Leighton Jones
Iowa Hawkeyes
80
Good

Leighton Jones

Iowa HawkeyesContender
LGOffenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Leighton Jones starting?

Leighton Jones is the projected starter at LG for Iowa Hawkeyes.

Leighton Jones is the projected starting LG on a Contender Iowa — 80 OVR.

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Depth at LG · Iowa Hawkeyes

  1. 16480Leighton JonesStarter
  2. 26579Trent Wilson

What's Next

Who do they play next?See Iowa Hawkeyes's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?Trent Wilson — No. 2 at LG for IowaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Iowa Hawkeyes

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Brownsburg, ranked #628 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #628 Natl
Brownsburg, IN
Jersey
#64
Class
RS JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
288 lbs

At 6'2", 288 lbs, Leighton Jones plays for a Iowa team rated 89 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8789
National Rank
#628
High School
Brownsburg
Hometown
Brownsburg, IN

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 80 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Leighton Jones's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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