--More than 80 recruits expected for Iowa's Junior Day--

[Blair Sanderson]

Class of 2018

Michael Thompson - 6-foot-4, 273-pound DT from St. Louis, MO

Trevor Downing - 6-foot-4, 270-pound OL from Creston, IA

John Waggoner - 6-foot-5, 230-pound DE from West Des Moines, IA

Jack Sanborn - 6-foot-2, 210-pound LB from Lake Zurich, IL

Samson Evans - 6-foot-1, 190-pound WR/DB from Crystal Lake, IL

Noah Shannon - 6-foot-2, 285-pound DT from Oswego, IL

Daniel Parker Jr. - 6-foot-4, 245-pound OL/DL from Blue Springs, MO

Ronnie Perkins - 6-foot-4, 260-pound DE from St. Louis, MO

Ayodele Adeoye - 6-foot-2, 220-pound LB from St. Louis, MO

Reese Taylor - 5-foot-10, 175-pound WR/DB from Indianapolis, IN

DaShon Bussell - 6-foot-2, 175-pound WR from Fort Wayne, IN

D.J. Johnson - 6-foot-0, 175-pound CB from Indianapolis, IN

Julius Brents - 6-foot-2, 170-pound CB from Indianapolis, IN

Andrew Todd - 6-foot-4, 265-pound OL from Cedar Rapids, IA

Tyler Linderbaum - 6-foot-2, 255-pound DT from Solon, IA

Zach Ross - 6-foot-3, 290-pound OL from West Des Moines, IA

Anthony Torres - 6-foot-5, 235-pound TE from Mishawaka, IN

Devin Ruffin - 6-foot-1, 210-pound LB from St. Louis, MO

Donovan Marshall - 5-foot-10, 185-pound RB from St. Louis, MO

Elijah Ball - 6-foot-1, 190-pound DB from Indianapolis, IN

RaShawn Allen - 5-foot-9, 200-pound RB from Orchard Lake, MI

Nick Marozas - 6-foot-5, 255-pound OL from Chicago, IL

Terrance Taylor - 6-foot-4, 203-pound LB from Chicago, IL

Charlie Gross - 6-foot-5, 270-pound OL from Wilmette, IL

Daijon Collins - 5-foot-9, 160-pound WR from Indianapolis, IN

Eric Wills - 6-foot-1, 185-pound WR from Cincinnati, OH

David Alston - 6-foot-5, 225-pound DE from Woodbury, MN

Josh Aune - 6-foot-2, 195-pound WR/DB from St. Paul, MN

Javian Dayne - 6-foot-0, 230-pound RB from Waunakee, WI

Jack Plumb - 6-foot-7, 240-pound TE from Green Bay, WI

Tyson Collins - 6-foot-3, 270-pound OL from St. Louis, MO

Mike O'Laughlin - 6-foot-5, 205-pound WR from Oak Park, IL

Christian Perez - 6-foot-2, 185-pound QB from East St. Louis, IL

Johnny Adams - 5-foot-11, 195-pound RB from Indianapolis, IN

Ty Barron - 6-foot-0, 220-pound LB from Minnetonka, MN

Khristian Boyd - 6-foot-3, 310-pound DT from Blue Springs, MO

Nate Carter - 6-foot-5, 195-pound QB from Waunakee, WI

Mickey Brown - 6-foot-2, 310-pound DT from La Grange, IL

R.J. Clarke - 6-foot-4, 255-pound DE from St. Francis, WI

Kriston Davis - 5-foot-10, 180-pound RB from Belleville, IL

Charlie Dennis - 6-foot-0, 185-pound DB from St. Paul, MN

Erick Doke - 6-foot-1, 202-pound RB from Kenosha, WI

Dillon Doyle - 6-foot-3, 214-pound TE from Iowa City, IA

Zach Elam - 6-foot-4, 208-pound TE from Kansas City, MO

A.J. Forbes - 6-foot-3, 270-pound OL from Bellevue, NE

Robert Greco - 6-foot-2, 220-pound DE from Florissant, MO

Arther Green - 6-foot-3, 192-pound WR from Chesterfield, MO

Devin Haney - 6-foot-3, 175-pound DB from Kansas City, MO

Jackson Heath - 6-foot-5, 210-pound TE from Overland Park, KS

Damaney Johnson - 6-foot-0, 170-pound RB from Kansas City, MO

L.O. Johnson - 5-foot-11, 205-pound RB from Waunakee, WI

Javon Kirk - 6-foot-1, 220-pound LB from Florissant, MO

Michael Littleton - 6-foot-4, 210-pound TE from Derby, KS

Marquis Majors - 6-foot-0, 173-pound WR from O'Fallon, MO

Charlie Mangieri - 6-foot-4, 230-pound TE from Dunlap, IL

Jaivonn Willis - 6-foot-3, 220-pound WR from Washington, IA

Caleb Marquez - 6-foot-2, 235-pound FB from Blue Springs, MO

Michael Naze - 6-foot-3, 224-pound TE from Waukesha, WI

Brody Parker - 6-foot-5, 235-pound ATH from Blue Springs, MO

Cormac Sampson - 6-foot-5, 226-pound TE from Eau Claire, WI

Phoenix Sproles - 6-foot-0, 175-pound WR from New Hope, MN

