Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #33
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 9.9 (#33)
- SP+ Offense
- 28.1
- SP+ Defense
- 19.5
- SRS
- 9.6
- FPI
- 8.6
- Elo
- 1629
- Talent
- 649
- Recruiting
- —
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
7.0p10 5.0 — p90 9.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.5% | |
| Make CFP | 0.5% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.2% | |
| Semifinal | 0.1% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 6.8–5.2
Schedule
51st
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
63rd
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
52nd
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSoutheast Missouri State | FCS | 46-3* | +43.4 | 100% | — |
| 2 | @Iowa | +19.7 | 19-32 | -12.7 | 19% | — |
| 3 | vsBowling Green | -12.6 | 34-16 | +18.0 | 90% | — |
| 4 | vsUtah | +22.2 | 22-35 | -13.1 | 18% | — |
| 5 | vsWest Virginia | -6.8 | 30-18 | +11.9 | 80% | — |
| 6 | @BYU | +15.9 | 22-33 | -11.1 | 23% | — |
| 8 | @Arizona | +12 | 23-31 | -7.1 | 32% | — |
| 9 | vsOklahoma State | -15.1 | 31-14 | +17.3 | 89% | — |
| 10 | @Baylor | +1.4 | 25-27 | -2.2 | 45% | — |
| 11 | vsCincinnati | +4.5 | 28-20 | +7.9 | 71% | — |
| 12 | @UCF | -1.2 | 27-22 | +4.7 | 63% | — |
| 13 | vsKansas State | +7 | 25-23 | +1.3 | 55% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 4
2026 · 78
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jaylen Raynor← Arkansas State | JR | 6'0" | 202 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Zane Flores← Oklahoma State | FR | 6'3" | 215 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Connor Moberly | FR | 6'4" | 220 | — |
| QB | 4th | Major Cantrell | FR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Cameron Pettaway← Bowling Green | FR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Aiden Flora | FR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Arnold Barnes III← Tulane | JR | 5'10" | 216 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Salahadin Allah← Oregon State | SO | 5'11" | 222 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Easton Miller | SO | 6'1" | 225 | — |
| RB | — | Ryver Peppers | FR | 5'11" | 205 | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Omari Hayes← Tulane | SO | 5'9" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Carter Pabst← Washington State | FR | 6'1" | 194 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Eli Green | SR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| WR | 4th | Dominic Overby | FR | 6'5" | 200 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Jordyn Bailey← TCU | SO | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Evan Boyd← Michigan State | SO | 6'3" | 208 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Carson Robbins | FR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| WR | — | Cody Jackson← Tarleton State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Tyler Fortenberry← Arkansas State | JR | 6'5" | 240 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Tyler Moore | SR | 6'5" | 255 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Tripp Walsh | SO | 6'6" | 240 | — |
| TE | 4th | Vince Benetti | SO | 6'4" | 245 | — |
| TE | — | Jordan Vyborny← Oklahoma State | FR | 6'5" | 240 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Christian Greenlaw← Hampton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT | — | Maasai King← Akron | JR | 6'4" | 305 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Jake Taylor← Oklahoma | JR | 6'6" | 313 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Gavin Proudfoot← Northern Iowa | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Colin Amick← Montana | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Tamatoa McDonough | SR | 6'5" | 265 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Bryson Lamb← Washington State | JR | 6'2" | 301 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Jace J. Gilbert | FR | 6'5" | 280 | — |
| DL | 4th | Donovan Fitzmaurice← Washington State | FR | 6'3" | 283 | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Myles Mendeszoon | SR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Zaimir Hawk | SO | 6'3" | 305 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Max Baloun← Washington State | SR | 6'6" | 285 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Vontroy Malone | JR | 6'4" | 265 | — |
| DL | 9th | Trey Verdon | FR | 6'1" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 10th | Chet Andrews | JR | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| DL | 11th | Jack Limbaugh | FR | 6'3" | 230 | — |
| DL | — | Kaleb Bilal-Jones← Arizona | FR | 6'1" | 312 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Cannon Butler | SR | 6'6" | 265 | — |
