The Iowa Hawkeyes‘ pipeline to the NFL is among the strongest in the nation. They supply talent to the NFL on a yearly basis and it is often very high performers.
That pipeline has some teams willing to dip into it more often than others and take a chance on players hailing from the Hawkeyes. The Green Bay Packers just so happen to be one of those teams willing to bet on Iowa players more than others.
Last year, the Packers used their first-round pick to draft defensive end Lukas Van Ness with the No.