Show-Me Recruiting Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kansas City Oak Park 2025 TE [player_tooltip player_id='1176118' first='Drew' last='Clemens'] (6'5" 215) saw his recruitment really take off this week with offers from Utah, Illinois and Iowa State being added to his list. It's been a steady process with offers from Michigan State and Arkansas come in earlier this month, and now more larger schools starting to enter the mix. The athletic Clemens also set up a June 8th official visit to Utah. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Kansas City area TE prospect, [player_tooltip player_id='849689' first='Jack' last='Utz'] (6'5" 230) in the 2026 class from Platte County, also has had an impressive month landing offers from Ole Miss, Tulsa and Minnesota in the month of May, with Army and Illinois extending offers this past week. Utz has great size and is equally talented at a blocker and receiver. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michigan offered St. Louis De Smet 2026 DE prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1112565' first='Titan' last='Davis'] (6'5" 245) to be the latest Big Ten school to want his services. Davis has become a national recruit with offers from South California, Oregon and Ole Miss being his most recent before the Wolverines, and with schools from coast to coast interested in him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northern Illinois landed a verbal commitment from CBC 2025 DB [player_tooltip player_id='1124917' first='Austin' last='Tillman'] (6'0" 185) this past week. The speedy Tillman has had a big track season running a 10.6 100 meters this spring to showcase his speed which matches his defensive back skills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ft. Zumwalt North 2026 DE [player_tooltip player_id='1125463' first='Xavier' last='Jackson'] (6'3" 250) added an offer from Kent State recently after picking up his first D1 offer from Ball State earlier this month. Jackson is one of the top returning pass rushers in the St. Louis area and has had a great spring so far with great showings at the Elite and KC Varsity combines. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Louis Lafayette 2025 TE/ATH [player_tooltip player_id='285169' first='Robby' last='Preckel'] (6'3" 230) had a two offer week with Air Force and North Dakota State being his latest ones. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Dakota offers Oak Park 2025 RB [player_tooltip player_id='285152' first='Travon' last='Pankey'] (6'1" 205) who had also recently just been offered by Illinois State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Army has offered Liberty 2025 LB [player_tooltip player_id='1079135' first='Isaiah' last='Hung'] (6'2" 210) who has had multiple offers roll in during the month of May from Air Force, Southern Illinois, Illinois State and Tennessee-Martin. He has a busy camp schedule coming up in June that should see more offers come his way from. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Central Arkansas offers Liberty 2025 OL [player_tooltip player_id='1232732' first='Trevor' last='Bindel'] (6'5" 286).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eastern Illinois offered Marquette 2025 TE [player_tooltip player_id='1173634' first='Cameron' last='Kossmann'] (6'5" 245).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->