The Draft Bomb · Prospect profile2027 Draft · BB #040
IOL· #2 IOL· Round 2· Tier 3 · Day 1 starter
Kade
Pieper.
Bomb Grade
75.4/100
Big Board #40
IOL· #2 IOL· Round 2· Tier 3 · Day 1 starter
Kade
Pieper.
Iowa· #58· Jr· Norfolk, Nebraska· 6'3"· 298 lb(School-listed)
"The leverage battle is won before the snap, and Kade Pieper embodies this. With a low center of gravity and violent, precise hand placement, he dominates at the point of attack, compensating for a lack of elite reach. He is not a dazzling athlete, but his high football IQ and polished technique project him as an immediate, reliable starter on the interior line."
He started all 13 games at right guard in 2025 for the Joe Moore Award-winning Iowa line, earned PFF first-team All-America honors and enters 2026 as a preseason first-team All-American.
What he does well
- 01Movement skills — Lateral quickness and fluidity to reach a shaded nose, pull on gap concepts and climb to linebackers without losing his base.
- 02Technique — Hand placement and footwork keep him attached to blocks longer than a 298-pound interior frame would normally allow.
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