PFF Deep Dive: Iowa
Each week during the season we will be taking an in-depth look at the 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes and their opponent using the latest Pro Football Focus grades, advanced stats, and much more.
Iowa Offense – Starters with Season Grades & Snaps
LT Mason Richman 64.2 in 212 snaps
LG Nick DeJong 71.0 in 138 snaps
C Logan Jones 71.5 in 209 snaps
RG Connor Colby 75.3 in 179 snaps
RT Gennings Dunker 66.5 in 206 snaps
TE Erick All 66.9 in 153 snaps
TE Steven Stilianos 69.3 in 92 snaps
WR Seth Anderson 61.4 in 144 snaps
WR Diante Vines 58.2 in 124 snaps
RB Leshon Williams 64.7 in 73 snaps
QB Cade McNamara 58.2 in 197 snaps
Iowa Offense – Reserves with Season Grades & Snaps
TE Luke Lachey 66.5 in 120 snaps (out due to injury)
WR Nico Ragaini 56.4 in 94 snaps
OG Rusty Feth 59.1 in 88 snaps
TE Addison Ostrenga 72.7 in 56 snaps
RB Jaziun Patterson 67.0 in 52 snaps (out due to injury)
RB Kaleb Johnson 53.8 in 49 snaps (out due to injury)
WR Kaleb Brown 52.3 in 41 snaps
FB Hayden Large 50.4 in 35 snaps
OG Tyler Elsbury 52.7 in 30 snaps
QB Deacon Hill 47.6 in 25 snaps
RB Kamari Moulton 50.7 in 23 snaps
OG Beau Stephens 77.1 in 19 snaps
RB Terrell Washington 71.2 in 16 snaps
WR Kaden Wetjen 60.8 in 14 snaps
C Jeremy Chaplin 68.8 in 13 snaps
OT Daijon Parker 58.5 in 10 snaps
WR Jarriett Buie 59.3 in 9 snaps
RB Max White 57.9 in 7 snaps
OT Jack Dotzler 61.4 in 6 snaps
TE Johnny Pascuzzi 54.0 in 6 snaps
Iowa Defense – Starters with Season Grades & Snaps
DE Joe Evans 80.1 in 213 snaps
DT Yahya Black 70.6 in 179 snaps
DT Logan Lee 75.8 in 196 snaps
DE Deontae Craig 68.3 in 165 snaps
MLB Jay Higgins 77.4 in 291 snaps
WLB Nick Jackson 68.2 in 247 snaps
CASH Sebastian Castro 83.6 in 227 snaps
CB Jermari Harris 49.5 in 144 snaps
CB Cooper DeJean 73.6 in 291 snaps
FS Quinn Schulte 73.3 in 290 snaps
SS Xavier Nwankpa 73.1 in 271 snaps
Iowa Defense – Reserves with Season Grades & Snaps
CB Deshaun Lee 76.3 in 157 snaps
DE Ethan Hurkett 73.9 in 152 snaps
DT Aaron Graves 82.8 in 135 snaps
LB Kyler Fisher 66.3 in 95 snaps
DT Jeremiah Pittman 49.9 in 94 snaps
DE Max Llewellyn 55.5 in 58 snaps
S Koen Entringer 70.2 in 38 snaps
CB TJ Hall 66.1 in 28 snaps
DE Brian Allen 84.1 in 25 snaps
LB Jaden Harrell 29.2 in 16 snaps
CB Brenden Deasfernandes 30.4 in 14 snaps
LB Karson Sharar 72.1 in 8 snaps
CB Jamison Heinz 69.2 in 5 snaps
S Kael Kolarik 53.7 in 4 snaps
CB Deavin Hilson 50.5 in 4 snaps
DE Caden Crawford 59.1 in 3 snaps
LB Jaxon Rexroth 56.4 in 3 snaps
DT Anterio Thompson 70.6 in 1 snap
DT Luke Gaffney 60.0 in 1 snap
Iowa Special Teams – Starters with Season Grades & Stats
P Tory Taylor 75.8 – Averaging 48.0 yards per punt with 1 touchback and 9 punts downed inside the 20.
K Drew Stevens 70.5 on FG, 80.6 on KO – 4/5 FG with a long of 34 yards. Averaging 65.0 yards per kickoff with 18/18 touchbacks.
