Well, the season is near. I know many people aren't interested in players that end up leaving the Hawkeye program and I'm sure Blair is tracking this already. However, I am always interested to hear how these kids do elsewhere. Transfers are (mostly) good for successful programs as it gives a chance to bring in other kids that may have an opportunity to contribute as well as giving the transferring player an opportunity to contribute to another program. With that said, hopefully this comes through in a readable format.
Please add updates as you hear them. If I see any, I'll add as the season goes on. If you aren't interested, please ignore.
2013 Class:
Please add updates as you hear them. If I see any, I'll add as the season goes on. If you aren't interested, please ignore.
2013 Class:
- Jonathan Parker (5.3 ** RB/WR) - 2017 Transfer (Northern Illinois) - 1st year at NIU
- Reggie Spearman (5.7 *** LB) - 2015 Transfer (Illinois State) - 2015-Played in 4 games for ISU - 13 tackles, 1.5 TFL - Dismissed from the team mid-season for undisclosed disciplinary reasons
- Anjeus Jones (5.4 ** WR) - 2014 Transfer (Stephen F. Austin) - 2014-Appeared in 9 games (primarily special teams) / 2015-Appeared in 1 game (1 catch, 14 yds) / 2016-Not listed on the team roster
- Solomon Warfield (5.6 *** DB) - 2015 Transfer (Youngstown State) - 2015-Played in 10 games on special teams and backup DB (6 tackles) / 2016-13 games (8 tackles) as a backup DB
- Andre Harris (5.5 *** ATH/WR) - 2016 Transfer (Eastern Illinois) - 2016-10 games as a kick returner and backup WR (4 kick returns for 67 yds, no receptions)
- Derrick Mitchell, Jr. (5.5 *** ATH/WR/RB) - 2017 Transfer (Texas Tech then Incarnate Word) - 2017-Was sent home from Texas Tech after rumors he was high when he arrived and potential personal issues he is experiencing. Now at Incarnate Word for his final season (thanks @FloridaHawkeye for the update)
- Malik Rucker (5.7 *** DB) - 2015 Transfer (Western Michigan - was fortunate to row the boat for Fleck for 2 years) - 2015-Sat out (transfer rules) / 2016-Appeared in 5 games (No statistics recorded)
- Nic Shimonek (5.5 *** QB) - 2014 Transfer (Texas Tech) - 2014-Sat out (transfer rules) / 2015-2 games played (1 for 2, 18 yds) / 2016-4 games played (38 for 58, 464 yds, 6 TDs, 1 INT / Starting QB for 2017 (school has started a Heisman campaign)
- John Kenny (5.7 *** LB/FB) - 2015 Transfer (Arizona) - 2015-Sat out (transfer rules) / 2016-40 tackles and 1 forced fumble / 2017-Left team in January after graduating early
- Brant Gressel (5.5 *** DT) - Left team in 2016 but remained at the U of I to finish his degree
- Colin Goebel (5.7 *** OL) - 2015 Transfer (Cal Poly) - 2015-2 games played / 2016 2 games played (no statistics available for OL)
- Derrick Willies (5.5 *** WR) - 2014 Transfer (Trinity Valley CC then Texas Tech) - 2015(TVCC)-10 GP (49 rec, 1,155 yds, 23.6 avg, 14 TD) / 2016(TT)-8 GP (18 rec, 288 yds, 16.0 avg, 2 TD)
- Markel Smith (5.7 *** RB) - 2014 DNQ (Central Missouri/DII then Illinois State) - 2015(CM)-11 GP (191 ATT, 913 yds, 7 TD, 16 rec, 138 yds, 1 TD, 1 tackle) / 2016(ISU)-Sat out (transfer rules)
- Jalen Embry (5.6 *** ATH/CB) - 2015 Transfer (Iowa Central CC then Northern Illinois) - 2015(ICCC)-10 GP (49 tackles, 1 INT) / 2016 NIU site says "Redshirted", however Jalen redshirted at Iowa in 2014, right?
- Terrence Harris (5.2 ** DE) - 2016 Transfer (Lackawanna College then Rutgers) - 2016-10 GP (21 tackles, 3 sacks) / 2017-Walking on at Rutgers. Edit: committed to Rutgers 8/30 (thanks @Blair Sanderson for the tweet update).
- Mick Ellis (5.4 ** K) - Left team in 2017 but remained at U of I to finish his degree
- Jameer Outsey (5.6 *** LB/TE) - 2016 Transfer (Mesa CC then UNLV) - 2016(Mesa CC)-11 GP at DL (46 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 2 INT...both returned for TDs of 70 and 34 yds, 1 fumble recovery, 2 blocked kicks) / 2017-1st year at UNLV (Thanks @ElPavo
- CJ Hilliard (5.6 *** RB) - 2015 Transfer (Ohio) - 2015-Sat out (transfer rules) / 2016-Did not appear in any games / 2017-Not listed on the 2017 roster
- Omar Truitt (5.5 *** ATH/CB) - Left the team in 2016, originally withdrew from school to focus on his music career - 2017-Signed with ASA (JUCO/NY) - Thanks @Blair Sanderson for the update
- Jay Scheel (5.8 **** ATH/WR) - Retired from football in 2017 (Injuries) and appears to still be at the U of I
- Eric Graham (5.3 ** RB) - 2016 Transfer (Independence CC) - 2016-3 GP (32 ATT, 232 yds, 4 TDs) - Edit: Eric is not listed on the 2017 ICC roster. Does anyone have knowledge of what happened?
- Angelo Garbutt (5.5 *** LB) - 2017 Transfer (Missouri State) - 1st year at MSU
- Nick Wilson (5.2 ** ATH) - Left team in 2016 after a few incidents - I am unable to find any recent news on Nick (anyone know anything?)
- Jerminic Smith (5.6 *** WR) - 2017 Transfer (Southwest Baptist/DII) - 1st year at Southwest (thanks to @wneff for providing the update)
- Michael Slater (5.5 *** DE) - 2017 Transfer (Iowa Central CC) - 1st year at ICCC
- Emmanuel Ogwo (5.5 *** WR) - Left the team in 2016 and ran track at U of I - Transferred to TCU to continue running track
- Justin Jinning (5.4 ** LB) - Left the team in 2016 and appears to be out of football
- Brett Waechter (5.5 *** OL) - Retired from football in 2016 (Injuries) and appears to still be at the U of I
- Lance Billings (5.5 *** DB) - Left Iowa shortly after arriving due to homesick (girlfriend) - Appears to be out of football
- Daviyon Nixon (5.5 *** DE) - 2017 DNQ (sort of - at Iowa Western CC) - 1st year at IWCC - Won his appeal and is expected to join Iowa for the spring semester
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