Depth Chart Monday

There is no depth chart today. For as much as we doubt and poke fun of the Depth Chart Monday (I interviewed it last week and it said it was taken out of context, to which I laughed and said no one has ever accused me of that, who do you think you are, Depth Chart Monday), it's a topical device for me to open discussion with you.

For that, Depth Chart Monday, I thank you.

So, we'll kind of wing it today.

Iowa's next game . . . It's 11 a.m. at Kinnick against Indiana. I voted Indiana the national team of the week for its victory at Missouri two weeks ago. Then last week, it lost at home to Maryland, the other team Iowa plays in October (Iowa has just two games in October, so that double-bye week isn't as fortuitious as it was last year).

The game is on ESPNU. The Hoosiers are 2-2 and play host to Dan McCarney's North Texas this week. I really like UI QB Nate Sudfeld. He's a gunner. Shane Wynn (21 catches) is his most productive wideout. RB Tevin Coleman has been IU's best offensive weapon. He leads the Big Ten with 172.75 rushing yards a game. He has seven TDs and averages 7.85 yards a carry. Those numbers are comical.

I really try to avoid absolutes, so I won't write that Indiana has the worst defense in the conference. It's close, at least in scoring defense which is really what it's all about now, isn't it, allowing 29.8 points a game.

Indiana is allowing 432.0 yards a game. There's work to do on defense.

Hey, we do have a depth chart!!! . . . I thought we got one, but gave up hope at 3 p.m.

No, wait, there's no depth chart, just notes. Oh well, I don't have to rewrite the intro here. I'll attach what I think the depth chart will be at the end of this post.

Be still your beating hearts.

Points of interest . . . A few of these are noteworthy from Iowa sports info.

' After one week of the conference season, the Hawkeyes lead the Big Ten in total defense (156.0), pass defense (72.0), and pass defense efficiency (47.0).

' Iowa has won four straight and six of its last seven on the road. The Hawkeyes have won four consecutive road games, dating back to last season, for the first time since 2009, when they won their first four road games of the season.

' Iowa is 2-0 when trailing at halftime this year (trailed Ball State 7-3, trailed Pitt 17-7).

' Iowa trailed in each of its four wins, and erased 10-point deficits in three wins (Ball State, Pitt, Purdue).

' Iowa has 101 wins since 2002. Only 21 programs across the country have 100 or more wins since the start of the 2002 season.

' Iowa has two fourth-quarter comebacks this season (Ball State and Pitt). Iowa erased a 10-point deficit to defeat Ball State, 17-13, at home, and rallied from down 17-7 to win at Pitt, 24-20.

' Iowa's win at Pitt was its first road win after trailing by 10 or more points in the second half during the Ferentz era.

' Iowa has forced a three-and-out on 18 of its opponents 55 drives (32.7 percent)

More football nerdiness

. . . Iowa's personnel groups last week against Purdue (and the 11 personnel is back with a vengeance):

11 (one RB, one TE)

- 31 (35.2 percent -- one week after 11 not being Iowa's dominant personnel group, it's back as Iowa's dominant personnel group, need to run better out of it, but took some strides there, too, with a Daniels' 7-yard gain on a 3rd-and-5)

21 (RB, FB and one TE)

- 25 (28.4 percent -- Iowa ran this five times against Pitt; they like the fullback)

13 (RB, three TEs)

- 12 (13.6 percent - this formation debuted last week and showed up with a decent percentage this week; I think they're intrigued but not totally sold; we did see more of George Kittle for the first time this year)

22 (RB, FB, two TEs)

- 11 (12.5 percent - Last week it was 40 percent, this week 11; I think they want this to be more, but it didn't do much against the Boilers) 12 (one RB, two TE) - 6 (6.8 percent -- this was 31 percent of the offense against ISU, and I think it could be more with better push in the middle)

23 (RB, FB, three TEs)

- 1 (1.1 percent -- Goal line or short yardage)

Where Iowa's O did stuff

. . . Here's what they did and where they went:

Series 1

- rush left (+1 Weisman), pass short right (+3 Duzey), sack (-7 CJB)

Series 2

- rush middle (+3 Weisman), pass short right (+9 Parker, screen), rush middle (-1 Weisman)

