Iowa's potential QB of the future shows he could be a star after earning a major award

For the first time in a long time, the Iowa Football program is deep at the quarterback position.

After using three different starting quarterbacks last season, the program completely revamped the quarterback room, adding three transfers and an early enrollee.

The Hawkeyes added Mark Gronowski (South Dakota State), Jeremy Hecklinski (Wake Forest), and Hank Brown (Auburn) from the transfer portal, and early enrollee Jimmy Sullivan.

Starting quarterback Mark Gronowski is out of eligibility after this season, but the Hawkeyes have three options remaining who can claim the vacant starting spot this season.

Not only do the Hawkeyes have multiple internal options, but they are also adding a talented four-star quarterback in the 2026 class who could make an immediate impact.

After flipping from Boise State to Iowa, Tradon Bessinger gives the Hawkeyes a potential star.

Bessinger has already been named as a sleeper pick for the 2026 recruiting class and earned another prestigious award after a dynamic senior season for Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah.

USA Today named Bessinger the 2025 All-USA West Football Team Offensive Player of the Year after an eye-opening senior season.

Bessinger threw for 4,313 yards and 53 touchdowns, while completing 76 percent of his passes for Darts this past season.

After his stat-stuffing senior season, Bessinger finished his high school career with 10,908 and 127 passing touchdowns.

Bessinger is a pure pocket passer, but has shown the ability to make throws on the run or extend plays with his legs.

It is a long shot that Bessinger will make an immediate impact on the squad next season, given Ferentz's history of not starting true freshmen, but we should see him on the field sooner rather than later.

Bessinger's numbers speak for themselves, and while Hecklinski and Brown have the inside track for the starting job next season, Bessinger could be a future star.