John Steppe

The San Francisco 49ers drafted former Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy with the 262nd overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Breece Hall almost ended the Cyclones’ first-round-pick drought, but the Jets’ attempts at trading up Thursday night were unsuccessful.

Charlie Kolar was the third Cyclone picked in the 2022 NFL Draft and the first Iowa State tight end to be drafted since 2002.

Enyi Uwazurike was the second Iowa State Cyclone to hear his name called in the 2022 NFL Draft, being selected by the Denver Broncos.

Former Iowa safety/linebacker Dane Belton is headed to New York after the Giants took him in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft with the 114th overall pick.

Breece Hall was the first running back taken in the 2022 NFL Draft after the New York Jets traded up to grab the former Iowa State standout.

The New Orleans Saints’ selection of Trevor Penning with the 19th overall pick of the NFL Draft put a spotlight on UNI and rural Iowa.

Tyler Linderbaum’s next head coach already expects him to be an immediate starter in Baltimore. His general manager anticipates him playing in Pro Bowls.

Tyler Linderbaum became the second Hawkeye offensive lineman in the last three years to be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft, joining Tristan Wirfs, after Thursday’s selection.

When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called Trevor Penning’s name Thursday night, it was the first time a Northern Iowa player was taken in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Former Solon coach Kevin Miller explains what it was like coaching Tyler Linderbaum in high school and what NFL teams can expect to get from Iowa's All-America center on the Hawk Off The Press podcast.

As Tyler Linderbaum is set to become the 19th Iowa offensive lineman drafted in the Kirk Ferentz era, his last two head coaches have high praise for who he is on and off the field.

Since Iowa’s loss in the Citrus Bowl, Caleb Shudak has been hitting 65-yard field goals, meeting with NFL teams and patiently waiting to hear where he’ll pursue his NFL dream.

Class of 2024 defensive lineman Brandon Davis-Swain picked Notre Dame over Iowa and other schools while Iowa offered scholarships to more prospects in the 2023 and 2024 recruiting classes.

Iowa’s Logan Jones is following a similar path from defensive line to center as unanimous All-American Tyler Linderbaum did four years ago. The new position already feels “more natural” to Jones.