Predict next years depth chart





It’s just really hard to say. He’s definitely a less twitchy athlete than Hooker and Hooker only got picked in the 4th round. Would be great having Geno’s leadership back next year.
Geno Stone is not going to the NFL. He would be lucky to be a very late round pick after next year. He doesn't have the speed or size to play safety in the NFL. He's not Bob Sanders.
 


Geno Stone is not going to the NFL. He would be maybe a late round pick after next year. He doesn't have the speed or size. He's not Bob Sanders.


Hooker is the better comp. If Stone can get the work out numbers to work......he gone. You are stuck on the ISU stuff, you need to back away from that for a minute.
 


Hooker is the better comp. If Stone can get the work out numbers to work......he gone. You are stuck on the ISU stuff, you need to back away from that for a minute.
He’s not an Iowa fan. He has not made one single positive post this year. He’s irrelevant as a poster.
 


He’s not an Iowa fan. He has not made one single positive post this year. He’s irrelevant as a poster.
He is certainly not an Iowa fan but he's right about Geno.

The NFL likes to get hung up on measurables, which he lacks. It's the same reason he was only listed as a 2-star recruit. He'll continue to prove them wrong.
 


He is certainly not an Iowa fan but he's right about Geno.

The NFL likes to get hung up on measurables, which he lacks. It's the same reason he was only listed as a 2-star recruit. He'll continue to prove them wrong.
Which is literally what I responded to you about this earlier in the thread. He would be far from the first guy to leave early and not get drafted high. The argument can be made that it puts you one year closer to your second contract.
 


Which is literally what I responded to you about this earlier in the thread. He would be far from the first guy to leave early and not get drafted high. The argument can be made that it puts you one year closer to your second contract.
1st, 2nd, and maaaaaybe 3rd round money are worth that.

4th and on isn't IMHO. Stone strikes me as a guy who loves Iowa too.
 




I don't think anyone should leave early.
I think everyone that could is going to do nothing but raise their value by staying.
I just don't see anyone going in the first round. With another year, I think we have 3 that could go first round. Plus you add in the youth on the team this year and the talent the Hawks could really strut next year. Now if it was going to be a rebuilding year, then maybe you bolt.
 


Cole Banwart is a jr this year so I would suspect he'll start next year assuming he's healthy.
Nixon and Schulte probably your starting dt's. Schulte was all over the field when in there replacing reiff.
i think geno is gone so probably Koerner and Merriweather as your starting safeties with belton playing the cash.or I could see belton getting one of those two spots instead of Merriweather. we have an insane amount of depth at corner and safety. I think building up the cash will happen in offseason. Roberts, harris, belton, brents, moss, hankins, Koerner have all played significant snaps. Starting corners brents and hankins, with moss/harris/Roberts at nickel. DJ or belton at cash, with Koerner, Merriweather starting camp on top of depth chart at safety. But.....I think castro or craddieth takes one of their jobs by the third game.
I think Chauncey is gone, but I think aj shocks the world and comes back. aj and vanvalkenberg as your starting de's. if aj does go pro, waggoner and vanvalkenberg at end, Nixon and Schulte up the middle, Shannon, hunt, and evans first dlineman off the bench.

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kallenberger-banwart-linderbaum-schott- (left to right) with britt/miller at rt

starting lb's diji, and neiman, wade when we go to 4-3

Good stuff! Thank you.
 


I think Wirfs is the one most likely to return. AJ Jackson has already been here 4 years, will likely have his degree, and experienced an injury-scare this year.

Obviously AJE loves being a Hawkeye, but the constant double-teaming this year has to be frustrating.

I think Wirfs is actually projected the highest out of all of them, but it seems like he truly loves college.

If all of them went, and all got drafted high, that would be awesome and a great story. Iowa could keep touting their NFL-pipeline on the recruiting trail, and I think that has been working. Whatever these young men decide, good for them.

I have phone calls into all of them on my land line and will order them to return to Iowa next fall. There you go...
 








Golston, Stone and Jackson should definitely stay. I hope Eppy and Wirfs stay but they're both likely first rounders.
 




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