| DL | — | Jareb Ramos← Montana | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Isaac Terrell← Washington State | JR | 6'2" | 247 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Malaki Ta'ase← Washington State | SO | 6'2" | 265 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 3rd | Jack Janikowski← Washington State | SO | 6'2" | 242 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | — | Caden Crawford← South Dakota | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Sullivan Schlimgen← Washington State | FR | 6'1" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Carson Willich | JR | — | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Will McLaughlin | JR | 6'4" | 240 | — |
| LB | 4th | Rylan Barnes | SO | 6'3" | 235 | — |
| LB | 5th | Beau Goodwin | SO | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Zachary Lovett | SR | 6'2" | 250 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 7th | John Klosterman | JR | 5'11" | 230 | — |
| LB | — | Tristan Exline← Texas-Permian Basin | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Montreze Smith Jr.← Austin Peay | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Keyon Washington← Bowling Green | FR | 6'1" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Jaheim Singletary← Arkansas | JR | 6'2" | 196 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Trillion Sorrell← Washington State | FR | 6'1" | 170 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Tyrone Cotton III← Washington State | FR | 6'1" | 170 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Seth Johnson← Montana State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Drew Surges | SO | 6'1" | 205 | — |
| DB | 2nd | Caden Matson | JR | 6'0" | 205 | — |
| DB | 3rd | David Coffey | FR | 6'1" | 195 | — |
| DB | 4th | Caden Kock | JR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| DB | 5th | Connor Welsch | FR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| DB | 6th | Beni Ngoyi | SO | 6'4" | 200 | — |
| S | 1st | Malcolm Jones← Jacksonville State | JR | 6'1" | 206 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Braden Awls← Toledo | JR | 6'0" | 196 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Duhron Goodman← Washington State | JR | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Brody Miller← Washington State | FR | 6'1" | 178 | ★★★ |
| S | 5th | Damarius Russell← Washington State | FR | 5'11" | 183 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Micah Harper← Montana | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | — | Adlai Lounsbury← Washington State | FR | 6'4" | 183 | ★★ |
| LS | — | Caleb Schmidt← Minot State | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Tyler Perkins | SR | 5'11" | 205 | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Kyle Konrardy | SO | 6'1" | 205 | — |
| PK | 2nd | Chase Smith | FR | 5'10" | 210 | — |
| PK | 3rd | Jace T. Gilbert | JR | 5'11" | 210 | — |
Season History · last 12
2 AP top-10 · 7 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #33 | #12 | — |
| 2024 | 10-3 | 7-3 | #28 | #9 | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 7-5 | 6-3 | #37 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 4-8 | 1-8 | #53 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #19 | #7 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 8-3 | 8-2 | #19 | — | 1-0 |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #24 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #38 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #44 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 2-7 | #65 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3-9 | 2-7 | #77 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2-10 | 0-9 | #97 | — | — |
Recruiting Classes
avg #52 · 10 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★137 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #54 | 197 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 | #53 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | #42 | 204 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | #39 | 205 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | #59 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | #46 | 191 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | #46 | 192 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | #55 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2017 | #52 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2016 | #55 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 48net -7Out 55
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.1
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Isaac Terrell | EDGE | 3★ | ← Washington State |
| ▲ | Jaheim Singletary | CB | 3★ | ← Arkansas |
| ▲ | Jack Janikowski | EDGE | 3★ | ← Washington State |
| ▲ | Maasai King | OT | 3★ | ← Akron |
| ▼ | Rocco Becht | QB | 4★ | → Penn State |
| ▼ | Benjamin Brahmer | TE | 4★ | → Penn State |
| ▼ | Jontez Williams | CB | 4★ | → USC |
| ▼ | Chase Sowell | WR | 4★ | → Penn State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
7 items
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