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RECRUITING: Iowa State hands out trio of 2018 offers

Iowa State offered a trio of class of 2018 prospects over the last several days. The group is led by Ashdown, Ark., cornerback Ladarrius Bishop while Louisville, Ky., offensive guard Wyatt Smock and The Woodlands, Texas, defensive back Ethan Bonner picked up offers as well.

Bishop is rated as the No. 94 cornerback in the class by 247Composite. The three-star prospect is the No. 1,032 prospect overall and No. 6 player in the state of Arkansas. The 6-foot, 180-pound defensive back also holds offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Purdue, Arkansas State and a handful of others.

Bonner also holds offers from Washington State, Northwestern, Louisiana Tech, Tulsa, Texas-San Antonio, Princeton, Yale and Dartmouth. The 6-foot-1-inch, 165-pound prospect ran a 4.55 40-yard-dash during The Opening in Houston earlier in the spring.

Smock is rated as a three-star prospect by Scout and is the No. 17 offensive guard in the class. He’s the No. 4 offensive guard in the Midwest and No. 1 in Kentucky. The 6-foot-4-inch, 290-pound prospect also holds offers from Arkansas, Louisville, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Memphis and a few others.

Jared Stansbury

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