2022 NFL Iowa Connections

Here's the initial list of players with Iowa Connections in the NFL in 2022. Only one team is starting the year at zero, which I assume they are having discussions about in the background.  

UPDATE #1: Shaun Huls is the Director of Performance with the Cleveland Browns and is from LeMars

This blog is official rooting for a Green Bay / Baltimore Super Bowl.  At the other end of the spectrum, we do not root for bad things to happen to teams, but we do implore the Washington Commanders to consider resigning Ross Piersbacher to address their lack of Iowa Connections.

Overall, 101 connections this year (105 last year).  We will add a few as the season progresses.  Kelechi Osemele is meeting with the Bears, Amara Darboh often becomes a filler WR as the injuries pile up, etc.  

Of course, blog favorite David Johnson is out there as well.  We'll assuming waiting for the right opportunity. 

Note: Coaches in italics, New in bold

Iowa Hawkeyes : 50

Iowa State Cyclones : 20

Northern Iowa Panthers : 8

Iowa Western : 4

Drake Bulldogs : 3

Des Moines : 2

Ellsworth Community College : 1

North Iowa Area Community College: 1

Grand View: 1

Iowa City : 1

Dubuque : 1

Ames : 1

Cedar Rapids: 1

Sioux Center: 1

8 - Green Bay : Jerry Montgomery / Tyler Goodson / Jack Heflin / Shaun Beyer / Dominique Dafney (Iowa), Allen Lazard (ISU), Ryan Mahaffey (UNI), Rico Gafford (Iowa Western)

6 - Baltimore : Mike Devlin / Tyler Linderbaum / Geno Stone / Kristian Welch (Iowa), Charlie Kolar (ISU), John Harbaugh (Iowa City)

6 - Miami: Steve Ferentz (Iowa), Darrell Bevell / Tyron McKenzie (ISU), Elijah Campbell (UNI), Andrew Van Ginkel / ZaQuandrew White (Iowa Western)

5 - Buffalo : Ike Boettger / AJ Epenesa / Micah Hyde (Iowa),  Leonard Johnson (ISU), Spencer Brown (UNI)

5 - Chicago : Ihmir Smith-Marsette / Riley Reiff (Iowa), Michael Joseph (Dubuque), David Montgomery / Chase Allen (ISU)

4 - Denver :    Josey Jewell / Michael Ojemudia (Iowa), Eric Saubert (Drake), Eyioma Uwazurike (ISU)

4 - San Francisco :   George Kittle (Iowa), Daniel Bullocks (UNI), Brock Purdy, Brian Schneider (ISU)

4 - Dallas : Joe Philbin / Bradon Smith / Chauncey Golston (Iowa), Aden Durde (NIACC)

4 - Jacksonville : Brandon Scherff / Mekhi Sargent /  Coy Cronk / C.J. Beathard (Iowa)

4 - Indianapolis :    John Fox,  Michael Jacobson (ISU), Matt Haack (W. Des Moines), Dallis Flowers (Grand View)

4 - Los Angeles Rams :     Jake Gervase / Alaric Jackson  (Iowa), Jake Hummel (ISU), Christian Rozeboom (Sioux Center)

4 - Cleveland : Brandon Lynch / Isaiah Weston (UNI), Perrion Winfrey (Iowa Western), Shaun Huls (LeMars)

3 - New York Giants : Casey Kreiter, Dane Belton (Iowa), Elerson Smith (UNI)

3 - Arizona :    Marcus Robertson (ISU), Don Shumpert / Ben Niemann (Iowa)

3 - Seattle :    Pete Carroll (ISU) , Noah Fant / Austin Blythe (Iowa)

3 - Tennessee : Amani Hooker / Caleb Shudak (Iowa), Teair Tart (Ellsworth)

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

3 - Los Angeles Chargers :    Nick Niemann, Tom Donatell (Iowa), Jay Rodgers (ISU)

3 - New England :  James Ferentz / Carl Davis (Iowa), Nick Caley (ISU)

2 - Detroit :     T.J. Hockenson / Matt Nelson (Iowa)

2 - Houston :    Christian Kirksey / Desmond King (Iowa)

2 - Atlanta : Parker Hesse, Matt Hankins (Iowa)

2 - Philadelphia : Reid Sinnett (Des Moines), Matt Leo (ISU)

1 - Minnesota : Kene Nwangwu (ISU), Chris Reed (Cedar Rapids)

1 - Carolina : Daviyon Nixon (Iowa)

1 - Las Vegas:    Chris Ash (Drake), Zach VanValkenburg (Iowa)

1 - New York Jets :  Breece Hall (ISU)   

1 - Pittsburgh:     James Daniels (Iowa)

1 - New Orleans : Trevor Penning (UNI)

1 - Kansas City :  Brendan Daly (Drake)

1 - Cincinnati :    Joe Burrow (Ames)

0 - Washington :     

Losses from 2021:

Iowa Hawkeyes: Bryan Bulaga, Anthony Hitchens, Pat Flaherty, Nate Stanley, Mark DeLeone, Josh Jackson, Cole Banwart, Greg Mabin

Iowa State: Jamal Perry, AJ Klein, Pete Hoener, Tom Herman, Landon Akers

Northern Iowa: LJ Fort, David Johnson, Mike Furrey, Briley Moore

Iowa Western: Geronimo Allison

Cedar Rapids: Anthony Schlegel

Cedar Falls: Ross Pierschbacher