#56
Alijah Carnell
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
Alijah Carnell
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #9939
Peaked at #9939 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology