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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 wide receiver Clinton Solomon grabs a pass against Florida in the 2006 Outback Bowl January 2 in Tampa. Florida defeated Iowa 31 – 24. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
Iowa wide receiver Clinton Solomon grabs a pass against Florida in the 2006 Outback Bowl January 2 in Tampa. Florida defeated Iowa 31 – 24. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

4. Clinton Solomon

Clinton Solomon, a two-star recruit from Fort Worth, Texas had an interesting career with the Iowa football team. After a solid, but unspectacular freshman performance where he logged 14 catches 159 yards and one touchdown, Solomon left the Iowa football program due to poor grades. He would, however, return just one year later and he came back with some gusto.

Solomon’s junior season saw him breakout in a big way posting career highs in catches (58) and yards (905) while also adding six touchdowns. This performance helped lead the Hawks to one of the best seasons in the Kirk Ferentz era; Iowa would win the Big Ten that year and beat #12 ranked LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl, which could be considered the most exciting bowl win in Kirk’s career. Solomon would also receive Second Team All-Big Ten that year.

For his senior season encore, Solomon caught 46 passes for 800 yards for an incredible 17.4 yard per catch average. Clinton Solomon’s career stat line would read 118 catches, 1,864 yards, and 14 touchdowns.

While the total catches were good for just 11th all-time, his yards were 7th best overall. Meanwhile his 15.8 yard per catch average is third best among the other six wide receivers ahead of him in total receiving yards.

This ranking is based heavily on what he did for the Hawks during the 2005 season.

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