Iowa Receiver Targets, Catches, Yards & Drops
TE Luke Lachey – 16 targets with 10 catches (62.5%) for 131 yards (13.1 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 drop.
TE Erick All – 16 targets with 10 catches (62.5%) for 116 yards (11.6 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop.
WR Nico Ragaini – 15 targets with 6 catches (40.0%) for 52 yards (8.7 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 drop.
WR Seth Anderson – 9 targets with 4 catches (44.4%) for 68 yards (17.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops.
RB Leshon Williams – 8 targets with 6 catches (75.0%) for 44 yards (7.3 ypc) and 1 TD with 2 drops.
WR Diante Vines – 5 targets with 4 catches (80.0%) for 28 yards (7.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops.
TE Steven Stilianos – 4 targets with 2 catches (50.0%) for 29 yards (14.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
TE Addison Ostrenga – 4 targets with 2 catches (50.0%) for 19 yards (9.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
RB Jaziun Patterson – 2 targets with 2 catches (100%) for 19 yards (9.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
WR Kaleb Brown – 2 targets with 0 catches (0%) for 0 yards (0.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
FB Hayden Large – 1 target with 1 catch (100%) for 2 yards (2.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
RB Terrell Washington – 1 target with 0 catches (0%) for 0 yards (0.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
Iowa Yards After Catch (YAC)
TE Erick All – 59 YAC, 5.9 per catch
RB Leshon Williams – 51 YAC, 8.5 per catch
TE Luke Lachey – 33 YAC, 3.3 per catch
RB Jaziun Patterson – 25 YAC, 12.5 per catch
WR Diante Vines – 20 YAC, 5.0 per catch
WR Nico Ragaini – 16 YAC, 2.7 per catch
TE Addison Ostrenga – 15 YAC, 7.5 per catch
WR Seth Anderson – 9 YAC, 2.3 per catch
TE Steven Stilianos – 7 YAC, 3.5 per catch
FB Hayden Large – 3 YAC, 3.0 per catch
Iowa Pass Blocking Grades
LG Rusty Feth 87.6 (0 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
OG Tyler Elsbury 83.5 (0 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
RT Gennings Dunker 76.6 (4 pressures allowed, 2 sacks)
LG Nick DeJong 71.6 (2 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
LT Mason Richman 70.9 (5 pressures allowed, 1 sack)
RG Beau Stephens 63.9 (1 pressure allowed, 0 sacks)
C Logan Jones 58.8 (8 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
RG Connor Colby 48.6 (4 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
RB Leshon Williams 45.9 (3 pressures allowed, 1 sack)
Iowa Run Blocking Grades
RG Connor Colby 80.5
WR Diante Vines 78.8
RG Beau Stephens 78.6
C Logan Jones 73.6
TE Addison Ostrenga 70.8
WR Nico Ragaini 70.6
LG Nick DeJong 70.5
TE Erick All 65.7
TE Steven Stilianos 63.5
WR Kaleb Brown 61.9
LT Mason Richman 61.0
WR Seth Anderson 59.4
RT Gennings Dunker 58.8
LG Rusty Feth 57.4
TE Luke Lachey 54.7
FB Hayden Large 47.4
OG Tyler Elsbury 47.0
Iowa Run Game
Credit: Pro Football Focus
Iowa Pass Rush
DE Joe Evans 14 pressures with 1 sack, 4 QB hits, and 9 QB hurries (77.4 pass rush grade)
DE Deontae Craig 7 pressures with 1 sack, 2 QB hits, and 4 QB hurries (62.3 pass rush grade)
DT Logan Lee 7 pressures with 3 QB hits and 4 QB hurries (71.9 pass rush grade)
DT Aaron Graves 6 pressures with 5 QB hits and 1 QB hurry (73.3 pass rush grade)
LB Nick Jackson 5 pressures with 1 sack, 1 QB hit, and 3 QB hurries (60.9 pass rush grade)
DE Ethan Hurkett 3 pressures with 2 QB hits and 1 QB hurry (60.9 pass rush grade)
DE Brian Allen 2 pressures with 2 QB hits (85.6 pass rush grade)
FS Quinn Schulte 2 pressures with 2 QB hurries (57.3 pass rush grade)
DT Yahya Black 2 pressures with 2 QB hurries (53.7 pass rush grade)
DT Jeremiah Pittman 1 pressure with 1 QB hurry (55.9 pass rush grade)
DE Max Llewellyn 1 pressure with 1 QB hit (63.4 pass rush grade)
