Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
#15
O'Lontae Dean
Sophomore running back for Iowa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 212 lb · Plant City, FL · Armwood
Returning to Iowa for 2026
The numbers
5
rushing yards · 2026
5 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rush yds, vs Northern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Iowa. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2025.
O'Lontae Dean
The receipt on tape: 5 rush yds against Northern Illinois, Week 1, 2026.
5 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Iowa3-star out of Armwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Iowa2-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Iowa
Returning around him
- 34% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 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 backfield · Iowa
- #28Kamari Moulton878 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Xavier Williams285 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Nathan Mcneil169 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Brevin Doll3 rushing yards · 2025
- #15O'Lontae Dean1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Iowa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology