Class of 2025 Recruiting Roundup April ’24
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Like the last few recruiting cycles, Iowa’s Class of 2025 is flush with college talent. It’s definitely a golden era for the state’s prospect production. Some of the top recruits have verbally committed to schools. That group included Iowa pledges…
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Continue ReadingLike the last few recruiting cycles, Iowa’s Class of 2025 is flush with college talent. It’s definitely a golden era for the state’s prospect production.
Some of the top recruits have verbally committed to schools. That group included Iowa pledges Joey VanWetzinga Joey VanWetzinga 6'2" | 255 lbs | DL Pleasant Valley | 2025 State IA and Thomas Meyer Thomas Meyer 6'5" | 210 lbs | ATH Clear Lake | 2025 State IA , Iowa State verbals Xzavion Robinson Xzavion Robinson 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR West Des Moines Valley | 2025 State IA , Will Tompkins Will Tompkins 6'4" | 270 lbs | OL Cedar Falls | 2025 State IA , Jack Limbaugh Jack Limbaugh 6'4" | 225 lbs | ATH Algona | 2025 State IA and Alex Manske Alex Manske 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Algona | 2025 State IA , and Kansas commitment Malachi Curvey Malachi Curvey 6'3" | 215 lbs | WR Ankeny Centennial | 2025 State IA .
Nick Brooks Nick Brooks 6'8" | 340 lbs | OL Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 2025 State IA is a four-star prospect that reports scholarship offers from Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, USC, Texas and just about every other major college program. The Cedar Rapids Kennedy offensive tackle and one-time Hawkeye pledge is scheduled to officially visit Georgia, Iowa, Texas and USC between May 31 and June 21.
Mason Woods Mason Woods 6'2" | 195 lbs | ATH Iowa City West | 2025 State IA , son of Iowa assistant coach LeVar Woods, reports scholarship offers from the Hawkeyes, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and others. He is connected with all of those schools, having visited them.
Iowa State, Army, North Dakota State, UNI, South Dakota, North Dakota and Western Illinois have offered Brody Clubb Brody Clubb 6'3" | 245 lbs | DL Clear Creek-Amana | 2025 State IA scholarships. Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Wisconsin and Illinois have played host to him on campus visits.
Kansas State reportedly has a scholarship offer out to Wisdom Fode. The Des Moines North product visited Iowa for spring practice earlier this month.
Will Hawthorne Will Hawthorne 6'3" | 225 lbs | TE Gilbert | 2025 State IA lists offers from Northern Illinois, Army, Air Force, Miami (Ohio), Ohio and others. He’s logged visits to Northern Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota and more.
Indiana, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Miami (Ohio), Toledo, UNI and others are among Louden Grimsley Louden Grimsley 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR Sioux City East | 2025 State IA ‘s offers. He visited Illinois this spring, and reports game/camp/junior day invites from the Illini, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, Kansas State, Minnesota and more.
Ethan Wood claims an offer from Boise State. The Mount Vernon athlete is receiving interest from Iowa and Iowa State, both of whom played host to him at games last season, South Dakota State, North Dakota State and UNI, among others.
Axel Ramazani Axel Ramazani IA recently reported a scholarship opportunity from Washington State. He also claimed offers from Wyoming, North Dakota State, UNI, North Dakota, Western Illinois and Illinois State.
Manasse Kasongo Malu, a prospect in basketball, reports offers from Nebraska and Northern Iowa as an edge on the gridiron. He visited Iowa for a game last season and has heard from North Dakota State.
Lindenwood offered Jozef Reisz Jozef Reisz 6'3" | 220 lbs | ATH Harlan Community | 2025 State IA this spring. He also took visits to South Dakota State, Wyoming, Kansas State, UNI, North Dakota State and South Dakota.
Quick-Hitters
-Marcus McGregor reported his first Division I offer on March 29 during a UNI campus visit and then Wyoming offered on April 29. He also stopped at Iowa State, Iowa, Northern Illinois, Lindenwood, North Dakota, Wyoming and North Dakota State.
