Iowa Hawkeyes Football Recruiting

2014 Verbals

Jay Scheel 6'1" 170 La Porte City, Iowa QB/WR
RIVALS: 4 STAR #14 ATH
ESPN: 4 STAR #35 ATH, #277 OVERALL
SCOUT: 3 STAR #70 WR
247: 4 STAR #28 ATH
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #30 ATH, #3 STATE, #351 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, IOWA STATE, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA

C.J. Hilliard 5'11" 185 Cincinnati, Ohio RB
RIVALS: 3 STAR RB
ESPN: 3 STAR #111 RB
SCOUT: 3 STAR #31 RB
247: 3 STAR #72 RB, #59 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #61 RB, #57 STATE, #877 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE, BRIAN FERENTZ
OFFERS: IOWA, AKRON, BOSTON COLLEGE, BOWLING GREEN, INDIANA, OHIO

Lucas LeGrand 6'5" 260 Dubuque, Iowa OL
RIVALS: 3 STAR T
ESPN: 3 STAR #54 T
SCOUT: 3 STAR #36 G
247: 3 STAR #71 T, #5 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #70 T, #5 STATE, #826 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA

Keegan Render 6'3" 310 Indianola, Iowa OL
RIVALS: 3 STAR G
ESPN: 3 STAR #50 G
SCOUT: 3 STAR #35 G
247: 2 STAR #89 G, #6 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #64 G, #6 STATE
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, IOWA STATE

Matt Nelson 6'7" 249 Cedar Rapids, Iowa DE
RIVALS: 3 STAR SSDE
ESPN: 3 STAR #61 DE
SCOUT: 3 STAR #35 DE
247: 3 STAR #15 TE, #4 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #23 TE, #4 STATE, #578 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, ARKANSAS, IOWA STATE, NEBRASKA, NOTRE DAME, SAN DIEGO STATE, STANFORD, WISCONSIN, YALE

Terrance Harris 6'2" 240 Peramus, New Jersey DE
RIVALS: 2 STAR DE
ESPN: 3 STAR #103 DE
SCOUT: 3 STAR #99 DE
247: 2 STAR #76 SSDE, #48 STATE
COMPOSITE: 2 STAR #79 DE, #49 STATE
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, FLORIDA ATLANTIC, UMASS, W. MICHIGAN

Aaron Mends 6'1" 204 Kansas City, Missouri LB
RIVALS: 3 STAR OLB
ESPN: 3 STAR #35 ILB
SCOUT: 2 STAR #136 OLB
247: 3 STAR #43 ILB, #21 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #57 ILB, #22 STATE
RECRUITED BY: LEVAR WOODS
OFFERS: IOWA, IOWA STATE, NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Jameer Outsey 6'3" 210 Somerset, New Jersey LB
RIVALS: 3 STAR OLB
ESPN: 3 STAR #83 OLB
SCOUT: 3 STAR #76 OLB
247: 3 STAR #69 WSDE, #40 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #63 WSDE, #35 STATE
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, AKRON, BUFFALO, PITTSBURGH, TEMPLE

Ben Niemann 6'3" 185 Sycamore, Illinois LB
RIVALS: 2 STAR ATH
ESPN: 3 STAR #95 ATH
SCOUT: 2 STAR #137 OLB
247: 2 STAR #137 OLB, #54 STATE
COMPOSITE: 2 STAR #172 OLB, #63 STATE
RECRUITED BY: JIM REID
OFFERS: IOWA, NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Omar Truitt 5'11" 185 Washington, DC DB
RIVALS: 3 STAR
ESPN: 3 STAR #76 ATH
SCOUT: 3 STAR #42 CB
247: 3 STAR #77 CB, #7 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #63 CB, #7 STATE, #830 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, MARYLAND, RICHMOND, SYRACUSE, TENNESSEE

Marcel Joly 5'11" 180 Forestville, MD CB
RIVALS: 3 STAR CB
ESPN: 3 STAR #145 ATH
SCOUT: 2 STAR #153 CB
247: 3 STAR #69 CB
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #55 CB #734 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, MARYLAND, OLD DOMINION, TEMPLE, VANDERBILT

Jalen Embry 5'11" 176 Detroit, MI CB
RIVALS: 3 STAR #37 ATH
ESPN: 3 STAR #175 ATH
SCOUT: 3 STAR #59 CB
247: 3 STAR #88 CB
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #74 CB #998 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: PHIL PARKER
OFFERS: IOWA, BALL STATE, CENTRAL MICHIGAN, CINCINNATI, EASTERN MICHIGAN, ILLLINOIS, NORTHERN ILLINOIS, OHIO, TOLEDO, WESTERN MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN

Josh Jackson 6'1" 175 Corinth, Texas CB
RIVALS: 2 STAR CB
ESPN: 3 STAR #49 CB
SCOUT: 2 STAR CB
247: 2 STAR #141 CB, #278 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #149 CB, #275 STATE
RECRUITED BY: BOBBY KENNEDY
OFFERS: IOWA, COLORADO STATE, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO STATE

Jyaz Jones 6'1" 180 Dallas, Texas DB
RIVALS: 2 STAR S
ESPN: NR S
SCOUT: 3 STAR #59 S
247: 4 STAR #28 S, #36 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #86 S, #122 STATE, #983 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: LEVAR WOODS
OFFERS: IOWA, BAYLOR, COLORADO STATE, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO STATE, TEXAS TECH

