When June rolls around, hardcore pro football fans begin to get the itch. They may try to have their thirsts quelled with arena football. But with just under two months left until that first preseason game, the publishers of sports guides are trying to strike while the iron is hot with pro and college football guides.

It has been my tradition to latch onto one or two of these publications and check out those inflated preseason rosters. Each of the NFL teams publish a list of returning pros, their draft choices and perhaps some others who have been invited to try out for the team. There may be 75 or more players on these early lists. By early September, the squads will be pared by about 33 percent to the number allowed on the active roster.

Of the more than 2,000 men who harbor dreams of making that final NFL roster, it’s always interesting to me to see how many of them played their college ball in Iowa. This summer, there are 53 former collegians with Iowa ties on pro rosters from five colleges.

I’ve never been one to put much stock in the annual Iowa-Iowa State rivalry debate. I am first a Hawkeye fan, but also hope Iowa State and UNI do well. But it’s tough to argue who has the most successful program in the state when you consider that of those 53 players who played college ball in Iowa, 36 of them played for the Hawkeyes. Nine played at Iowa State, six were at UNI and Drake and Coe each have one veteran on a pro roster this summer.

There are 10 rookies from the state who are seeking full-time football employment, but there are also six players who have been in the league at least 10 years.

Seven NFL teams have no players with Iowa ties on these early rosters. Minnesota has the most with five and Baltimore, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Jacksonville each have four.

A lot can happen in the nearly three months before the start of the regular season. Players will be cut, others will join other teams. But here’s a look at where some of your favorites have landed so far this year, with the player’s name followed by his position, years in the league and school:

Arizona Cardinals

Kenny Iwebema DE 3 Iowa

Brandon Keith T 3 UNI

Atlanta Falcons

Jonathan Babineaux DT 6 Iowa

Rob Bruggeman C 1 Iowa

Baltimore Ravens

Billy Cundiff K 6 Drake

Bryan Matteson G 2 Iowa

Marcus Paschal DB 2 Iowa

Marshal Yanda T 4 Iowa

Buffalo Bills

Kyle Calloway G 0 Iowa

Fred Jackson RB 4 Coe

Carolina Panthers

Jason Baker P 10 Iowa

Charles Godfrey S 3 Iowa

Chicago Bears

Quentin Scott DB 0 UNI

Cincinnati Bengals

Abdul Hodge LB 5 Iowa

Reggie Stephens C 0 Iowa State

Cleveland Browns

Derreck Robinson DE 4 Iowa

Ahtyba Rubin NT 3 Iowa State

Eric Steinbach G 8 Iowa

Seneca Wallace QB 8 Iowa State

Dallas Cowboys

NONE

Denver Broncos

Seth Olsen G 2 Iowa

Detroit Lions

Jared DeVries DE 12 Iowa

Amari Spievey DB 0 Iowa

Green Bay Packers

Bryan Bulaga T 0 Iowa

Houston Texans

Trey Stross WR 0 Iowa

Indianapolis Colts

Pat Angerer LB 0 Iowa

Dallas Clark TE 8 Iowa

Mitch King DT 1 Iowa

Bob Sanders SS 7 Iowa

Jacksonville Jaguars

Sean Considine SS 6 Iowa

Reggie Hayward DE 10 Iowa State

Aaron Kampman DT 9 Iowa

Brad Meester C 11 UNI

Kansas City Chiefs

Tony Moeaki TE 0 Iowa

Casey Wiegman C 15 Iowa

Miami Dolphins

Tim Dobbins LB 5 Iowa State

Minnesota Vikings

Chad Greenway OLB 5 Iowa

Marcus Hamilton WR 0 Iowa State

Sage Rosenfels QB 10 Iowa State

Benny Sapp DB 7 UNI

Albert Young RB 2 Iowa

New England Patriots

NONE

New Orleans Saints

NONE

New York Giants

Scott Chandler TE 3 Iowa

New York Jets

Shonn Greene RB 2 Iowa

Matt Kroul DT 1 Iowa

Oakland Raiders

Robert Gallery G 7 Iowa

Brandon Myers TE 2 Iowa

Philadelphia Eagles

Ellis Hobbs DB 6 Iowa State

Austin Howard T 0 UNI

Pittsburgh Steelers

NONE

San Diego Chargers

Nate Kaeding K 7 Iowa

San Francisco 49ers

NONE

Seattle Seahawks

Colin Cole DT 8 Iowa

St. Louis Rams

Bradley Fletcher CB 2 Iowa

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NONE

Tennessee Titans

NONE

Washington Redskins

Alvin Bowen LB 1 Iowa State

Chad Rinehart G 3 UNI

When June rolls around, hardcore pro football fans begin to get the itch. They may try to have their thirsts quelled with arena football. But with just under two months left until that first preseason game, the publishers of sports guides are trying to strike while the iron is hot with pro and college football guides.

