With the 2021 Class all, but wrapped up, it may be time to take a look at some targets I think are high priorities.
QB
Drew Allar - 6'5" with a big arm. Hok is heavily recruiting.
Jaxon Dailey. 6'2" mobile QB from SouthEast Polk. Lefty.
RB
Jaylon Glover - 5'9", Reminds me of the guys Rhoads wanted to bring in, but never could.
Quaron Adams - 5'8" one of the fastest players we've ever recruited (10.4s 100m as a sophomore). Would be used in the Lang/Silas role.
Kaleb Johnson 6'1" Malik Verdon's good friend and teammate.
Nicholas Singleton - 5’11” Top 100 recruit. Would be the best recruit in ISU history.
Ollie Gordon - 6'1" 210. Breece Hall 2.0. Ran for 450 yards in the state championship. Committed to Okie State
WR
Jayden Gibson 6'6" Hakeem Butler 2.0 but better
Jason Essex 6'3" Xavier Hutchinson type here. Would be a huge get for the clones.
Kristen Hoskins 5'10" with crazy athleticism. Super fast.
Chandler Smith 6’3” super fast. High level talent.
Rawson MacNeill 6'5" we may be looking at another Hakeem Butler here. Very raw with rare athleticism
Quinton Conley 6'5" 4 star
TE
Eli Raridon - 6'6" Valley kid. Heavily recruited
Gabe Burkle - 6'7" Iowa kid
Teigan Martin 6'7"
Chase Androff 6'6"
Yes, there is a height requirement of 6'6"
OL
No idea yet
DE
Chase Carter 6'6" great athleticism. Gonna be a problem when his body fills out. Hok target
Landon Dean 6'4" Easton's cousin.
Ikeena Ezeogu 6'6" Gonna be a better pass rusher than run stopper, and he'll be a pretty good run stopper
Venson Sneed 6'5" The one guy I hope that stays under-recruited. Only has a Kentucky and ISU offer as of this post.
Mario Eugenio 6'3" 4 star sack machine
DT
Domonique Orange 6'4" 4 star.
LB
WIll McLaughlin. 6'3" Iowa kid. Hok Priority. Grew up Cyclone.
Matt Rose 6'2" Mike's brother and the spitting image of him. The question will be if he wants to follow in Mike's footsteps
S
Xavier Nwankpa 6'2" Nuff said.
Nathanael Sulka 6'4" Is he a LB? Is he a true Safety? Who cares? he's a playmaker and we are his only offer
Trevon Howard 6'2" Will be a 4 star when it's all said and done
D'Angelo Hutchinson 6'3" Under the radar, ball hawk.
Idris WIlliams 5'11"
CB
London Hall 6'3" he's a 6'3" corner.\
Ambrose Wilson
Commits
Jacob Imming
My 2022 Dream Team (will keep track of changes, misses and commitments)
QB Drew Allar
RB Kaleb Johnson
RB/WR Quaron Adams
WR Quinton Conley
WR Kristen Hoskins
TE Eli Raridon
TE Gabe Burkle
OL Martin Koivisto
OL Deylin Hasert
OL Kale Krogh
OL Avery Henry
DE Mario Eugenio
DE Venson Sneed
DT Domonique Orange
LB Will Mclaughlin
LB Jacob Imming
LB Matt Rose
S Trevon Howard
S D'Angelo Hutchinson
S Idris Williams
CB Ambrose Wilson
5 Weekly Notes (updated February 18th)
1. F*** the NCAA. The recruiting Ice Age is extended until the end of May. I have no idea what that means in terms of recruiting. I know a lot of guys are waiting to visit before they commit. Will this dead period extension force some kids to commit? Will it force their hand since other boards will fill up. Only time will tell. But this first bullet point is reversed to say how BS the NCAA is. I could go on tangents and say why, but we all know why. Again, F*** the NCAA.
2. QBs will definitely start to commit. QBs are usually the first position for the dominoes to fall. Most schools only take one per class. Once someone commits, it basically crosses off that school from everyone's list. We are starting to see those dominoes fall. Ohio State, Georgia, Texas, LSU, Texas A&M, FSU, USC and some other P5 schools have their guy. This may help ISU with Drew Allar. I'd say Penn State and SEC East schools lead for Allar, but Penn St has a QB already committed. With more QBs committing every week, ISUs chances will get better and better. He could still get a Bama or Oklahoma offer and destroy our chances, but he is going to wait a bit. If we don't get him, I still like Jaxon Dailey and Rocco Becht as fall backs.
3. The defensive guys that we are in for in 2022 are significantly better than any class we have brought in. The Defensive line recruits alone are way better than any group of guys. Orange is a stud. Eugenio may be one of the best in the country. Sneed is a specimen. Jon Heacock is really putting together a dream team to finish out his career.
4. I already know of some guys on the list above that we are going to miss out on. One is obvious, but there are a few more who have turned their attention elsewhere. I'm not going to say who yet.
5. If you like these posts, go join the VIP for 247sports. Michael is really good and the conversations are good. I don't post that information directly on here, all this stuff is either from my sources or free info/articles on a recruiting site. If you like this stuff, it's worth the extra few bucks a month to subscribe to CF and 247.
