Iowa football OC Tim Lester praises Logan Jones' all-around impact
The 6-foot-3, 302-pound native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is expected to continue his role as a key cog in the stability of the Hawkeyes' offensive line this fall. After redshirting his 2020 freshman year and missing a majority of 2021 with injury, Jones has started all 38 games played over the past three seasons.
With Iowa expected to have one of the top offensive line units in the Big Ten and nationwide, Lester described how Jones is regarded as one of the most impactful players in the front four due to his role at center and how his performance ultimately can dictate the team's success.
'The center position, between what he does in protection, obviously the snap, the snap count, the cadences, working in and out of cadences. Another layer of the offense is a lot of changing plays at the line of scrimmage, changing cadences at the line of scrimmage, and that kind of all falls on Logan," Lester said.
"So when he's not in there, you can see where you can screw up an offense, because if you can't get the snap, you can't even start a play. If it's possible, he's moving better than he's ever moved. We aren't playing him a ton because we know what he can do, and there is no reason to overdo it."
While Jones could have elected to enter the NFL draft this past spring, he decided to return to the Hawkeyes for his final season in hopes of finally pushing the team to a memorable season. Obviously, given his talent, Lester was very pleased to have Jones back this fall.
"It's exciting to have a returning center when you're trying to have a good offense and grow it with a guy in the center that has played a ton of football.'
Iowa opens its 2025-26 campaign on Aug. 30 against FCS-level Albany from Kinnick Stadium, with the game scheduled to start at 5 p.m. CT and broadcast on FS1.
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