LB Jay Higgins 1 pressure with 1 QB hurry (52.3 pass rush grade)
Iowa Pass Coverage
CASH Sebastian Castro has given up 16 completions on 25 targets (64.0%) for 60 yards (3.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 1 INT (86.1 coverage grade)
WLB Nick Jackson has given up 12 completions on 17 targets (70.6%) for 116 yards (9.7 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 PBU (62.5 coverage grade)
CB Cooper DeJean has given up 10 completions on 17 targets (58.8%) for 65 yards (6.5 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU (75.7 coverage grade)
CB Deshaun Lee has given up 10 completions on 17 targets (58.8%) for 110 yards (11.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 PBU (73.3 coverage grade)
MLB Jay Higgins has given up 14 completions on 16 targets (87.5%) for 66 yards (4.7 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU (78.9 coverage grade)
LB Kyler Fisher has given up 5 completions on 11 targets (45.5%) for 38 yards (7.6 ypc) and 0 TDs (66.3 coverage grade)
CB Jermari Harris has given up 5 completions on 9 targets (55.6%) for 92 yards (18.4 ypc) and 2 TDs (47.2 coverage grade)
SS Xavier Nwankpa has given up 4 completions on 9 targets (44.4%) for 26 yards (6.5 ypc) and 2 TDs with 1 PBU and 1 INT (74.8 coverage grade)
FS Quinn Schulte has given up 5 completions on 7 targets (71.4%) for 69 yards (13.8 ypc) and 0 TDs (70.2 coverage grade)
CB TJ Hall has given up 2 completions on 3 targets (66.7%) for 18 yards (9.0 ypc) and 0 TDs (65.7 coverage grade)
LB Jaden Harrell has given up 2 completions on 2 targets (100%) for 28 yards (14.0 ypc) and 1 TD (36.1 coverage grade)
CB Brenden Deasfernandes has given up 1 completion on 2 targets (50.0%) for 16 yards (16.0 ypc) and 1 TD (27.7 coverage grade)
Iowa QB Cade McNamara
Through four games, Iowa QB Cade McNamara is 43/84 passing (51.2%) for 459 yards (5.5 ypa) with 4 TDs and 3 INTs.
With a clean pocket, McNamara is 34/63 passing (54.0%) for 352 yards (5.6 ypa) with 4 TDs and 3 INTs.
Under pressure, McNamara is 9/21 passing (42.9%) for 107 yards (5.1 ypa) with 0 TDs and 0 INTs.
When blitzed, McNamara is 12/33 passing (36.4%) for 201 yards (6.1 ypa) with 2 TDs and 1 INT.
When not blitzed, McNamara is 31/51 passing (60.8%) for 258 yards (5.1 ypa) with 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
Iowa has used play action on 18.9% of McNamara’s drop backs this season.
Using play action, McNamara is 10/17 passing (58.8%) for 129 yards (7.6 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
Without play action, McNamara is 33/67 passing (49.3%) for 330 yards (4.9 ypa) with 3 TDs and 3 INTs.
Iowa has thrown screen passes on 15.8% of McNamara’s drop backs this season.
On screen passes, McNamara is 12/15 passing (80.0%) for 87 yards (5.8 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
On non-screen passes, McNamara is 31/69 passing (44.9%) for 372 yards (5.4 ypa) with 3 TDs and 3 INTs.
Below is McNamara’s passing chart for the 2023 season to date.
Credit: Pro Football Focus
Iowa NCAA Stats 2023
StatRankValueTotal Offense129245.5Rushing OffenseT-104118.5Passing Offense125127.0Team Passing Efficiency123104.16Scoring Offense10521.2Total Defense36313.8Rushing Defense71133.8Passing Yards Allowed24180.0Team Passing Efficiency Defense31111.72Scoring Defense2617.0Turnover MarginT-111-1.003rd Down Conversion Pct1220.3084th Down Conversion PctT-250.6673rd Down Conversion Pct Defense500.3664th Down Conversion Pct DefenseT-890.600Red Zone OffenseT-250.917Red Zone Defense270.727Net Punting345.78Punt Returns687.69Kickoff Returns630.00First Downs Offense12750First Downs DefenseT-5874Fewest Penalties Per Game23.00Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game120.75Time of Possession119 26:47Credit: NCAA.org
Iowa vs. Michigan State Advanced Stats
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