Zach Ortwerth
Iowa Hawkeyes
58
Depth

Zach Ortwerth

Iowa HawkeyesContender
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Depth

Is Zach Ortwerth starting?

Zach Ortwerth is No. 4 on the Iowa Hawkeyes depth chart at TE.

Senior · #48 · 6'4", 247 lbs

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Depth at TE · Iowa Hawkeyes

  1. 18185DJ VonnahmeStarter
  2. 28763Addison Ostrenga
  3. 38563Thomas Meyer
  4. 44858Zach OrtwerthYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Louis University, ranked #793 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 9 catches, 76 yards, 0 TD. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 58 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #793 Natl3-Yr Total21 rec · 263 yds · 0 TDTeam Share4%
Saint Louis, MO
Jersey
#48
Class
SR
Height
6'4"
Weight
247 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20259760
2024111330
20231540

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8722
National Rank
#793
High School
St. Louis University
Hometown
St. Louis, MO

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated offense; 34th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 58.

Team offense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 34% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −16 depth penalty

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

Oct 10WWASHYDS 15
REC
1
YDS
15
AVG
15.0
TD
0

Final W 41-24

Oct 3LOSUYDS 7
REC
1
YDS
7
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final L 31-14

Sep 26WMICHYDS 13
REC
1
YDS
13
AVG
13.0
TD
0

Final W 20-19

Sep 5WNIUYDS 6
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final W 40-0

Zach Ortwerth's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

9 rec · 76 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement9%
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