The case
Started the first two 2026 games after five starts in 2025; Iowa’s current roster lists him at 6-4, 241 pounds in his third year.
TE · Iowa · Third year
DJ Vonnahme
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PPG76.7OVERALL#29TE#1
CHROME PROSPECTBCP-65Chrome auto · BCPA-DV
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PLAYER STATS
2026 season & career
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SCOUTING NOTEBOOK
The read right now
The bowl breakout has a documented follow-up sample. Separate one exceptional game from ordinary target volume.
The production
Iowa 2025: played 12 games with five starts, led the team with 29 receptions for 434 yards and three touchdowns, and earned FWAA Freshman All-America honors.
Latest game
The cited profile provides the dated observations above; a complete current-season statistical line is not yet verified.
NEXT CHECK
Track whether the passing offense consistently creates opportunities beyond the bowl-game high.
BOWMAN CHECKLIST
His 2026 Bowman cards
Paper and Chrome are separate prospect entries. Prospect autographs add a verified signature checklist appearance; inserts and variations are separate collecting paths. This is a format hierarchy, not a price or scarcity ranking.
Topps describes parallels, but a complete first-party football odds/serial-number matrix was not available in this audit. No baseball parallel structure is imported. Serial numbering is not an estimate of total print run.
2 base appearances · 2 autograph appearances · 0 insert / variation appearances. Counts describe checklist rows, not distinct print runs.
These are the official checklist appearances we have mapped. We only show serial numbering when we can source it.
| Checklist | Card number | Printed school | Check it / find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPER PROSPECTS | BPP-65 | Iowa® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for DJ Vonnahme BPP-65 |
| CHROME PROSPECTS | BCP-65 | Iowa® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for DJ Vonnahme BCP-65 |
| CHROME PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BCPA-DV | Iowa® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for DJ Vonnahme BCPA-DV |
| PAPER PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BPPA-DV | Iowa® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for DJ Vonnahme BPPA-DV |
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RESEARCH FILEIdentity, open questions & evidence gapsOpen file
Iowa; TE; Third year; 6-4; 241 lb.
Source 1: Iowa: DJ Vonnahme official profile / research ↗- school
- Iowa (verified)
- position
- TE (verified)
- class
- Third year (verified)
- Date of birth
- 2006-02-02 (verified)
- measurements
- 6-4 / 241 lb (verified)
- recruiting
- First-team all-state as a high-school senior and second-team all-state as a junior, reported by Iowa. (partial)
- 2026 statistics
- See explicitly dated profile observations; complete current-season totals not verified. (partial)
- Draft eligibility
- Unknown (unknown)
- NFL consensus
- Unknown (unknown)
- Next catalyst
- Track whether the passing offense consistently creates opportunities beyond the bowl-game high. (editorial)
- Complete 2026 cumulative statistics through September 21 are not verified; dated games and prior seasons remain separately labeled.
- Draft eligibility and a current independent NFL consensus remain unverified; a school award or watch list is not consensus.
- Verified athletic testing, availability history and position-specific advanced charting are incomplete.
PPG METHODHow the 76.7 grade was built60% supported
We have support for 60% of the normal grade inputs. A player needs at least 60% before we publish a PPG. Missing pieces stay missing.
| Component | Weight | Score / confidence | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | 25% | 75medium | Iowa 2025 team-leading receiving production of 29 catches for 434 yards and three touchdowns with five starts supports established early-career tight-end production and substantial role; Iowa reports first-team all-state high-school recognition.Source 1: DJ Vonnahme: additional official evidence ↗Source 2: Iowa: DJ Vonnahme official profile / research ↗ |
| ageClass | 15% | 80medium | Iowa 2025 team-leading receiving production of 29 catches for 434 yards and three touchdowns with five starts supports established early-career tight-end production and substantial role; Iowa reports first-team all-state high-school recognition.Source 1: DJ Vonnahme: additional official evidence ↗Source 2: Iowa: DJ Vonnahme official profile / research ↗ |
| role | 15% | 80medium | Iowa 2025 team-leading receiving production of 29 catches for 434 yards and three touchdowns with five starts supports established early-career tight-end production and substantial role; Iowa reports first-team all-state high-school recognition.Source 1: DJ Vonnahme: additional official evidence ↗Source 2: Iowa: DJ Vonnahme official profile / research ↗ |
| physical | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| pedigree | 5% | 65medium | Iowa 2025 team-leading receiving production of 29 catches for 434 yards and three touchdowns with five starts supports established early-career tight-end production and substantial role; Iowa reports first-team all-state high-school recognition.Source 1: DJ Vonnahme: additional official evidence ↗Source 2: Iowa: DJ Vonnahme official profile / research ↗ |
| consensus | 20% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| risk | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
GRADE HISTORYGrade history76.7 PPG · 8 checks
No meaningful grade movement yet. We keep the checks so the first real change has a clean baseline.
| Date | PPG | 7d / 30d / season | Rank | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17T12:00:03.513Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-17T12:01:03.832Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 · correction |
| 2026-09-17T12:13:29.755Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T11:45:00.635Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T16:34:28.321Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T12:51:43.562Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T14:48:24.458Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-24T04:16:58.722Z | 76.7 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 29 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
PROVENANCE
Sources
Card identity checked 2026-09-16 · Player research updated 2026-09-22
Open 3 sources
- 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗ · Topps · checked 2026-09-16
- Iowa: DJ Vonnahme official profile / research ↗ · Iowa · checked 2026-09-22
- DJ Vonnahme: additional official evidence ↗ · Iowa · checked 2026-09-22