Rob Bruggeman was Iowa’s walk-on-to-anchorman at center
Rob Bruggeman’s calling card at Iowa was toughness with a payoff: after walking on in 2004, he battled through a broken hand, foot injury, and torn ACL/MCLs to become the Hawkeyes’ starting center and a second-team All-Big Ten pick in 2008. In that 2008 season, he helped power an Iowa run game that averaged 189.3 rushing yards per game and was part of a line that cut the team’s sack total by 20 from the prior year. If you value grit, leadership, and a low-drama trench anchor, he’s your guy.
