Aaron Graves
Defensive End
6’5 260
Out of all the instate guys in this class, Graves is easily the best imo. He’s big, strong, and physical. And believe me, I’ve watched a lot of film on recruits, and Graves has easily one of the best first steps I’ve ever seen out of an Iowa defensive end recruit. As far as a comparison, I would say Matt Roth/Jared Devries. He’s going to have a great career and I’ll enjoy watching it unfold.
Caden Crawford
Defensive End
6’5 240
When I started seeing all the forecasts and CB’s coming in, I got giddy. Having Crawford opposite of Graves is going to make for an extremely salty end duo in the future. Crawford is extremely physical and while not as good as Graves, still has a great 1st step off the line. For a comp, I was struggling to find a good one until someone said Drew Ott. Crawford and Ott were/are very similar in size and playing style. Crawford will need to put on the Braithweight, and likely won’t have much of an impact until his RS SO season imo.
Jack Dotzler
Offensive Tackle
6’7 265
Was there ever any doubt he was going to be a Hawkeye? He’s a great start to the 2022 OL class. He had some good offers, including PSU, IU, ISU, and Purdue. He has a very good frame to work with. What I see when I watch his tape is his lateral mobility not many high school guys who are 6’7 265 have the side to side motion Dotzler does. He is strong, but he definitely needs to weight room. He’s very lean, so he needs to add the muscle on. I’d guess he won’t make much of an impact until his redshirt sophomore/junior year, because of all the talent in the OL room. When he does make an impact, it’ll be a big one though. Can’t wait to watch him progress and make a big impact over the course of his college career.