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2026 Season Snapshot • Ames, Iowa
Coaching transition season
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HEAD COACH
Jimmy Rogers — 1st season at Iowa State
LIFETIME COACHING RECORD
First Power 4 head-coaching job
Won a 2023 FCS national title at South Dakota State, then spent one season at Washington State (bowl-eligible, won the Idaho Famous Potato Bowl) before Iowa State hired him in Dec. 2025. Inherits a program coming off its best stretch in school history under Matt Campbell, who left for Penn State just weeks after finalizing a below-market extension specifically designed to fund the roster.
IOWA STATE ATS RECORD
No single published career ATS figure
Iowa State finished 2025 under Campbell before his surprise Penn State move; the Cyclones had reached the Big 12 title game in 2024 (11-3, program-record win total) and remained competitive through a tougher second half of 2025.
HEAD COACH SALARY (2026)
$3.0M
TEAM NIL VALUATION (EST.)
Not disclosed
PRIMARY NIL COLLECTIVE
Not publicly named
Coach salary per Iowa State Daily/KCCI (FOIA'd contract: 6-yr deal through Jan. 2032, base rising with performance bonuses up to $500K for a Big 12 title). Iowa State has not disclosed a team NIL figure. Departed coach Matt Campbell took a below-market $5M deal specifically to redirect funds to the roster; his replacement Jimmy Rogers earns notably less at $3M.
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Tyler Roehl — 1st season • Multiple
Followed Rogers from the South Dakota State/Washington State pipeline on a 3-year, $1M deal. Installs a new system around Jaylen Raynor, a three- year Arkansas State starter Rogers' staff specifically targeted in the portal to lead the QB room.
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Jesse Bobbit • 1st season • Multiple
A former linebacker under Rogers at South Dakota State who served as Washington State's interim head coach to close 2025 (a bowl win over Utah State). Inherits a defensive line beat writers already rank as the roster's best position group.
2025 RECORD
Coaching transition season
Iowa State reached the Big 12 title game in 2024 under Campbell (11-3, program-record win total) before his surprise late-2025 departure for Penn State reset the program's trajectory heading into 2026.
HOME FIELD
Jack Trice Stadium
Natural grass, Ames. Underwent a $90M expansion in 2021 — real, recent infrastructure investment that a new coaching staff inherits along with a fanbase used to the program's best stretch in school history.
| SLOT | PLAYER | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB1 | Jaylen Raynor | — | ★★★★★ | TOP TRANSFER Arkansas State transfer; a three-year starter there and the clear-cut choice for Iowa State's new staff over other in-house options, replacing program legend Rocco Becht (Penn State transfer). |
| RB1 | Cameron Pettaway | — | ★★★★★ | TOP TRANSFER Three-star signee (Farmington HS; 1,186 rush yds, 26 TD as a junior). Bowling Green transfer and 2025 MAC Freshman of the Year; projected Week 1 starter in a new system under OC Tyler Roehl. |
| RB2 | Easton Miller | — | ★★★★★ | Returning back who flashed in spring practice, giving the new staff a homegrown complement to the portal addition at the top of the depth chart. |
Arkansas State transfer; a three-year starter there and the clear-cut choice for Iowa State's new staff over other in-house options, replacing program legend Rocco Becht (Penn State transfer).
Three-star signee (Farmington HS; 1,186 rush yds, 26 TD as a junior). Bowling Green transfer and 2025 MAC Freshman of the Year; projected Week 1 starter in a new system under OC Tyler Roehl.
Returning back who flashed in spring practice, giving the new staff a homegrown complement to the portal addition at the top of the depth chart.
| PLAYER | POS | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line under new staff | OL | — | ★★★★★ | Protecting a new starting QB under a first-year offensive coordinator; specific 2026 starters to be confirmed closer to Week 1. |
Protecting a new starting QB under a first-year offensive coordinator; specific 2026 starters to be confirmed closer to Week 1.
| PLAYER | POS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Terrell | Edge | Specifically named by beat writers as the leader of Iowa State's best position group for 2026; anchors the edge opposite Caden Crawford. |
| Zaimir Hawk | DT | Projected starter at tackle alongside Bryson Lamb, rounding out a defensive line unit considered the clear strength of the 2026 roster. |
Specifically named by beat writers as the leader of Iowa State's best position group for 2026; anchors the edge opposite Caden Crawford.
Projected starter at tackle alongside Bryson Lamb, rounding out a defensive line unit considered the clear strength of the 2026 roster.
| PLAYER | POS | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Coffey | CB | ★★★★★ | Three-star signee (De La Salle HS, Chicago; top-130 CB nationally). Projected starting cornerback alongside Jaheim Singletary and Seth Johnson, rounding out a secondary being installed fresh under first-year DC Jesse Bobbit. |
Three-star signee (De La Salle HS, Chicago; top-130 CB nationally). Projected starting cornerback alongside Jaheim Singletary and Seth Johnson, rounding out a secondary being installed fresh under first-year DC Jesse Bobbit.
2025 ATS
6-6
50% cover rate — 39th of 82
2025 Straight up
8-4
Point differential +87
Scoring environment
47.6
Combined points per game — 66th highest of 82
Home / road ATS
4-2 · 1-4
Totals 5-7 O/U (4-2 home, 1-4 road)
Points scored / allowed
27.4 per game scored (47th) · 20.2 allowed (21st)
Margin & schedule
Margin of victory +7.3 (29th) · Strength of schedule +2.2
SRS power rating
+7.6
24th of 82 — projected points vs. a league-average team on a neutral field
Offensive SRS
+1.2
41st of 82
Defensive SRS
+6.2
24th of 82
Points (margin of victory)
+7.3 · 29th of 82
Against the spread
6-6 (50%) · 39th of 82
Totals (combined PPG)
47.6 · 66th of 82
Computed from CollegeFootballData 2025 results and closing consensus lines.
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Campbell took a below-market $5M deal in mid-2025 specifically to fund the roster, then left for Penn State's $70.5M deal months later — QB Rocco Becht and OC Taylor Mouser followed him to State College.
New QB Jaylen Raynor (Arkansas State transfer) and new RB Cameron Pettaway
(Bowling Green transfer) replace a program-record 11-win core — real turnover after real success.
Beat writers specifically call the D-line Iowa State's best position group for 2026, led by returning edge Isaac Terrell — a stable foundation for Rogers to build around.
A new staff, new OC, and new starting QB all installing together is real compounding variance — treat Iowa State's offensive line as a genuine unknown entering the season.
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