The 2009 Spring Prospectus is out and has a lot of good information about the program. On page 20 and 21 the depth chart for the offense and defense respectively are listed. Though it is way too early to be worrying about the 2 deeps, there are some position battles that I found interesting.
- Wide Receiver: Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa's leading receiver last year (44 catches for 639 yards), is listed behind Sandeman. The message boards are pretty sure DJK is in the doghouse as he has been spotted carrying around a trash can during practice. I'm still guessing he'll start against UNI on September 5th.
- Center: The battle for center right now is between Koeppel and Ferentz. Eubanks, who started at center in 2007, is currently listed at guard, but is probably also in the mix. I thought the coach's son had a good shot at being a starter this fall, but with his latest public intox charge he'll be lucky to see the field at all.
- Quarterback: Vandenberg currently is in the number 2 spot in front of Wienke.
- Defensive Line: Neither Clayborn or Ballard are moving inside despite many internet rumors. Klug and Daniels are listed as the starters at tackle for now.
It will be interesting to see if any true freshman will come in shake up the depth chart. Brandon Wegher and Keenan Davis could both have shots. For some some much better analysis than I could provide for each of the position read the Four Downs... series from Marc Morehouse's On Iowa blog.