Series 3

- pass mid right (INT, pick six)

Series 4

- pass deep right (incomplete, TE Ray target), pass short left (incomplete, KMM drop), pass throwaway (incomplete)

Series 5

- rush middle (+5 Weisman), rush right (0 Weisman), pass short left (incomplete, Daniels drop)

Series 6

- rush right (+4 Canzeri), pass short left (0 TE Ray), pass interference, pass deep right (incomplete, KMM target, arm punt), rush left (+15 CJB), rush middle (+9 Canzeri), pass short right (+13 KMM), rush middle (+1 Weisman), rush middle (+2 Weisman, TD)

Series 7

- rush left (-1 Canzeri), pass short right (+1 TE Ray), pass mid left (incomplete, Powell, drop)

Series 8

- rush right (+4 Canzeri), rush middle (+2 Canzeri), pass short right (+6 Willies, first down), pass short right (+34 Parker), pass short left (incomplete, Hillyer), pass short right (+7 Powell, tunnel screen), pass short right (+5 KMM), sack, pass deep left (incomplete, Powell), pass mid middle (+17 Hillyer), rush middle (+5 Weisman), rush right (+6 CJB scramble), pass mid left (incomplete, Hillyer, drop), pass short left (incomplete, Willies, drop)

Series 9

- rush middle (+1 Canzeri), rush left (+3 CJB scramble), pass mid middle (incomplete, TE Ray, drop)

Series 10

- rush middle (+1 Weisman), pass short right (incomplete, Kenny), rush left (+17 CJB draw), pass short middle (+3 Duzey), pass mid right (+17 KMM), rush left (+6 Canzeri), rush left (+3 Canzeri), rush left (+2 CJB scramble), rush middle (+12 Weisman), pass short left (incomplete, Willies), rush middle (+9 Weisman), rush middle (+1 Weisman), pass throwaway, rush middle (+7 Weisman), pass short left (incomplete, Willies), pass mid right (incomplete, KMM)

Series 11

- rush middle (+3 Canzeri), rush left (+3 Canzeri), pass mid middle (incomplete, Smith, drop), pass mid middle (+27 Smith), rush middle (+14 Canzeri), pass deep left (+23 KMM, TD)

Series 12

- rush middle (+1 Weisman), rush right (+2 Weisman), pass short left (incomplete, KMM)

Series 13

- rush middle (+9 Canzeri), rush middle (+5 Canzeri), rush left (-2 Canzeri), pass mid right (+16 KMM), rush middle (+13 Weisman), rush left (+5 Weisman), rush middle (-1 Weisman), rush right (+7 Daniels), rush middle (+4 Weisman), rush middle (0 Weisman), pass mid left (+18 Hillyer), rush left (+5 Weisman, TD)

Series 14

- rush left (+1 Canzeri), rush left (+9 CJB), rush middle (+1 Weisman), pass deep right (+46 Powell), rush middle (0 Weisman), rush middle (-1 Weisman), rush right (+1 CJB), pass mid middle (incomplete, Smith)

Series 15

- Kneel, kneel

TWO DEEPS

Offense

SE - 4 ** Tevaun Smith ^ 6-2 200 Jr. Toronto, Ontario (Kent School, Conn.) 18 Derrick Willies 6-4 210 #Fr. Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island)

LT - 68 *** Brandon Scherff 6-5 320 Sr. Denison, Iowa (Denison) 75 Ike Boettger 6-6 267 #Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls)

LG - 79 Sean Welsh 6-3 285 #Fr. Springboro, Ohio (Springboro) 52 Boone Myers 6-5 285 #Fr. Webster City, Iowa (Webster City)

C - 63 ** Austin Blythe 6-3 290 Jr. Williamsburg, Iowa (Williamsburg) 58 Eric Simmons 6-2 295 Jr. Madrid, Iowa (Iowa Western CC) OR 57 * Tommy Gaul 6-3 280 Sr. Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic)

RG - 65 ** Jordan Walsh 6-4 290 Jr. Glendale Heights, Ill. (Glenbard West) 74 Mitch Keppy 6-5 298 So. Port Byron, Ill. (Riverdale)

RT- 78 ** Andrew Donnal 6-7 305 Sr. Montclova, Ohio (Anthony Wayne) 64 Cole Croston 6-5 270 So. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (Sergeant Bluff-Luton)