Ben Subbert - 6-foot-3, 230-pound TE from Williamsburg, IA

Ethan Swanegan - 6-foot-5, 205-pound WR from Blue Springs, MO

Tre Thomas - 6-foot-1, 190-pound RB from Burnsville, MN

Dijion Walls - 5-foot-11, 175-pound DB from St. Louis, MO

Mario Wright - 6-foot-2, 205-pound LB from Flossmoor, IL

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Iowa commits

Jeff Jenkins - 6-foot-4, 260-pound OL from Crystal Lake, IL

Mike Bruner - 6-foot-3, 215-pound LB from Mequon, WI

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Class of 2019

Will Putnam - 6-foot-4, 250-pound OL from Chatham, IL

Max Duggan - 6-foot-2, 180-pound QB from Council Bluffs, IA

Jalani Williams - 6-foot-2, 190-pound DB from St. Louis, MO

Trevor Keegan - 6-foot-6, 290-pound OL from Crystal Lake, IL

Tyler Endres - 6-foot-6, 280-pound OL from Norwalk, IA

Anthony Coleman - 5-foot-10, 170-pound CB from Johnston, IA

Isaiah Azubuike - 5-foot-11, 195-pound LB from St. Louis, MO

Sebastian Castro - 6-foot-1, 198-pound DB from Oak Lawn, IL

Logan Lee - 6-foot-5, 225-pound TE from Orion, IL

Cameron Baker - 6-foot-0, 195-pound LB from Council Bluffs, IA

Jirehl Brock - 6-foot-0, 180-pound RB from Quincy, IL

Jack Campbell - 6-foot-3, 190-pound LB from Cedar Falls, IA

Ezra Miller - 6-foot-6, 290-pound OL from Holstein, IA

Nate Thurman - 6-foot-2, 210-pound DE from St. Louis, MO

Kyren Williams - 5-foot-10, 185-pound WR from St. Louis, MO

 

[katman15]

Wow

 

[pacnorthhawkeye]

Adeoye's rivals pic almost looks like a mugshot.

 

[TAikin]

 

[pacnorthhawkeye]

Watched Bruner's highlights for the first time....kid sure has a knack for blocking kicks.

 

[IA_Hawks7]

Hopefully we can lock down Waggoner and Clark this weekend

 

[Maty]

Logan Lee plays in my hometown, great kid, great work ethic, even better family!

 

[tigerguy_]

I think Daniel Carson looks like a friggin stud in his tape

 

[pacnorthhawkeye]

Dude....check out RaShawn Allen's offer list....
Kid must be pretty sharp.

 

[Bjornjarnleggr]

need to get some hay in the barn this weekend . I am impressed with the list of kids they have got coming , getting them on campus is half the battle. Now close on a few guys coaches!!

 

[nu2u]

You could fill about every seat in a school bus with all the recruits heading to Iowa from the state of Missouri. Would be nice to get a handful of these guys to wear a Hawkeye uniform ...... starting with DT Michael Thompson out of St. Louis.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Here's a quick breakdown by state:
Missouri - 24
Illinois - 19
Iowa - 15
Wisconsin - 9
Indiana - 7
Minnesota - 6
Kansas - 2
Ohio - 1
Michigan - 1

 

[dbrocket]

Okay, honestly, I want a couple new recruits mostly so I have some football things to think about. The offseason is killing me.

 

[win1forthe]

Good to see Samson Evans on the list. Very talented. Of course, all the guys on the list are talented, but Evans has got 'it'.

 

[Hwy6Hawk]

Ten (!) TE visitors in the 2018 group... have to wonder if some are projected by coaches to OL?

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Here's the list of 2018 visitors that have Iowa offers coming into the weekend.

4-stars
Michael Thompson
Jack Sanborn
Ayodele Adeoye

3-stars 5.7 RR
John Waggoner
Noah Shannon
Daniel Parker Jr.
Ronnie Perkins
D.J. Johnson

3-stars 5.6 RR
Reese Taylor

3-stars 5.5 RR
Trevor Downing
Samson Evans

Unranked
DaShon Bussell

 

[Stormn Norman]

Dude....check out RaShawn Allen's offer list....
Kid must be pretty sharp.

Ivy League loves him! OLSM, Very good high school right out side of Detroit

 

[HawkCapt1912]

Have seen Ross & Waggoner from Dowling play several times. Both would be good gets. Ross has a nice mean streak.

