NEWS: 2026-27 men's roster has officially been updated (breakdown article added)

[Tanner Lafever]

With the start of fall classes, we've finally got an updated roster to work with for the men's program:

Men's Wrestling 2026-27 - Iowa Hawkeyes Athletics - Official Athletics Website

I've confirmed each of the following absences/additions from last year's roster - including a last-minute Class of 2026 recruiting add in 4x Iowa state placer Michael Ryan (Mount Vernon):

Absences

133/141 – Jace Rhodes (5th)

174 – Ty Miller (2nd)

197 – Jake Howell (3rd)

285 – Ray Griffin (3rd) *JUCO commit from this May

Additions

133 – Ryan Crookham (5th) *Lehigh transfer

149 – Landen Davis (1st), Greyson Pettit (1st)

149/157 – Bobby Duffy (1st), Michael Ryan (1st)

165 – Carter Schubert (4th) *Oklahoma transfer, CJ Torres (2nd) *2025 greyshirt

197 – David Calkins (1st)

285 – Michael Mocco (1st)

In terms of eligibility notes, 2025 commit/greyshirt CJ Torres will be considered a '2nd year' athlete based on the new age-based rules. Meanwhile, Ryan Crookham could conceivably receive an additional medical redshirt year if he elects to go by the old eligibility rules, but the Iowa spokesperson I talked with did not know if Crookham has/will choose to do so.

 

[sdvike]

Looks like the showdown is coming to fruition at 49.

 

[UNIHawk]

If I counted correctly the roster is right at 30. Have to wonder if Iowa is living by the intent of the 30 man roster limits where other universities aggressively grand fathered their rosters?? I wonder where Oklahoma State's roster sits right now?

 

[UNIHawk]

When did the news drop about Michael Ryan committing to Iowa? Not a peep in the news.

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

If I counted correctly the roster is right at 30. Have to wonder if Iowa is living by the intent of the 30 man roster limits where other universities aggressively grand fathered their rosters?? I wonder where Oklahoma State's roster sits right now?

What does aggressively grandfathered mean?

 

[PUR158]

What does aggressively grandfathered mean?

 

[GableBeer]

Hopefully Crookham stays with the HWC at 65kg if he doesn't pursue additional eligibility, but it opens the door for Paul Kenny to start day 1 next year.

 

[TheREALSpooner]

When did the news drop about Michael Ryan committing to Iowa? Not a peep in the news.

I know most of the time a commit of any kind is announced but TBH this wouldn't be particularly newsworthy.

 

[TheREALSpooner]

Looks like the showdown is coming to fruition at 49.

The roster weights aren't generally accurate enough to make this call.

But it would be very BAU for Iowa to not at all plan for this. LOL

 

[UNIHawk]

What does aggressively grandfathered mean?

What I mean by that is when the court ruling came down that laid an injunction down that they couldn't implement the 30 man roster limit and cut existing roster members for that reason or least didn't have to; there wasn't really clear guidance put out there. So was it possible to designate wrestlers that clearly weren't going to be cut as grandfathered in there by saving their roster slots for future years.

For example, could Iowa have designated some of their younger guys with potential as being vulnerable to being cut (even though they wouldn't have been) such as Kale Voinovich. Kale Voinovich wouldn't count for his remaining years.

To my knowledge there wasn't anything in place to stop you from doing this.

 

[UNIHawk]

The roster weights aren't generally accurate enough to make this call.

But it would be very BAU for Iowa to not at all plan for this. LOL

Yea agree there; they have Pettit listed at 149; he wrestled 132 last year in HS.

 

[PKlooksgreat]

Yea agree there; they have Pettit listed at 149; he wrestled 132 last year in HS.

They also spelled his name wrong

 

[Tanner Lafever]

Here's my broader breakdown of the overall roster composition:

2026-27 Iowa men's wrestling roster breakdown - On3

 

[Tanner Lafever]

When did the news drop about Michael Ryan committing to Iowa? Not a peep in the news.

As best as I can tell - and it's my job to follow this stuff - the news only 'dropped' as of today when I noticed his name on the official roster.

I can't find a single social media post about the commitment - from Ryan or otherwise

 

[Squatch96]

Ty miller going to Little Rock with his brother or just done competing?

 

[Tanner Lafever]

Ty miller going to Little Rock with his brother or just done competing?

I wondered that, too. But as of yet the 2026-27 Little Rock roster includes neither of them.

 

[IndianaHawk98]

I wonder if David Calkins can challenge on Ludington. Will be interesting to follow.

 

[UNIHawk]

I wonder if David Calkins can challenge on Ludington. Will be interesting to follow.

Good question and it will be interesting to see how Calkins looks at 197; he was yoked at 215 last year.

 

[sdvike]

The roster weights aren't generally accurate enough to make this call.

But it would be very BAU for Iowa to not at all plan for this. LOL

I think Williams said this summer he was going 49 around the time of his recommit. No insider but guessing it was discussed and agreed on during recommit talks. Just hope it is decided early, we need both at optimal weight.

 

[Anon1750875978]

I think Williams said this summer he was going 49 around the time of his recommit. No insider but guessing it was discussed and agreed on during recommit talks. Just hope it is decided early, we need both at optimal weight.

Hard to think after watching Williams compete that anyone thought he was big enough for 157.

 

[Sabula]

I think Williams said this summer he was going 49 around the time of his recommit. No insider but guessing it was discussed and agreed on during recommit talks. Just hope it is decided early, we need both at optimal weight.

"Deciding early" has not always shown to be in TNT's skill set.

 

[sdvike]

"Deciding early" has not always shown to be in TNT's skill set.

Best 2 of 3 halftime in Kinnick late October. Maybe gain a few fans and definitely see who is better conditioned for 49.

 

[Corby2]

Hard to think after watching Williams compete that anyone thought he was big enough for 157.

He wanted to go 157 and was over 170 last summer

 

[IndianaHawk98]

He wanted to go 157 and was over 170 last summer

So he is going to throw his hat in the ring for 149? Has Block grew?

 

[SpacemanSpifff]

Was Williams listed at 149 or 157 on Iowa’s website last year?

 

[GableBeer]

Was Williams listed at 149 or 157 on Iowa’s website last year?

157

 

[Anon1750875978]

He wanted to go 157 and was over 170 last summer

He was smaller than his opponents EVERY time he stepped on the mat @157.

Got outmuscled every time.

 

[PKlooksgreat]

First match at 157 getting outmuscled

 

[93hawkeye]

pppffffttt..Wrestling across 3 weight classes is entirely reasonable. Just ask Gabe Arnold

 

[TheREALSpooner]

I wonder if David Calkins can challenge on Ludington. Will be interesting to follow.

Ludington would/will handle him with relative ease.

Yea agree there; they have Pettit listed at 149; he wrestled 132 last year in HS.

Was referring to the vast years of history more than this.