Mick Ellis 5'10" 182 Lucas, Texas K
RIVALS: 2 STAR K
ESPN: 3 STAR #28 K
SCOUT: 3 STAR K
247: 2 STAR #15 K, #339 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #12 K, #226 STATE
RECRUITED BY: BOBBY KENNEDY, CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, YALE

2014 Offers

Markel Smith 5'11" 210 St. Louis, Missouri RB
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #26 RB, #8 STATE, #411 OVERALL
TOP 2 IOWA/MIZZOU

Treyvon Hughes 5'11" 208 Carrollton, Texas RB
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #67 RB, #117 STATE, #933 OVERALL
TOP 2 IOWA/TEXAS (NO OFFER)

Brian Wallace 6'6" 305 St. Louis, Missouri OT
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #16 T, #3 STATE, #234 OVERALL
TOP 5 ALABAMA/ARKANSAS/IOWA/NEBRASKA/OHIO STATE

Torey Hendrick 6'4" 230 Brooklyn, New York DE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #4 DE, #4 STATE, #29 OVERALL JUCO
TOP 5 ARIZONA STATE/IOWA/KANSAS/KANSAS STATE/NCSTATE

Raymond Wingo 5'10" 174 St. Louis, Missouri CB
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #35 CB, #7 STATE, #394 OVERALL
TOP 5 ARKANSAS/INDIANA/IOWA/MICHIGAN STATE/NEBRASKA

Craig James 5'10" 170 Edwardsville, Illinois CB
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #74 CB, #33 STATE, #986 OVERALL
IOWA LEADS

Andrew Jones 6'0" 174 Mesquite, Texas CB
IOWA LEADS

Payton Hendrix 6'3" 190 Dallas, Texas S
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #47 S, #71 STATE, #565 OVERALL
TOP 5 NOTRE DAME/ARKANSAS/BAYLOR/IOWA/STANFORD

Iowa is in on a lot of defensive backs this year, with 13 verbals, not sure how many more players they will take. I'm interested to see if any in-state guys will get offers, some guys to watch are Anthony Holmes, Rico Gafford and A.J. Allen.

2015 Verbals

Jacob Newborg 6'2" 271 Indwood, Iowa OL
RIVALS:
ESPN: 3 STAR G
SCOUT:
247:
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #26 G, #3 STATE, #485 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA

2015 Offers

Jack Beneventi 6'6" 185 Lisle, Illinois QB
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #16 QB, #4 STATE, #238 OVERALL

Damarkus Lodge 6'3" 190 Cedar Hill, Texas WR
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #13 WR, #18 STATE, #127 OVERALL

Jaelan Austin 6'3" 190 Grand Prairie, Texas WR
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #51 WR, #45 STATE, #391 OVERALL

Hale Hentges 6'4" 230 Jefferson City, Missouri TE
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #10 TE, #4 STATE, #230 OVERALL

Kyle Markway 6'4" 225 St. Louis, Missouri TE

Sam Madden6'7" 305 Barnegat, New Jersey OT
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #12 T, #5 STATE, #135 OVERALL

Levi Paulsen 6'5" 260 Moville, Iowa OT
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #25 T, #1 STATE, #206 OVERALL

Landan Paulsen 6'5" 270 Moville, Iowa G
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #12 G, #2 STATE, #251 OVERALL

James Daniels 6'4" 270 Warren, Ohio C
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #3 C, #23 STATE, #473 OVERALL

Jashon Cornell 6'4" 245 St. Paul, Minnesota DE
COMPOSITE: 5 STAR #1 DE, #1 STATE, #17 OVERALL

Clelin Ferrell 6'5" 225 Richmond, Virginia DE
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #6 DE, #6 STATE, #79 OVERALL

James Lockhart 6'3" 245 Ennis, Texas DE
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #7 DE, #15 STATE, #107 OVERALL

Adam McLean 6'2" 260 Gaithersburg, Maryland DE
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #8 DE, #2 STATE, #134 OVERALL

Tim Settle 6'3" 305 Manassas, Virginia DT
COMPOSITE: 5 STAR #1 DT, #1 STATE, #2 OVERALL

Jacob Daniel 6'4" 298 Clovis, California DT
COMPOSITE: 5 STAR #5 DT, #3 STATE, #20 OVERALL

Christian Wilkins 6'4" 290 Suffield, Connecticut DT
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #11 DT, #1 STATE, #66 OVERALL

Justin Hilliard 6'2" 225 Cincinnati, Ohio OLB
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #5 OLB, #3 STATE, #73 OVERALL

Ricky DeBerry 6'2" 240 Richmond, Virginia OLB
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #4 OLB, #2 STATE, #53 OVERALL

Juantez McRae 6'0" 170 Towson, Maryland S
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #22 S, #7 STATE, #324 OVERALL

Jack Hockaday 6'1" 205 Maroa, Illinois S

Jerome Baker 6'1" 205 Cleveland, Ohio ATH
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #8 ATH, #4 STATE, #83 OVERALL

Garrett Taylor6'1" 186 Richmond, Virginia ATH
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #14 ATH, #12 STATE, #173 OVERALL