Biggest shoes to fill: Iowa State

Iowa State will be counting on defensive end Jhaustin Thomas to provide a pass rush next season.During the next two weeks, we'll be looking at the biggest shoes that need to be filled on every team in the Big 12.

We continue the series with the Iowa State Cyclones:

Defensive end Dale Pierson

New head coach Matt Campbell is fortunate to have the bulk of Iowa State’s core contributors returning for 2016, allowing him to build his first team around experienced playmakers like running back Mike Warren, receiver Allen Lazard, defensive tackle Demond Tucker and cornerback Brian Peavy.

The Cyclones will have to replace one of the Big 12’s biggest surprises and top pass rushers with Pierson completing…