2021 NFL Iowa Connections - Start of the Season Main Roster

Here's the initial list of players with Iowa Connections in the NFL in 2021. Seven teams are starting the year at zero, which I assume they are having discussions about in the background.  Tomorrow I'll list Iowa Connections on the practice squad and we'll declare the Iowa Connection "Who to Root For".  Buffalo, Green Bay and Jacksonville are trying hard to be that team this year.

Note: Coaches in italics

Iowa Hawkeyes : 37

Iowa State Cyclones : 14

Northern Iowa Panthers : 9

Drake Bulldogs : 3

Ellsworth Community College : 1

North Iowa Area Community College: 1

Des Moines : 2

Iowa City : 1

Ames : 1

Cedar Rapids: 1

6 - Buffalo : Ike Boettger / AJ Epenesa / Micah Hyde (Iowa), AJ Klein (ISU), Spencer Brown (UNI), Matt Haack (W. Des Moines)

5 - Green Bay : Jerry Montgomery, Jack Heflin (Iowa), Allen Lazard (ISU), Ryan Mahaffey (UNI), Dominique Dafney (W. Des Moines)

5 - Jacksonville : C.J. Beathard (Iowa), Darrell Bevell, Brian Schneider (ISU), Chris Ash (Drake), Anthony Schlegel (Cedar Rapids)

5 - Kansas City : Austin Blythe / Ben Niemann / Anthony Hitchens (Iowa), Brendan Daly (Drake), Daurice Fountain (UNI)

4 - Detroit :     T.J. Hockenson / Matt Nelson / Mark DeLeone (Iowa), Tyron McKenzie (ISU)

4 - Baltimore : LJ Fort (UNI), Geno Stone / Kristian Welch (Iowa), John Harbaugh (Iowa City)

4 - Denver :    Noah Fant / Josey Jewell / Michael Ojemudia (Iowa), Eric Saubert (Drake)

4 - New York Giants : Josh Jackson, Casey Kreiter, Pat Flaherty (Iowa), Elerson Smith (UNI)

4 - Chicago : David Montgomery, Tom Herman (ISU), James Daniels (Iowa), Mike Furrey (UNI)

3 - Minnesota : Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Nate Stanley (Iowa), Kene Nwangwu (ISU)

3 - Tennessee : Mekhi Sargent / Amani Hooker (Iowa), Teair Tart (Ellsworth)

3 - Houston :    David Johnson (UNI), Christian Kirksey / Desmond King (Iowa)

3 - Tampa Bay :     Tristan Wirfs, Anthony Nelson, Tom Moore (Iowa)

3 - Los Angeles Chargers :    Bryan Bulaga, Nick Niemann (Iowa), Jay Rodgers (ISU)

2 - New England :  Carl Davis (Iowa), Nick Caley (ISU)

2 - San Francisco :    George Kittle (Iowa), Daniel Bullocks (UNI)

2 - Miami :     Jamal Perry (ISU), Elijah Campbell (UNI)

2 - Cincinnati :    Joe Burrow (Ames), Riley Reiff (Iowa)

2 - Washington :     Brandon Scherff (Iowa), Pete Hoener (ISU)

2 - Arizona :    Marcus Robertson (ISU), Don Shumpert (Iowa)

2 - Dallas : Chauncey Golston (Iowa), Aden Durde (NIACC)

1 - Seattle :    Pete Carroll (ISU) 

1 - Los Angeles Rams :     Alaric Jackson,  (Iowa)

1 - Atlanta : Parker Hesse (Iowa)

1 - Carolina : Daviyon Nixon (Iowa)

0 - Las Vegas:    

0 - Cleveland :

0 - New York Jets :     

0 - Philadelphia :

0 - Pittsburgh:     

0 - Indianapolis :     

0 - New Orleans : 

New in 2021:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Daviyon Nixon, Chauncey Golston, Mekhi Sargent, Nick Niemann, Jack Heflin, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Alaric Jackson, Pat Flaherty

Iowa State: Kene Nwangwu, Tom Herman

Northern Iowa: Spencer Brown, Elerson Smith, Ryan Mahaffey

Drake: Chris Ash

Cedar Rapids: Anthony Schlegel

Losses from 2020:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Jaleel Johnson, Nate Wieting, Bret Bielema, James Ferentz, Jake Rudock , Ross Reynolds, Mike Daniels, Adrian Clayborn, Mike Devlin, Greg Mabin, Jake Gervase, Cedrick Lattimore

Iowa State: Matt Leo, Kelechi Osemele, David Irving, Kirby Wilson,

Northern Iowa: Xavier Williams

Ellsworth: Jaleel Scott

Iowa Western: Anthony Johnson, Rico Gafford, Geronimo Allison

Des Moines: Reid Sinnett, Amara Darboh

Cedar Falls: Ross Pierschbacher

Marion: David Parry