Class of 2027 Recruiting Roundup April ’24
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We’ve reached the sophomores-to-be after rounding up of recruiting updates from around the state for the 2025 and 2026 Classes. The ’27 crew has gotten off to a great start on the trail, and has shown the potential to be…
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Continue ReadingWe’ve reached the sophomores-to-be after rounding up of recruiting updates from around the state for the 2025 and 2026 Classes. The ’27 crew has gotten off to a great start on the trail, and has shown the potential to be strong at the top and deep.
Luke Brewer Luke Brewer 6'4" | 220 lbs | TE Norwalk | 2027 State IA snagged an Iowa State scholarship offer in October of his freshman season. Kansas State made the same move last week. He visited Iowa for a game last fall and again this spring.
Jaxx DeJean Jaxx DeJean 6'4" | 200 lbs | ATH OABCIG | 2027 State IA found time to watch his older brother, Cooper DeJean, being selected by Philadelphia in this past weekend’s NFL Draft while navigating a busy time. Alabama Birmingham offered a scholarship in February, and he visited Iowa in the fall and spring. Wisconsin and North Dakota have invited him to camps this summer.
Multi-sport standout Landon Blum Landon Blum 6'5" | 175 lbs | WR Woodbine | 2027 State IA is one of the better kept secrets in the state. He reported an Iowa State football offer last week, has been invited to summer camps at Illinois, Mississippi State, North Dakota State and Harvard, and is ranked No. 3 among ’27 basketball players in the state at Prep Hoops Iowa. He cleared 6-2 in the high jump last week.
Iowa played host to Carlos Blount Jr Carlos Blount Jr 6'1" | 200 lbs | LB Ankeny Centennial | 2027 State IA . for a junior day in February and for a spring practice earlier this month. He visited Iowa State in March, and has been invited to camp this summer with the Cyclones, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt and Miami (Ohio).
Jaxson McIntire Jaxson McIntire 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH Clear Lake | 2027 State IA was invited to Iowa State and Iowa games in the fall. The Cyclones offered him a scholarship in November. Nebraska played host to Kason Clayborne Kason Clayborne 6'3" | 200 lbs | DB Sioux City East | 2027 State IA , also a baseball prospect, for a March visit.
Indiana, UConn, Harvard, Penn and Western Illinois invited Wyatt Valenta Wyatt Valenta 6'1" | 205 lbs | WR Dallas Center-Grimes | 2027 State IA to summer camps. Tate Wallace Tate Wallace 6'1" | 190 lbs | LB State IA has been building a bond with Wisconsin, camping with the Badgers last summer, visiting Madison for a game in the fall and returning in campus in March. He expected to be back there for a summer camp and has been invited to camps at Iowa State, Kansas State and Indiana.
Christopher Ford Christopher Ford 5'9" | DB Sioux City East | 2027 State IA visited the Huskers in Lincoln in late March. Iowa and Iowa State played host to Fiston Carlson Fiston Carlson 5'10" | 200 lbs | ATH Roland-Story | 2027 IA this month. Iowa played host to William Clausen William Clausen 6'5" | 230 lbs | DL Benton Community | 2027 IA for a spring practice, he’s scheduled to camp at Iowa State on June 4, and Houston, UConn and others have invited him to camp.
Raif Jensen Raif Jensen 6'1" | ATH Ridge View | 2027 IA stopped at Iowa for a spring practice and has been invited to a camp at Towson. Michigan had Cael Kongshaug Cael Kongshaug 6'3" | 220 lbs | QB Cedar Rapids Prairie | 2027 IA at its BBQ last summer, Iowa played host to him for a game in the September, and he’s been invited to summer camps at Wisconsin, Indiana, UConn, Harvard and Penn.
Iowa State invited Braylon Bingham Braylon Bingham 6'2" | 165 lbs | QB Pleasantville | 2027 IA to summer camp. Invitations to a summer camp at Penn and the Kent State mega camp have been received by Darrian Anderson Darrian Anderson 6'3" | 285 lbs | DL Sioux City East | 2027 IA . Mega camps at Kent State and in Wisconsin are welcoming Cooper Chebuhar Cooper Chebuhar 6'2" | 215 lbs | LB Southeast Polk | 2027 IA to their showcases.