Iowa's offensive line entered some rarified air after winning the Joe Moore Award

Pro Football Focus (PFF) first launched in 2007, and not many offensive line units have been ranked higher than the Iowa offensive line this season.

Many fans and outside observers look at the Iowa passing game's struggles and base their assessment of the offense as a whole solely on that.

While it may be true that Iowa's passing game did not improve as many expected, that does not mean the offensive line did not pave the way for success.

The Iowa passing game never got going this year, but Iowa had so much success running the football that it did not matter.

The Iowa offense rushed for 177.8 yards per game this season, ranking No. 44 overall in college football.

For the first time in a long time, the offense was putting up points, and while averaging 28.9 points per game does not jump off the page, it is a big improvement over the numbers we saw under previous offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz.

Incredibly, the Iowa offense put up almost 30 points per game while averaging under 150 passing yards (137.4), a testament to how good the running game was this season.

The offense added a new wrinkle with quarterback Mark Gronowski's ability to run and extend plays in the passing game, but the running game's success starts with the big guys up front.

According to PFF College, the 2025 Iowa offensive line is one of the best units they have ever graded.

The unit received a 94.1 overall score from PFF, good for No. 8 all-time, which makes sense given how many awards the unit racked up individually and as a team.

The offensive line was named the recipient of the Joe Moore Award and includes All-Americans Logan Jones and Beau Stephens.

Jones was also named the recipient of the Rimington Trophy, given to the best center in college football.

The 2025 Iowa offensive line is one of the best units we have seen in a decade, and it is finally getting the recognition it deserves.