Kirk Ferentz now has 101 players drafted into the NFL
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Now let's use that fact to win more college football games than we currently are, along with a national f***ing championship!!! 
If you were a $10,000,000 donor I'd guarantee he would win more games. Now step up!Now let's use that fact to win more college football games than we currently are, along with a national f***ing championship!!!
Nope. Those players are gonna have to go old school and figure out how to win games without being paid a f***ing dime.
Jacksonville Jaguars remains the only team to never select a Ferentz player.
The only Hawkeye they’ve ever selected was Tavian Banks.
The only Hawkeye they’ve ever selected was Tavian Banks.
Damn straight- 2026/27 NATTY OR BUSTNow let's use that fact to win more college football games than we currently are, along with a national f***ing championship!!!
Dunk and Wetjet can room together like the good ole days lol… they have just a few more $’s than me but not by much combined lol…. JUST KIDDING
Draft weekend.....the pinnacle of Iowa football. Live it up, fellas
They did select Chris Doyle to coach there for like a day, lol.
ranking colleges by 2026 nfl draft picks-- Ohio State (11) Alabama (10) Texas A&M (10) Clemson (9) Miami (9) Texas Tech (9) Georgia (8) Indiana (8) Penn State (8) Florida (7) Iowa (7) LSU (7)
Of these schools clemson, psu, florida, iowa, and lsu missed playoffs. we were so close in some games but I suppose we weren't the only ones that fell short despite having the horses
Of these schools clemson, psu, florida, iowa, and lsu missed playoffs. we were so close in some games but I suppose we weren't the only ones that fell short despite having the horses
The fact that we had guys get drafted doesn't mean we "had the horses" overall. Now compare the skilled positions of OSU, Indiana, Bama, Oregon to Iowa. In truth it shows that the coaches did a pretty solid job of coaching to what we had, but we certainly do not have the horses on a full roster basis. Close, but no cigar....
Timmy is celebrating the player his team had drafted. The short bus will be taking him to school in a few hours.
The 101 NFL Draft picks under Iowa HC Kirk Ferentz (including 13 first-rounders):
Quarterback (3) — Ricky Stanzi (2011, fifth), C.J. Beathard (2017, third), Nate Stanley (2020, seventh)
Offensive line (24) — Eric Steinbach (2003, second), Bruce Nelson (2003, second), Ben Sobieski (2003, fifth), Robert Gallery (2004, first), Pete McMahon (2005, sixth), Marshal Yanda (2007, third), Mike Elgin (2007, seventh), Seth Olsen (2009, fourth), Bryan Bulaga (2010, first), Kyle Calloway (2010, sixth), Julian Vandervelde (2011, fifth), Riley Reiff (2012, first), Adam Gettis (2012, fifth), Brandon Scherff (2015, first), Andrew Donnal (2015, fourth), Austin Blythe (2016, seventh), James Daniels (2018, second), Tristan Wirfs (2020, first), Tyler Linderbaum (2022, first), Mason Richman (2025, seventh), Connor Colby (2025, seventh), Logan Jones (2026, second), Gennings Dunker (2026, third), Beau Stephens (2026, fifth)
Running back (3) — Ladell Betts (2002, second), Shonn Greene (2009, third), Kaleb Johnson (2025, third)
Wide receiver (5) — Kevin Kasper (2001, sixth), Kahlil Hill (2002, sixth), Marvin McNutt (2012, sixth), Ihmir Smith-Marsette (2021, fifth), Kaden Wetjen (2026, fourth)
Tight end (14) — Austin Wheatley (2000, fifth), Dallas Clark (2003, first), Erik Jensen (2004, seventh), Tony Jackson (2005, sixth), Scott Chandler (2007, fourth), Brandon Myers (2009, sixth), Tony Moeaki (2010, third), C.J. Fiedorowicz (2014, third), George Kittle (2017, fifth), T.J. Hockenson (2019, first), Noah Fant (2019, first), Sam LaPorta (2023, second), Erick All Jr. (2024, fourth), Luke Lachey (2025, seventh)
Defensive line (19) — Aaron Kampman (2002, fifth), Jared Clauss (2004, seventh), Matt Roth (2005, second), Jonathan Babineaux (2005, second), Ken Iwebema (2008, fourth), Adrian Clayborn (2011, first), Christian Ballard (2011, fourth), Karl Klug (2011, fifth), Mike Daniels (2012, fourth), Carl Davis (2015, third), Jaleel Johnson (2017, fourth), Anthony Nelson (2019, fourth), A.J. Epenesa (2020, second), Chauncey Golston (2021, third), Daviyon Nixon (2021, fifth), Lukas Van Ness (2023, first), Logan Lee (2024, sixth), Yahya Black (2025, fifth), Max Llewellyn (2026, seventh)
Linebacker (11) — Chad Greenway (2006, first), Abdul Hodge (2006, third), Mike Humpal (2008, sixth), Pat Angerer (2010, second), A.J. Edds (2010, fourth), Christian Kirksey (2014, third), Anthony Hitchens (2014, fourth), Josey Jewell (2018, fourth), Nick Niemann (2021, sixth), Jack Campbell (2023, first), Karson Sharar (2026, sixth)
Defensive back (20) — Matt Bowen (2000, sixth), Derek Pagel (2003, fifth), Bob Sanders (2004, second), Sean Considine (2005, fourth), Charles Godfrey (2008, third), Bradley Fletcher (2009, third), Amari Spievey (2010, third), Tyler Sash (2011, sixth), Shaun Prater (2012, fifth), Jordan Bernstine (2012, seventh), Micah Hyde (2013, fifth), Desmond King (2017, fifth), Josh Jackson (2018, second), Amani Hooker (2019, fourth), Michael Ojemudia (2020, third), Geno Stoen (2020, seventh), Dane Belton (2022, fourth), Riley Moss (2023, third), Cooper DeJean (2024, second), TJ Hall (2026, seventh)
Placekicker (1) — Nate Kaeding (2004, third)
Punter (1) — Tory Taylor (2024, fourth)
Quarterback (3) — Ricky Stanzi (2011, fifth), C.J. Beathard (2017, third), Nate Stanley (2020, seventh)
Offensive line (24) — Eric Steinbach (2003, second), Bruce Nelson (2003, second), Ben Sobieski (2003, fifth), Robert Gallery (2004, first), Pete McMahon (2005, sixth), Marshal Yanda (2007, third), Mike Elgin (2007, seventh), Seth Olsen (2009, fourth), Bryan Bulaga (2010, first), Kyle Calloway (2010, sixth), Julian Vandervelde (2011, fifth), Riley Reiff (2012, first), Adam Gettis (2012, fifth), Brandon Scherff (2015, first), Andrew Donnal (2015, fourth), Austin Blythe (2016, seventh), James Daniels (2018, second), Tristan Wirfs (2020, first), Tyler Linderbaum (2022, first), Mason Richman (2025, seventh), Connor Colby (2025, seventh), Logan Jones (2026, second), Gennings Dunker (2026, third), Beau Stephens (2026, fifth)
Running back (3) — Ladell Betts (2002, second), Shonn Greene (2009, third), Kaleb Johnson (2025, third)
Wide receiver (5) — Kevin Kasper (2001, sixth), Kahlil Hill (2002, sixth), Marvin McNutt (2012, sixth), Ihmir Smith-Marsette (2021, fifth), Kaden Wetjen (2026, fourth)
Tight end (14) — Austin Wheatley (2000, fifth), Dallas Clark (2003, first), Erik Jensen (2004, seventh), Tony Jackson (2005, sixth), Scott Chandler (2007, fourth), Brandon Myers (2009, sixth), Tony Moeaki (2010, third), C.J. Fiedorowicz (2014, third), George Kittle (2017, fifth), T.J. Hockenson (2019, first), Noah Fant (2019, first), Sam LaPorta (2023, second), Erick All Jr. (2024, fourth), Luke Lachey (2025, seventh)
Defensive line (19) — Aaron Kampman (2002, fifth), Jared Clauss (2004, seventh), Matt Roth (2005, second), Jonathan Babineaux (2005, second), Ken Iwebema (2008, fourth), Adrian Clayborn (2011, first), Christian Ballard (2011, fourth), Karl Klug (2011, fifth), Mike Daniels (2012, fourth), Carl Davis (2015, third), Jaleel Johnson (2017, fourth), Anthony Nelson (2019, fourth), A.J. Epenesa (2020, second), Chauncey Golston (2021, third), Daviyon Nixon (2021, fifth), Lukas Van Ness (2023, first), Logan Lee (2024, sixth), Yahya Black (2025, fifth), Max Llewellyn (2026, seventh)
Linebacker (11) — Chad Greenway (2006, first), Abdul Hodge (2006, third), Mike Humpal (2008, sixth), Pat Angerer (2010, second), A.J. Edds (2010, fourth), Christian Kirksey (2014, third), Anthony Hitchens (2014, fourth), Josey Jewell (2018, fourth), Nick Niemann (2021, sixth), Jack Campbell (2023, first), Karson Sharar (2026, sixth)
Defensive back (20) — Matt Bowen (2000, sixth), Derek Pagel (2003, fifth), Bob Sanders (2004, second), Sean Considine (2005, fourth), Charles Godfrey (2008, third), Bradley Fletcher (2009, third), Amari Spievey (2010, third), Tyler Sash (2011, sixth), Shaun Prater (2012, fifth), Jordan Bernstine (2012, seventh), Micah Hyde (2013, fifth), Desmond King (2017, fifth), Josh Jackson (2018, second), Amani Hooker (2019, fourth), Michael Ojemudia (2020, third), Geno Stoen (2020, seventh), Dane Belton (2022, fourth), Riley Moss (2023, third), Cooper DeJean (2024, second), TJ Hall (2026, seventh)
Placekicker (1) — Nate Kaeding (2004, third)
Punter (1) — Tory Taylor (2024, fourth)
I'd have lost money on the Running Back total. That generally has been a pretty strong position and I thought more of the Albert Young types were late rounders. But I guess there were many injuries and sudden career flameouts (Wegher, Robinson, Coker). Also shocked to see Betts was a second rounder. I kind of remembered him as a late rounder that carved out a long career as a secondary back. Group it together with wide receiver and QB and it adds up to 11 'skill' position players (3 of which came with the building) over 26 years seems about right, lol.