Tag: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes Recruiting

Third 247Sports crystal ball in for 2025 in-state prospect to Iowa Hawkeyes

A third 247Sports crystal ball projection is in for talented, 2025 in-state recruit Thomas Meyer to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Another 247Sports expert tossed in a crystal ball prediction for 2025 in-state recruit Thomas Meyer.

Midwest recruiting analyst Allen Trieu joined Hawkeye Insider‘s David Eickholt and Sean Bock as 247Sports analysts that are projecting Meyer to eventually choose the Hawkeyes. Trieu submitted his 247Sports crystal ball prediction on Sunday.

Meyer is a 6-foot-5, 210 pound recruit out of Clear Lake High School in Iowa. Per 247Sports, Meyer is a four-star prospect, the nation’s No. 149 player, the No. 8 athlete and the No. 1 player in Iowa in the 2025 class.

ESPN just released its Junior 300 rankings for the 2025 class. According to ESPN, Meyer is a three-star recruit, the nation’s No. 260 talent in the 2025 class, the No. 9 tight end and the No. 2 player from the state of Iowa. Lastly, On3 rates Meyer as a three-star recruit, the No. 17 tight end and the No. 2 player in Iowa.

Bock was the first to issue a 247Sports crystal ball prediction back on April 11. Then, Eickholt followed suit on May 11.

Iowa offered Meyer on April 10. The Hawkeyes are among a list of offers that includes Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Minnesota.

Here’s a look at Meyer’s sophomore Hudl tape at Clear Lake. Plus, his full recruiting profile below.

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Iowa Hawkeyes offer top 2025 player from Nebraska

Iowa added the top player from the state of Nebraska in the 2025 class to its recruiting board, offering linebacker Christian Jones.

The Iowa Hawkeyes went across state lines, offering the best player in the Cornhusker State in the 2025 class.

Christian Jones picked up the offer from the Hawkeyes on Friday night. A 6-foot-3, 215 pound linebacker out of Omaha, Neb., Jones is regarded as the state’s consensus top player across 247Sports, On3 and ESPN.

He is also rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. 247Sports ranks Jones as the No. 62 player overall in the 2025 class and as the No. 10 linebacker.

Meanwhile, ESPN lists Jones as the nation’s No. 80 player in the 2025 cycle and the No. 11 outside linebacker. Rivals rates Jones as the No. 85 prospect nationally in 2025 and as the No. 6 outside linebacker.

Lastly, On3 has Jones as a three-star recruit and as the No. 36 linebacker in 2025.

Per his Twitter page, Jones racked up 60 tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception during his sophomore season with Westside High School.

Jones also holds offers from Boston College, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford, USC and Wisconsin.

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Iowa Hawkeyes hand out first Division I offer to 2025 DL Joseph Reiff out of Illinois

The Iowa Hawkeyes represent the first Division I offer for 2025 defensive lineman Joseph Reiff out of Illinois.

Kelvin Bell and the Iowa Hawkeyes extended an offer to class of 2025 defensive lineman Joseph Reiff.

He is a 6-foot-5, 230 pound defensive lineman out of York High School in Elmhurst, Ill. The offer from the Hawkeyes is Reiff’s first reported collegiate offer.

Reiff is currently unranked across the major recruiting services, but with an Iowa offer now in his back pocket, it’s likely that his recruiting ranking and evaluations should begin to see an uptick.

Reiff joins the following list of Hawkeye EDGE and defensive line offers in the 2025 class per 247Sports: Amaree Williams, Jayden Woods, Chris Burgess, Gabe Kaminski, Damien Shanklin, Tyrone Burrus, Caden O’Rourke, Iose Epenesa, Nathaniel Marshall, Jaylen Williams, Juju Marks, Jason Dowell, Brandon Caesar, and Tyson Terry.

Iowa also recently sent out an offer to 2025 quarterback Stone Saunders out of Bishop McDevitt in Harrisburg, Pa. Saunders was the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year after passing for 54 touchdowns and 3,583 yards. He completed 68.7% of his passes (195-of-284) and was intercepted just five times.

While it’s certainly still early in the cycle, the Hawkeyes are still looking for their first commit in the 2025 class. Meanwhile, Iowa’s 2024 class is ranked No. 16 nationally by 247Sports.

Here’s a look at Reiff’s Hudl tape. Plus, his full recruiting profile below.

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Iowa Hawkeyes offer 2025 EDGE out of Illinois

The Iowa Hawkeyes offered class of 2025 defensive lineman Caden O’Rourke. He is teammates with current 2024 commit Josh Janowski.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are busy attempting to create a pipeline to Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfurt, Ill.

Iowa offered class of 2025 edge rusher and defensive end Caden O’Rourke. The Hawkeyes represent the first Power 5 offer for the rising defensive lineman. He finished the 2022 season with 51 tackles, 10 sacks and six tackles for loss.

