Leighton Jones
Iowa Hawkeyes
78
SolidProjected Starter
Is Leighton Jones starting?
Leighton Jones is the projected starter at LG for Iowa Hawkeyes.
Redshirt junior · #64 · 6'2", 288 lbs
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Iowa Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- WR-X
- WR-Z
- WR-SL
- TE
- LT
- LGLeighton JonesThis player
- C
- RG
- RT
Top offensive linemen in the Big Ten
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 91 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 82-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 78 after depth penalty.
Team offense (SP+)
82
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
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Leighton Jones's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
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