DJ Vonnahme
Iowa Hawkeyes
83
Good

DJ Vonnahme

Iowa HawkeyesContender
TEOffenseGood
Projected Starter

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DJ Vonnahme is the projected starter at TE for Iowa Hawkeyes.

Redshirt sophomore · #81 · 6'4", 241 lbs

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Depth at TE · Iowa Hawkeyes

  1. 18183DJ VonnahmeStarter
  2. 28762Addison Ostrenga
  3. 38562Thomas Meyer
  4. 44857Zach Ortwerth

Iowa Starting Lineup

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Up next for Iowa

Iowa plays Northwestern away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Kuemper Catholic, ranked #2,983 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 29 catches, 434 yards, 3 TD. That's 23% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit2★ · #2,983 NatlTeam Share23%Percentile82th
Breda, IA
Jersey
#81
Class
RS SO
Height
6'4"
Weight
241 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025294343

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7900
National Rank
#2983
High School
Kuemper Catholic
Hometown
Carroll, IA

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 82th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 83.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WWISYDS 54
CAR
2
YDS
10
AVG
5.0
TD
1
REC
5
YDS
54
AVG
10.8
TD
1

Final W 30-0

Oct 24LMINNYDS 31
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
31
AVG
5.2
TD
0

Final L 13-10

Oct 10WWASHYDS 44
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
44
AVG
22.0
TD
2

Final W 41-24

Oct 3LOSUYDS 64
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
64
AVG
10.7
TD
0

Final L 31-14

Sep 26WMICHYDS 44
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
44
AVG
11.0
TD
0

Final W 20-19

Sep 12WISUYDS 25
CAR
1
YDS
2
AVG
2.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
25
AVG
12.5
TD
0

Final W 16-13

Sep 5WNIUYDS 42
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
42
AVG
10.5
TD
0

Final W 40-0

DJ Vonnahme's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

29 rec · 434 yds · 3 TD
Usage / Involvement49%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.