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Iowa Hawkeyes: Inside The January Depth Chart – Offense

By Ryan Milroy

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Oct 10, 2015; Iowa City, IA, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Jerminic Smith (9) catches a pass for a first down as Illinois Fighting Illini defensive back Eaton Spence (27) defends in the first half at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa beat Illinois 29-20. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Iowa City, IA, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Jerminic Smith (9) catches a pass for a first down as Illinois Fighting Illini defensive back Eaton Spence (27) defends in the first half at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa beat Illinois 29-20. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /

Receivers 

1st Group: Matt Vandenberg (Sr.), Riley McCarron (Sr.), Jerminic Smith (So.)

2nd Group: Riley McCarron (Sr.), Adrain Falconer (S0.), Jay Scheel (S0.)

The first group is a crop of familiar faces. Vandenberg led the team in catches and yards last year, emerging as CJ Beathard’s go-to guy. McCarron has only eight career catches but the coaches trust him a lot as a blocker on the outside.

Cedar Rapids Gazette beat writer, Marc Morehouse, frequently notes on the “On Iowa Podcast” that McCarron was the receiver Greg Davis turns to when the Hawks go down to just one receiver as well as two tight ends and two backs. It will now be on McCarron to expand his role in the passing game.

While McCarron and Vandenberg are known commodities this group also has a lot of new faces. Jerminic Smith will replace Tevaun Smith on the outside in the starting lineup. We got our first taste of the younger Smith with his four catch, 118 yard performance against Illinois this past season.

Falconer and Scheel are both unknowns. Rival’s lists Scheel as a four-star athelete from Iowa, while Falconer was a two-star receiver from Florida but does run a 4.5 40. Despite very different backgrounds, both will have a chance to prove themselves and earn reps this spring.

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