Who is starting for Hawkeyes vs. OSU? Iowa football roster, depth chart vs. Ohio State

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Iowa football definitely has a brand in 2022. And that brand of football is coming to Ohio Stadium to play the Buckeyes on Oct. 22.

The Hawkeyes have been one of the best defenses in college football this season, limiting five of their six opponents to 10 or fewer points, with Michigan scoring the most points against the Hawkeyes in a 27-14 Iowa loss.

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Despite the defense, Iowa is just 3-3 mostly because of a struggling offense that has been held to less than 10 points in half its games this season.

Here's a look at the starting offense and defense for the Hawkeyes.

Here’s a quick look at the Iowa roster depth chart vs. Ohio State

Coach: Kirk Ferentz

  • 24th season, 181-113

  • 193-134 overall

Projected Iowa depth chart: offense

Source: hawkeyesports.com/sports/football

Coordinator: Brian Ferentz

POS;NO.;PLAYER;HT;WT;YR

  • QB;7;Spencer Petras;6-5;231;Sr.

  • ;8;Alex Padilla;6-1;200;Jr.

  • RB;25;Gavin Williams;6-0;214;So.

  • ;4;Leshon Williams;5-10;210;So.

  • ;2;Kaleb Johnson;6-0;212;Fr.

  • FB;38;Monte Pottebaum;6-1;244;Sr.

  • ;40;Turner Pallissard;6-0;243;Sr.

  • WR;10;Arland Bruce IV;5-10;198;So.

  • ;89;Nico Ragaini;6-0;196;Sr.

  • TE;84;Sam LaPorta;6-4;249;Sr.

  • ;85;Luke Lachey;6-6;252;So.

  • LT;78;Mason Richman;6-6;308;So.

  • ;79;Jack Plumb;6-7;297;Sr.

  • LG;56;Nick DeJong;6-6;300;Jr.

  • ;76;Tyler Elsbury;6-5;308;So.

  • C;65;Logan Jones;6-3;283;So.

  • ;53;Michael Myslinksi;6-3;287;r-Fr.

  • RG;70;Beau Stephens;6-6;307;r-Fr.

  • ;67;Gennings Dunker;6-5;316;r-Fr.

  • RT;77;Connor Colby;6-6;308;So.

  • ;54;Matt Fagan;6-5;296;Sr.

  • WR;14;Brody Brecht;6-4;217;r-Fr.

  • ;18;Alec Wick;6-1;196;r-Fr.

Projected Iowa depth chart: defense

Coordinator: Phil Parker

POS;NO.;PLAYER;HT;WT;YR

  • LE;92;John Waggoner;6-5;267;Sr.

  • ;49;Ethan Hurkett;6-3;252;So.

  • LT;99;Noah Shannon;6-0;289;Sr.

  • ;91;Lukas Van Ness;6-5;275;So.

  • RT;85;Logan Lee;6-5;275;Jr.

  • ;50;Louie Stec;6-0;268;Jr.

  • RE;13;Joe Evans;6-2;246;Sr.

  • ;45;Deontae Craig;6-3;266;So.

  • LEO/CASH;46;Logan Klemp;6-2;235;Sr.

  • ;3;Cooper DeJean;6-1;209;So.

  • ;29;Sebastian Castro;5-11;207;Jr.

  • MLB;31;Jack Campbell;6-5;246;Sr.

  • ;34;Jay Higgins;6-2;229;Jr.

  • WLB;44;Seth Benson;6-0;232;Sr.

  • LC;3;Cooper DeJean;6-1;209;So.

  • ;16;Jamison Heinz;6-0;205;So.

  • SS;26;Kaevon Merriweather;6-0;212;Sr.

  • ;29;Sebastian Castro;5-11;207;Jr.

  • FS;30;Quinn Schulte;6-1;208;Jr.

  • ;7;Reggie Bracy;6-0;209;Jr.

  • RC;33;Riley Moss;6-1;193;Sr.

  • ;6;TJ Hall;6-0;183;Fr.

Iowa Hawkeyes special teams

POS;NO.;PLAYER;HT;WT;YR

  • K;18;Drew Stevens;6-0;180;Fr.

  • ;1;Aaron Blom;5-11;189;So.

  • P;9;Tory Taylor;6-4;230;Jr.

  • KR;2;Kaleb Johnson;6-0;212;Fr.

  • ;25;Gavin Williams;6-0;214;So.

  • PR;Arland Bruce IV;5-10;198;So.

  • ;3;Cooper DeJean;6-1;209;So.

  • LS;39;Luke Elkin;6-1;227;So.

  • H;9;Tory Taylor;6-4;230;Jr

Iowa football stats

SCORING;1;2;3;4;OT

Iowa;34;16;12;26

Opponents;13;15;7;124

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Iowa total: 88 / Avg.: 14.7

Opp total: 59 / Avg.: 9.8

PER-GAME AVERAGES

Rushing 82.2

Passing 156.7

vs. rush 110.7

vs. pass 154.0

FIRST DOWNS

Rushing: 32

Passing: 39

Penalty: 9

vs. rush: 48

vs. pass: 45

vs. penalty: 6

CONVERSIONS

3rd down: 24-81 (29.6 pct)

4th down: 0-3

vs. 3rd down: 32-98 (32.7 pct)

vs. 4th down: 7-111 (63.6 pct)

PENALTIES

Iowa: 30-241 (40.2 avg/g)

OPP: 37-289 (48.2 avg/g)

RED ZONE PCT

Scores: 8-12 (66.7 pct)

Touchdowns: 4-12 (33.3 pct)

OPP scores: 11-15 (73.3 pct)

OPP TDs: 5-15 (33.3 pct)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Leshon Williams, 64-236 (3.7 avg) 2 TD; Kaleb Johnson, 50-232 (4.6 avg) 3 TD; Gavin Williams, 29-88 (3.0 avg)

Passing: Spencer Petras, 87 of 161 (54.0 pct) 940 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

Receiving: Sam LaPorta, 30 rec, 279 yds (9.3 avg); Arland Bruce IV, 14 rec, 151 yds (10.8 avg) 1 TD; Nico Ragaini, 13 rec, 155 yds (11.9 avg); Luke Lachey, 9 rec, 157 yds (17.4 avg) 1 TD; Gavin Williams, 6 rec, 40 yds (6.7 avg); Leshon Williams, 5 rec, 50 yds (10.0 avg)

Kick scoring: Drew Stevens, 8-8 XP, 6-7 FG, 26 pts; Aaron Blom, 1-1 XP, 1-3 FG, 4 pts

Tackles: Jack Campbell, 62 (24 solo); Seth Benson, 51 (17); Cooper DeJean, 37 (26); Quinn Schulte, 34 (22); Riley Moss, 28 (19); Kaevon Merriweather, 28 (20); Logan Lee, 27 (7); Joe Evans, 23 (6); Noah Shannon, 23 (10)

Interceptions-yds: Cooper DeJean, 3-45; Kaevon Merriweather, 1-33; Quinn Schulte, 1-0; Terry Roberts, 1-0

Sacks-yds: Lukas Van Ness, 3-11; Aaron Graves, 2.5-14; Joe Evans, 2-11; Daeontae Craig, 1.5-23; Logan Lee, 1.5-10; John Waggoner, 1.5-8; Jay Higgins, 0.5-3; Chris Reames, 0.5-2

Punting: Tory Taylor, 41-1,891 (46.1 avg)

Kick returns: Kaleb Johnson, 6-153 (25.5 avg); Riley Moss, 4-93 (23.3 avg); Gavin Williams, 1-5

Punt returns: Arland Bruce IV, 12-70 (5.8 avg); Reggie Bracy, 1-9

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Iowa Hawkeyes football roster and depth chart vs. Ohio State