(Photo Credit: John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
Key Players Returning:
RB Cartevious Norton, WR Jaylin Noel, OG Jarrod Hufford, OG Darrell Simmons Jr., OT Tyler Miller, LB Gerry Vaughn, CB/KR Myles Purchase, CB TJ Tampa, FS Jeremiah Cooper, MS Beau Freyler, PR Jaylin Noel and PT Tyler Perkins.
Key Players Departing:
QB Hunter Dekkers, RB Jirehl Brock, WR Xavier Hutchinson, OC Trevor Downing, OT Jake Remsburg, DE Will McDonald IV, NT Isaiah Lee, LB Colby Reeder, DE MJ Anderson, LB O’Rien Vance, CB Tayvonn Kyle, FS Anthony Johnson and PK Jace Gilbert.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: QB JJ Kohl (Ankeny, Iowa).
3 Start Recruits: EDGE Samuel Same (Derby, Kansas), RB Arlen Harris Jr. (Stanford transfer), RB Abu Ama (Des Moines, Iowa), ATH Jamison Patton (Ankeny, Iowa), WR Kai Black (Urbandale, Iowa), WR Benjamin Brahmer (Pierce, Nebraska), WR Beni Ngoyi (Lincoln, Nebraska), DL Trevor Buhr (Washington, Missouri) and WR Michael Parkes (Palm Bay, Florida).
2022 Results:
G01 SE MISSOURI STATE W 42-10
G02 @ Iowa W 10-7
G03 OHIO W 43-10
G04 #17 BAYLOR L 24-31
G05 @ Kansas L 11-14
G06 #20 KANSAS STATE L 9-10
G07 @ #22 Texas L 21-24
G08 OKLAHOMA L 13-27
G09 WEST VIRGINIA W 31-14
G10 @ Oklahoma State L 14-20
G11 TEXAS TECH L 10-14
G12 @ #4 TCU L 14-62
Misc. Team Information:
2022 Record: 4-8 (4th in Big XII)
Home: 3-4
Away: 1-4
Neutral: 0-0
B12: 1-8
Non-B10: 3-0
Head Coach: Matt Campbell
Iowa State: 46-42
Career: 81-57
Bowls: 4-4
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Rocco Becht (7-15, 65 yards, 46.7%, 4.3 avg., 0 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Cartevious Norton (87 car., 312 yards, 3.6 avg., 2 TD)
Receiving: Jaylin Noel (61 rec., 609 yards, 10.0 avg., 3 TD)
TDs Scored: DeShawn Hanika (4)
Sacks: Gerry Vaughn (1.5)
Tackles: Beau Freyler (68)
Interceptions: Beau Freyler/Tyler Onyedim/TJ Tampa (1)
Pass Deflections: TJ Tampa (9)
Tackles For Loss: TJ Tampa (5.0)
Forced Fumbles: 5 Tied (1)
Kick Returns: Jaylin Noel (14 ret., 237 yards, 16.9 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Jaylin Noel (11 ret., 56 yards, 5.1 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Keegan Shackford (0-0 fg/fga., 0%, 1-1 xp/xpa., 1 point)
Punting: Tyler Perkins (50 punts, 2112 yards, 42.2 avg., 19 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters
QB: 3 Rocco Becht (RS FR
)RB: 5 Cartevious Norton (SO)
TE: 87 Easton Dean (RS SR)
WR: 14 Dimitri Stanley (RS SR/TR)
WR: 13 Jaylin Noel (JR)
TE: 49 Stevo Klotz (RS JR)
LT: 75 James Neal (RS SO/TR)
LG: 54 Jarrod Hufford (RS SR)
OC: 63 Jim Bonifas (RS SO)
RG: 67 Grant Treiber (RS SR)
RT: 66 Tyler Miller (RS JR)
KR: 5 Myles Purchase (JR)
PK: 19 Chase Contreraz (RS SR/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 11 Tyler Onyedim (RS SO)
NT: 95 Domonique Orange (SO)
DT: 56 JR Singleton (RS JR)
DE: 52 Joey Petersen (JR)
LB: 32 Gerry Vaughn (RS SR)
LB: 33 Jack Sadowsky (FR)
CB: 5 Myles Purchase (JR)
CB: 2 TJ Tampa (SR)
FS: 4 Jeremiah Cooper (SO)
MS: 17 Beau Freyler (JR)
BS: 7 Malik Verdon (SR SO)
PR: 13 Jaylin Noel (JR)
PT: 80 Tyler Perkins (SO)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: B
Schedule:
09/02 NORTHERN IOWA PANTHERS | Iowa State leads the series 16-5. The Cyclones are 4-2 since 2013 and they won (16-10) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
09/09 IOWA HAWKEYES | Iowa State trails the series 23-46. The Cyclones are 2-7 since 2013 and their last series loss (17-27) was in 2021.
09/16 @ Ohio Bobcats | Iowa State leads the series 8-0. The Cyclones won (43-10) last season’s meeting between schools.
09/23 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS | Iowa State trails the series 20-34-3. The Cyclones are 2-8 since 2013 and their last series win (24-21) was in 2021.
09/30 @ Oklahoma Sooners | Iowa State trials the series 7-79-2. The Cyclones are 2-9 since 2013 and their last series win (37-30) was in 2020.
10/07 TCU HORNED FROGS | Iowa State trails the series 5-9. The Cyclones are 4-6 since 2013 and their last series win (48-14) was in 2021.
10/14 @ Cincinnati Bearcats | First meeting between schools.
10/28 @ Baylor Bears | Iowa State trails the series 9-12. The Cyclones are 3-7 since 2013 and their lasts series win (38-31) was in 2020.
11/04 KANSAS JAYHAWKS | Iowa State trails the series 45-51-6. The Cyclones are 8-2 since 2013 and their last series win (59-7) was in 2021.
11/11 @ BYU Cougars | Iowa State leads the series 4-0. The Cyclones won (34-7) the last meeting between schools in 1974.
11/18 TEXAS LONGHORS | Iowa State trails the series 5-15. The Cyclones are 4-6 since 2013 and their last series win (30-7) was in 2021.
11/25 @ Kansas State Wildcats | Iowa State leads the series 52-50-4. The Cyclones are 3-7 since 2013 and their last series win (33-20) was in 2021.
Predictions:
Home: 1-5
Road: 0-6
Neutral: 0-0
B12: 0-8
Non-B12: 1-3
Overall: 1-11 (14th in Big XII)
gridironpredictions.net 