QB
Drew Allar - 6'5" with a big arm. Hok is heavily recruiting.
Jaxon Dailey. 6'2" mobile QB from SouthEast Polk. Lefty.
RB
Jaylon Glover - 5'9", Reminds me of the guys Rhoads wanted to bring in, but never could.
Quaron Adams - 5'8" one of the fastest players we've ever recruited (10.4s 100m as a sophomore). Would be used in the Lang/Silas role.
Kaleb Johnson 6'1" Malik Verdon's good friend and teammate.
Nicholas Singleton - 5’11” Top 100 recruit. Would be the best recruit in ISU history.
Ollie Gordon - 6'1" 210. Breece Hall 2.0. Ran for 450 yards in the state championship. Committed to Okie State
WR
Jayden Gibson 6'6" Hakeem Butler 2.0 but better
Jason Essex 6'3" Xavier Hutchinson type here. Would be a huge get for the clones.
Kristen Hoskins 5'10" with crazy athleticism. Super fast.
Chandler Smith 6’3” super fast. High level talent.
Rawson MacNeill 6'5" we may be looking at another Hakeem Butler here. Very raw with rare athleticism
Quinton Conley 6'5" 4 star
TE
Eli Raridon - 6'6" Valley kid. Heavily recruited
Gabe Burkle - 6'7" Iowa kid
Teigan Martin 6'7"
Chase Androff 6'6"
Yes, there is a height requirement of 6'6"
OL
No idea yet
DE
Chase Carter 6'6" great athleticism. Gonna be a problem when his body fills out. Hok target
Landon Dean 6'4" Easton's cousin.
Ikeena Ezeogu 6'6" Gonna be a better pass rusher than run stopper, and he'll be a pretty good run stopper
Venson Sneed 6'5" The one guy I hope that stays under-recruited. Only has a Kentucky and ISU offer as of this post.
Mario Eugenio 6'3" 4 star sack machine
DT
Domonique Orange 6'4" 4 star.
LB
WIll McLaughlin. 6'3" Iowa kid. Hok Priority. Grew up Cyclone.
Matt Rose 6'2" Mike's brother and the spitting image of him. The question will be if he wants to follow in Mike's footsteps
S
Xavier Nwankpa 6'2" Nuff said.
Nathanael Sulka 6'4" Is he a LB? Is he a true Safety? Who cares? he's a playmaker and we are his only offer
Trevon Howard 6'2" Will be a 4 star when it's all said and done
D'Angelo Hutchinson 6'3" Under the radar, ball hawk.
Idris WIlliams 5'11"
CB
London Hall 6'3" he's a 6'3" corner.\
Ambrose Wilson
Commits
Jacob Imming
My 2022 Dream Team (will keep track of changes, misses and commitments)
QB Drew Allar
RB Kaleb Johnson
RB/WR Quaron Adams
WR Quinton Conley
WR Kristen Hoskins
TE Eli Raridon
TE Gabe Burkle
OL Martin Koivisto
OL Deylin Hasert
OL Kale Krogh
OL Avery Henry
DE Mario Eugenio
DE Venson Sneed
DT Domonique Orange
LB Will Mclaughlin
LB Jacob Imming
LB Matt Rose
S Trevon Howard
S D'Angelo Hutchinson
S Idris Williams
CB Ambrose Wilson
5 Weekly Notes (updated February 18th)
1. F*** the NCAA. The recruiting Ice Age is extended until the end of May. I have no idea what that means in terms of recruiting. I know a lot of guys are waiting to visit before they commit. Will this dead period extension force some kids to commit? Will it force their hand since other boards will fill up. Only time will tell. But this first bullet point is reversed to say how BS the NCAA is. I could go on tangents and say why, but we all know why. Again, F*** the NCAA.
2. QBs will definitely start to commit. QBs are usually the first position for the dominoes to fall. Most schools only take one per class. Once someone commits, it basically crosses off that school from everyone's list. We are starting to see those dominoes fall. Ohio State, Georgia, Texas, LSU, Texas A&M, FSU, USC and some other P5 schools have their guy. This may help ISU with Drew Allar. I'd say Penn State and SEC East schools lead for Allar, but Penn St has a QB already committed. With more QBs committing every week, ISUs chances will get better and better. He could still get a Bama or Oklahoma offer and destroy our chances, but he is going to wait a bit. If we don't get him, I still like Jaxon Dailey and Rocco Becht as fall backs.
3. The defensive guys that we are in for in 2022 are significantly better than any class we have brought in. The Defensive line recruits alone are way better than any group of guys. Orange is a stud. Eugenio may be one of the best in the country. Sneed is a specimen. Jon Heacock is really putting together a dream team to finish out his career.
4. I already know of some guys on the list above that we are going to miss out on. One is obvious, but there are a few more who have turned their attention elsewhere. I'm not going to say who yet.
5. If you like these posts, go join the VIP for 247sports. Michael is really good and the conversations are good. I don't post that information directly on here, all this stuff is either from my sources or free info/articles on a recruiting site. If you like this stuff, it's worth the extra few bucks a month to subscribe to CF and 247.
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