In his one season as a starter at Iowa State, Porter allowed receptions on only five of 17 targets (29.4 percent) in 2024, per Pro football Focus. He then helped his case at the NFL Combine, where he ran a 4.3-second 40-yard dash and posted the best three-cone and 20-yard shuttle times among cornerbacks at the combine.
Jayden Higgins did not have to wait long on Friday to find his NFL home.
Jaylin Noel projected as a likely early second-day draft pick
Jake Landry, a former North Dakota State offensive coordinator, has a talented room to work with in Ames, including last year’s two top rushers
After an injury-plagued 2024 season, the Iowa State linebackers are poised for healthy returns this season, giving the Cyclones a deep and skilled room that can attack opposing offenses with multiple combinations and maneuvers.
Iowa State safety Jeremiah Cooper has fully absorbed the leadership lessons laid out by predecessors Anthony Johnson and Beau Freyler, and is now the next man up, fully prepared to fulfill that vital role for the Cyclones.
Cyclone football: First-year cornerback gave up on hoops dream and now hopes to make a big splash this fall on football field
Iowa State Cyclone offensive lineman Tyler Miller has his quarterback’s back
6-foot-4 325-pound nose guard has to provide a spark on every play, in every game, this season and prove to NFL he’s a viable draft pick
Former Iowa State standout tight end has some familiar faces around him with the St. Louis Battlehawks
There’s plenty of other work to be done, too, before the start of the 2025 college football season.
Wide receiver played at Central Florida before reuniting with old friend Rocco Becht in Ames
Caleb Bacon, the 6-4, 245-pound redshirt senior linebacker, expects to enter the 2025 season fully healthy and primed for even more growth.
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