Iowa State’s receiving room has taken another hit, and this one will keep Dominic Overby sidelined for the rest of the season.
Overby left early in the first half of Iowa State’s 24-10 loss to BYU on Oct. 9 with what appeared to be a knee injury. That question has now been answered: Rogers said on the latest Iowa State Coaches Corner podcast that Overby is done for the year.
"Yeah, he'll be out for the season," Rogers said of Overby.
The injury adds to a growing list of season-ending losses for the Cyclones at wide receiver. Michigan State transfer Evan Boyd, TCU transfer Jordyn Bailey and Washington State transfer Carter Pabst have all already been lost for the year.
Rogers said Overby had been trending in the right direction before the setback.
"Through the spring and through the fall, I always felt like this kid was starting to hit his stride," Rogers said of Overby on the show. "A lot of our passes that our deep shots, he can stretch the field and make them, and then his impact on special teams.
It's things that no one sees that are such pivotal plays, like him being a jammer on punt return. A 6-foot-5 kid that can run. ...
I felt like he was kind of hitting his stride, he was only getting better and his confidence was growing and now this setback."
Overby, a holdover from the Matt Campbell era who has spent the last two years with the Cyclones, had begun carving out a bigger role this season even as his usage dipped later in the year. In this new Iowa State offense, he became one of quarterback Jaylen Raynor’s more productive targets.
Through six games, Overby finished with 10 catches for 212 yards, both career highs, and he also scored a receiving touchdown.
With Overby out, the healthiest productive options left at receiver for Iowa State are Omari Hayes, Cody Jackson and Ty Claiborne, who has been emerging.
The Cyclones are coming off a bye and will return to the field against Arizona on Oct. 24.
The kickoff time for that game will be announced Monday, Oct. 19.
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