Iowa Recruiting Roundup Late February 2025

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And the crowd goes wild. It's the second month in a row I've remembered to put together a statewide recruiting notebook. It isn't even a New Year's resolution. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Student-athletes continue proving that Iowa produces quality prospects for the next level. Opportunities now create more of them in the future with each success story being told. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Prep Redzone Iowa's top prospect in the 2026 Class, Valley's [player_tooltip player_id='283946' first='Jayden' last='McGregory'], <a href="https://x.com/Jay_McGregory/status/1890492412180435163">released his Top 8 list</a> this month. It included Michigan, Georgia, Missouri, Kansas State, Kansas, Michigan State, Louisville and Minnesota. He's locked in official visits to Missouri (June 6-8) and Louisville (June 20-22) so far. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-This site's No. 1-ranked player in 2027, OABCIG athlete [player_tooltip player_id='1197438' first='Jaxx' last='DeJean'], landed a big time offer on February 13. Michigan offered the sophomore, who also reported opportunities from Kansas State, UAB and Iowa, where his brother, Cooper DeJean, was an All-American. Missouri invited Jaxx to Columbia for spring practice, and Kansas and Indiana sent invites to summer camps this month. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-After adding a Notre Dame offer on Jan. 28, [player_tooltip player_id='1221928' first='Evan' last='Jacobson'] experienced a relatively quiet February. The Waukee tight end reported a Purdue offer and locked in an official visit to Auburn. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Iowa City West junior [player_tooltip player_id='1238512' first='Julian' last='Manson'] announced offers from Arizona and New Mexico during February. He'd already claimed opportunities from Iowa, Kansas State, Minnesota, North Dakota State and Kent State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-MOC-Floyd Valley's [player_tooltip player_id='1281978' first='Draeden' last='Punt'] announced his college commitment on Feb. 5. The junior defensive end chose Kansas ahead of offers from Kansas State, South Dakota and Lindenwood. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='466364' first='Tate' last='Wallace'] <a href="https://x.com/tatewallace_2/status/1894800489692438857">revealed his spring visit plans</a> on Wednesday. The stops included Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, Northwestern and Iowa. Miami (OH) has offered a scholarship. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-<a href="https://x.com/mcclish_colton_/status/1893121528130068920">Wayne State offered</a> talented Johnston offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1241376' first='Colton' last='McClish'] on Feb. 21. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-February was kind to Valley receiver [player_tooltip player_id='283945' first='Jayden' last='Brown']. South Dakota State, North Dakota State and North Dakota all offered scholarships. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1370736' first='Joey' last='Hardy'] reported new offers from Lindenwood and Augustana University during February. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1234328' first='Lloydson' last='Nyenow Jr']. claimed a scholarship offer from Lindenwood this month. He also was invited to junior days at Minnesota, Illinois State and elsewhere.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-North Dakota State and Lindenwood offered Waukee OL [player_tooltip player_id='1240558' first='Andrew' last='Hine'], too. The junior also picked up a junior day invite from the Hawkeyes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='283943' first='Eli' last='Robbins'] has experienced an uptick in his recruitment this month. The Norwalk athlete posted scholarship offers from South Dakota State and North Dakota State. He also was invited to junior days at Iowa and Minnesota.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Northwest College came forward with an offer for [player_tooltip player_id='401668' first='Bryce' last='Kock'] during February. He also visited North Dakota, was invited to a junior day at Northern Iowa and a Wyoming summer camp.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1221959' first='Hayden' last='Bishop'] was invited to Ilinois State's spring practice and a summer camp at hometown Northern Iowa. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Iowa State and Northwestern hit up [player_tooltip player_id='1584432' first='Brayden' last='Hanks'] with a summer camp invitations. Iowa would like him to stop by for spring practice as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-After picking up his first scholarship offer from Iowa State on Jan. 31, [player_tooltip player_id='1204515' first='Will' last='Slagle'] was invited to junior day at Minnesota, and spring practices at Iowa and Northwestern. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-The Cyclones visited [player_tooltip player_id='1370695' first='Brayden' last='Hoben'] at his school earlier this month. He was invited to junior days at Iowa and Minnesota. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='533048' first='Braylin' last='Dieken-Keahey'] reported this first scholarship offer this month from South Dakota. Northwest Missouri State also offered. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-During February, South Dakota State and North Dakota State solicited [player_tooltip player_id='1241488' first='Quinn' last='Street'] for summer prospect camps. Northern Iowa would like him to drop by for a spring practice. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Iowa and Iowa State asked [player_tooltip player_id='401675' first='Lamarious' last='Clark'] to come to campus for spring practice. Kansas State, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Illinois State and others requested his attendance at summer camps. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1197458' first='Landon' last='Blum'] announced he would be taking Iowa, Iowa State and Missouri up on spring practice invitations. He was invited to Northwestern's showcase camps. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1198829' first='Kason' last='Clayborne'] was welcomed to visit Iowa and Iowa State for spring practice. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas State, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Minnesota invited <br>[player_tooltip player_id='1197445' first='Savion' last='Miller'] to a variety of junior days, spring practices and summer camps. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='513361' first='Carlos' last='Blount Jr']. received summer camps invitations from Kansas State and Northwestern in February. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Northwestern, Penn and Boston College would like [player_tooltip player_id='1197446' first='Wyatt' last='Valenta'] to camp with them. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-The Hawkeyes invited <a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/mack-heitland/">[player_tooltip player_id='1204436' first='Mack' last='Heitland']</a> to town for a spring practice. Northwestern, South Dakota and Penn would like him at summer camps, and he also was requested at an academic camp at Miami (OH). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1583613' first='Carter' last='Barrett'] announced scholarship offers from Iowa State and Missouri at the end of January. Tennessee and Wisconsin jumped in with offers this month. Iowa and Missouri invited him to spring practice.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Cincinnati, Northwestern and Wisconsin would like to see [player_tooltip player_id='1077234' first='Hayden' last='Shannon'] at camp this summer. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='856405' first='Jack' last='Ohman'] took a junior day visit to Wayne State this month. South Dakota, UNI, Illinois State and others invited him to junior days, and the Panthers also welcomed him to camp in the summer. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='856072' first='Ian' last='Middleton'] made February junior day stops at Augustana and St. Thomas. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-South Dakota caught one of [player_tooltip player_id='1221948' first='Jaxon' last='Paulsrud']'s basketball games earlier this month. He also was invited to junior days at Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Harrison Mullins was invited to junior days at Iowa, South Dakota State, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth and Cornell. Northern Iowa and Penn would like to see him at their camps. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Army, Pittsburg State and Grand View came through with offers for [player_tooltip player_id='1630199' first='Teague' last='Cantrall'] in February. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Waukee Northwest WR Isaiah Oliver landed his first D-I offer when South Dakota came forward on Wednesday. He's been invited to junior days, spring practices and camps by Iowa, Northwestern, South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Dartmouth and others. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->