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Iowa details RB plan vs. Missouri

Who’s carrying the rock against Mizzou?

It will be a different look in the backfield for Iowa (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten) against the Missouri Tigers (9-3, 5-3 SEC) in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.

Junior running back and Doak Walker Award finalist Kaleb Johnson declared for the 2025 NFL draft and will not be playing against Missouri.

Johnson rushed 240 times for 1,537 rushing yards and caught 22 passes for 188 receiving yards. The Hamilton, Ohio, product set Iowa single-season records in points (138), total touchdowns (23) and rushing scores (21).

With all of that production and star power out of the picture, what’s the plan for Iowa against the Tigers?

Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz discussed the Hawkeyes’ plan at running back against Missouri.

“It’ll be a committee. I don’t know if it’ll be two guys, four guys, but we’ll play the guys we’ve got. We really like the guys we have. We wish Kaleb was with us, but, again, appreciate what he’s done,” Ferentz said.

Without Johnson, Iowa’s two leading rushers coming into the contest are redshirt freshman running back Kamari Moulton and sophomore Jaziun Patterson.

Moulton has carried 70 times for 377 yards with two scores, while Patterson has rushed 54 times for 235 yards with two rushing touchdowns.

“It’s been fun to watch Kamari this year I think really grow and the same thing with Jaz. Both those guys are playing their best football. Kamari a little bit more understandable. He’s a really young guy right now and still maturing physically, but Jaz I think he was where we want him to be this year. So, happy about that,” Ferentz said.

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Ferentz and Iowa are excited to see more of what they’ve got in freshmen running backs Xavier Williams and Brevin Doll, too.

Williams and Doll were each three-star signees in the Hawkeyes’ 2024 class. Doll was an in-state signee via Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School, while Williams inked with the Hawkeyes out of Lake Central High School in Indiana.

Doll, a 6-foot, 200 pound back, was ranked as the nation’s No. 33 running back and as the No. 5 player from Iowa per 247Sports. Williams, a 5-foot-10, 230 pound back, was rated as the nation’s No. 59 running back and as the No. 15 player from Indiana per 247Sports.

“We really are enthused about what we’ve seen of Xavier and Brevin Doll. Both those guys have done a really nice job in practice,” Ferentz said of his young backs.

“I think they’ve grown immensely since August. I made that comment a couple weeks ago to our guys. I said, ‘How do you think these guys would do if we put them in a game?’ And everybody gave the same answer. I think we all are seeing it the same way.”

Kickoff for Iowa against Missouri is set for 1:30 p.m. CT with the game to be televised on ESPN.

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2024 3-star RB Brevin Doll commits to the Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa added another piece to its backfield in the 2024 class! Three-star running back Brevin Doll committed to the Hawkeyes.

It’s been a busy weekend for the Iowa Hawkeyes on the recruiting trail.

First, three-star running back Xavier Williams announced his pledge to Iowa. That represented the eighth commit in the Hawkeyes’ 2024 class.

Now, Iowa has added another piece to its backfield.

Fellow three-star running back Brevin Doll announced his commitment to Iowa today. The 6-foot, 185 pound back is out of Adel-DeSoto-Minburn in Iowa. Doll is already the sixth in-state commit for the Hawkeyes in the 2024 class.

“It has always been a dream of mine to represent my home state as a Hawkeye. I am extremely excited to announce my commitment to the University of Iowa to continue my academic and athletic career. Go Hawks!” Doll wrote in his Twitter announcement.

He chose Iowa over offers from Army, Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Princeton, Purdue, and South Dakota.

Per 247Sports, Doll’s first offer was from Army on May 23, 2022. Then, his recruitment really picked up after his junior season and the turn of the calendar year. Dating back to January, Doll picked up nine offers. That includes six Power 5 offers, including the Hawkeyes’ offer on Feb. 20.

On3 ranks Doll as the nation’s No. 37 running back and the No. 3 player from Iowa in the 2024 class. Meanwhile, 247Sports regards Doll as the country’s No. 85 athlete and the No. 7 player from Iowa.

The 247Sports composite rankings have Doll as the No. 538 player nationally, the No. 56 athlete and the No. 6 prospect from Iowa in the 2024 class. In the On3 consensus rankings, Doll checks in as the No. 550 player nationally, the No. 50 running back and the No. 3 player from Iowa.

Here’s a look at Doll’s highlights and his full recruiting profile below.

Iowa Hawkeyes earn second crystal ball for 3-star 2024 ATH Brevin Doll

Iowa picked up a 247Sports crystal ball prediction for in-state 2024 ATH Brevin Doll to begin last weekend.

Two months into college football’s offseason, it’s time to fully ramp up the recruiting radar.

The Iowa Hawkeyes were busy this weekend with a Junior Day that welcomed in a number of key 2024 targets. To begin the weekend that was, 247Sports’ Allen Trieu submitted a crystal ball prediction that the Hawkeyes would eventually land a commitment from one of the top players in the state of Iowa.

A three-star prospect per 247Sports, Adel Desoto Minburn athlete Brevin Doll was crystal balled to the Hawkeyes last Friday. It’s the second 247Sports crystal ball prediction in favor of Iowa for Doll. The Hawkeyes also earned a crystal ball prediction from Hawkeye Insider‘s Sean Bock on Feb. 20.

Doll is currently regarded as the nation’s No. 80 athlete and the eighth-ranked recruit in Iowa for the 2024 class by 247Sports. The 6-foot, 185 pound athlete led the state of Iowa with 2,681 all-purpose yards, including 1,475 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns. He added 640 receiving yards and six scores and was a game-changer on special teams, too. Doll had a pair of touchdowns combined on kick and punt returns.

The electric athlete could play both wide receiver and running back at the next level, but Doll told Inside The Hawkeyes‘ Rob Howe that the plan is in the backfield at least for now.

“Right now, they are thinking running back,” Doll told Howe.

Iowa offered Doll on Feb. 20. At the time, the Hawkeyes joined Army, Kansas State, Princeton, Northern Iowa, South Dakota and Oklahoma State in the offers department. Doll has since picked up offers from Minnesota, Purdue and Iowa State.

“It means a lot, especially being in state. It means I have the chance to stay close to home,” Doll said of the Hawkeyes offering.

Here’s a look at Doll’s Hudl tape from A-D-M this past season. Plus, his full recruiting profile.