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Iowa State incoming freshmen prepared to have an instant impact

APR 29, 2015 4:21a ET

APR 29, 2015 4:21a ET

With Aaron Wimberly and DeVondrick Nealy gone, the Cyclones will have to start all over again in the backfield.

It's an unsettling note for Iowa State, which struggled in the run game last season, but it'll open the door for talented incoming freshmen Joshua Thomas and Sheldon Croney, who will be joining the team in a couple months.

"We'll be playing football with all of them in August," Rhoads told the Des Moines Register. "Everybody will get looks to build that depth chart at running back.