Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz announced Monday that 12 players have been named to the University of Iowa football program’s 2014 Leadership Group.

The group will help formulate team policies and play a part in team decisions. This year’s group comprises five seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and two redshirt freshmen.

Seniors Quinton Alston, Carl Davis, Brandon Scherff, Louis Trinca-Pasat, and Mark Weisman are expected to lead the group. Juniors include offensive lineman Austin Blythe, defensive back Jordan Lomax, and quarterback Jake Rudock. Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard and offensive lineman Ryan Ward are the sophomores represented, with redshirt freshman Josey Jewell and Sean Welsh rounding out this year’s group.

— by Joshua Bolander