Articles Tagged: Gavin Williams

Iowa running backs Leshon Williams and Kaleb Johnson have found more success than Gavin Williams so far. But that might be partially because of the lack of protection Gavin Williams has had.

Iowa wide receivers Arland Bruce and Keagan Johnson, and running backs Gavin Williams and Leshon Williams are all sophomores. They need to be reliable playmakers for the Hawkeyes this season.

Iowa football was Tyler Goodson centric at running back last season. It is yet to be determined how is production will be made up, and who will be making it up.

Injuries are adding up for Iowa football in fall camp after the Hawkeyes already dealt with many injuries in the spring. That’s led to an opportunity, though, for Iowa City Regina grad Alec Wick.

Iowa running back Gavin Williams is “not the young guy anymore” at his position as he goes into spring practices as the first-team running back.

The duo of Gavin Williams and Leshon Williams and the steady presence of Monte Pottebaum will highlight the Hawkeyes’ 2022 backfield.

Hawkeyes running backs Gavin Williams and Leshon Williams had career-best performances in Saturday’s Citrus Bowl. Gavin believes the duo can “open up the playbook and do a lot of things new.“

As Iowa prepares for Saturday’s Citrus Bowl matchup against Kentucky, here are questions facing each position group going into 2022.

Iowa’s running backs showed significant improvement against Northwestern, but they’ll face more challenging defenses in the final three games.