**2026 Iowa Football Offseason and Transfer Portal Thread**

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Perhaps my 1.00 strength Dollar Tree readers are bit smudged, but the skill "rooms" look to me to be the best, or at the least deepest, in several years, albeit with a huge question mark at QB. Quarterback success will depend greatly on the OL; if that group is solid, the starting quarterback should have enough help from the other skill players to have reasonable success.

Running back looks to be the deepest since Canzeri, Daniels, Wadley and Mitchell in 2015, though that group would still have the edge until demonstrated otherwise. There's no KJ, Greene or the Russell-Lewis combo individually, but they're very solid. Unlike some, I'm a major Moulton fan.

The wide receiver corps is still very young, but quite promising. RVZ has made more great catches in 10-12 games than just about anyone else made in their careers. But he and Tony Diaz cannot be getting hurt. Evan James really came on in the last part of spring ball. Dayton Howard has developed into a solid target. KJ Parker looked very good in the spring scrimmage. Buie can play, but the lingering injury thing is concerning. Xavier Stinson is one of our better freshman prospects. Tyler Barnes has used the CDJ comparison for Brody Schaffer. Terrence and Diondre Smith would be bonuses.

Vonnahme is obviously a great TE talent. Ostrenga a solid good hands guy. Thomas Meyer is a good athlete for his size. Ortwerth has made some good plays. Woods has wide receiver skills. Mike Burt is fine depth . Luke Brewer's coming in. The most paper depth since CJF, Duzey, Hamilton, HKC and Kittle. In 2015, the 3rd teamer was 6-1 Jameer Outsey. In 2016, the backup and starter for a time was Peter Pekar. Nate Weiting was a main guy in '19. This ain't like that.

We've had teams with 2 of the 3 non-QB groups being fine, but getting hamstrung by a weaker 3rd group. RB limited things in 2018 and 2019 until Goodson emerged. CJ had no wide receivers in '16 and a missing or hobbled Kittle at TE. And so on. Barring horrible injuries, no position group should be easily keyed on because of the weakness of another group (not named quarterback, of course).
 

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Perhaps my 1.00 strength Dollar Tree readers are bit smudged, but the skill "rooms" look to me to be the best, or at the least deepest, in several years, albeit with a huge question mark at QB. Quarterback success will depend greatly on the OL; if that group is solid, the starting quarterback should have enough help from the other skill players to have reasonable success.

Running back looks to be the deepest since Canzeri, Daniels, Wadley and Mitchell in 2015, though that group would still have the edge until demonstrated otherwise. There's no KJ, Greene or the Russell-Lewis combo individually, but they're very solid. Unlike some, I'm a major Moulton fan.

The wide receiver corps is still very young, but quite promising. RVZ has made more great catches in 10-12 games than just about anyone else made in their careers. But he and Tony Diaz cannot be getting hurt. Evan James really came on in the last part of spring ball. Dayton Howard has developed into a solid target. KJ Parker looked very good in the spring scrimmage. Buie can play, but the lingering injury thing is concerning. Xavier Stinson is one of our better freshman prospects. Tyler Barnes has used the CDJ comparison for Brody Schaffer. Terrence and Diondre Smith would be bonuses.

Vonnahme is obviously a great TE talent. Ostrenga a solid good hands guy. Thomas Meyer is a good athlete for his size. Ortwerth has made some good plays. Woods has wide receiver skills. Mike Burt is fine depth . Luke Brewer's coming in. The most paper depth since CJF, Duzey, Hamilton, HKC and Kittle. In 2015, the 3rd teamer was 6-1 Jameer Outsey. In 2016, the backup and starter for a time was Peter Pekar. Nate Weiting was a main guy in '19. This ain't like that.

We've had teams with 2 of the 3 non-QB groups being fine, but getting hamstrung by a weaker 3rd group. RB limited things in 2018 and 2019 until Goodson emerged. CJ had no wide receivers in '16 and a missing or hobbled Kittle at TE. And so on. Barring horrible injuries, no position group should be easily keyed on because of the weakness of another group (not named quarterback, of course).
 

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Perhaps my 1.00 strength Dollar Tree readers are bit smudged, but the skill "rooms" look to me to be the best, or at the least deepest, in several years, albeit with a huge question mark at QB. Quarterback success will depend greatly on the OL; if that group is solid, the starting quarterback should have enough help from the other skill players to have reasonable success.

Running back looks to be the deepest since Canzeri, Daniels, Wadley and Mitchell in 2015, though that group would still have the edge until demonstrated otherwise. There's no KJ, Greene or the Russell-Lewis combo individually, but they're very solid. Unlike some, I'm a major Moulton fan.

The wide receiver corps is still very young, but quite promising. RVZ has made more great catches in 10-12 games than just about anyone else made in their careers. But he and Tony Diaz cannot be getting hurt. Evan James really came on in the last part of spring ball. Dayton Howard has developed into a solid target. KJ Parker looked very good in the spring scrimmage. Buie can play, but the lingering injury thing is concerning. Xavier Stinson is one of our better freshman prospects. Tyler Barnes has used the CDJ comparison for Brody Schaffer. Terrence and Diondre Smith would be bonuses.

Vonnahme is obviously a great TE talent. Ostrenga a solid good hands guy. Thomas Meyer is a good athlete for his size. Ortwerth has made some good plays. Woods has wide receiver skills. Mike Burt is fine depth . Luke Brewer's coming in. The most paper depth since CJF, Duzey, Hamilton, HKC and Kittle. In 2015, the 3rd teamer was 6-1 Jameer Outsey. In 2016, the backup and starter for a time was Peter Pekar. Nate Weiting was a main guy in '19. This ain't like that.

We've had teams with 2 of the 3 non-QB groups being fine, but getting hamstrung by a weaker 3rd group. RB limited things in 2018 and 2019 until Goodson emerged. CJ had no wide receivers in '16 and a missing or hobbled Kittle at TE. And so on. Barring horrible injuries, no position group should be easily keyed on because of the weakness of another group (not named quarterback, of course).
I haven't been this erect since you posted 4am nudes of Stacey Dash
 

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Little Heck seems like the type of QB that more likely to transfer than play meaningful snaps under Kurt.
 

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Little Heck seems like the type of QB that more likely to transfer than play meaningful snaps under Kurt.
So you don't like Kirk because of offense and McCollum's son played in front of one of your friends kids so you don't like him either? Who do you like besides Devries?
 

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I don’t really like DeVries either. I just think he’s good coach.

No one should like Kirk for his offense, or Ben for putting his kid on a Big Ten scholarship. This is not controversial.

I like them for defense, winning, and their love for iowa….but not those things.
 

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Would you rather be fucked by a white guy than a brother?

I think if I had to I'd pick an Asian. Smaller cocks. More gentle
 
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