IOWA CITY — Three University of Iowa football players have garnered Athlon preseason All-America honors for the 2026 season, it was announced Monday.

Offensive lineman Kade Pieper was named to Athlon’s preseason first team, offensive lineman Trevor Lauck was a second-teamer, and defensive back Zach Lutmer was a fourth-team honoree.

The Hawkeyes also had seven players earn preseason all-Big Ten recognition by Athlon. Lauck, Lutmer and Pieper were first-team selections, tight end DJ Vonnahme was on the second team, while defensive lineman Bryce Hawthorne, defensive back Deshaun Lee and running back Kamari Moulton picked up fourth-team accolades.

Pieper, who started all 13 games at guard in 2025, was a Pro Football Focus first-team All-American, third-team All-Big Ten and part of Iowa’s offensive line that was the recipient of the Joe Moore Award in 2025. Lauck started all 13 games and was a third-team all-Big Ten pick as well as the Hawkeyes outrushed their 2025 opponents in nine of 12 contests. Iowa’s average time to pressure allowed a year ago was 2.8 seconds, fifth best in the country.

Lutmer started at the CASH position all 13 games in 2025. The Rock Rapids native earned team defensive MVP honors and second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore. Lutmer led the squad with three interceptions, was second with six pass breaks-ups, recovered a fumble and ranked fourth on the team with 71 tackles, including 5.5 for loss.