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Iowa offensive line honored by Big Ten

On3 imageby: Tom Kakert5 hours agoHawkeyeReport

Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett had to be smiling from ear to ear on Thursday. The Big Ten Conference announced their all league players on the offensive side of the ball and it included all five starts for the Hawkeye offensive line.

Iowa center Logan Jones was honored as the first team center by both the media and coaches. Guard Beau Stephens was named first team by the coaches and second team by the media. Right tackle Gennings Dunker was named first team by the coaches and third team by the media. On the other side of the line, left tackle Trevor Lauck was named third team by the coaches and honorable mention by the media. Finally, Kade Pieper was named third team by the media and honorable mention by the coaches.

Other Iowa players earning honorable mention from either the coaches or media on the offensive side of the ball are Kamari Moulton, Jacob Gill, and Hayden Large. Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski was honored as Iowa’s rep for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

ones started all 12 games at center in 2025 and has 50 career starts. A 2025 Outland Trophy finalist, Jones is the top-rated center in the country by Pro Football Focus — by almost three grade points — and has not been flagged for an offensive holding penalty in 2025. A three-time all-conference honoree, Jones and the Hawkeye offensive line out-rushed their opponents nine times in 2025. The native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, helped Gronowski rush for a program-record 15 touchdowns in 2025, the most by an Iowa quarterback in a single-season.

Stephens has started 17 straight games, dating back to last season, and 33 contests overall at left guard. Dunker, a two-time all-conference honoree, started all 12 games in 2025 and 37 overall at right tackle. Lauck and Pieper earned their first career starts in 2025 and started all 12 contests. The unit became the first Hawkeye offensive line to start the same five players all 12 regular season games since 2013. Its strong performance and season-long consistency garnered the unit recognition as a Joe Moore Award semifinalist.

Large was Iowa’s best blocking tight end in 2025, helping pave the way to 2,133 rushing yards. The native of Hudsonville, Michigan, also caught eight passes for 52 yards.

Gill led Hawkeye receivers with 22 receptions for 260 yards and one touchdown – a game-tying grab in the closing minutes of regulation in the come-from-behind win over Michigan State. Gill made the spectacular 13-yard grab in the corner of the end zone, which tied the game after the successful PAT.

Moulton led the Hawkeye tailbacks with 783 rushing yards and four touchdowns. The sophomore also caught 15 passes for 95 yards to total 878 all-purpose yards, second most on the team (Kaden Wetjen – 1,192). Moulton rushed for a season-high 99 yards in Iowa’s victory over Penn State and rushed for a pair of scores in the convincing win at Nebraska.

Gronowski directed Iowa’s offense in 2025, setting multiple school records in the process. The graduate student broke program records for most single season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (15) and rushing yards (491). He also became the first Hawkeye to rush, throw and receive a touchdown in the same game (at USC). Gronowski totaled 2,020 yards of total offense this season (1,529 passing; 491 rushing).

Twelve Hawkeye defensive and specialists were honored by the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday, giving the program a total of 21 All-Big Ten honors for the season.

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