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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Iowa High Schools

 

Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.

What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.

Ranking Explanations

 

High School Athlete POS Rookie Rnk
Albia (Albia) Ken Mercer RB 1927 6366
Albia (Albia) Earl Evans OL 1925 7056
Alta (Alta) Ollie Sansen RB 1932 6726
Ames (Ames) Chuck Lamson DB 1961 5864
Ames (Ames) Clyde Shugart OL 1939 6422
Anamosa (Anamosa) Marshal Yanda OL 2007 186
Anamosa (Anamosa) Don Norton WR 1960 2133
Ankeny (Ankeny) Dennis Gibson LB 1987 4320
Ankeny (Ankeny) Pat Dunsmore TE 1983 18576
Ankeny (Ankeny) Todd Sievers K 2003 33202
Ankeny (Ankeny) Joel Lanning LB 2018 36709
Applington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Aaron Kampman DL 2002 1032
Applington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Casey Wiegmann OL 1997 2241
Applington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Brad Meester OL 2000 4005
Applington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Jared DeVries DL 1999 9801
Assumption (Davenport) Jake Gervase LB 2019 33317
Assumption (Dubuque) Karl Noonan WR 1966 4453
Atlantic (Atlantic) Ed Podolak RB 1969 1433
Atlantic (Atlantic) Ed Podolak (PR) PR 1969 6255
Atlantic (Atlantic) Ed Podolak (KR) KR 1969 15694
Atlantic (Atlantic) Dave Becker DB 1979 26553
Atlantic (Atlantic) Dennis Lantz DB 1974 37329
Barrington (Barrington) Lukas Van Ness DL 2023 15193
Battle Creek-Ida Grove (Ida Grove) A.J. Schable DL 2006 25264
Beaver (Beaver) Jim Doran TE 1951 1463
Beckman Catholic (Dyersville) Mike Haight OL 1986 15999
Beckman Catholic (Dyersville) Matt Tobin OL 2013 20477
Beckman Catholic (Dyersville) Bruce Klosterman LB 1986 21140
Belmond (Belmond) Paul Laaveg OL 1970 7498
Benton (Van Horne) Chad Hennings DL 1988 5767
Bettendorf (Bettendorf) Pat Angerer LB 2010 9580
Bettendorf (Bettendorf) Tavian Banks RB 1998 21033
Bettendorf (Bettendorf) Brian Khoury DL 2017 38114
Bishop Garrigan (Algona) Paul Seiler OL 1967 21688
Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) John Harty DL 1981 16140
Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) Mike Lemon LB 1975 22487
Boone (Boone) Hap Moran RB 1926 1223
Boone (Boone) Chad Rinehart OL 2008 17917
Burlington (Burlington) Tony Baker RB 1968 3907
Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls) Jack Campbell LB 2023 10798
Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls) Ike Boettger OL 2018 22452
Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls) Troy Stedman LB 1988 28301
Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls) Ross Pierschbacher OL 2019 38171
Cedar Rapids (Cedar Rapids) Herb Sies OL 1920 6997
Cedar Rapids (Cedar Rapids) Richard M. Brown OL 1930 12718
Centennial (Ankeny) Riley Moss DB 2023 17136
Centerville (Centerville) Oak Smith E 1920 9947
Centerville (Centerville) Mike Morris OL 1983 15247
Central (Davenport) Roger Craig RB 1983 323
Central (Davenport) James A. Jones DL 1991 2543
Central (Davenport) Jerry Hillebrand LB 1962 3139
Central (Davenport) Jamie Williams TE 1983 3395
Central (Davenport) Waddy Kuehl RB 1920 5205
Central (Davenport) Ralph Claypool OL 1925 6869
Central (Davenport) George Franck RB 1941 7024
Central (Davenport) Austin Howard OL 2010 7409
Central (Davenport) Jim D. Jensen RB 1976 7899
Central (Davenport) Jimmy Hester TE 1967 9176
Central (Davenport) Forrest Burmeister OL 1937 10901
Central (Davenport) George Franck (P) P 1941 11301
Central (Davenport) George Franck (PR) PR 1941 11906
Central (Davenport) Julian Vandervelde OL 2011 31150
Central (Des Moines) Al L. Krueger OL 1924 16837
Central (Des Moines) Jay Roberts TE 1964 19739
Central (DeWitt) Casey Kreiter OL 2016 22908
Central (Sioux City) Hal Griffen OL 1926 14113
Central (Sioux City) Dave Bernard RB 1938 15840
Central (Waterloo) Bruce Perkins RB 1990 19125
Chariton (Chariton) T.J. Hockenson TE 2019 1548
Chariton (Chariton) Tiny Engebretsen OL 1932 3652
Chariton (Chariton) Tiny Engebretsen (K) K 1932 8748
Clarinda (Clarinda) Bob Hendren OL 1946 12650
Clinton (Clinton) Duke Slater OL 1922 719
Clinton (Clinton) David Johnson RB 2015 1455
Clinton (Clinton) Burt Ingwersen OL 1920 9517
Clinton (Clinton) David Johnson (KR) KR 2015 11879
Clinton (Clinton) Jerry Niles QB 1947 14223
Clinton (Clinton) Kenny Ploen QB 1957 17843
Clinton (Clinton) Jacob Judd OL 2018 36811
Colfax (Colfax) Joe Laws RB 1934 1183
Colfax (Colfax) Joe Laws (PR) PR 1934 8228
Colfax (Colfax) Joe Laws (KR) KR 1934 14109
Columbus (Waterloo) Kim Jones RB 1975 18466
Columbus (Waterloo) Ben Sinnott TE 2024 24524
Decorah (Decorah) Jerry Reichow E 1956 2179
Decorah (Decorah) Josey Jewell LB 2018 5541
Decorah (Decorah) Mitch Running WR 1996 30680
Denison-Schleswig (Denison) Brandon Scherff OL 2015 1075
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines) Jerry Groom DL 1951 3774
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines) Ross Verba OL 1997 5378
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines) Chuck Muelhaupt OL 1960 10385
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines) Amara Darboh WR 2017 22608
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines) Jake Hummel LB 2022 27506
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines) Tyson Smith LB 2005 29715
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines) Jon Doty OL 2005 30115
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines) Jack Koerner DB 2022 36698
Dubuque (Dubuque) Dick Hoerner RB 1947 2190
Dubuque (Dubuque) Mike Mercer (K) K 1961 2629
Dubuque (Dubuque) Mike Mercer (P) P 1961 6539
Dubuque (Dubuque) Oran Pape RB 1930 6725
Dubuque (Dubuque) Mike Reilly LB 1964 7374
Dubuque (Dubuque) Max Kadesky E 1923 14243
East (Des Moines) Versil Deskin E 1935 8008
East (Des Moines) Harry O'Boyle RB 1928 10457
East (Sioux City) Bill Lewis OL 1986 11581
East (Sioux City) Dave Croston OL 1987 25691
East (Waterloo) Reggie Roby P 1983 1686
East (Waterloo) J.J. Moses (KR) KR 2001 16670
East (Waterloo) J.J. Moses (PR) PR 2001 17097
East (Waterloo) J.J. Moses WR 2001 32255
East (Waterloo) Thomas Smith (RB) RB 1973 37652
East Buchanan (Winthrop) Robert Gallery OL 2004 6795
East Buchanan (Winthrop) Nick Gallery P 1997 33592
Eastwood (Correctionville) Kelly Goodburn P 1986 5450
Eddyville (Eddyville) Sandy Sandberg OL 1934 7218
Edora (Edora) Pat Batten (K) K 1964 34030
Edora (Edora) Pat Batten RB 1964 36049
Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg) Bob Mahan E 1929 10511
Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg) Leo Jensvold RB 1931 15325
Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg) Bruce Nelson OL 2003 27702
Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg) Grant Steen LB 2004 29135
Fairfield (Fairfield) Dick Crayne RB 1936 8979
Fayette (Fayette) Mike Eischeid (P) P 1966 2969
Fayette (Fayette) Mike Eischeid (K) K 1966 15558
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge) Dick Woodard LB 1949 6102
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge) George Thompson OL 1923 8989
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge) Sherwyn Thorson OL 1962 19606
Fort Madison (Fort Madison) Jim Youel QB 1946 9274
Fort Madison (Fort Madison) Bob Phelan RB 1922 9869
Fort Madison (Fort Madison) Jim Youel (PR) PR 1946 11902
Garden Grove (Garden Grove) Kink Richards RB 1933 1193
Garner-Hayfield (Garner) Tom Busch WR 1969 36692
Glenwood (Glenwood) Scott L. Davis OL 1993 24842
Glenwood (Glenwood) Kenny Spencer K 2010 32459
Glenwood (Glenwood) Caleb Sanders DL 2023 32669
Glidden-Ralston (Glidden) Paul Fairchild OL 1984 14021
Grant (Cedar Rapids) Ben Douglas E 1933 11034
Grinnell (Grinnell) Ryan Mahaffey RB 2011 23970
Grundy Center (Grundy Center) Joel Crisman OL 1996 34658
Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center) Merv Krakau LB 1973 6018
Harlan (Harlan) Billy Cundiff K 2002 3517
Hartley (Hartley) Wes Fry RB 1927 8640
Hayfield (Garner) Vin Schleusner OL 1930 12882
Heelan (Sioux City) Ray Lemek OL 1957 2157
Hempstead (Dubuque) Tom Rusk LB 1980 29385
Humboldt (Humboldt) Bruce Reimers OL 1984 6369
Ida Grove (Ida Grove) George Rogge E 1931 8039
Indianola (Indianola) Todd Blythe WR 2008 35483
Iola-Scandinavia (Iola) Austen Lane DL 2010 22244
Iowa City (Iowa City) Jay Hilgenberg OL 1981 246
Iowa City (Iowa City) Tim Dwight (PR) PR 1998 3481
Iowa City (Iowa City) Joel Hilgenberg OL 1984 4170
Iowa City (Iowa City) Tim Dwight WR 1998 4578
Iowa City (Iowa City) Tim Dwight (KR) KR 1998 6177
Iowa City (Iowa City) Bill Reichardt (K) K 1952 11288
Iowa City (Iowa City) Michael Roan TE 1995 12459
Iowa City (Iowa City) Bill Reichardt RB 1952 13122
Iowa City (Iowa City) A.J. Derby TE 2015 16232
Iowa City (Iowa City) Phil Minnick LB 1965 18375
Iowa City (Iowa City) James Ferentz OL 2014 24544
Iowa City (Iowa City) Hakim Hill RB 2004 25918
Iowa City (Iowa City) Shelby Hill WR 1994 30556
Iowa City (Iowa City) Kahlil Hill WR 2002 32870
Iowa City (Iowa City) Alonzo Cunningham OL 2002 33575
Iowa City (Iowa City) Kahlil Hill (PR) PR 2002 34326
Iowa City (Iowa City) Nate Wieland LB 2022 38776
Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) Randy Schultz RB 1966 12740
Jefferson (Cedar Rapids) Dave Long DL 1966 5050
Jefferson (Cedar Rapids) Larry Lawrence QB 1974 20780
Jefferson (Cedar Rapids) Layne McDowell OL 1971 22547
Jefferson (Council Bluffs) Al Couppee OL 1942 19746
Johnston (Johnston) Johnny Scott (DL) DL 1994 18406
Johnston (Johnston) Quinn Sypniewski TE 2006 19047
Johnston (Johnston) Reid Sinnett QB 2020 35032
Kennedy (Cedar Rapids) Shaun Beyer TE 2021 38044
Kennedy (Cedar Rapids) Christian French LB 2016 38088
Keokuk (Keokuk) Matt McGhghy OL 2005 30120
Keota (Keota) Dan Peiffer OL 1973 17598
Knoxville (Knoxville) Fred Roberts OL 1930 9127
Knoxville (Knoxville) Dwayne Crozier OL 1966 35601
Lake Mills (Lake Mills) Mike Stensrud DL 1979 4763
Lake Mills (Lake Mills) Andy Stensrud OL 2001 32775
Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) Justin Sands OL 2003 34782
Lenox (Lenox) Spencer Brown OL 2021 9131
Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) Ja'Chai Baker OL 2022 38755
Lincoln (Des Moines) Bill Lapham OL 1960 14552
Lincoln (Lincln) Zud Schammel OL 1937 16456
Linn-Mar (Marion) David Parry DL 2015 11388
Linn-Mar (Marion) Marc Lillibridge LB 1995 28586
Lynnville-Sully (Sully) Jeff Criswell OL 1987 4100
Maquoketa (Maquoketa) Sage Rosenfels QB 2002 7510
Maquoketa (Maquoketa) Chris Oltmanns OL 1996 33257
Marion (Marion) Allen Reisner TE 2011 26561
Marion (Marion) Carey Bender RB 1996 29147
Marshalltown (Marshalltown) John Hurlburt RB 1924 12129
Mason City (Mason City) Eddie N. Anderson E 1922 5305
Mason City (Mason City) Joe Lillard QB 1932 7668
Mason City (Mason City) Tom Randall OL 1978 27164
Mid-Prairie (Wellman) Dan Dickel LB 1974 14011
MOC-Floyd (Orange City) Riley Kleinhesselink DL 2001 29603
Monroe (Prairie City) Brandon Myers TE 2009 5680
Monticello (Monticello) Mike Dirks DL 1968 13594
Mormon Trail (Garden Grove) Darrell Fisher RB 1925 20180
Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant) Leonard Wester OL 2016 31372
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon) Tristan Wirfs OL 2020 642
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon) Jack Cochrane LB 2022 25765
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon) Scott Pospisil DL 2000 26139
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon) Matt Kroul DL 2009 35630
Moville (Moville) Dean Wink DL 1966 23984
Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua) Derek Pagel DB 2003 35070
Newman Catholic (Mason City) Trevor Penning OL 2022 21697
North (Des Moines) MarTay Jenkins (KR) KR 1999 11951
North (Des Moines) MarTay Jenkins WR 1999 15886
North (Des Moines) Andre Allen LB 1995 29196
North (Des Moines) Nate Craddock RB 1963 36165
North (Sioux City) Matt Chatham LB 1999 11975
North (Sioux City) John Arnaud DB 1983 20618
OABCIG (Ida Grove) Cooper DeJean DB 2024 8636
OABCIG (Ida Grove) Cooper DeJean (PR) PR 2024 14583
Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa) Tyler Sash DB 2011 33403
Panorama (Panora) Jordan Carstens DL 2004 21804
Pardeeville (Pardeeville) Mark Bortz OL 1983 1740
Pella (Pella) Kevin DeRonde LB 2002 25898
Pleasant Valley (Riverdale) Pete Solverson OL 1974 31010
Pleasant Valley (Riverdale) Gunnard Twyner WR 1996 34747
Regina (Iowa City) Mike O'Connell DB 2011 33550
Regina Catholic (Iowa City) Jim R. Miller OL 1971 19002
Regina Catholic (Iowa City) Jared Brinkman DL 2022 30746
Regis (Cedar Rapids) Kurt Warner QB 1998 136
Rock Valley (Rock Valley) Andrew Van Ginkel LB 2019 4161
Roosevelt (Des Moines) Dick Nesbitt RB 1930 4571
Roosevelt (Des Moines) Harold Ely OL 1932 8077
Roosevelt (Des Moines) Dan Grimm OL 1963 8866
Roosevelt (Des Moines) Larry Ely LB 1970 17194
Roosevelt (Des Moines) Randy Duncan QB 1959 24393
Sacred Heart (Oelwein) Ray Hanken E 1937 11182
Scranton (Scranton) Bryce Paup LB 1990 648
Shenandoah (Shenandoah) Bill Glassgow RB 1930 9171
Sidney (Sidney) Lowell Otte E 1926 15042
Sioux Center (Sioux Center) Vern Den Herder DL 1971 1746
Sioux Center (Sioux Center) Christian Rozeboom LB 2020 19504
Sioux Center (Sioux Center) Ko Kieft TE 2022 23384
Solon (Solon) Tyler Linderbaum OL 2022 3828
Solon (Solon) James Morris LB 2014 34301
South Central Calhoun (Lake City) Kody Case (PR) PR 2023 35856
South O'Brien (Paullina) Josh Stamer LB 2001 13498
Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) Kyle Orton QB 2005 2925
Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) Doug Winslow WR 1973 23099
Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) Doug Winslow (PR) PR 1973 32170
Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) Doug Winslow (KR) KR 1973 35937
Spencer (Spencer) Garry Howe DL 1992 21678
St. Albert (Council Bluffs) Brian Ratigan LB 1993 25315
St. Albert (Council Bluffs) Jackson Scott-Brown OL 2020 38800
St. Ansgar (St. Ansgar) Ryan Hannam TE 2002 16752
St. Ansgar (St. Ansgar) Matt Sherman QB 1998 38811
Storm Lake (Storm Lake) Guy T. Roberts RB 1926 16951
Trinity (Sioux City) Paul Collins E 1932 9198
Trinity (Sioux City) Emmett Barrett OL 1942 18207
Tripoli (Tripoli) Karter Schult DL 2017 35413
Twin River Valley (Bode) Dallas Clark TE 2003 1221
U. of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls) Trev Alberts LB 1994 21639
Urbandale (Urbandale) Allen Lazard WR 2018 5021
Urbandale (Urbandale) Geoff Turner WR 1998 5717
Urbandale (Urbandale) Eddie Berlin WR 2001 12208
Valley (West Des Moines) Justin Hartwig OL 2002 5472
Valley (West Des Moines) Dominique Dafney TE 2020 24619
Valley (West Des Moines) Jared Clauss DL 2004 26476
Valley (West Des Moines) Jake Campos OL 2018 36813
Wahlert Catholic (Dubuque) Ted Burgmeier DB 1978 27533
Wahlert Catholic (Dubuque) Pete McMahon OL 2005 28909
Washington (Cedar Rapids) Dedric Ward WR 1997 5392
Washington (Cedar Rapids) Dedric Ward (PR) PR 1997 8010
Washington (Cedar Rapids) Julian Good-Jones OL 2020 32529
Washington (Cedar Rapids) Landen Akers WR 2021 36157
Washington (Cedar Rapids) Landen Akers (KR) KR 2021 38893
Washington (Cherokee) Adam Timmerman OL 1995 1515
Washington (Cherokee) Brock Campbell DB 2012 35625
Washington (Washington) Keith Molesworth RB 1931 1196
Washington (Washington) Mike Hennigan LB 1973 12089
Waukee (Waukee) Anthony Nelson LB 2019 9250
Waukee (Waukee) Jake Knott LB 2013 27939
Waukon (Waukon) Parker Hesse TE 2019 24622
West (Davenport) Kenny Shedd WR 1993 16536
West (Davenport) T.J. Rubley QB 1992 21450
West (Davenport) Ira Gooch WR 2004 34826
West (Des Moines) Sid Nichols RB 1920 8894
West (Des Moines) Paul Minick OL 1927 10531
West (Des Moines) Bob Fosdick OL 1923 18819
West (Iowa City) Nate Kaeding K 2004 1998
West (Sioux City) Zeron Flemister TE 2000 12222
West (Sioux City) Kory Woodruff OL 2023 35788
West (Waterloo) Don Perkins RB 1961 934
West (Waterloo) Don Perkins (KR) KR 1961 15563
West (Waterloo) Kerry Burt WR 1988 37088
West Branch (West Branch) Marv Cook TE 1989 1881
West Des Moines (West Des Moines) Matt Haack P 2017 6052
West Hancock (Britt) Chris Schleuger OL 2018 29935
West Liberty (West Liberty) Donald Chelf OL 1960 14544
West Lyon (Inwood) Kyle Vanden Bosch DL 2001 1103
West Lyon (Larchwood) LeVar Woods LB 2001 16781
West Marshall (State Center) Rick Howe LB 1975 31786
West Sioux (Hawarden) Brian Hansen P 1984 2414
Western Dubuque (Epworth) Henry Waechter DL 1982 17631
Williamsburg (Williamsburg) Austin Blythe OL 2016 9589
Wilson School (Cedar Rapids) Tom Farmer RB 1943 11674
Wilson School (Cedar Rapids) Tom Farmer (KR) KR 1943 12844
Wilton (Wilton) Wally Hilgenberg LB 1964 1817
Wilton (Wilton) Charlie Mockmore OL 1920 14118
Xavier (Cedar Rapids) Matt Nelson OL 2019 26693

 


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