Iowa football: Hawkeyes receivers under Kirk Ferentz

Tim Dodge (1998-2001) tries to corral a loose ball during a first-half kickoff return against Illinois on Nov. 6, 1999 at Kinnick Stadium.

Ryan Barton (1998-2000) finished his career with 51 catches for 805 yards and a touchdown. He's pictured running for a 39-yard gain in the third quarter against Western Michigan on Sept. 9, 2000.

Chris Oliver (1998-2001) finished his Hawkeye career with 57 receptions for 740 yards and 5 touchdowns. He is pictured hauling in a fourth-quarter pass at Kinnick Stadium against Iowa State on Sept. 16, 2000.

Iowa City native Kahlil Hill (1998, 2000-2001) motions toward the Kinnick Stadium crowd after scoring a touchdown against Penn State on Sept. 29, 2001. Hill finished his career with 152 catches for 1,892 yards and 15 touchdowns before spending time in the NFL and CFL.

Iowa wide receivers C.J. Jones, left, Ed Hinkel (11), Maurice Brown (9) and Calvin Davis all jump during the team's media day in Iowa City on Aug. 9, 2002.

Ed Hinkle (2002-2005) pulls in a touchdown catch in the first half as Penn State's Bryan Scott defends on Sept. 28, 2002 in State College, Pa. Hinkel finished his career with 135 catches for 1,588 yards and 18 touchdowns. In his final game at Kinnick Stadium, Hinkel caught a record 4 touchdowns.

C.J. Jones (2001-2002) looks over his shoulder after making a reception in the second quarter and taking it in for a touchdown during Iowa's 44-16 win over Michigan State on Oct. 12, 2002. Jones finished his career with 12 touchdowns, including a score on the opening kickoff of the 2003 Orange Bowl against USC.

Maurice Brown (2001-2003) scores a touchdown in the second quarter of a game at Kinnick Stadium against Northwestern on Nov. 9, 2002.

Ramon Ochoa (2000, 2002-2003) was not only a speedy receiver, but also a prolific kick returner for the Hawkeyes. Ochoa is pictured scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Michigan on Oct. 4, 2003. Iowa won the game 30-27.

Iowa City native Calvin Davis (2003-2006) is pushed out of bounds by an Illinois defender after a 26-yard gain during a Nov. 1, 2003 contest at Kinnick Stadium.

Matt Melloy (2003-2005) celebrates a touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of a Nov. 1, 2003 game against visiting Illinois.

Clinton Solomon (2002, 2004-2005) finished his career in a Hawkeye uniform with 118 receptions for 1,864 yards and 14 touchdowns. Solomon is pictured catching a pass against Minnesota on Nov. 13, 2004.

Warren Holloway (2001-2004) scored one touchdown in his Hawkeye career, and it was one of the most thrilling in program history. Holloway reeled in a deep pass from Drew Tate and scampered for a 56-yard touchdown as time expired to gave Iowa a 30-25 victory in the Outback Bowl against LSU on Jan. 1, 2005.

Herb Grigsby (2005-2006) dances into the end zone ahead of Ball State's Erik Keys on a 33-yard pass from Drew Tate in the second quarter of a game played Sept. 3, 2005.

Dominique Douglas (2006) looks for a hole as Montana defenders close in at Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 2, 2006.

Anthony Bowman (2006) dodges a tackle by Wisconsin's Zach Hampton in a game played Nov. 11, 2006 at Kinnick Stadium.

James Cleveland (2007-2010) catches a pass in front of Northern Illinois' Chase Carter on Sept. 1, 2007 at Soldier Field, in Chicago, Ill.

Colin Sandeman (2007-2010) makes a leaping catch in front of Iowa State's James Smith (2) and Allen Bell (12) in a Sept. 15, 2007 contest in Ames.

Andy Brodell (2005-2008) sprints past a pair of Michigan State defenders on Oct. 5, 2008 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich.

Trey Stross (2006-2009) is tackled from behind by Michigan State's Greg Jones on Iowa's final drive in the fourth quarter at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., on Oct. 24, 2009.

Paul Chaney, Jr. (2007-2010) takes the ball downfield after catching a pass from Ricky Stanzi during Iowa's contest against the Hoosiers on Nov. 6, 2010 in Bloomington, Ind.

Derrell Johnson-Koulianos (2007-2010) redshirted in 2006 and went on to rank first at Iowa with 173 career receptions and second with 2,616 yards when he left the program. He is pictured making a catch against Ohio State on Nov. 20, 2010 at Kinnick Stadium.

Marvin McNutt (2008-2011) arrived at Iowa as a quarterback, but spent his final three seasons building one of the most-successful receiving careers the program has ever seen. McNutt, pictured in a Sept. 24, 2011 game against Louisiana-Monroe, finished as Iowa's all-time leader in receiving touchdowns with 28. He caught 170 passes for 2,861 yards as a Hawkeye.

Don Shumpert (2010-2013) is wrapped up by Nebraska's Andrew Green at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Nov. 25, 2011.

Keenan Davis (2009-2012) pulls in a catch Saturday during Iowa's game against Central Michigan on Sept. 22, 2012.

Kevonte Martin-Manley (2011-2014) left Iowa as the program's all-time receptions leader with 174, a record that stands today. He also accumulated 1,799 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. He is pictured catching a pass against Ball State on Sept. 6, 2014 at Kinnick Stadium.

Jordan Cotton (2011-2013) runs in a touchdown during Iowa's game on Sept. 30, 2012 against Minnesota at Kinnick Stadium.

Jacob Hillyer (2012-2015) tries to avoid Iowa State's Jensen Watson on his way to scoring a touchdown at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Sept. 14, 2013.

Ohio State's C.J. Barnett lays a hit on Iowa's Damond Powell (2013-2014) after Powell caught a pass in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium on October 19, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.

Derrick Willies (2014) played one season with Iowa before transfering to Texas Tech. He is pictured hauling in a pass against Northern Iowa on Aug. 30, 2014 at Kinnick Stadium.

Riley McCarron (2013-2016) sprints for added yards during a kickoff return against Purdue on Sept. 27, 2014 in West Lafayette, Ind.

Jerminic Smith (2015-2016) looks to gain yardage after making a catch against Illinois in a game at Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 10, 2015.

Tevaun Smith (2012-2015) runs for extra yardage against Northwestern in a game played Oct. 17, 2015 in Evanston, Ill.

Adrian Falconer (2015-2017) secures a catch against Purdue on Nov. 21, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium.

Matt Vandeberg (2013-2017) makes the catch for the first down against Iowa State on Sept. 10, 2016 during the Cy-Hawk football game at Kinnick Stadium. Vandeberg finished his career with 134 catches for 1,686 yards and 10 total scores.

Jay Scheel (2015-2016) beat Wisconsin's Lubern Figaro on this second-quarter play, but couldn't come up with the catch in the Oct. 22, 2016 game at Kinnick Stadium.

Ihmir Smith-Marsette (2017-present) is caught after making a catch at Kinnick Stadium against Iowa State on Sept. 8, 2018.

Max Cooper (2017-present) runs with the ball against Iowa State on Sept. 8, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium.

Brandon Smith (2017-present) pushes for a first down after catching a pass against Minnesota in the first quarter at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Oct 6, 2018.

Dominique Dafney (2017-present) celebrates after blocking a punt by Penn State's Blake Gillikin and recording a safety at Beaver Stadium in State College, Penn., on Oct. 27, 2018

Nick Easley (2017-2018) evades Northwestern's Cameron Ruiz during a game on Nov. 10, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium.