One last depth chart for one last game in the 2016 campaign. This season has had its ups and its downs, but lately it's been awfully fun and it sure would be nice to end the season on a high note with a bowl win, something that hasn't happened since 2010. The depth chart for the Outback Bowl contains a few changes, but most of them are injury-related.

OFFENSE DEFENSE POS FIRST STRING SECOND STRING POS FIRST STRING SECOND STRING QB C.J. BEATHARD (Sr) NATHAN STANLEY (RS Fr) /

TYLER WIEGERS (So) DE MATT NELSON (So) /

ANTHONY NELSON (RS Fr) SAM BRINCKS (So) RB LESHUN DANIELS, JR (Sr) /

AKRUM WADLEY (Jr) TOKS AKINRIBADE (Fr) DT JALEEL JOHNSON (Sr) CEDRICK LATTIMORE (Fr) FB BRADY ROSS (RS Fr) AUSTIN KELLY (So) DT NATHAN BAZATA (Jr) /

FAITH EKAKITIE (Sr) CEDRICK LATTIMORE (Fr) WR JERMINIC SMITH (So) DEVONTE YOUNG (Fr) DE PARKER HESSE (So) BRADY REIFF (RS Fr) WR RILEY MCCARRON (Sr) JAY SCHEEL (So) OLB BEN NIEMANN (Jr) KEVIN WARD (Jr) WR ADRIAN FALCONER (So) JAY SCHEEL (So) MLB JOSEY JEWELL (Jr) JACK HOCKADAY (So) TE GEORGE KITTLE (Sr) PETER PEKAR (Jr) /

NATE WIETING (RS Fr) /

NOAH FANT (Fr) WLB BO BOWER (Jr) JACK HOCKADAY (So) LT BOONE MYERS (Jr) RYAN WARD (Sr) CB JOSHUA JACKSON (So) MICHAEL OJEMUDIA (RS Fr) LG KEEGAN RENDER (So) STEVE FERENTZ (Sr) SS ANTHONY GAIR (Sr) /

MILES TAYLOR (Jr) AMANI HOOKER (Fr) C JAMES DANIELS (So) LUCAS LEGRAND (So) FS BRANDON SNYDER (So) JAKE GERVASE (So) RG SEAN WELSH (Jr) LEVI PAULSEN (RS Fr) CB DESMOND KING (Sr) MICHAEL OJEMUDIA (RS Fr) RT IKE BOETTGER (Jr) LEVI PAULSEN (RS Fr) LS TYLER KLUVER (Jr) JACKSON SUBBERT (RS Fr) K KEITH DUNCAN (Fr) MIGUEL RECINOS (So) P RON COLUZZI (Sr) COLTEN RASTETTER (RS Fr) KR DESMOND KING (Sr) DEVONTE YOUNG (Fr) PR DESMOND KING (Sr) DEVONTE YOUNG (Fr)

Let's look at those changes to the depth chart:

Drake Kulick and Brady Ross were listed as co-starters at fullback for the entire season, but unfortunately Kulick will miss the bowl game with a broken leg sustained during the Nebraska game, so it looks like fullback will be the Brady Ross show against Florida. Iowa ran for 200+ yards against Nebraska with Ross as the main fullback, so hopefully the rushing attack will be in good shape with him leading the way.

The offensive line looks fairly standard for what we saw for most of the second half of season, with Myers and Boettger at the tackle positions, Render and Welsh at guard, and James Daniels in the middle, with Levi Paulsen as the next man in ready to slot in at guard or tackle as needed. Considering how well the line played during the last three games of the season (at least in terms of run blocking), that looks just fine. The only potential wildcard is Cole Croston, who's missed most of the back half of the season with injuries. Ferentz indicated that he might be available by the Outback Bowl, but didn't seem overly optimistic about that possibility. back? We're better off expecting the usual suspects from the last few games to again be protecting C.J. and opening holes for Akrum and LeShun.

The most notable change on offense might be the return of George Kittle to the top line at tight end. Like Croston, he missed several games at the end of the season, though he did manage to play against Nebraska and score two touchdowns. The Iowa passing offense can obviously use all the help it can get, so if Kittle's return can juice production there a bit, hallelujah. Meanwhile, behind Kittle we have not, not two, but three names listed as back-up tight end: Peter Pekar, Nate Wieting, and Noah Fant. It's a three-way dance for playing time! Wieting and Fant saw increased action when Kittle was out, but I'd expect their playing time to decrease considerably with his return to the field. Fant may get a few snaps in pass-catching situations, but I'd guess that Kittle and Pekar will see the vast majority of Iowa's tight end snaps in the bowl game.

There's only one change on defense, but it's a sad one -- Manny Rugamba, who emerged as a bright spot down the stretch while starting in place of the injured Greg Mabin, is expected to miss the Outback Bowl while he recovers from an injury to his shoulder/collarbone sustained early in the Nebraska game. Mabin is also still injured, which means that Joshua Jackson will take over as the starter at the other cornerback position. Jackson held his own pretty well against the Huskers, though he's likely to get tested fairly often by Florida with Desmond King manning the other side of the field. Iowa's cornerback depth is stretched awfully thin, though -- Jackson was essentially the fourth-string cornerback a month ago, but with Mabin and Rugamba out of action, he's been elevated to a starting role. Michael Ojemudia is the main (only?) cornerback behind them. The only other scholarship option at cornerback is true freshman Cedric Boswell, who has been redshirting all season. Wrap Iowa's corners in bubble wrap for the next month, please.

The defensive line reflects the depth chart for the Nebraska game, with Anthony and Matt Nelson listed as co-starters at one defensive end position and Nathan Bazata and Faith Ekakitie listed as co-starters at one defensive tackle position. Realistically, all of those are going to play plenty of snaps if they're healthy. The biggest question mark is probably Bazata, who was slowed by injury down the stretch this season. However, Ekaitie proved to be a more than adequate replacement and played the best football of his Iowa career over the last month.

In the secondary, Anthony Gair and Miles Taylor are again listed as co-starters at strong safety. I haven't seen anything about Taylor still being slowed by injury, but Gair has played so well over the last three games that it would be a shame to sit him. I'd guess that he'll get one final start for the Hawkeyes in this game.

Finally, there's one change to the special teams listings which may raise a few eyebrows, which is Devonte Young being listed as the backup return man to Desmond King on punt and kickoff returns. That's strange because McCarron has filled that role all year -- and filled it well. He got Iowa on the board with a punt return for a touchdown against Illinois and he had a 29-yard return against Nebraska that led to Iowa's final touchdown. On the other hand, both King and McCarron are seniors and won't be around to lead Iowa's return game next year, so perhaps Young is being groomed as the heir apparent in the return game.

What do you think about Iowa's final depth chart of 2016?