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.
In 2013, Iowa was searching for James Vandenberg's replacement. The coaching staff eventually settled on sophomore Jake Rudock, the presumptive favorite out of a group of three potential quarterbacks. Over the course of a pleasant-if-not-exactly-successful season, Rudock asserted himself as the obvious starter. His backups, when given an opportunity, did little to complicate the quarterback race.