AMES − Perhaps picking three names out of a hat might help solve Iowa State football 's position battle at linebacker. Maybe a game of musical chairs would help settle it, too.

The University of Iowa commit has combined for 3,257 yards and 44 touchdowns at quarterback, but he also had 75 tackles heading into a second-round 2A playoff game, which is eighth in the state in 2A.

A dangerous threat on offense with the ball in his hands, the 6-foot-2 Hawthorne projects to be a linebacker at the next level for Iowa State. He has eight tackles for loss and 28 stops in all.

AMES — If Iowa State’s tight ends, with their veteran leadership and impressive production, are the rock of the offense, then the linebackers are the boulder of Iowa State’s defense. Mike ...

Iowa State’s linebackers, led by All-American Mike Rose, have 74 combined career starts, including 36 exceptional starts during the Cyclones’ historic 2020.

Luckily for him, his players are young, spry and some of the best linebackers in the Big 12. Iowa State returns preseason all-Big 12 linebacker Marcel Spears and 2018 first-team freshman all ...

Who is the state’s best linebacker entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season? The Des Moines Register sought to find out with its definitive best players by position list.

"I understand I literally have the best linebacker in the conference, and I think the nation, every single day at practice," Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy said of Rose.

According to Rivals, Kaiser is a three-star prospect and the No. 9-ranked player in his class and the top linebacker from the state of Nebraska. He is not currently ranked on 247 Sports and ESPN.

Vote in the poll and let us know who you think was the state's top high school linebacker this season. In a few weeks, we will publish the "fans' all-star team" based on the vote of the readers.