Former Colorado State QB Jackson Stratton commits to Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa’s depth at quarterback continues to improve with the addition of Colorado State transfer Jackson Stratton.
The California native announced his commitment to Iowa Saturday on X, which was formerly known as Twitter.
Stratton’s commitment comes just a few weeks after former Northwestern quarterback Brendan Sullivan committed to Iowa.
The additions of Stratton and Sullivan will help to make up for the losses of Deacon Hill and walk-on Tommy Poholsky at quarterback. Hill and Poholsky both entered the transfer portal shortly after spring practice.
Hill, who has since transferred to Utah Tech, started the final nine games for Iowa last season.
New Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester should now have at least five quarterbacks on the 2024 roster, assuming they all stick with Iowa.
Cade McNamara started the first five games last season and is currently listed as the starter heading into the 2024 season.
However, McNamara is also still recovering from a season-ending knee injury that he suffered in the fifth game against Michigan State last season.
He is expected to receive medical clearance sometime in June.
In addition to McNamara, Sullivan and Stratton, Iowa also has redshirt freshman Marco Lainez and incoming freshman James Resar at the quarterback position.
The 6-foot-5, 210-pound Stratton was ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals and 247 coming out of high school.
He did not see any game action for Colorado State as a redshirt freshman last season after having appeared in four games in 2022 as true freshman. Stratton completed 4-of-17 passes for 78 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in those four games.
He will have three seasons of eligibility.