The Iowa Hawkeyes have a history of morphing walk-ons into bonafide playmakers and, in many instances, NFL talent.
Just this season, former walk-on Quinn Schulte has authored another fantastic season for the Hawkeyes at free safety. The fifth-year defensive back has accumulated 60 tackles, five passes defensed, 2.5 tackles for loss and one interception thus far in 2023.
Sophomore kicker Drew Stevens started his Hawkeye career as a walk-on as well. Stevens is 34-of-44 on field goal tries over the course of the past two seasons.
Iowa announced the following eight walk-ons as additions into its program last week on the first day of the early signing period.
Excited to welcome these guys to our program and storied walk-on tradition!#Swarm24 pic.twitter.com/4ii4O01jFu
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) December 20, 2023
Let’s take a deeper look at the eight names joining the Hawkeyes’ program.