Assume the Position is our offseason guide to the Iowa Hawkeyes football depth chart. The math is difficult, so take it from us: As time moves on, we'll know more. That's why we rank the positions from most certain to least certain.
| Eligibility Remaining | |||||||||
| No. | Player | Year | Ht/Wt. | Position | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 39 | Travis Perry | SR(RS) | 6-3/235 | Outside Linebacker | |||||
| 36 | Cole Fisher | SR(RS) | 6-2/235 | Weakside Linebacker | |||||
| 41 | Bo Bower | SO(RS) | 6-1/230 | Weakside Linebacker | |||||
| 43 | Josey Jewell | SO(RS) | 6-2/230 | Middle Linebacker | |||||
| 44 | Ben Niemann | SO | 6-3/225 | Outside Linebacker | |||||
| 40 | Parker Hesse* | FR(RS) | 6-3/240 | Outside Linebacker | |||||
| 31 | Aaron Mends | FR(RS) | 6-0/215 | Middle Linebacker | |||||
| 22 | Angelo Garbutt | FR | 6-2/210 | Linebacker | |||||
| 21 | Justin Jinning | FR | 6-2/210 | Linebacker | |||||
| 48 | Jack Hockaday | FR | 6-1/215 | Linebacker | |||||
Previously on Assume the Position:
Iowa football opinion polestar Marc Morehouse likes to say that certain guys have "union cards" that guarantee them a starting spot, generally due to intangible factors.