DJ Vonnahme
| No. 81 – Iowa Hawkeyes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tight end |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 2, 2006 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kuemper (Carroll, Iowa) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
DJ Vonnahme (born February 2, 2006) is an American college football tight end for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Early life
Vonnahme attended Kuemper Catholic School in Carroll, Iowa, where he played numerous positions including quarterback. During his high school career he had 1,803 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 652 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns, 697 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. He also played safety on defense and finished with 11 career interceptions and two defensive touchdowns. Vonnahme committed to the University of Iowa to play college football as a preferred walk-on.[1][2]
College career
After playing in four games and recording no stats his first year at Iowa in 2024, Vonnahme earned more playing time his redshirt freshman year in 2025.[3][4][5] He had his first career touchdown against the ninth ranked Oregon Ducks.[6]
Statistics
| Year | Team | G | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | |||
| 2024 | Iowa | 4 | Redshirt | |||||||||
| 2025 | Iowa | 12 | 29 | 434 | 15.0 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 29 | 434 | 15.0 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ DJ Vonnahme to be preferred walk-on for Hawkeyes
- ↑ Kuemper's Vonnahme bets on himself with walk-on offer at Iowa
- ↑ How a walk-on TE demonstrates Iowa's recruiting habits
- ↑ Iowa football TE D.J. Vonnahme blossoming from walk-on into expanded role
- ↑ Surprising Weapon Emerging for Iowa
- ↑ Becker, Dana (November 8, 2025). "Former Kuemper Catholic Standout Catches First Collegiate TD". High School On SI. Retrieved May 17, 2026.