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3-star, 2024 WR KJ Parker commits to the Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa is back on the board in the 2024 class, adding a commitment from wide receiver KJ Parker out of Immaculate Conception in Illinois.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are back on the board in the 2024 class, securing a commitment from 3-star wide receiver KJ Parker out of Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep in Elmhurst, Ill.

The 5-foot-11, 175 pound wide receiver chose the Hawkeyes over fellow finalists Cincinnati, Buffalo, Illinois State and Western Michigan. Parker also had offers from Iowa State, Marshall, Norther Illinois, Ohio, Old Dominion, Toledo and Wisconsin.

A part of Iowa’s big recruiting push last weekend, the recent visit to Iowa City tipped the scales over the top in a black and gold direction.

Per MaxPreps, Parker reeled in 37 catches for 1,082 yards and had an incredible 17 touchdown grabs last season with Immaculate Conception.

According to 247Sports, On3 and Rivals, Parker is a 3-star commit. 247Sports rates Parker as the nation’s No. 105 athlete and the No. 20 player from Illinois. On3 ranks Parker as the No. 79 athlete nationally and the No. 29 player from Illinois. Lastly, Rivals lists Parker as the No. 64 athlete and the No. 15 player from Illinois.

Parker joins recent Iowa commit Reece Vander Zee as one of the Hawkeyes’ two wide receiver commits. Now, Iowa has 16 total commits in its 2024 class and owns the nation’s No. 26 class per 247Sports. On3 currently regards Iowa’s 2024 recruiting class as the country’s No. 30 class, while Rivals ranks its No. 32.

Iowa is also recruiting a pair of Parker’s teammates. The Hawkeyes just extended a preferred walk-on opportunity to Immaculate Conception quarterback Dennis Mandala. Iowa also offered class of 2025 Immaculate Conception linebacker Dominik Hulak on April 22.

Here’s a look at Parker’s junior season Hudl tape with Immaculate Conception. Plus, his full recruiting profile below.

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Multiple recruiting predictions in for 3-star ATH to Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa picked up a trio of recruiting predictions projecting 3-star, class of 2024 athlete KJ Parker to the Hawkeyes.

The intel coming into and out of this weekend appears to be on a great track for the Iowa Hawkeyes as it pertains to three-star athlete KJ Parker.

A 5-foot-11, 175 pound athlete out of Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep in Elmhurst, Ill., Parker is one of the top talents on the board for the Hawkeyes. He made the trip to Iowa City this weekend for an official visit.

Just before he arrived, Go Iowa Awesome‘s Eliot Clough issued a Rivals FutureCast forecasting Parker to Iowa on June 22. Now, Hawkeye Insider‘s Sean Bock and national recruiting analyst Allen Trieu have issued 247Sports crystal ball predictions projecting Parker to Iowa today.

Parker reeled in 37 catches for 1,082 yards and had an incredible 17 touchdown grabs last season with Immaculate Conception.

247Sports, On3 and Rivals all rate Parker as a three-star recruit. Per Rivals, Parker is the nation’s No. 64 athlete and the No. 14 player from Illinois. Meanwhile, On3 regards Parker as the No. 79 athlete and the No. 29 player from Illinois in the 2024 class. Lastly, 247Sports ranks Parker as the No. 101 athlete and the No. 20 player from Illinois.

The perceived top competition for Iowa in Parker’s recruitment is Cincinnati. Iowa was Parker’s first Division I offer all the way back on Dec. 17, 2021. He also has offers from Iowa State, Wisconsin, Marshall, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Old Dominion, Toledo, and Western Michigan.

Iowa is also recruiting a pair of his teammates. The Hawkeyes just extended a preferred walk-on opportunity to Immaculate Conception quarterback Dennis Mandala. Iowa also offered class of 2025 Immaculate Conception linebacker Dominik Hulak on April 22.

Here’s a look at Parker’s junior season Hudl tape with Immaculate Conception. Plus, his full recruiting profile below.

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Iowa offers Immaculate Conception QB Dennis Mandala as preferred walk-on

Immaculate Conception quarterback Dennis Mandala earned a preferred walk-on opportunity from the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The University of Iowa football program issued a preferred walk-on opportunity to an Illinois quarterback on Friday. Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep quarterback Dennis Mandala announced the news on Twitter Friday.

Mandala is a 2024 graduate out of IC Catholic Prep in Elmhurst, Ill. According to Rivals, he also has received interest from both South Dakota State and Texas A&M. The Aggies have also issued a preferred walk-on offer, while Mandala has visited camps at South Dakota State.

The pro-style quarterback had a successful 2022 season, making the 2022 IHSFCA Class 3A All-State team. According to MaxPreps, Mandala threw for 37 touchdowns last year with only five interceptions. He racked up 2,651 passing yards through 14 games in his junior year while completing his passes at a 67% clip. He had the fifth-most passing yards in the state of Illinois last year.

Mandala was also the Knights’ punter, with two of his 10 punts downed within the 20-yard line. His longest punt went 54 yards. That alone should ingratiate him even more to the Iowa fanbase, the largest collection of punting fans in the nation.

Fans may recognize Mandala’s top target at IC Catholic Prep, KJ Parker.  Parker is also a class of 2024 recruit and he is visiting Iowa this weekend. The 5-foot-11, 165 pound product finished last season with 37 grabs for 1,082 yards and 17 touchdowns. 247Sports rates Parker as He a three-star prospect, as the nation’s No. 101 athlete and as the No. 20 player from Illinois.

Iowa is in a fierce battle with Cincinnati for the signature of the dynamic three-star athlete. Could we possibly see this duo reunite for the black and gold?

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3-star ATH KJ Parker sets Iowa visit date

KJ Parker set his visit date to Iowa. Parker is a three-star athlete in the 2024 class out of Immaculate Conception in Illinois.

Iowa football is once again going back to the Illinois well in the hopes that they can soon earn the signature from yet another recruit in the state.

The Hawkeyes made great progress in the race for Immaculate Conception receiver and defensive back KJ Parker as the athlete announced that he would soon be visiting Iowa City. The first team to issue an offer to the Elmhurst, Ill., native, Iowa is in a fierce battle with fellow midwestern program Cincinnati for Parker’s signature.

Parker had an extremely successful junior season for IC Catholic Prep, earning IHSA 3A All-State Honors. According to MaxPreps, he racked up 1,082 yards and 17 (!) touchdowns on 37 catches. That’s right, almost half of his catches went for touchdowns. And, he averaged almost 30 yards per catch. Parker could certainly be a boost of speed to the Iowa offense. He also intercepted two passes on defense.

Parker was alongside a number of his Immaculate Conception teammates during April to take in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2023 Spring Game. Iowa has also offered his teammates Eric Karner and Dominik Hulak. Karner is a four-star tight end in the 2024 class according to the 247Sports composite rankings, while Hulak is a three-star linebacker in the 2025 class per On3.

Now, Parker announced he is set to visit Iowa City on June 23. Here’s a look at this dynamic playmaker with his Hudl highlights and his full recruiting profile below.

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Wisconsin offers 2024 three-star ATH KJ Parker

The Badgers have offered a new WR in the 2024 recruiting class:

Earlier this week, Paul Chryst and his coaching staff offered three-star athlete KJ Parker out of Elmhurst, Illinois. 

Per the 247sports Composite, Parker is the No. 358 overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, the No. 51 ATH in the country, and the No. 8 player in the state of Illinois. 

Standing at 5-foot-11, 165-pounds, the Immaculate Conception High School standout also holds offers from Iowa State and Iowa. 

As a sophomore, Parker caught 32 passes for 424 yards and four touchdowns on offense, while adding 50 tackles, 16 pass breakups, and eight interceptions on defense.

The Illinois native announced his scholarship offer from the University of Wisconsin via his Twitter account:

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