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Iowa Hawkeyes CFB 27 Ratings
Iowa’s 85-man College Football 27 roster. The Hawkeyes' projected starters average 80.4 OVR, 38th of 138 FBS teams; Kade Pieper (C, 95) is the highest-rated player.
Iowa Hawkeyes team pageRatings: “Freshmen Update 8/27/26” · updated Aug 31, 2026
- Starter avg
- 80.4
- 38th of 138
- Offense
- 82
- 30th nationally
- Defense
- 78.7
- 51st nationally
- 80+ OVR players
- 9
- 2 rated 90+
Projected starters
Unit ratings
| Unit | Projected starters | Avg OVR | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback1 starter · 3 on roster | Jeremy Hecklinski 71 | 71 | 129th / 138 |
| Running back1 starter · 5 on roster | Kamari Moulton 88 | 88 | 19th / 138 |
| Wide receiver3 starters · 11 on roster | Reece Vander Zee 79, Tony Diaz 79, Evan James 77 | 78.3 | 85th / 138 |
| Tight end1 starter · 7 on roster | DJ Vonnahme 88 | 88 | 5th / 138 |
| Offensive line5 starters · 16 on roster | Kade Pieper 95, Trevor Lauck 90, Leighton Jones 79, Trent Wilson 79, Jack Dotzler 77 | 84 | 13th / 138 |
| Defensive line4 starters · 15 on roster | Bryce Hawthorne 78, Iose Epenesa 76, Brice Stevenson 75, Kenneth Merrieweather 75 | 76 | 87th / 138 |
| Linebacker3 starters · 11 on roster | Jayden Montgomery 78, Cam Buffington 75, Landyn Van Kekerix 74 | 75.7 | 63rd / 138 |
| Cornerback2 starters · 5 on roster | Deshaun Lee 85, Jaylen Watson 80 | 82.5 | 38th / 138 |
| Safety2 starters · 8 on roster | Zach Lutmer 88, Tyler Brown 82 | 85 | 13th / 138 |
| Kicker1 starter · 2 on roster | Eli Ozick 71 | 71 | 119th / 138 |
| Punter1 starter · 2 on roster | Mav Richmond 78 | 78 | 29th / 138 |
Projected starters are the highest-rated players at each position group: 1 QB, 1 HB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 5 OL, 4 DL, 3 LB, 2 CB and 2 S. Kickers and punters are not included in the starter average. This is our calculation from the roster ratings, not EA’s official team rating.
85 players
Iowa roster ratings
28 Fr · 24 So · 22 Jr · 11 Sr
| Player | Pos | Class | Archetype | # | Ht / Wt | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kade Pieper | C | Jr. | Agile | 58 | 6'3" / 298 | 95 |
| Trevor Lauck | LT | Jr. | Agile | 59 | 6'5" / 314 | 90 |
| DJ Vonnahme | TE | So. | Physical Route Runner | 81 | 6'4" / 241 | 88 |
| Kamari Moulton | HB | Jr. | East/West Playmaker | 28 | 5'9" / 211 | 88 |
| Zach Lutmer | SS | Jr. | Coverage Specialist | 6 | 6'1" / 203 | 88 |
| Deshaun Lee | CB | Sr. | Bump and Run | 8 | 5'10" / 189 | 85 |
| Lendon Phillips Jr. | HB | Jr. | Contact Seeker | 21 | 5'8" / 211 | 82 |
| Tyler Brown | FS | Jr. | Box Specialist | 2 | 5'10" / 201 | 82 |
