AMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State should have one of the most talented teams in school history.

The Cyclones will also be without two of the most gifted players they've ever had in wide receiver Hakeem Butler and running back David Montgomery, and replacing that lost production will be paramount to their success next season.

That won't be easy considering that Butler and Montgomery each have an outside shot at being Iowa State's first first-round pick in 46 years. But the Cyclones should finally have enough depth to withstand those blows.