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Iowa football: Top five wide receivers in Kirk Ferentz era

By Andrew Wade

IOWA CITY, IA - OCTOBER 30- Wide receiver Marvin McNutt #7 of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes drives the ball into the end zone for a touch down during the second half of play against the Michigan State Spartans at Kinnick Stadium on October 30, 2010 in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 37-6 over Michigan State. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IA - OCTOBER 30- Wide receiver Marvin McNutt #7 of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes drives the ball into the end zone for a touch down during the second half of play against the Michigan State Spartans at Kinnick Stadium on October 30, 2010 in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 37-6 over Michigan State. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /
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IOWA CITY, IA – NOVEMBER 01: Wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley #11 of the Iowa Hawkeyes breaks a tackle by safety Godwin Igwebuike #16 of the Northwestern Wildcats in the first quarter on November 1, 2014 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IA – NOVEMBER 01: Wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley #11 of the Iowa Hawkeyes breaks a tackle by safety Godwin Igwebuike #16 of the Northwestern Wildcats in the first quarter on November 1, 2014 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

5. Kevonte Martin-Manley

Kevonte Martin Manley, the most recent guy on our list of top five wide receivers, played for the Iowa football team from 2010 to 2014. After redshirting his first year in Iowa City, Martin-Manley quickly became a key contributor for Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes. In his redshirt freshman season, Martin-Manley had 30 receptions for 323 yards and 3 touchdowns which led to him being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.

He built off of that fantastic first year of active playing time by posting a career high in receptions (52) and yards (571). The former two-star wide receiver from Pontiac, Michigan would continue the consistent production his final two years in Iowa City as well finishing with 174 total receptions, 1,799 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns.

His 174 receptions is the Iowa football record, but he wasn’t just a standout receiver. His junior season, he showed what kind of returner he could be as well taking two of his twenty punt returns to the house averaging 15.4 yards per return along the way. These punt returns helped him receive All-Big Ten as a specialist in his junior season.

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