TE - 82 *** Ray Hamilton ^ 6-5 252 Sr. Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville) 80 ** Henry Krieger Coble 6-4 250 Jr. Mount Pleasant, Iowa (Mount Pleasant)

WR - 11 *** Kevonte Martin-Manley 6-0 205 Sr. Pontiac, Mich. (Brother Rice) 89 * Matt VandeBerg ^ 6-1 175 So. Brandon, S.D. (Brandon Valley)

WR - 17 ** Jacob Hillyer 6-4 208 Jr. Somerset, Texas (Somerset) 22 * Damond Powell ^ 5-11 180 Sr. Toledo, Ohio (Rogers HS/Snow CC)

QB - 15 * Jake Rudock 6-3 208 Jr. Weston, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 16 * C.J. Beathard 6-2 203 So. Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy)

RB - 45 ** Mark Weisman 6-0 240 Sr. Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Stevenson) OR 33 ** Jordan Canzeri 5-9 192 Jr. Troy, N.Y. (Troy) 5 *** Damon Bullock 6-0 205 Sr. Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield) OR 29 * LeShun Daniels, Jr. ^ 6-0 230 So. Warren, Ohio (Harding)

FB - 47 John Kenny 6-2 225 #Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)

PK - 1 Marshall Koehn 6-0 195 Jr. Solon, Iowa (Solon) OR 2 Mick Ellis ^ 5-10 OR 180 Fr. Allen, Texas (Lovejoy)

Defense

LE - 34 * Nate Meier ^ 6-2 244 Jr. Tabor, Iowa (Fremont-Mills) 98 ** Mike Hardy 6-5 280 Sr. Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)

LT - 71 ** Carl Davis 6-5 315 Sr. Detroit, Mich. (Stevenson) 56 Faith Ekakitie 6-3 287 So. Brampton, Ontario (Lake Forest Academy)

RT- 90 ** Louis Trinca-Pasat 6-3 290 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech) 99 Nathan Bazata 6-2 284 #Fr. Howells, Neb. (Howells-Dodge) OR 67 Jaleel Johnson 6-4 310 So. Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic)

RE - 95 * Drew Ott^ 6-4 270 Jr. Trumbull, Neb. (Giltner) 98 ** Mike Hardy 6-5 280 Sr. Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)

OLB - 41 Bo Bower 6-1 220 #Fr. West Branch, Iowa (West Branch) 44 Ben Niemann ^ 6-3 205 Fr. Sycamore, Ill. (Sycamore)

MLB - 52 *** Quinton Alston ^ 6-1 232 Sr. Sicklerville, N.J. (Timber Creek Reg.) 39 ** Travis Perry 6-3 232 Jr. Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale)

WLB - 6 * Reggie Spearman ^ 6-3 230 So. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) 43 Josey Jewell 6-2 225 #Fr. Decorah, Iowa (Decorah)

LC - 13 Greg Mabin 6-2 195 So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Calvery Christian Academy) 28 * Maurice Fleming 6-0 200 So. Chicago, Ill. (Curie Metropolitan)

SS - 37 *** John Lowdermilk ^ 6-2 210 Sr. Carrollton, Ohio (Carrollton) 19 Miles Taylor ^ 6-0 185 Fr. Silver Springs, Md. (Gonzaga College)

FS - 27 ** Jordan Lomax 5-10 200 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) 12 * Anthony Gair 6-2 200 So. Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian)

RC - 14 * Desmond King ^ 5-11 190 So. Detroit, Mich. (East English Village) 7 ** Sean Draper ^ 6-0 190 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)

PT - 16 Dillon Kidd 6-2 230 Jr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. (El Camino CC) 98 ** Connor Kornbrath ^ 6-6 240 Jr. Bridgeport, W. Va. (Bridgeport)

Specialists

Punt Returns

: 83 Riley McCarron 89 Matt VandeBerg

Kickoff Returns

: 10 Jonathan Parker OR 33 Jordan Canzeri

Deep Snaps

: 97 Tyler Kluver

Holder:

16 Dillon Kidd 98 Connor Kornbrath

* - - Letters won ^ - - Redshirt year still available # - - Indicates redshirt freshman

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