Iowa football tight end Addison Ostrenga injury update from Kirk Ferentz

WEST DES MOINES — Iowa football tight end Addison Ostrenga is expected to be fully cleared in June, head coach Kirk Ferentz said at a Polk County I-Club event on May 6.

Ostrenga suffered an Achilles tendon injury when trying to make a catch against Iowa State on Sept. 6. He missed the remainder of the 2025 season.

“He should be full speed in June," Ferentz said. "That’s kind of been the target. He hasn’t done anything (in pads) at all. He’s out there working and rehabbing and running, cutting, doing things that are really encouraging. But the idea was, yeah, if we could have him ready at the start of June, that’d be great. So, we expect him to be doing everything like the rest of the guys would when the summer program starts.”

Ferentz added: “Everything’s been really encouraging. No setbacks.”

The tight end has logged 48 catches for 320 yards and three touchdowns in his Hawkeye career. His most productive season came in 2023 when he hauled in 31 catches for 192 yards and two scores.

Ostrenga has been hampered by injury in each of the last two seasons, missing time in 2024, and then having most of his season derailed by the Achilles tendon injury in 2025. Over the last two seasons, he has combined to appear in just 10 games.

His return would further fortify a promising tight end room entering the 2026 season.

DJ Vonnahme, Thomas Meyer and Zach Ortwerth are all returning to the Hawkeyes. Vonnahme exploded onto the scene last season, leading the team in receptions (29), receiving yards (434) and receiving touchdowns (three). Ortwerth has accumulated 263 receiving yards in his Iowa career. Meanwhile, Meyer has yet to make a catch as a Hawkeye, but appeared in game action in his first season in the program and is a rising, young piece in that room.