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Brock Purdy leads Iowa State in career passing yards (12,170) and Troy Davis in rushing yards (4,382). In College Football 27, the Cyclones' projected starters average 78.2 OVR, 80th of 138 FBS teams.

Conference: Big 12 ConferenceUpdated Nov 9, 2026
CFB 27 starter avg
78.2
80th of 138
Players 80+ OVR
7
0 rated 90+
Best unit
Running back
87 avg · 31st nationally
Record books
9
career leaderboards

All-time career leaders

Iowa State football records

All Iowa State records
Iowa State Cyclones career record holders
RecordHolderTotalYears
Career Passing YardsBrock Purdy12,1702018–2021
Career Passing TouchdownsBrock Purdy812018–2021
Career Rushing YardsTroy Davis4,3821994–1996
Career Rushing TouchdownsBreece Hall502019–2021
Career ReceptionsJaylin Noel2452021–2024
Career Receiving YardsAllen Lazard3,3602014–2017
Career Receiving TouchdownsTodd Blythe312004–2007
Career CompletionsBrock Purdy9932018–2021
Career PointsBreece Hall3362019–2021

Across multiple leaderboards

Notable Iowa State players

  • Brock Purdy2018–2021

    No. 1 passing yards (12,170) · No. 1 passing touchdowns (81) · No. 1 completions (993)

  • Breece Hall2019–2021

    No. 1 rushing touchdowns (50) · No. 1 points (336) · No. 2 rushing yards (3,941)

  • Allen Lazard2014–2017

    No. 1 receiving yards (3,360) · No. 2 receptions (241) · No. 2 receiving touchdowns (26)

  • Bret Meyer2004–2007

    No. 2 passing yards (9,499) · No. 2 completions (820) · No. 3 passing touchdowns (50)

  • Todd Blythe2004–2007

    No. 1 receiving touchdowns (31) · No. 2 receiving yards (3,096) · No. 4 receptions (176)

  • Jaylin Noel2021–2024

    No. 1 receptions (245) · No. 3 receiving yards (2,855) · No. 4 receiving touchdowns (18)

  • Rocco Becht2022–2025

    No. 2 passing touchdowns (64) · No. 3 passing yards (9,274) · No. 3 completions (714)

  • Troy Davis1994–1996

    No. 1 rushing yards (4,382) · No. 2 rushing touchdowns (36) · No. 5 points (228)

  • Dexter Green1975–1978

    No. 3 rushing touchdowns (34) · No. 4 rushing yards (3,437) · No. 5 points (228)

  • Austen Arnaud2007–2010

    No. 4 passing yards (6,777) · No. 4 completions (616) · No. 5 passing touchdowns (42)

  • Charlie Kolar2018–2021

    No. 3 receiving touchdowns (23) · No. 5 receptions (168) · No. 5 receiving yards (2,181)

  • Sam Richardson2012–2015

    No. 4 passing touchdowns (45) · No. 5 passing yards (6,050) · No. 5 completions (549)

All-time series

Iowa State rivalries

Iowa State Cyclones rivalries and all-time series records
OpponentRivalryAll-time seriesFirst metStreak
IowaCy-Hawk TrophyCy-Hawk SeriesIowa leads 46–251894W2
MissouriBattle for the TelephoneMissouri leads 61–341896L5
Kansas StateFarmageddonIowa State leads 55–501917W3

College Football 27

Iowa State in CFB 27

Full CFB 27 roster
Highest-rated Iowa State Cyclones players in College Football 27
PlayerPosClassOVR
Aiden FloraHBSo87
Isaac TerrellRESr86
Omari HayesWRSr84
Kyle KonrardyKJr83
Braden AwlsFSSr82
David CoffeyCBSo80
Jaylen RaynorQBSr80
Bryson LambDTSr79

Planning a Iowa State dynasty? See the Iowa State CFB 27 dynasty outlook for unit-by-unit ratings and the starters you lose after year one.

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Public Iowa State dynasties

Fan-run College Football dynasties with Iowa State as the current program, shared publicly by their coaches.

  • Iowa StateMatt Campbell · 7 seasons · 66–20
  • Iowa state dynastySeneca Wallace · 4 seasons · 26–14
  • PDubPayton Webb · 1 season · 8–5
  • IkeIke Gebers · 1 season · 3–6
  • IAStateMark Platner · 1 season · 7–1
  • CyclonesJon Luke · 1 season · 5–1

Conference

Big 12 programs

Big 12 overview

Sources & notes

  • CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 rivalry data — All-time series records as they ship in the game, before any dynasty games are played.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “EA roster mroster_434_206.db” roster update, imported 2026-11-09 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.

Last updated Nov 9, 2026.