Iowa Defensive Players Discuss Upcoming '21 Season

Jack Campbell, Jack Koerner, Matt Hankins, Kaevon Merriweather, Others Sound Off

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Iowa defense will be replacing some key players from that ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense. Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year Daviyon Nixon, first-team all-conference end Chauncey Golston and leading tackler Nick Niemann are competing in NFL training camps. 

The Hawkeyes welcome back plenty of talent, however. Second-team all-league end Zach Van Valkenberg, starting linebackers Jack Campbell and Seth Benson, and five starters in the secondary should ensure there's little to no drop-off from a year ago. 

We caught up with some of the main pieces on that side of the ball at last week's team media day. 

Here's what they had to say: