Rob Bruggeman - Iowa Hawkeye (04-08)

After finishing a tremendous senior season at Center for the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2008, Rob Bruggeman went undrafted during the 2009 NFL Draft. Bruggeman was signed to a free agent deal by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 1, 2009 and played in all four pre-season games. He was waived by the Buccaneers in September 2009. The Atlanta Falcons signed Bruggeman to a free agent contract on September 07, 2009. Rob was placed on the Falcons practice squad and is currently sitting out on the Practice Squad Injury List.

Jim Caldwell - Iowa Hawkeye (73-76)

Caldwell was a 4-year starter at Defensive Back while with the Hawkeyes. He learned a lot from Bob Commings and became a graduate assistant in 1977 and that began his coaching career. He would then leave Iowa for Southern Illinois as their Wide Receiver Coach, a title he would hold for Colorado and Louisville. He also pit-stopped for a year at Northwestern as an Offensive Assistant and found his way to Penn State as a Wide Receiver Coach, only to take over the next year as Quarterbacks Coach under Joe Paterno. It was there that he coached Kerry Collins when he was named the best Quarterback in the country by winning the Davey O'Brien Award. He remained there for 7 years before being named the Head Coach of the Wake Forest Deamon Deacons. He remained there for 7 years as well, while giving the Deamon Deacons their first winning season in 6 seasons and being selected for a bowl game as well. Jim eventually made his way into the NFL in 2001 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their Quarterbacks Coach, but followed Tony Dungy to Indianapolis in the same role. In 2005 he added the title of Assistant Head Coach and was a big part of the Colts winning the Super Bowl with his tutelage of Peyton Manning. In 2009 he took over as Head Coach for the Indianapolis Colts when Dungy retired after the season. He became the first ever rookie Head Coach to start a season 14-0 in 2009, before the Colts were beaten in Week 16 by the New York Jets. The game was considered controversial because Coach Caldwell decided to rest the majority of his starters to keep them healthy for the playoffs, thus not striving for the perfect season.

Tom Moore - Iowa Hawkeye (57-60)

Tom Moore was a quarterback for the Hawkeyes at the end of the decade in the 1950's. He immediately started coaching for the Hawkeyes as a Graduate Assistant during the 1961 & 1962 seasons. He then entered the Army for 2 years before returning to the coaching ranks at the University of Dayton in 1965. He held different jobs at Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and the University of Minnesota before entering the NFL coaching ranks. He has coached with the Steelers, the Vikings, the Lions and the Saints before being hired by the Indianapolis Colts. He was named Offensive Coordinator for the Colts in 1998 and has been there ever since. Today, his title is Senior Offensive Coordinator and he his in charge of one of the most prolific offenses in the league since he took over. He has been blessed with one of the best Quarterbacks to ever play the game in Peyton Manning. He has 32 years of coaching experience, with 22 as an Offensive Coordinator. He is one of only 23 NFL coaches to win a Super Bowl with more than one team. (Steelers, Colts)

Jonathan Hayes - Iowa Hawkeye (81-84)

After coming to the Iowa Hawkeyes as a linebacker in 1981, Hayes converted to the Tight End position. It proved to be the right decision when he was selected as a First Team All-American his Senior year and that paved the way for him to be selected in the 2nd Round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs and played with them for 9 seasons including as a team captain at the end of his time there. He then played 3 more seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and finished with career totals of 153 receptions for 1718 yards and 13 touchdowns. He transitioned into coaching a couple years after retiring when he joined the Oklahoma Sooners coaching staff as an Assistant Coach in charge of Tight Ends and Special Teams from 1999-2002. He left the Sooners in 2003 for a job with the Cincinnati Bengals, and remains their Tight Ends Coach today.

Mike Devlin - Iowa Hawkeye (88-92)

Devlin was a force on the Offensive Line for the Hawkeyes during his time in Iowa City. He finished his career as a 2x First Team All-Big Ten Center including being selected as the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year while being a semi-finalist for the Outland Trophy his Senior season. He was drafted in the 5th Round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. His career spanned over 7 seasons between the Bills and the Arizona Cardinals, including as a starting lineman for the Cardinals for 2 seasons. He retired after the 1999 season and he then transitioned over to a Quality Control Coach for the Cardinals before eventually sliding into the Offensive Line Coach for the Cardinals. He became an Offensive Line Coach and served as the O-Line coach for the Toledo Rockets during the 2004-2005 seasons before being hired by the Jets as the Assistant Offensive Line Coach in the 2006 season. Devlin added the Tight Ends to his responsibilities for the 2008 season and currently stands as the New York Jets Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line Coach.

Bradley Fletcher - Iowa Hawkeye (04-08)

Fletcher did not start a lot of games at Iowa before his Senior Year, but he made his last one count. Bradley had the size and speed to impress many and make himself a 3rd Round selection by the St. Louis Rams in the 2009 NFL Draft. He became a starter in Week 5 of the season and was playing well before he tore his ACL in Week 7 against Indianapolis. He was placed on Injured Reserve while amassing 23 tackles for his rookie season.

Abdul Hodge - Iowa Hawkeye (01-05)

Hodge lined up at Middle Linebacker while teamed up with Chad Greenway on the outside to form one of the most fearsome duos ever to play linebacker at the University of Iowa. He left the Hawkeyes as a 2x First Team All-Big Ten Linebacker and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd Round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was eventually released by the Packers after trying to come back from surgery on both knees. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals to their practice squad in 2008 but was promoted to the full roster after Week 6 before ending up on Injured Reserve again. So far in 2009 he has played in every game and accumulated 12 tackles and a forced fumble through Week 16.