For just this upcoming season, I would rather have Wadley. Since Montgomery is only a sophomore it changes things.
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Yeah. I had a Hawk fan tell me BOTH of their receivers are better than Lazard.
Vandeberg should definitely be on there. The last year he was healthy he had 60+ receptions and over 700 yards in a crappy passing offense. He is a prototypical slot guy. Knows how to get open and has great hands. The top 3 receivers would be Lazard, Vandeberg and Jones.
And speaking of receiving threats. With Fant, Allen and Hockenson at TE that would be the best collection of young TE talent in the country. RBs would be stacked with Montgomery, Wadley, Butler and Warren. OL would be great. They could have one of the best offenses in the country.
And speaking of receiving threats. With Fant, Allen and Hockenson at TE that would be the best collection of young TE talent in the country. RBs would be stacked with Montgomery, Wadley, Butler and Warren. OL would be great. They could have one of the best offenses in the country.
Leaving either Lazard or VandeBerg off the list is equally insane
I'm fairly pessimistic about Lazard's NFL future....but he is an amazing college level player.
Reminds me of what Iowa had Inn marvin McNutt a couple years ago
JaQuan Bailey will get most of the snaps. He started 7 games as a true freshman last year and led the team in sacks.
Also, Waggoner started 6 games in 2015 and would have started more last year before season ending injury. Trent started 4 games last year. So "career back ups" isn't true.
I hope Lima is a great player, however we've yet to see him play a single snap since JUCO. I'd say DL should be 3 Hawkeyes (A Nelson, M Nelson, Bazata) and Jaquon Bailey.
It's a toss-up for me at the #3 LB between Willie Harvey and Bo Bower.
4 person secondary should have 3 Cyclones though (Peavy, Payne, and KCM)
This would be fun to do in the middle and end of the seasons.
It's a toss-up for me at the #3 LB between Willie Harvey and Bo Bower.
4 person secondary should have 3 Cyclones though (Peavy, Payne, and KCM)
This would be fun to do in the middle and end of the seasons.
Thanks for the kind words. I try and be level headed when evalutating each program.
You are one of the level headed posters on this board. Nice to talk football for a change on here.
Montgomery, career (one year):
563 yards, 5.2 YPC, 2 TD, 13 catches, 129 yards
Wadley, career:
1763 yards, 6.2 YPC, 18 TD, 43 catches, 408 yards, 4 TD
tossup
Watching Nwangwu run is impressive. What an explosive athlete. Hopefully he is recovering well.
Wadley is obviously more proven but we'll see what Montgomery's numbers are after his third season.
Wadley is the starting running back. However, it would be nice to see Montgomery run behind a respectable o-line.
Wadley wasn't even a starter for Iowa last year. If Daniels was still at Iowa I would put him ahead of Montgomery.
Montgomery had equal/better numbers as a true freshman behind a below average offensive line than Wadley did as a redshirt sophomore behind a very good offensive line.
I think you'd have to go Wadley, Butler before any ISU RB. Butler has 3000 Rushing yards in 3 years, and he will have his best line to date to run behind.
Wadley averaged 6 YPC as a So, and he was probably 170-175 lbs at the time.