#81

DJ Vonnahme

TE · Iowa · Fr. · #81

Returning to Iowa for 2026
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DJ Vonnahme

TE · Iowa · Fr · #81

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Iowa
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 34–27

at Vanderbilt

7 rec · 146 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Iowa

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Iowa

Returning around him

  • 49% 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 #42 · 2026 recruiting class #26

DNA match

Player DNA

Move TE

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Sinnott’s 2022 season.

Ben Sinnott

72%match

Kansas State · 2022

All-Big 12NFL Rd 2 · Pk 21
#2

Kemore Gamble

Florida · 2021

69%
#3

Jaheim Bell

South Carolina · 2021

NFL Rd 7
69%
#4

Elijah Arroyo

Miami · 2024

All-ACCNFL Rd 2 · Pk 18
67%
#5

Ja'Tavion Sanders

Texas · 2023

All-Big 12NFL Rd 4
65%

Matches Ben on

Weight
Class year
Yards / reception

Differs from Ben on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Total EPA (college ability) (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jermaine Terry II’s path through Oregon State.

Oregon State · 2024

#2

Kylen Granson

SMU · 2020

All-AACNFL Rd 4
80%
#3

Brevin Jordan

Miami · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 5
82%
#4

Grayson Gunter

Southern Miss · 2021

73%
#5

Pat Conroy

Old Dominion · 2024

All-Sun Belt
71%

Matches Jermaine on

Height
Yards per reception
Weight

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Mini's freshman season at California (2025).

Mason Mini

71%match

California · 2025

#2

Jack Endries

California · 2023

All-SECNFL Rd 7
71%
#3

Patrick Overmyer

UTSA · 2024

69%
#4

River Helms

Western Kentucky · 2023

68%
#5

Joshua Moore

Miami · 2025

65%

Matches Mason on

Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Mason on

Yards / reception (higher)
Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like DJ Vonnahme

#1

Jermaine Terry II

Oregon State · 2024

83%
#2

Grayson Gunter

Southern Miss · 2021

73%
#3

Pat Conroy

Old Dominion · 2024

71%
#4

Zack Marshall

Michigan · 2025

71%
#5

Cole Rusk

Illinois · 2025

69%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #607

Final rank
#615
Avg #684.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #607 this season.