 

[hawkfan_7]

That is quite the list.

 

[nattybumpo]

Here's the list of 2018 visitors that have Iowa offers coming into the weekend.

4-stars
Michael Thompson
Jack Sanborn
Ayodele Adeoye

3-stars 5.7 RR
John Waggoner
Noah Shannon
Daniel Parker Jr.
Daniel Carson
Ronnie Perkins
D.J. Johnson

3-stars 5.6 RR
Reese Taylor

3-stars 5.5 RR
Trevor Downing
Samson Evans

2-stars 5.4 RR
Saybein Clark

Unranked
DaShon Bussell

I'd be happy with any two of the Missouri DL (including Trout). While I'm not that hopeful, I will note that this will be the third visit (at least?) for both Thompson and Perkins. That can't hurt.

 

[nattybumpo]

Blair,

Can you confirm that Henry Geil is visiting this weekend?

 

[HawksDominate]

Ivy League loves him! OLSM, Very good high school right out side of Detroit

Both

Ivy League loves him! OLSM, Very good high school right out side of Detroit

My sons are students at OLSM. Small private boys school but excellent football history.

 

[GunnerHawk]

Here's a quick breakdown by state:
Missouri - 24
Illinois - 19
Iowa - 15
Wisconsin - 9
Indiana - 7
Minnesota - 6
Kansas - 2
Ohio - 1
Michigan - 1

Great year for talent in Missouri, everybody knows it also. SEC, BIG and BIG 12 all over the state this year. Staff has been working some of these kids for two years so I hope they can get a commitment from several.

 

[Ree4]

Adeoye's rivals pic almost looks like a mugshot.

Adeoye rules!

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

Adeoye rules!

 

[RogerKint]

This may be just wishful thinking, but it would sure be nice to get 3 or 4 new commitments by mid next week!! There are a lot of talented kids visiting this weekend.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

Great year for talent in Missouri, everybody knows it also. SEC, BIG and BIG 12 all over the state this year. Staff has been working some of these kids for two years so I hope they can get a commitment from several.

Yes. Might be the best year in the last 7 years. Also, good that Missouri football and the University are still in complete cluster mode. Would be nice to get Thompson.

 

[NevadaHawk]

I would like to see this year's class wrapped up by Christmas. No pun intended.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Blair,

Can you confirm that Henry Geil is visiting this weekend?

No, he's not. Why do you ask?

 

[cb_Iowa]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NnCPZ0BdAjzJ_eOM8AuDeyyY0y0&usp=sharing

Made a map of the 2018 class coming this weekend. If you click on their name it includes their high school location - position - # of stars - and other offers.

The other offers are basically:
# of P5 offers
No P5 offers (FCS or G5 offers)
No offers at all

 

[pharmdfd]

No Trevor Trout? That's a kid we need to get!

 

[nattybumpo]

No, he's not. Why do you ask?

247 has him visiting this weekend

 

[Blair Sanderson]

247 has him visiting this weekend

Okay. He's not though.

 

[nattybumpo]

Okay. He's not though.

Thanks.

 

[kceasthawk]

Yes. Might be the best year in the last 7 years. Also, good that Missouri football and the University are still in complete cluster mode. Would be nice to get Thompson.

Very true St Louis Hawk. Great time to get some inroads in KC especially. We have a pretty good track record with recruits in St Louis. Now would be a great time to take advantage while Mizzou is floundering.

 

[kceasthawk]

Like seeing a bunch of kids from Blue Springs on the list. Its a burb on the east side of KC Missouri. Traditional power always in the hunt for a state title under Kelly Donohue. High school of former Hawk star Ladell Betts, and Illini and NFL wide reciever Branden Lloyd. Seems like lately they've had several guys end up at Nebraska. Would love to see several of those young men play for the hawks!

 

[hawkeyeinmo]

Like seeing a bunch of kids from Blue Springs on the list. Its a burb on the east side of KC Missouri. Traditional power always in the hunt for a state title under Kelly Donohue. High school of former Hawk star Ladell Betts, and Illini and NFL wide reciever Branden Lloyd. Seems like lately they've had several guys end up at Nebraska. Would love to see several of those young men play for the hawks!

Do you know if John Alt still lives in Blue Springs? I believe he might have aided in the recruitment of Betts if I recall correctly

 

[2bagger22]

Do you know if John Alt still lives in Blue Springs? I believe he might have aided in the recruitment of Betts if I recall correctly

Alt lives in Minneapolis. This is his son.

 

[hawkeyeinmo]

Alt lives in Minneapolis. This is his son.

No, it was John. I did a little research. John was playing for the Chiefs until 1996. Betts came into the Hawkeyes in 1997. I'm pretty sure John was living in Blue Springs during his playing days with the Chiefs.