It has been my tradition to latch onto one or two of these publications and check out those inflated preseason rosters. Each of the NFL teams publish a list of returning pros, their draft choices and perhaps some others who have been invited to try out for the team. There may be 75 or more players on these early lists. By early September, the squads will be pared by about 33 percent to the number allowed on the active roster.

Of the more than 2,000 men who harbor dreams of making that final NFL roster, it’s always interesting to me to see how many of them played their college ball in Iowa. This summer, there are 53 former collegians with Iowa ties on pro rosters from five colleges.

I’ve never been one to put much stock in the annual Iowa-Iowa State rivalry debate. I am first a Hawkeye fan, but also hope Iowa State and UNI do well. But it’s tough to argue who has the most successful program in the state when you consider that of those 53 players who played college ball in Iowa, 36 of them played for the Hawkeyes. Nine played at Iowa State, six were at UNI and Drake and Coe each have one veteran on a pro roster this summer.

There are 10 rookies from the state who are seeking full-time football employment, but there are also six players who have been in the league at least 10 years.

Seven NFL teams have no players with Iowa ties on these early rosters. Minnesota has the most with five and Baltimore, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Jacksonville each have four.

A lot can happen in the nearly three months before the start of the regular season. Players will be cut, others will join other teams. But here’s a look at where some of your favorites have landed so far this year:

Arizona Cardinals

NAME POS EXP SCHOOL

Kenny Iwebema DE 3 Iowa

Brandon Keith T 3 UNI

Atlanta Falcons

Jonathan Babineaux DT 6 Iowa

Rob Bruggeman C 1 Iowa

Baltimore Ravens

Billy Cundiff K 6 Drake

Bryan Matteson G 2 Iowa

Marcus Paschal DB 2 Iowa

Marshal Yanda T 4 Iowa

Buffalo Bills

Kyle Calloway G 0 Iowa

Fred Jackson RB 4 Coe

Carolina Panthers

Jason Baker P 10 Iowa

Charles Godfrey S 3 Iowa

Chicago Bears

Quentin Scott DB 0 UNI

Cincinnati Bengals

Abdul Hodge LB 5 Iowa

Reggie Stephens C 0 Iowa State

Cleveland Browns

Derreck Robinson DE 4 Iowa

Ahtyba Rubin NT 3 Iowa State

Eric Steinbach G 8 Iowa

Seneca Wallace QB 8 Iowa State

Dallas Cowboys

NONE

Denver Broncos

Seth Olsen G 2 Iowa

Detroit Lions

Jared DeVries DE 12 Iowa

Amari Spievey DB 0 Iowa

Green Bay Packers

Bryan Bulaga T 0 Iowa

Houston Texans

Trey Stross WR 0 Iowa

Indianapolis Colts

Pat Angerer LB 0 Iowa

Dallas Clark TE 8 Iowa

Mitch King DT 1 Iowa

Bob Sanders SS 7 Iowa

Jacksonville Jaguars

Sean Considine SS 6 Iowa

Reggie Hayward DE 10 Iowa State

Aaron Kampman DT 9 Iowa

Brad Meester C 11 UNI

Kansas City Chiefs

Tony Moeaki TE 0 Iowa

Casey Wiegman C 15 Iowa

Miami Dolphins

Tim Dobbins LB 5 Iowa State

Minnesota Vikings

Chad Greenway OLB 5 Iowa

Marcus Hamilton WR 0 Iowa State

Sage Rosenfels QB 10 Iowa State

Benny Sapp DB 7 UNI

Albert Young RB 2 Iowa

New England Patriots

NONE

New Orleans Saints

NONE

New York Giants

Scott Chandler TE 3 Iowa

New York Jets

Shonn Greene RB 2 Iowa

Matt Kroul DT 1 Iowa

Oakland Raiders

Robert Gallery G 7 Iowa

Brandon Myers TE 2 Iowa

Philadelphia Eagles

Ellis Hobbs DB 6 Iowa State

Austin Howard T 0 UNI

Pittsburgh Steelers

NONE

San Diego Chargers

Nate Kaeding K 7 Iowa

San Francisco 49ers

NONE

Seattle Seahawks

Colin Cole DT 8 Iowa

St. Louis Rams

Bradley Fletcher CB 2 Iowa

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NONE

Tennessee Titans

NONE

Washington Redskins

Alvin Bowen LB 1 Iowa State

Chad Rinehart G 3 UNI