In 2018, the Iowa football’s passing defense was ranked 17th in the country. They took a big hit with Amani Hooker and Jake Gervase heading to the NFL. Hooker was drafted in the 4th round by the Tennessee Titans and Gervase was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent.
If the Hawkeyes have any aspirations of playing for the Big Ten title this season, they’ll need to be excellent in the defensive secondary again. Thankfully, Geno Stone looks like a potential Jim Thorpe award winner after starting in 8 games last season and saw action in every game.