I began these position previews under the guise of how compelling I found each position battle and now that we’re staring down the barrel of offensive tackle in August, there’s the case it’s not all that compelling! Iowa returns all 28 starts at the two slots last year with Mason Richman (12 starts), Nick DeJong (9 starts), & Jack Plumb (7 starts). So not that compelling!
What is compelling, though, is that the group was inconsistent on their best days and turnstiles on their worst. Right tackle was particularly gnarly as Iowa struggled keeping Aidan Hutchinson, George Karlaftis, et al out of the backfield and the Hawkeye quarterback upright.