-South Dakota became the first Division I program to offer Rayce Heitman Rayce Heitman 6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH Williamsburg | 2025 State IA when it did so on April 7. He’s received interest from Iowa, Iowa State, South Dakota State and Wayne State.
-Elijah Hoyt added his first Division I offer in early March, when UNI came forward with the opportunity. He’s visited Iowa and Iowa State on multiple occasions, and also stopped at Kansas State and Northern Illinois.
-UNI also offered Sam Zelenovich this month. He visited Iowa, Iowa State and Missouri recently.
– Rashawd Davis Rashawd Davis 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB Dowling Catholic | 2025 State IA is hearing from quite a few programs. He visited Minnesota for a game last season and has been invited to junior day/camp at Iowa State, Nebraska, South Dakota State, North Dakota State and others.
-Iowa State and Missouri played host to Javon Sanders Javon Sanders 6'1" | 185 lbs | RB Des Moines Lincoln | 2025 IA for game-day visits last season. He’s been invited to Iowa, North Dakota State and Lindenwood.
– Jamison Poe Jamison Poe 5'9" | 150 lbs | RB Ames | 2025 State IA has received campus invites for junior days and camps from Iowa State, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota State and North Dakota State.
-Iowa invited Dylan Manning to spring practice and its Elite Camp this summer. He camped with the Hawkeyes last year and visited for a game in the fall. He’s also been invited to Iowa State, Northwestern, South Dakota State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois and more.
– Parker Sutherland Parker Sutherland 6'6" | 215 lbs | TE Iowa City | 2025 IA attended an Iowa State game last fall. His recent travels took him to spring practices/junior days at Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Illinois, UNI, North Dakota State and South Dakota State.
– Jack Wallace Jack Wallace 6'3" | 205 lbs | QB Iowa City West | 2025 State IA is a three-year starter at Iowa City West with offseason visits to South Dakota State, St. Thomas, UNI and Dartmouth behind him.
-Vincenzo Gianforte has made spring campus tops at Western Illinois and UNI.
– Jacob Doyle Jacob Doyle 6'1" | 210 lbs | RB Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 2025 State IA visited Iowa with his Kennedy teammates earlier this month. UNI and Yale played host to him on a visits this spring.
-Braylon Edwards has enjoyed a busy spring of campus visits. He stopped at South Dakota State, South Dakota, Northern Iowa, Western Illinois and Illinois State.
-Schools are interested in Harrison Tripp Harrison Tripp 6'1" | 200 lbs | LB Norwalk | 2025 State IA . The Norwalk linebacker visited Iowa, Iowa State, South Dakota State, UNI and Northern Illinois.
– Drew Francois Drew Francois 6'4" | 250 lbs | LB Dubuque Senior | 2025 State IA saw campuses and facilities at South Dakota State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois and UNI.
-Iowa, South Dakota State, North Dakota State, UNI and Northern Illinois saw Derek Ellen stop on campus this spring.
– Gavin Sleezer Gavin Sleezer 6'3" | 210 lbs | LB Alta-Aurelia | 2025 State IA attended games at Iowa State, Iowa, Kansas State and North Dakota State last season. This spring, he’s made his way to Northern Illinois and South Dakota State, and back to Kansas State and North Dakota State.
-Minnesota played host Tiernan Vokes Tiernan Vokes 6'4" | 210 lbs | TE Grundy Center | 2025 State IA last summer and again for a game in the fall. He’s been invited to Iowa State, Nebraska and North Dakota State.
– Myles Gardner Myles Gardner 6'4" | 195 lbs | LB Waterloo West | 2025 State IA stopped at Iowa State for a game last September. This offseason, he visited the South Dakota State, North Dakota State, UNI, Western Illinois and Wayne State campuses.
-Iowa, Iowa State, South Dakota State, North Dakota State and South Dakota brought Lathan McDaniel to campus this spring. He’s also hearing from Kansas State, the service academies and others.
– Darius Mason Darius Mason 5'11" | 230 lbs | RB Des Moines Valley | 2025 State IA visited Lindenwood and St. Thomas this spring.