Brayton Alford
Freshman linebacker on Iowa's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′0″ · 211 lb · Carroll, IA · Kuemper Catholic
The story
1 linebacker on Iowa's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Brayton Alford
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Brayton Alford plays linebacker for Iowa.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Iowa has produced 4 All-Conference linebackers and 2 All-Americans. 5 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2014. Jay Higgins was one of them, an All-American.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa
Returning around him
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #26
The linebacker corps · Iowa
- #36Jayden Montgomery44 tackles · 2025
- #46Preston Ries7 tackles · 2025
- #33Cam Buffington7 tackles · 2025
- #23Landyn Van Kekerix5 tackles · 2025
- #37Brayton Alfordno box-score line yet
8 more on the roster · Iowa team page