As we get deeper into 2026, the NFL has fully flipped the page to the 2026-2027 season.
In just under 20 days after Super Bowl LIX, the 2026 NFL Draft takes place in Pittsburgh and will give hundreds of former college stars the chance to realize their NFL dreams.
Before the NFL Draft takes place from April 23 to 25, the Combine will test the strength, endurance, and knowledge of 319 of the best and brightest college prospects, including nine former Hawkeyes.
Of those nine prospects who will represent the Iowa program from February 23 to March 2 in Indianapolis, four have been ranked in the top 125 of all prospects before the draft.
CBS Sports ranked four Hawkeyes in the top 125 ahead of the NFL Draft
Of the 20-plus seniors and graduate players on Iowa's roster last season, four have cracked CBS Sports' top 125 rankings list before the 2026 NFL Draft.
CBS Sports' NFL Draft guru Ryan Wilson has Beau Stephens (No. 49 overall) as his highest-rated Hawkeye prospect, followed by TJ Hall (No. 65 overall), Gennings Dunker (No. 107), and Logan Jones (No. 109).
Dunker, Jones, and Stephens were anchors of a stout Iowa offensive line that earned the 2025 Joe Moore Award, given to the best offensive line unit in college football.
Iowa still has at least five other NFL-worthy prospects in this year's class, including Aaron Graves and Max Llewellyn, but they did not make Wilson's initial rankings list.
Regardless of where the former Iowa players are ranked, everyone knows that they will be prepared for NFL competition.