When both of the Iowa football team’s All-Big Ten tight ends decided to enter the NFL Draft, it left a gaping hole at a position that is vital to the success of Brian Ferentz’s offense.
Left in the wake of Noah Fant and TJ Hockenson’s departures is a tight end group that has just two career catches. This is the main reason we thought the Iowa football team would be in on two possible graduate transfers in Wisconsin’s Kyle Penniston and Rutgers Nakia Griffin-Stewart.
Ultimately though they opted to bring in just two graduate transfers, punter Michael Sleep-Dalton, and defensive lineman Zach VanValkenburg.