O’Rourke is teammates with current class of 2024 commit Josh Janowski. Janowski announced his pledge to the Hawkeyes back in January, choosing Iowa over offers from Ball State, Bowling Green, Miami (Ohio) and Toledo.

O’Rourke is also the younger brother of Devin O’Rourke, a former four-star signee with the Northwestern Wildcats in the 2018 class. Devin O’Rourke registered 28 tackles, three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks last season with Northwestern.

Caden is currently listed as a 6-foot-5, 205 pound recruit. In addition to Iowa, he also holds offers from Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Illinois State, Kent State and Toledo. Per Rivals, O’Rourke visited Northwestern on Jan. 28 and Illinois on April 7. Rivals also lists Michigan, Northern Illinois, Purdue and Wisconsin as programs with interest.

Here is a look at Caden O’Rourke’s sophomore Hudl highlights with Lincoln-Way East. Plus, his full recruiting profile and offers list below.

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Iowa Hawkeyes offer Pennsylvania’s Gatorade Player of the Year

Iowa offered Pennsylvania’s Gatorade Player of the Year, four-star, class of 2025 quarterback Stone Saunders.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are the latest Power 5 program to enter the Pennsylvania sweepstakes. Iowa offered four-star quarterback Stone Saunders out of Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pa.

The 6-foot-2, 210 pound signal-caller was the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Pennsylvania this past season after passing for 54 touchdowns and 3,583 yards. He completed 68.7% of his passes (195-of-284) and was intercepted just five times.

Saunders was also recognized as Pennsylvania’s MaxPreps Player of the Year, becoming just the second all-time sophomore to be honored in the state’s history. He led the Crusaders to their second state title and the program’s first state championship since 1995, topping Aliquippa High School, 41-18. Saunders threw five touchdown passes in the title-game victory.

Per Rivals, Saunders is a four-star prospect, the nation’s No. 145 player overall, the No. 14 quarterback and the No. 4 player from Pennsylvania in the 2025 class. ESPN ranks Saunders inside its Junior 300 Rankings, rating the quarterback as the 203rd player overall in the 2025 class. ESPN also regards Saunders as a four-star recruit and as the No. 12 quarterback and No. 6 player from Pennsylvania.

Both 247Sports and On3 list Saunders as a three-star product. 247Sports ranks Saunders as the No. 24 quarterback in the 2025 class, while On3 places him as the 28th signal-caller in the cycle. Both 247Sports and On3 rate Saunders as Pennsylvania’s No. 7 player.

In the 247Sports composite rankings, Saunders checks in as the No. 259 player nationally, as the No. 19 quarterback and as the No. 7 player from Pennsylvania.

Here’s a look at Saunders’ Hudl film from his sophomore season with Bishop McDevitt. Plus, his full recruiting profile and offers list is below.

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2025 OT Nick Brooks receives pair of 247Sports crystal balls to Iowa Hawkeyes

Another crystal ball is in! Class of 2025 offensive tackle Nick Brooks picked up his second 247Sports crystal ball prediction to Iowa.

After recently announcing he would be transferring back to the Hawkeye state, recruiting experts are coming around to the idea that 2025 offensive tackle prospect Nick Brooks will eventually choose Iowa.

A consensus four-star talent, Brooks revealed he would be transferring to Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The 6-foot-8, 340 pound offensive tackle was offered by the Hawkeyes after his April 4 visit.

David Eickholt of Hawkeye Insider submitted a 247Sports crystal ball prediction today for Iowa to land Brooks. He joins colleague Sean Bock as 247Sports experts that are projecting Brooks to the Hawkeyes. Bock did so on May 6.

Brooks also has a pair of Rivals FutureCasts in to land with Iowa as well. UGASports.com‘s Ben Bachmann put in his FutureCast on May 6, while Go Iowa Awesome‘s Eliot Clough did the same on May 9.

Hawkeye Report‘s Tom Kakert of On3 was actually the first to put in a prediction for Brooks to Iowa. He submitted his On3 prediction on April 18.

Landing Brooks would be a serious jumpstart to the Hawkeyes’ 2025 recruiting efforts. ESPN rates Brooks as the No. 78 player nationally in the 2025 class, as the No. 11 offensive tackle and the top player in the state of Iowa.

Rivals regards Brooks as the No. 109 player overall and as the No. 12 offensive tackle in the class. On3 lists Brooks as the No. 142 player nationally and as the No. 14 offensive tackle. Finally, 247Sports ranks Brooks as the No. 186 prospect in the country, as the No. 17 offensive tackle and as the No. 2 player from Iowa.

In addition to the Hawkeyes, Brooks also holds offers from Power 5 programs Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa State, Louisville, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee, and Texas.

Here’s a look at Brooks’ full recruiting profile below.

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Iowa Hawkeyes offer 4-star 2025 RB Justin Thurman

The Iowa Hawkeyes handed out an offer to talented, four-star running back Justin Thurman out of Tampa, Fla., in the 2025 class.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are getting busy handing out offers in the 2025 class to talented prospects the staff believes can morph into the next wave of black and gold superstars.

