Iowa State picked up it’s first 2021 commitment this week in tight end/linebacker Zach Twedt (Story City, Iowa). His commitment Saturday comes just over a year after the Cyclone staff offered him as a freshman in high school.
ISU also picked up a few preferred walk-ons for the 2019 class, as linebacker Andrew Ernstmeyer (Eau Claire, Wisc.), quarterback Devin Larsen (Queen Creek, Ariz.), defensive tackle Kyle Krezek (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), and OG Evan Kilstrom (Pleasant Valley, Iowa) announced their commitments on Twitter.
BASKETBALL LATEST:
*** The Cyclones were mentioned as showing interest in Navarro College guard Trey Pulliam (Corsicana, Texas), according to this article from jucorecruiting.com.
*** ISU signee Tre Jackson (Blythewood, S.C.) was in town for the Oklahoma State game. Jackson recently received a rating boost, up to the No. 21 point guard in the class. He committed a couple days after his official visit in September.
*** Class of 2020 shooting guard Ethan Kilgore (Gower, Mo.) was also in town for the Oklahoma State game, according to Matthew Bain of the Des Moines Register. Kilgore has interest from Creighton, Iowa, Kansas State, Missouri and Nebraska.
FOOTBALL LATEST:
*** ISU running back signee Breece Hall (Wichita, Kan.) received a rating boost in the 247 Sports Composite rankings this week, up five spots at the position to No. 23 and 93 overall in the 2019 class to No. 368. He is already enrolled at Iowa State.
*** Cyclone tight end signee Skylar Loving-Black (San Jose, Calif.) climbs nine spots at his position to the No. 65 TE in the latest 247 Sports Composite rankings. That is a jump of 415 spots overall in the 2019 class.
*** A pair of Iowa State 2020 commits made at least their fifth visits to Ames last weekend. Quarterback Aidan Bouman (Buffalo, Minn.) was offered in May and became the Cyclones first commit on June 21st. Linebacker Cole Pederson (Leon, Iowa) was offered at an ISU camp in June and committed on July 25th.
*** Cornerback Tavian Mayo (Leesburg, Ga.) took his official visit to ISU last weekend. Mayo has held a Cyclone offer since February 2018, and has taken other officials to Nebraska, West Virginia and North Carolina.
*** Wide receiver Lawrence Cager (Towson, Md.), a graduate transfer from Miami, has scheduled an official visit for this weekend. He was rated as the No. 45 WR and No. 346 overall in the class of 2015.
*** New high-interest target in the class of 2020 is cornerback Dontae Manning (Kansas City, Mo.). Iowa State offered on October 27th during his visit and he returned on December 8th. Rated as the No. 40 CB in the class, he has offers from Kansas, Kansas State, Minnesota, Missouri and Virginia Tech.
*** The Cyclones offered Michigan State commit Alante Brown (Chicago, Ill.). Brown has been committed since June but did not sign in December. He has other power offers from Florida State, Minnesota and Missouri.
*** The second new offer for 2019 is cornerback Kenyon Reed (Long Beach, Calif.), who has offers from New Mexico, Rice, Sacramento State and South Dakota. He took an official visit to UCLA last weekend but does not yet hold an offer.
*** New class of 2020 offers since the last update: WR Chimere Dike (Waukesha, Wis.), who was in Ames for the win over Kansas State on November 24th; ILB Daved Jones Jr. (West Chester, Ohio), six P5 offers; WR Kaleb Long (Tampa, Fla.), offer from Virginia; S Bangally Kamara (Akron, Ohio), four P5 offers; WR Tommy Christakos (Scottsdale, Ariz.), four P5 offers; OT Terrah Edwards (Groveport, Ohio); OG Marcus Harper (Flossmorr, Ill.); and SDE Kevo Wesley (Chicago, Ill.).
