As we have discussed in weeks past, Pro Football Focus’ weekly team of the weeks do not have a real tangible impact on the players or the Iowa football program, but it is fun to see how well Hawkeye players did in one method of advanced metrics. This week is a little bittersweet with those lists as the Iowa football team had their best week of the year in terms of Pro Football Focus, but were still unable to secure a victory in West Lafayette.
Furthermore, how the representation was divided up will certainly cause some controversy among Iowa football fans considering the amount of players on the defensive side of the ball that made the cut.