We are in the 30s now and 2 recruits aren’t rated yet.
Serious Question: How does ISUs football recruiting look so far?
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Some of that was that ISU offered early and many times after one P4 offers, other P4s decide they should take a look.
Campbell was able to identify his type of players to recruit and win. That has to be same process for Rogers. And Rogers needs to have some early success on the field.
But Iowa State's success has never been reliant on 4/5 star players. Whether it was Campbell or McCarney.
And as fans we probably need to get used to NIL/House are going to impact ISU ability to recruit 4/5 star players.
Also recruiting this fall will probably be different because of the almost complete turnover when Rogers was hired. They put together a new roster in a month and it's possible, they will see a lot of misses. So instead of 20-25 player classes we saw with Campbell. The 2027 class might be 35 recruits.
Yeah, I feel like they're going to need to have a quick trigger. Obviously, they are selling hope right now as the staff is pretty unproven at this level. They are going to need some fairly early success to get in the door with higher rated kids. I don't know if that's 6-6 or whatever, but they are definitely taking some risks on underrated kids. It (somewhat) worked for Campbell. The key is if they see a kid isn't going to work out, cut bait and hit the portal. This staff has already shown that they aren't afraid to use the portal, so that gives me some hope.
Will wait and watch this season. A journeyman QB, xfer RB, unknown OL and DL. Only thing we have is Konrardy and Flora. Think non con games could be losses if team is a mishmash. So practice patience and accept reality!
Jaylon has transferred 1 time while being in college.
Currently 9 have another P4 offer. 9 do not. Assuming 247 has an accurate recording of offers....which is also a big assumption. Also, guys routinely gather offers even after committed. We were the only high major offer for low level players like R Mason Thomas and Kenyon Sadiq at one point when they committed.
Southeast Missouri State had 15 player transfer out & Bowling Green had 41 transfer out. I'd bet they will be figuring things out too.
This dude flipped to us yesterday. Didn’t see it posted anywhere.
He flipped from Houston.
Also had offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, NC State, Okie State, Kansas, Kentucky, Miss State, Mizzou, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech.
Also had offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, NC State, Okie State, Kansas, Kentucky, Miss State, Mizzou, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech.
Fair statements. I would add the following about selling "hope:" We are spending $18 million (??) on players, our coaches have been in the NFL, produced NFL players, and have won national championships.
They are selling much more than hope, imo.
With this new staff, I felt like we could have the scheme and the culture, but I wasn't sure how quickly we could bring in the dudes to run the scheme. I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised so far.
This staff is recruiting better than Rhoads so far, that seems clear. Nobody had worse recruiting assistants than that guy, ooof.
Can they recruit as well as Campbell? That's a tall ask but have to hope they can continue it. If they can recruit like Chizik and coach better than the Chizik staff they've got a shot. I feel they can.
Coach Jimmy Rogers has surrounded himself with young, energetic assistants who like to recruit. Rhoads surrounded himself with older assistants who either could not recruit well or gave up way too easily.
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What I mean by that is you’re either selling hope or you’re selling results. They dont have results at this level, so they are selling a vision right now. Campbell had to do the same his first year.
CE King is a tough area of town - kid should be ready to smack some peeps around!
I know we brought a coach up from Houston with a connection here but still - pulling a good WR from a program on the upswing was a nice get.
I like most of our recruing as groups. OL, WR, DE, LB/Sam/Nickel, and CB seem to be solid. TE is okay as they have a true TE and a H-Back type.
I think RB needs 1 more, but the recruit on board is High end. But if the injuries don't heal, they will hit the portal and may anyway.
QB is thin on paper but they saw him in person at camp. And the 15:1 TD to int ratio is encouraging.
Offense will likely seek Portals at OL, TE, and RB.
Defense just seems solid except at DT. Portal DT maybe DE may be in order. And CB, depending on retention and development.
Overall, this is a solid first non-scramble class. Of course, we won't know for 2-3 years, like every class. It feels comparable to Campbell's first class. Let's see if a David Montgomery emerges somewhere, remembering David wasn't David by recruiting reputation.
I think RB needs 1 more, but the recruit on board is High end. But if the injuries don't heal, they will hit the portal and may anyway.
QB is thin on paper but they saw him in person at camp. And the 15:1 TD to int ratio is encouraging.
Offense will likely seek Portals at OL, TE, and RB.
Defense just seems solid except at DT. Portal DT maybe DE may be in order. And CB, depending on retention and development.
Overall, this is a solid first non-scramble class. Of course, we won't know for 2-3 years, like every class. It feels comparable to Campbell's first class. Let's see if a David Montgomery emerges somewhere, remembering David wasn't David by recruiting reputation.
Iowa State football 2027 recruiting class commits
As of June 18- Drew Aagesen, OT | Goodrich, Michigan/Goodrich HS
- Drew Bergfeld, LB | Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque HS
- William Bowers, K | Elizabethton, Tennessee/Elizabethton
- Jordan Crider, S | Middletown, Ohio/Middletown HS
- Isaiah Hansen, RB | Newton, Iowa/Newton HS
- Special Henry, LB | Melissa, Texas/Melissa HS
- Koen Hinzman, OT | Hudson, Michigan/Hudson Area
- Cash Hollingshead, QB | Salem, Utah/Salem Hills HS
- Braylon Lane, WR | Houston, Texas/C.E. King HS
- Joey Massey, TE | Green Bay, Wisconsin/Notre Dame Academy
- Josh McCarthy, LB | Farmington, Missouri/Farmington HS
- Blake Moser, WR | Lake Stevens, Washington/Lake Stevens HS
- Jaxen Proden, S | Liberty, Missouri/Liberty North HS
- Zivad Robinson, DL | Minneapolis, Minnesota/Camden HS
- Will Slagle, OL | Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell HS
- Bryson Thompson, WR | San Antonio, Texas/Claudia Taylor Johnson HS
- Shahariam Thurston, CB | Arlington, Texas/Arlington Lamar HS
- Joe Vinyard, TE | Waukee, Iowa/Waukee Northwest HS
- De'Marion Williams, DE | Pinson, Alabama/Clay-Chalkville HS
- Ke'Sean Williams, CB | Orlando, Florida/Jones HS
- Jason Wooden, WR | McKinney, Texas/Frisco Emerson HS
- Leslie Woodson, DE | Fort Wayne, Indiana/North Side HS
- Dontrell Young, CB | Oswego, Illinois/Oswego HS
