yards (239). Moss is one of three players in program history with three interception return touchdowns. - Iowa Football

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CB Riley Moss, Iowa
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08/04/22 - Nick Jackson, rSr/2025, Iowa, 6-1, 228 (DS#16 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Nick Jackson, Virginia, Senior LB,...Jackson notched seven double-digit tackle efforts in 2021, with five of those games coming against ACC opponents...ACC's top tackler, with a league-best 117 stops, 54 being solo stops and 63 being assisted...Started all 12 games for the Cavaliers. - Virginia Football

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ILB Nick Jackson, Iowa
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08/04/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa, 6-5, 249 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Jack Campbell, Iowa, Senior LB,...Campbell (6-5, 246 pounds) was a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Phil Steele in 2021. In addition, he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and was second in the Big Ten with 143 tackles – the fifth-most ever in a single season at Iowa. He earned Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors following a career-best performance with 18 tackles in Iowa's 24-14 win over Colorado State. A native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Campbell was the recipient of Iowa's Roy Carver Most Valuable Player (Defense) award last season and served as a permanent team captain. - Iowa Football

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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08/01/22 - Tory Taylor, Sr/2024, Iowa, 6-4, 223 (DS#1 P) + More +

2022 PRESEASON RAY GUY WATCHLIST: Tory Taylor - Iowa,... Taylor is 6-4, 230 pounds and was born in Melbourne, Australia. Does that necessarily mean he is a product of Australian Rules Football. You betch-ya, mate. He was 23 years old as a true freshman in 2020 after being recruited out of Melbourne' ProKick Acadamy. Taylor never saw an American football game in person until he punted in Iowa's season opener at Purdue. He averaged 44.1 yards per kick in 2020. On his Twitter account, Taylor wrote: "Sacrifice a little, chase your dreams, and the opportunities are endless." He is making the most of his opportunity. Last year (2021) he set Iowa single season record for punting yards with 3,688 yards (80 punts, 46.1 average)... ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 46.1 season average...39 of 80 punts inside the 20 in 2021 - Iowa Football

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P Tory Taylor, Iowa
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07/29/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa, 6-5, 249 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

Jack Campbell is one of the most unique middle linebackers in Iowa history. He's the polar opposite of program greats at that position like Larry Station or Josey Jewell. Those were undersized-yet-tenacious tacklers. Campbell, meanwhile, is a like a thoroughbred racehorse who packs a thumping wallop. His size and speed at Iowa would compare well to what that Chicago Bears once had in Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher. Urlacher's pro measurements were 6-4, 258. Campbell's pushing 250 on his 6-5 frame. Asked if he has lost any speed while bulking up, Campbell chuckled. "Gosh, no," he said. Early in Campbell's Iowa career, it was debated whether he should be a linebacker or defensive end.

Ferentz initially leaned toward defensive end; Wallace and defensive coordinator Phil Parker advocated for linebacker because of how he runs. Put Campbell on the edge, other teams can run away from him. Put Campbell in the middle of Iowa's defense, opponents can't avoid him. "He could get to 270 pounds. But he's like a defensive lineman playing on the second level," Wallace said. "He has a unique ability to move in space for a guy that size. He's not the guy that Northwestern had a couple years ago (Paddy Fisher). They're comparable size-wise, but Jack's athleticism is through the roof when it comes to guys his size." - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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07/28/22 - Logan Jones, rSr/2026, Iowa, 6-3, 299 (DS#1 C) + More +

One of the biggest questions entering 2022 was who would replace Tyler Linderbaum. There's a new No. 65 for the Hawkeyes, sophomore Logan Jones, who will get the first chance at the duty. And he shares many similarities to the 2022 first round NFL draft pick. "He has so many good gifts as far as athletic ability and twitch and tenacity," Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett said of Jones in the spring. "We have to make sure we don't overburden him with, 'Hey, you've got to learn this today.' He's got to continue to play off rhythm and feel. "He knows what he's doing, and he puts his body in really good situations." Jones, like Linderbaum, was a high-level defensive line recruit but an injury last season kept him from playing. Iowa will have a deep defensive line group this season, which is in part a reason for the move.

The two have similar builds as well. Linderbaum was listed last year at 6-foot-3, 290 pounds and Jones measures in at 6-3, 283 pounds. They also both showed record-setting strength. Linderbaum set the squat record at center (590 pounds) in 2019. Jones set two weightlifting records at defensive tackle last spring: squat (630 pounds) and hang clean (435 pounds). Jones' move appeared successful in spring, he was the No. 1 center during Iowa's final spring practice, but noted afterwards how much more progression is needed. "It took me awhile to sort through everything," Jones said. "The steps, the snaps, snap count, the plays and everything else. The other linemen and coach Barnett are helping me out a lot." - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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C Logan Jones, Iowa
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07/28/22 - Justin Britt, rSr/2024, Iowa, 6-4, 301 (DS#999 OG) + More +

Iowa offensive lineman Justin Britt and wide receiver Jackson Ritter will not play in 2022 after suffering season-ending injuries, football coach Kirk Ferentz told reporters Tuesday. "There's absolutely no way they'll play this fall," Ferentz said to Iowa reporters at Big Ten Media Days after his televised news conference. Britt's absence is a result of "complications" with his previous knee injury, Ferentz said. "There have been some recurring issues there," Ferentz said. "You just feel bad for him. It's a tough break." While the offensive line is certainly young, the loss is especially noticeable at an inexperienced wide receiver position. Iowa only has three wideouts who have caught a pass in a Hawkeye uniform - Keagan Johnson, Arland Bruce IV and Nico Ragaini. The injury contributed to walk-on Alec Wick earning a spot on the second team in Tuesday's depth chart. - The Gazette

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OG Justin Britt, Iowa
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07/28/22 - Nick Jackson, rSr/2025, Iowa, 6-1, 228 (DS#16 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Nick Jackson, Virginia,...Jackson was the ACC's top tackler in 2021, totaling 117 stops and was credited with 2.5 sacks in 12 games. He recorded six tackles for loss, broke up two passes and had six quarterback hurries. Jackson's 9.8 tackles per game also led the ACC and were the 14th most in the country. The Atlanta, Ga. native went on to earn Second Team All-ACC honors for the second year in-a-row. Jackson has started 23-straight games on the Cavalier defense, the most of any returning UVA player on offense or defense. - Virginia Football

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ILB Nick Jackson, Iowa
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07/28/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa, 6-5, 249 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

For the second consecutive year, Iowa football is picked to finish second in the Big Ten West behind Wisconsin, according to a poll of 36 writers who cover the conference. Iowa, the defending division champion, received three first-place votes but was predicted to finish runner-up in the West to Wisconsin, which received 31 votes in the annual Cleveland.com poll that was released Monday morning. Minnesota finished in third place with two first-place votes. Ohio State was the unanimous selection for East Division and Big Ten champion. Iowa has won the division two times (2015, 2021) since implementation in 2011, with four runner-up finishes coming in 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2020. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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07/28/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa, 6-5, 249 (DS#1 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Jack Campbell, Iowa,...Campbell (6-5, 246 pounds) was a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Phil Steele in 2021. In addition, he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and was second in the Big Ten with 143 tackles – the fifth-most ever in a single season at Iowa. He earned Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors following a career-best performance with 18 tackles in Iowa's 24-14 win over Colorado State. - Iowa Football

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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