Jarrod Hufford

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Photo by: Jeff Spaur

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Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
320
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Newark, Ohio
High School:
Licking Valley

Awards and Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 - OL & Offensive Lineman of the Year - Coaches (2023, 2024)
Outland Trophy Watch List (2023)
NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2025)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2020, 2022, 2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S22, F22, F23, S24, F24)

2024
Played and started all 14 games, starting the final 47 games of his career ... earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors ... served as Iowa State's fourth captain in one game ... played in Hula Bowl after the season ... moved to center as a senior ... started games in his career at left guard (21), center (14), left tackle (9) and right guard (3) ... anchored an offensive line that helped Cyclones rush for 27 touchdowns, tied for the fourth-most in school history ... offense also broke the school record for points scored (435) ... played in 55 career games, helping team post a 45-32 record while reaching two Big 12 Championship games ... member of five bowl teams, playing in four of them and winning the 2021 Fiesta Bowl and 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl.

2023
Started all 13 games for the Cyclones ... earned honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition ... started first three games at right guard before moving to left guard for the season's last 10 games ... blocked for an offense that saw players break the school record for passing yards (446), the second-most receiving yards (214) in a single game by an ISU player and the freshman record for rushing yards in a game (276) ... announced at end of season he would return for sixth year.

2022
Played and started all 12 games ... started first 10 games at left guard and final two games at left tackle ... helped Cyclone offense average 369.8 yards per game, including the third-best mark in school history with 261.8 passing yards per game.

2021
One of ISU’s leaders on the offensive line, starting the last eight games at left tackle … helped the Cyclones record their fourth-best scoring average (31.3) and fifth-best total offensive average (424.5) in school history … in league games only, the Cyclones ranked second in scoring (34.8) and first in total offense (452.7) … the offensive line helped the Cyclones rank second nationally in red zone offense (95.9 pct.), converting on 47-of-49 trips to break the school record … paved holes for consensus All-American running back Breece Hall, who broke an FBS record for consecutive games with a rushing TD (24) and ranked second nationally in scoring (138).

2020
Played in three games.

2019
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Indiana, Purdue and Virginia … three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … ranked as the 57th-best offensive tackle by 247Sports … a top-50 player in Ohio by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … two-time all-state and all-district pick .. first-team all-state in Division IV as a senior on a team that made the state semifinals and finished 10-4 … coached by Randy Baughman.

Personal
Earned bachelor's degree in criminal justice ... working on master's degree in political science.