Iowa Football: QB competition tale of the tape
The starting job for Iowa is between quarterbacks Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski. Get to know the duo.
The storylines of the summer and into fall camp for the Iowa Hawkeyes are headlined by one major component: who is going to be starting for Iowa at quarterback in Week 1 when they welcome the Northern Illinois Huskies to Kinnick Stadium? Beyond that, does that individual necessarily have the starting job locked up, or could it continue into the regular season? The battle is between Jeremy Hecklisnki and Hank Brown after the departure of Mark Gronowski.
The duo each spent last year in a backup role to Gronowski while learning the scheme of offensive coordinator Tim Lester. The competition saw no clear leader through spring practice, with the two splitting reps with the first-string offense rather evenly as things carried on. With the summer months and training camp ahead of us to decide who is going to be QB1 for the Hawkeyes, get to know Jeremy Hecklinski and Hank Brown a bit more.
Vitals Jeremy Hecklinski Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 188 pounds Class: Sophomore Hank Brown Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 215 pounds Class: Junior Background Jeremy Hecklinski High School: Walton High School Hometown: Marietta, Georgia Previous College: Wake Forest Hank Brown High School: Lipscomb Academy Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Previous College: Auburn Recruiting Jeremy Hecklinski Class: 2024 Stars: Three-star recruit Rankings: No. 40 QB, No. 75 recruit from Georgia, No.
646 overall recruit Hank Brown Class: 2023 Stars: Three-star recruit Rankings: No. 71 QB, No. 41 recruit from Tennessee, No.