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Recruiting recap: Cyclones earn pair of commitments after visit weekend

Update – Friday, April 15: Numerous prospects have confirmed over social media that they are visiting Friday.

The in-state, three-star ATH target in Jamison Patton tweeted that he would be in Ames, along with a pair of four-star 2024 defensive backs in Jaylen Howard and Kensley Faustin.

We’ll have more updates over the weekend as things progress. For everything you may have messed coming into today, check out the recap below:

Matt Campbell’s staff added another pair of football commitments this week, bringing its next recruiting class up to five players thus far.

Saturday, April 9
Cyclones earn highest rated commit in ’23 class: Iowa State earned a commitment from a three-star linebacker out of Illinois on Saturday afternoon.

Jack Sadowsky is rated at .8466 early on in the 247 Sports composite ratings, the top mark of any commit to the class. We caught up with one of his coaches this week.

Monday, April 11
How an old connection helped Iowa State land one of its ’23 commits: We talked to Anthony Cunningham Jr.’s high school coach about the connection between himself and defensive backs coach Deon Broomfield.

As one of Iowa State’s five commitments to the 2023 class thus far, Cunningham Jr.’s coach told us he hasn’t even reached his full potential yet.

Tuesday, April 12
Iowa State lands commitment No. 5 for the class: The Cyclones earned a commitment on Tuesday out of three-star Ohio safety Cam Smith.

Read what he had to say about his choice to pick the Cyclones.

Extra: Thursday, April 14
Iowa State women’s basketball lands Audi Crooks: Bill Fennelly’s team earned yet another big name prospect on Thursday, collecting its third ESPN Top 60 recruit in Audi Crooks.

The 6-foot-3 center was a priority for the Cyclones and its recruiting class for 2023 looks to be solidified.

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