| Jaylen Watson | CB | Jr. | Boundary | 3 | 5'11" / 187 | 80 |
| Anthony Hawkins | SS | So. | Coverage Specialist | 5 | 6'3" / 202 | 79 |
| Leighton Jones | LG | Jr. | Agile | 64 | 6'2" / 288 | 79 |
| Reece Vander Zee | WR | Jr. | Contested Specialist | 2 | 6'4" / 220 | 79 |
| Tony Diaz | WR | So. | Elusive Route Runner | 14 | 5'10" / 184 | 79 |
| Trent Wilson | RG | So. | Agile | 65 | 6'3" / 290 | 79 |
| Bryce Hawthorne | DT | Jr. | Pure Power | 96 | 6'3" / 298 | 78 |
| Jayden Montgomery | ROLB | Sr. | Thumper | 36 | 5'11" / 227 | 78 |
| Mav Richmond | P | Sr. | Power | 41 | 6'6" / 240 | 78 |
| Brevin Doll | HB | So. | East/West Playmaker | 23 | 6'0" / 213 | 77 |
| Evan James | WR | So. | Elusive Route Runner | 8 | 5'11" / 170 | 77 |
| Jack Dotzler | RT | Sr. | Agile | 71 | 6'6" / 309 | 77 |
| Iose Epenesa | RE | Fr. | Pure Power | 97 | 6'3" / 269 | 76 |
| Nathan McNeil | HB | So. | East/West Playmaker | 5 | 5'11" / 202 | 76 |
| Addison Ostrenga | TE | Sr. | Vertical Threat | 87 | 6'4" / 249 | 75 |
| Brice Stevenson | DT | Sr. | Pure Power | 92 | 6'0" / 287 | 75 |
| Cam Buffington | MLB | So. | Lurker | 33 | 6'3" / 238 | 75 |
| Darion Jones | CB | Fr. | Field | 1 | 6'1" / 181 | 75 |
| Kenneth Merrieweather | LE | Jr. | Speed Rusher | 44 | 6'3" / 270 | 75 |
| Rashad Godfrey Jr. | CB | So. | Boundary | 7 | 6'0" / 202 | 75 |
| Will Hubert | DT | Sr. | Pure Power | 57 | 6'3" / 291 | 75 |
| Zach Ortwerth | TE | Sr. | Vertical Threat | 48 | 6'4" / 247 | 75 |
| Jamir Yates | HB | Fr. | East/West Playmaker | 29 | 6'2" / 220 | 74 |
| Jarriett Buie | WR | Jr. | Contested Specialist | — | 6'1" / 198 | 74 |
| Landyn Van Kekerix | ROLB | Sr. | Thumper | 23 | 6'2" / 238 | 74 |
| Thomas Meyer | TE | Fr. | Vertical Threat | 85 | 6'4" / 248 | 74 |
| Cael Winter | LG | Jr. | Agile | 61 | 6'3" / 294 | 73 |
| Eli Johnson | TE | Fr. | Physical Route Runner | 86 | 6'5" / 250 | 73 |
| Julian Manson | MLB | Fr. | Thumper | 4 | 6'3" / 225 | 73 |
| Kahmari Brown | RE | Jr. | Power Rusher | 43 | 6'2" / 259 | 73 |
| Mason Woods | TE | Fr. | Vertical Threat | 19 | 6'2" / 230 | 73 |
| Brad Fitzgibbon | DT | Fr. | Pure Power | 99 | 6'3" / 288 | 72 |
| Cannon Leonard | RT | Jr. | Raw Strength | 75 | 6'8" / 309 | 72 |
| Dayton Howard | WR | Jr. | Contested Specialist | 7 | 6'5" / 215 | 72 |
| Gene Riordan | RG | Fr. | Agile | 78 | 6'5" / 302 | 72 |
| Jacob Wallace | CB | Fr. | Field | 11 | 5'10" / 186 | 72 |
| Joseph Anderson | LE | So. | Speed Rusher | 84 | 6'6" / 241 | 72 |
| Lucas Allgeyer | RG | Fr. | Agile | 60 | 6'5" / 297 | 72 |
| Will Nolan | LT | So. | Agile | 68 | 6'6" / 313 | 72 |