*** New class of 2021 offers: OT Connor Colby (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); OT Riley Mahlman (Lakeville, Minn.), camped in Ames on June 9th and holds five Big 10 offers; and OT Bastian Swinnery (Minneapolis, Minn.).
*** Iowa State offered their second prospect for the class of 2022, as athlete Trevon Howard (Minneapolis, Minn.) picked up his first offer from the Cyclones.
SUMMARY:
Football Commit Rating Boost:
RB Breece Hall: Up 5 position, 93 overall
TE Skylar Loving-Black: Up 9 position, 415 overall
Football Commitments:
2021 TE/OLB Zach Twedt
OG Evan Kilstrom (PWO)
PQB Devin Larsen (PWO)
DT Kyle Krezek (PWO)
OLB Andrew Ernstmeyer (PWO)
Football High Interest:
2020 CB Dontae Manning
Basketball Visitors (1/19):
PG Tre Jackson
2020 SG Ethan Kilgore
Football Visitors (1/19):
CB Tavian Mayo (Official)
2020 OG Josh Volk
2020 OT Drake Heismeyer
2020 PQB Aidan Bouman
2020 SDE Blaise Gunnerson
2020 OLB Cole Pederson
2021 WDE TJ Bollers
Football Offers:
ATH Alante Brown: 1/12
OT Clayton Thurm: 1/12 (PWO)
ILB Dylan Downing: 1/16 (PWO)
2020 OG Marcus Harper: 1/18
2020 OT Terah Edwards: 1/16
2020 WR Chimere Dike: 1/10
2020 WR Kaleb Long: 1/11
2020 WR Tommy Christakos: 1/17
2020 SDE Kevo Wesley: 1/18
2020 ILB Daved Jones Jr.: 1/22
2020 S Bangally Kamara: 1/12
2021 OT Riley Mahlman: 1/11
2021 OT Bastian Swinnery: 1/15
2022 ATH Trevon Howard: 1/22
Football Heating (Warmer on 247):
OT Ira Henry: Auburn
OLB Tuasivi Nomura: Louisville
2020 CB Myles Slusher: Oregon
Basketball Warming (Warm on 247):
2020 PF Chris Moore: Ole Miss
2020 PG Caleb Love: Louisville
Football Warming:
WR Charles Njoku: Nebraska
WR Corey Williams: Kansas State
TE Brett Seither: Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech
DT Kyle Atkinson Jr.: Rutgers, UCLA
OLB Tuasivi Nomura: Colorado
CB Tavian “Tae” Mayo: North Carolina
ATH Dez Melton: Louisville, Northern Arizona, San Diego State
2020 OT Josh Fryar: Florida State
2020 RB Miyan Williams: Kentucky, Michigan
2020 WR Chimere Dike: Wisconsin
2020 ILB Bryce Austin: Michigan State
Basketball Cooling (No Longer Warm):
SF Brandon Boston Jr.: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia
Football Cooling:
OT Josh Cooper (JC): Florida State
OT Ira Henry: Illinois, Missouri, Ole Miss
WR Corey Williams: Kansas
TE Brett Seither: Miami,Maryland
OLB Tuasivi Nomura: UNLV, Utah State
CB Tavian “Tae” Mayo: Duke
ATH Cameron Martinez: Michigan State
Non-ISU Football Commitments:
OG Hector Becerra: Central Oklahoma
TE Jason Simon-Ressler: South Dakota (No Offer)
WR Jared Thompson: Moorehead State (PWO Offer)
OLB Allen Smith: Louisville
OLB Alex Howard: Youngstown State (No Offer)
CB Travon Killins: Idaho
S Tyrone Lewis Jr.: Kansas State
ATH DK Blaylock: Boise State
ATH Deven Brantley: East Tennessee State
2020 OT Jakob James: Ohio State
2020 RB Gavin Williams: Iowa
2020 WR Leonard Manuel III: Florida
ISU Football Eliminated:
2020 OG Kevon Billingsley