Four-star running back Justin Thurman is the latest name to add to that list. A  6-foot, 180 pound running back, Thurman hails from Jesuit High School in Tampa, Fla.

In addition to Iowa, Thurman holds offers from Coastal Carolina, Florida, Florida A&M, Kansas, Kansas State, Rutgers, Tennessee and Toledo.

According to 247Sports, Thurman is a four-star prospect, the nation’s No. 237 player overall, the No. 22 running back and the No. 35 talent from the state of Florida in the 2025 class. Meanwhile, On3 ranks Thurman as a three-star back, the No. 29 running back in the 2025 class and as the No. 47 player from Florida.

Thurman checks in as the No. 255 player nationally, the No. 23 running back and as the No. 39 player from Florida in the On3 consensus rankings.

Per his Hudl page, Thurman lists a 4.31 40-yard dash time, a 4.04 shuttle time, a 36.1″ vertical leap and a 10.87 100-meter dash time.

The Hawkeyes also just sent out an offer to fellow 2025 prospect Dallas Golden out of Berkeley Prep in Tampa, Fla. Golden is regarded as a four-star athlete per On3.

Here’s a more detailed look at what Thurman might add to the Hawkeyes. Below is a peek at his Hudl tape. Plus, his full recruiting profile and offers sheet.

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Iowa Hawkeyes offer 4-star 2025 ATH Dallas Golden

Four-star class of 2025 athlete Dallas Golden out of Berkeley Prep in Tampa, Fla., picked up an offer from the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Iowa Hawkeyes extended an offer to class of 2025 athlete Dallas Golden out of Berkeley Prep in Tampa, Fla. Emphasis on the word athlete.

The 6-foot-1, 175 pound prospect really could play all over. According to MaxPreps, he registered 1,403 rushing yards with 18 touchdowns on 191 carries last season at Berkeley Prep. He also reeled in 10 grabs for 145 yards and one score.

Still, there’s a thought he could be a defensive player at the next level by many. For example, Kevin Sinclair of Irish Illustrated reported that Notre Dame has so far pursued Golden on defense.

That jives with On3‘s recruiting rankings, which places Golden as a four-star prospect, as the nation’s No. 59 player overall, as the No. 4 safety, and as the No. 11 player from Florida in the 2025 class.

Golden is rated as the country’s No. 30 athlete and as the No. 44 player from Florida per 247Sports.

Iowa joins Cincinnati, Duke, Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCF, West Virginia, and Wisconsin as Power 5 programs that have offered Golden.

It seems like Iowa is thinking running back for Golden given that he tagged Iowa running backs coach Ladell Betts in his Hawkeye offer tweet. Again, Golden could play all over for the black and gold, though.

Here’s a look at his sophomore season Hudl highlights. Plus, a look at his full recruiting profile and offers.

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Iowa Hawkeyes offer 2025 Georgia athlete Kendarius Reddick

Kendarius Reddick, a class of 2025 athlete from Georgia, picked up an offer from the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Iowa extended its sixth offer in the 2025 class to Georgia athlete Kendarius Reddick. The 6-foot, 165 pound athlete is out of Thomas County Central High School in Thomasville, Ga.

It’s still so early in the recruiting cycle for the 2025 class that Reddick doesn’t  register anywhere in any of the major recruiting services’ rankings. Still, his offer sheet paints a picture that the high school sophomore-to-be’s recruitment is ready to take flight.

After earning an offer from the Hawkeyes, that runs Reddick’s total offers to six. Reddick also has offers from Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Western Kentucky. After an unofficial visit to Florida State on March 22, he’s also drawing interest from the Seminoles.

Georgia Tech was the first to offer Reddick on March 4, 2021. It makes sense that the Yellow Jackets would be first in line as Georgia Tech has had the earliest and closest eye on Reddick. Arkansas and Tennessee followed with a pair of offers this spring on March 6, Virginia Tech offered on March 30, Western Kentucky offered on April 27. Iowa and Kentucky both offered Reddick on May 14.

Reddick played some offense, defense and special teams for Thomas County Central High School. As a freshman, Reddick tallied 37 total tackles, had three passes defensed and one interception according to MaxPreps. He returned that lone interception 38 yards for a touchdown as illustrated by his Hudl highlights below.

One thing the Hawkeye coaching staff will love is Reddick’s willingness and explosiveness in the return game. The 6-foot athlete worked in the punt return game at Thomas County Central High School where he returned several for scores.

His ability to break off coverage and read where an intended pass is going is impressive for someone that’s just completed their freshman season and showcases his instinctiveness in the defensive backfield.

Reddick joins linebacker Kamar Archie, edge rusher Iose Epenesa, wide receiver Isaiah Mozee, edge rusher Gabe Kaminski and safety DJ Pickett.

Here’s a look at Reddick’s freshman season highlights at Thomas County Central High School.