| Xavier Styles | FS | So. | Hybrid | 18 | 6'1" / 207 | 72 |
| Chima Chineke | LE | So. | Speed Rusher | 40 | 6'4" / 262 | 71 |
| Derek Weisskopf | ROLB | So. | Thumper | 22 | 6'3" / 233 | 71 |
| Eli Ozick | K | Jr. | Power | 25 | 5'11" / 199 | 71 |
| Emmanuel Olagbaju | DT | Jr. | Pure Power | 88 | 6'3" / 314 | 71 |
| Ethan Boyle | RT | Fr. | Agile | 70 | 6'8" / 285 | 71 |
| Jared Dalton | C | So. | Pass Protector | 77 | 6'2" / 285 | 71 |
| Jeremy Hecklinski | QB | So. | Pocket Passer | 10 | 5'11" / 201 | 71 |
| Kasen Thomas | MLB | Fr. | Thumper | 39 | 6'2" / 230 | 71 |
| KJ Parker | WR | So. | Elusive Route Runner | 1 | 5'10" / 191 | 71 |
| Marcello Vitti | WR | Fr. | Speedster | 24 | 5'10" / 201 | 71 |
| Owen Linder | LT | Fr. | Agile | 72 | 6'6" / 294 | 71 |
| Ronnie Hill | FS | Fr. | Hybrid | 16 | 5'11" / 192 | 71 |
| Tanner Philpott | P | Jr. | Power | 35 | 6'1" / 210 | 71 |
| Ty Hudkins | SS | Jr. | Coverage Specialist | 20 | 6'0" / 201 | 71 |
| Bodey McCaslin | LT | So. | Agile | 74 | 6'6" / 303 | 70 |
| Cody Haddad | FS | Fr. | Hybrid | — | 5'11" / 186 | 70 |
| Diondre Smith | WR | Fr. | Gadget | 12 | 5'10" / 320 | 70 |
| Malik Major | LE | Fr. | Pure Power | 93 | 6'6" / 250 | 70 |
| Stu Lutz | LE | Fr. | Pure Power | 55 | 6'7" / 260 | 70 |
| Alex Eichmann | WR | Sr. | Speedster | 17 | 6'2" / 210 | 69 |
| Burke Gautcher | MLB | Fr. | Lurker | 10 | 6'3" / 231 | 69 |
| Colin Whitters | LG | Fr. | Agile | 73 | 6'3" / 329 | 69 |
| Devan Kennedy | DT | So. | Pure Power | 91 | 6'3" / 281 | 69 |
| Hank Brown | QB | Jr. | Pocket Passer | 9 | 6'4" / 218 | 69 |
| Kyler Gerardy | SS | So. | Hybrid | 19 | 6'0" / 199 | 68 |
| Lance Ingold | DT | So. | Pure Power | 95 | 6'5" / 251 | 68 |
| Preston Ries | LOLB | So. | Lurker | 46 | 6'1" / 226 | 68 |
| Billy Weivoda | MLB | Fr. | Thumper | 12 | 6'2" / 226 | 67 |
| Jackson Naeve | WR | So. | Speedster | 83 | 6'0" / 195 | 67 |
| Luke Gaffney | DT | Sr. | Pure Power | 51 | 6'2" / 288 | 67 |
| Xavier Stinson | WR | Fr. | Gadget | 6 | 6'2" / 202 | 67 |
| Jimmy Sullivan | QB | Fr. | Pocket Passer | 3 | 6'1" / 205 | 66 |
| Will Hahn | RG | Fr. | Agile | 52 | 6'2" / 294 | 66 |
| Caden Buhr | K | Fr. | Power | 92 | 5'10" / 203 | 65 |
| Ike Speltz | TE | So. | Pure Blocker | 69 | 6'3" / 233 | 65 |
| Nolan DeLong | LOLB | Jr. | Lurker | 31 | 6'0" / 231 | 65 |
| Roddy Orr | ROLB | Fr. | Lurker | 37 | 6'2" / 222 | 64 |
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Sources & notes
- EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “Freshmen Update 8/27/26” roster update, imported 2026-08-31 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.
Last updated Aug 31, 2026.