Heinz moves to free safety position at Iowa

By Phil Monson

Jamison Heinz is hoping his move to the defensive side of the ball will result in playing time before his career is up at the University of Iowa.

Heinz, a 2020 Humboldt High School graduate, begins his second year on the Hawkeye football team. After playing wide receiver on the scout team last year as a true freshman, Heinz moved over to free safety on defense during spring ball and is happy with his transition.

“The competition down here is fierce. On offense at wide receiver, we had guys like Ihmir Smith-Marsette and Brandon Smith, both great guys to look up to who did very well in their careers at Iowa. And then we have guys coming back like Tyrone Tracy and Nico Ragaini, who both will play significant roles this year for the offense,” Heinz said.

“At my free safety position we have guys like Jack Koerner, Quinn Schulte and Kaevon Merriweather. At the cash position we have Dane Belton and a whole lot of guys who could be all-conference players. There’s a lot of competition at all these positions,” Heinz said.

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