In the early-ish aughts of Kirk Ferentz at the helm of the Iowa football program, the team earned a reputation of spinning wheat into gold with its football recruits. Guys like Robert Gallery, Marshall Yanda, and Eric Steinbach encompassed the idea of not-so-sought after players putting in their work getting a chance to play. As the years progress, this stereotype lingers ever so slightly as Bryan Bulagas, Riley Reiffs, and Brandon Scherffs enter and exit the program.
Perplexingly, Iowa never got a stream of four-star or five-star talent at the position despite its track record of success. Perhaps the best example of this phenomenon being Ross Pierschbacher, a Cedar Falls native and five-star recruit along the offensive line choosing Alabama over Iowa in 2014.