Thirty-five Defensive Backs are better than Desmond King, according to the draft results. That’s not what many of us saw over his illustrious Hawkeye career. Since he started his second game on campus, I felt he had a track record of shutting down high-quality wideouts.
Yet, a dive into the numbers shows a surprising account of these wide receivers performing well against Iowa and by proxy, Desmond King. Though most of this stems from Iowa’s scheme, which 1) doesn’t force any corner to line up mano-a-mano with a particular wideout and 2) is willing to give up 5-10 yard gains to limit big plays, the list is still pretty surprising.