Iowa State · W 16-13
No catches.
Ohio State · L 14-31
No catches.
Wisconsin · W 30-0
No catches.
Ostrenga has catches in 5 of Iowa’s 8 games: none against Iowa State, Ohio State and Wisconsin.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
4 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
Addison Ostrenga, Jack Dotzler face their hometown team as Hawkeyes welcome No. 25 Wisconsin
Colorado Springs Gazette Oct 30
Addison Ostrenga
Five seasons in the Iowa receiving corps to date. On tape: 36 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Michigan, Week 4, 2026.
90 receiving yards · 10 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
Addison Ostrenga, Jack Dotzler face their hometown team as Hawkeyes welcome No. 25 Wisconsin
Colorado Springs Gazette Oct 30 · 1 outlet
from 8 outlets
Addison Ostrenga, Jack Dotzler face their hometown team as Hawkeyes welcome No. 25 Wisconsin
Colorado Springs Gazette Oct 30 · 1 outlet
On3Addison Ostrenga puts points on the boardSep 20
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)Addison Ostrenga’s first touchdown of 2026 season culminates a two-year long journeySep 21Colorado Springs Gazette
Sports Illustrated
Hawk CentralEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Addison Ostrenga vs Northern Illinois.
Against Minnesota on Oct. 24: 2 catches for 15 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 5 games drawn here: 10 catches for 90 yards. Iowa has thrown to him 15 times in 150 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-19@ No. 18 Michigan | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13@ Minnesota | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | 29 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 55-0
1 rec · 14 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 55-point win at home against Northern Iowa.
With B. Everitt — 44.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20 · B. Jackson — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 24 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
189% of team targetsCatch rate
56%10 of 18 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
56% catch rate on 18 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
5 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 41-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 17.0 | 10.3 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 18.7 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 18.8 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
240 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
The No. 1,198 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
