Joel Lanning

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ankeny, Iowa
High School:
Ankeny

Awards and Honors
First Team All-American – FWAA, Phil Steele (2017)
Second Team All-American – Sports Illustrated (2017)
First Team All-Big 12 – AP, ESPN (2017)
Second Team All-Big 12 – Coaches (2017)
Runner-Up For the Paul Hornung Award (2017)
Runner-Up For the Lombardi Award (2017)
All-Bowl Team – AP (2017)
Pete Taylor Most Valuable Player (2017)
East-West Shrine Game (2017)
Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year (2017)
Bill Dailey Unsung Hero Award (2016)

2017
First Team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Phil Steele … Second Team All-American by Sports Illustrated … First Team All-Big 12 by the AP and ESPN and earned Second Team honors by the Coaches … runner-up for the Paul Hornung Award, given annually to college football’s most versatile player … also runner-up for the Lombardi Award .... Pete Taylor Most Valuable Player ... played in the East-West Shrine game … Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year ... co-captain … received national attention and honors for his amazing versatility, competing as a three-way player (offense, defense, special teams) … tallied 1,001 snaps during the year- 822 on defense, 51 on offense and 128 on special teams … switched to linebacker during spring drills prior to the season after playing QB in his first four seasons … was ISU’s starting QB in 2015 and 2016 and continued spot-duty at QB in 2017 … made an amazing transition to linebacker, leading the team, ranking third in the Big 12 and 37^th nationally in tackles per game (8.8) … was second on the team in sacks (6.0), third on the team in TFL (11.0) and had two takeaways (interception, fumble recovery) … led the team in double-digit tackle games with four, including a 20-tackle outing vs. Texas … his 20 stops vs. Texas tied for the fifth-best effort in FBS and tied for ninth on ISU’s single-game list … picked off his first career pass vs. Akron and had 10 tackles vs. Kansas and 14 stops vs. Texas Tech … had a breakout game vs. Oklahoma to help the Cyclones defeat the No. 3 Sooners in Norman … his “Iron Man” performance against OU included 78 total snaps- 57 on defense, 13 on offense, eight on special teams … he had eight tackles, a sack and a key second-half fumble recovery at the goal line on defense vs. OU … he also racked up 35 rushing yards and 25 passing yards on offense to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and Walter Camp National Player of the Week accolades … against Oklahoma State, tallied five tackles on defense and threw a 22-yard touchdown pass in his only attempt and rushed for a touchdown … had 27 rushing yards on seven attempts in the win over Baylor … was named to the AP All-Bowl Team with four tackles, a sack, 20 rushing yards and a touchdown in ISU’s win over No. 19 Memphis … his nine-yard run for a first down in the final minute sealed the win … ended the season third on the team in rushing yards (135) with two touchdowns … also completed 3-of-4 passes for 47 yards and a touchdown … was counted on as ISU’s short-yardage specialist, converting all 10 of his “Money” down situations (5-of-5 on fourth down conversions, 5-of-5 on third down conversions) … was the first FBS player since 2006 (Eric Weddle, Utah) to record a sack, interception, fumble recovery, rushing TD and passing TD in a season … ended career with the sixth-longest streak for passing attempts without an interception (125) and the most rushing TDs by a QB in school history (17) … his 983 career rushing yards ranks fifth all-time among ISU QBs … also tallied 2,584 passing yards and 20 touchdowns on 209-of-366 completions in his career … his 57.1 career completion percentage ranks eighth in school history and his career 130.6 passer rating is the fourth-best total in Cyclone history.

2016
Co-Captain … proved to be one of the top dual-threat QBs in the Big 12 … started nine games at QB while playing in all 12 games … completed 99-of-169 pass attempts for 1,290 yards and nine TDs … third-leading rusher with 518 yards, the fourth-best total by an ISU QB in school history … led the team with 11 rushing TDs, the 10th-best total among FBS QBs … responsible for 20 of ISU’s 39 offensive TDs (11 rush, 9 pass) … tied for the team lead with two 40-yard rushes … tied a career high with three TD passes vs. UNI … had a career day vs. Baylor, completing 17-of-23 attempts for 261 yards and two TDs … also rushed for 57 yards and a TD vs. the Bears … tallied 190 yards passing with two TDs and rushed for 67 yards vs. Oklahoma State … rushed for 74 yards and a TD on 10 carries vs. Kansas State … rambled for a season-long 41-yard TD run vs. Oklahoma … tied the school record with five rushing TDs vs. Texas Tech … also broke the school record for rushing yards by a QB with 171 on 17 carries, averaging 10.1 yards per carry.

2015
Took over starting duties at QB for the final five games … completed 107-of-193 pass attempts for 1,247 yards and 10 TDs in 11 games played … second-leading rusher on the team with 330 yards … rushed for four TDs … completed his only pass attempt vs. TCU in a 74-yard TD toss, the second-longest play from scrimmage during the season … relieved starter Sam Richardson late in the first half vs. Baylor, helping the Cyclones outscore the Bears on the road, 27-10 the rest of the way … tied his career high with three TD passes on 12-of-17 attempts for 144 yards vs. BU … won his first career start vs. Texas, helping the Cyclones blank the Longhorns, 24-0 … threw for 188 yards (19-of-37) and a TD and rushed for 64 yards on 13 carries vs. UT … threw for a season-high 260 yards vs. Oklahoma … guided ISU in a near upset of nationally ranked Oklahoma State by throwing for 162 yards on 11-of-22 attempts … rushed for 130 yards and two TDs vs. the Cowboys, the sixth-best single-game rushing effort by a Cyclone QB in school history … threw for three TD passes and 210 yards at Kansas State … also rushed for a TD and 68 yards vs. the Wildcats … had his six-game streak of throwing a TD pass broken in the final game of the year vs. West Virginia.

2014
Played in one game on special teams.

2013
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Chose Iowa State over offer from Nebraska … three-star recruit according to Rivals.com and ESPN … ranked as second-best prospect among class of 2013 in Iowa according to ESPN … four-year letter winner at Ankeny … Des Moines Register Class 4-A Player of the Year … first-team Elite All-State senior year … named first-team All-Conference junior and senior seasons … received second-team All-Conference honors as a sophomore … led Ankeny to a 14-0 record and state championship in 2012 … tallied 3,384 total yards and 39 total touchdowns (22 passing and 17 rushing) during senior season … set school record in passing yards at 2,315 … set school record for rushing yards by a quarterback at 1,082 … threw for 1,723 yards and rushed for 636 yards as a junior … threw for 1,230 yards and had 669 yards rushing as a sophomore … coached at Ankeny by Jerry Pezzetti ... also competed in baseball and wrestling … two-time first-team All-State baseball selection … all-state wrestler … played on 2012 Iowa state champion baseball team.

Personal
Born Nov. 18, 1994 … son of Dana and Lisa Lanning … brother Jeff played minor league baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization … liberal studies major ... graduated in the Spring of 2017.