Iowa State Football: What was learned at each position in preseason practices
- Iowa State used simultaneous double-rep practice groups throughout the offseason to accelerate installation of Jimmy Rogers' new culture and the schemes of coordinators Tyler Roehl and Jesse Bobbit.
- Jaylen Raynor is Iowa State's established starting quarterback and should be a significant part of the designed run game, while deep-ball accuracy remains his main preseason question.
- Ryver Peppers will miss the earliest part of the season, leaving speed backs Aiden Flora and Cameron Pettaway atop the depth chart with Arnold Barnes III handling many conversion and goal-line situations.
- Iowa State's top receiving group separated as Cody Jackson, Evan Boyd, Dominic Overby, Carter Pabst and Omari Hayes, with Jackson and Boyd expected to lead the room and freshman Jamal Polite Jr. closest to an early role.
- Iowa State expects Caden Crawford, Max Baloun, Bryson Lamb and Isaac Terrell to form its opening defensive front, while improved corner depth allows Seth Johnson to shift between outside corner and nickel.
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Iowa State Football: Thoughts on Cyclone depth chart entering Week 1
- Jaylen Raynor is Iowa State's starting quarterback, while Connor Moberly appears to have moved ahead of Zane Flores for the first backup opportunity after progressing in Tyler Roehl's offense through spring and fall camp.
- Aiden Flora and Cameron Pettaway are Iowa State's top two running backs and are expected to add speed, burst and receiving value, with Arnold Barnes III projected for between-the-tackles and conversion-down work.
- Iowa State's first offensive line lists Jake Taylor at left tackle, Caden Maas at left guard, first-time center Braden Smith, Trevor Bindel or Austin Barrett at right guard, and Maasai King at right tackle.
- Isaac Terrell leads Iowa State's edge group after recording more than seven sacks at Washington State, while Caden Crawford and Malaki Ta'ase are both expected to play heavily on the opposite side.
- David Coffey and Seth Johnson top Iowa State's cornerback depth chart, with Johnson also capable of shifting to nickel and Jaheim Singletary or Keyon Washington competing behind him.
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