CYCLONE NATION · BIG 12 · 2026 SEASON
Iowa State Cyclones Football Stats
The 2026 Iowa State football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 6 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 29.7 points per game, 359.7 total yards per game and 21.7 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | 1 | – |
| FPI | 4.276 | #54 |
| SRS | 6.1 | – |
| Elo | 1643 | – |
| Returning Production | 1.7% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
6 GAMES · 29.7 PPG · 21.7 ALLOWED · 359.7 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 6 | #70 |
| Points / Game | 29.7 | #68 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 21.7 | #50 |
| Total Yards / Game | 359.7 | #94 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 181.5 | #47 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 178.2 | #119 |
| Yards / Play | 5.8 | #70 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 31.0% | #127 |
| Turnover Margin | 3 | #33 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.126 | #80 |
| Defense PPA | 0.075 | #73 |
| Offense Success Rate | 39.3% | #111 |
| Defense Success Rate | 40.4% | #66 |
| Explosiveness | 1.299 | #31 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Raynor | 85/148 | 1001 | 6.8 | 7 | 4 |
| Aiden Flora | 2/2 | 48 | 24.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Connor Moberly | 2/2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 89/152 | 1069 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Flora | 90 | 680 | 7.6 | 6 |
| Jaylen Raynor | 51 | 166 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Arnold Barnes | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 2 |
| Cameron Pettaway | 21 | 51 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Ryver Peppers | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Connor Moberly | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Omari Hayes | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Caleb Francois | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Easton Miller | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Totals | 217 | 1090 | 5.0 | 11 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Overby | 10 | 212 | 21.2 | 1 |
| Omari Hayes | 17 | 208 | 12.2 | 1 |
| Cody Jackson | 10 | 191 | 19.1 | 1 |
| Tyler Claiborne | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Jamal Polite Jr. | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 1 |
| Aiden Flora | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Vince Benetti | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 3 |
| Cameron Pettaway | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Tyler Fortenberry | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Carter Pabst | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 |
| Easton Miller | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 |
| Carson Robbins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Evan Boyd | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Christian Greenlaw | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Ryver Peppers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 89 | 1069 | 12.0 | 9 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Schlimgen | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Willich | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Brody Miller | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Johnson | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Breland III | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Lamb | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Duhron Goodman | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Goodwin | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Coffey | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Surges | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Janikowski | 13 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaimir Hawk | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Terrell | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Beni Ngoyi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Lemos | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jace J. Gilbert | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Malaki Ta'ase | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Micah Harper | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jones | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Baloun | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Crawford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Fitzmaurice | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Cotton III | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Key'on Washington | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Montreze Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Hawkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Esser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew McClain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Exline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Matson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Welsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damarius Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaheim Singletary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jareb Ramos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Bilal-Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omari Hayes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Verdon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Benetti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Stecker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Polite Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Raynor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Konrardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Kalsbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylan Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trillion Sorrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Flora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Pettaway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 376 | 32 | 9 | 2 |