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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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23 Sep 2000: Kevin Kasper #87 of the Iowa Hawkeyes leaps to catch the ball as Keyno Craver #3 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers misses the catch at the Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers defeated the Hawkeyes 42-13.Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport
23 Sep 2000: Kevin Kasper #87 of the Iowa Hawkeyes leaps to catch the ball as Keyno Craver #3 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers misses the catch at the Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers defeated the Hawkeyes 42-13.Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport /

2. Kevin Kasper

It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly twenty years since Kevin Kasper donned the black and gold of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Despite playing during one of the worst stretches in Iowa football history, the electrifying Kevin Kasper still put impressive enough numbers to be ranked second overall on our list of top five wide receivers in the Kirk Ferentz era. He would also go on to have the most successful NFL career of all of the guys on this list.

Kasper, a Hinsdale, Illinois native and former walk-on managed to catch 157 passes for 1,974 yards and 11 touchdowns while playing with a bevy of extremely limited quarterbacks.

During Kasper’s senior season, he accounted for 38% of the total passing offense all while playing with three different quarterbacks, none of which threw for over 900 yards total that season. He would set the season record for receptions (82) in that year.

When his Iowa football career was finished, Kasper held every major receiving record for the Hawks.

He would go on to be drafted in the sixth round by the Denver Broncos and would end up playing for nearly 1/3 of the NFL teams in his seven-year career.

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