Scouting Reports: Notable Iowa 2027s with Upside

Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code: howe30 in the coupon code area   We're a week into April and a step closer to the 2026 season. Prep Redzone Iowa has continued preparations for it by rifling through student-athletes' highlight videos and churning out evaluations.   If you don't yet have highlights on your Hudl page, interested college coaches will be looking for them on there and elsewhere. Ask for help if you need it in compiling a video with any clips you have.   Here's another batch of fresh reports:    Williams enjoyed an ultra productive season at Des Moines East as a junior in 2025. He collected a team-best 54.5 tackles, 34 of which were of the solo variety. He forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. We can witness how Williams operates when watching clips from this past fall on his <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/22704975/Lance-Williams/highlights" id="https://www.hudl.com/profile/22704975/Lance-Williams/highlights">Hudl page</a>. Not the biggest or bulkiest guy lining up on the interior of the defensive line, he proves more physical than many of the O-Linemen he matches up against. Williams breaks through multiple blocks and active hands also help him in disengaging if he gets tied up. Williams is fast, athletic and moves very well laterally. His straight-line speed also stands out. He often gets an early advantage with how well he gets off of the ball and pushes the gaps. Williams fits well in Des Moines East's 4-3 front and also is viable as an end in a 3-4 with a chance to help on special teams.     Bailey played an important role on a veteran Johnston offensive line in 2025. The junior was credited with three pancakes as a member of the rotation. He also grew and developed by receiving reps on the Dragons' junior varsity squad. Bailey provides us with his <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18300409/68f41913ae7d4c8615d417d1" id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18300409/68f41913ae7d4c8615d417d1">11th-grade highlight video</a> containing clips from both levels. On it, viewers receive insight into how the left guard gets the job done. Bailey stands out for his power. He mauls the guy in front of him on a regular basis in the run game. Strong hands and upper body along with a sound foundation lead to a big push up the field in close quarters. Bailey is more than a big body overwhelming the opponent up close, however. He can get out in space and pick off defenders, seamlessly reaching blocks in the second level. Agility and smooth footwork help Bailey hold up well in pass protection, where he sets up fast and works with balance.     In what was an otherwise challenging 2025 season at Oskaloosa, Kennedy made a mark on both sides of the line of scrimmage. As an offensive lineman, the junior registered five pancakes. He came up with 20.5 tackles, 10 of which were solo stops. Kennedy posted 2.0 tackles for loss, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. His <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18316043/69193702930670c0e479e5f5" id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18316043/69193702930670c0e479e5f5">11th-grade highlight video</a> lends insight into how he achieves success. The inside man on a three-player D-Line, Kennedy absorbs blocks and uses active hands and power in disengaging to drop ball carriers running his way. He fires off of the snap, moves well laterally to make plays and keeps his head on the ball. On offense, those traits also work well as does his strength in the base. Kennedy wins battles in close with that power and also gets set up quickly in pass protection, where he operates with balance and slick footwork.     Eisentrager worked on his craft running with the junior varsity in 2025, when the Johnston varsity receiver room was deep and talented. Playing time should open up this coming campaign, and the junior showed during his <a href="https://x.com/eisen22724/status/2001036124177789429?s=20" id="https://x.com/eisen22724/status/2001036124177789429?s=20">11th-grade highlight video</a> that he's ready to grab some of it and break out as a senior. Eisentrager is a long-limbed target lining up on the outside on offense. He gets off of the line quickly and slides smoothy into his routes. Eisentrager can win balls over top of smaller defensive backs and run by defenders with more size. He's successful across the middle of the field as a guy that can break tackles. Eisentrager boasts a projectable frame capable of adding plenty of good weight without the loss of speed or athleticism. He would be an asset on special teams on the next level, too.     Not to he confused with the player of the same name in the same grade at PCM, Johnston's Houser is a taller version of his namesake to the east. The Dragon junior caught 13 balls for 109 yards and a touchdown. He added a pancake block and a solo tackle. It's an impressive set of skills when watching his <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18315674/6985f56881088eed3fdd74d4" id="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18315674/6985f56881088eed3fdd74d4">11th-grade highlight video</a>. A high-end athlete as evidenced by his playing for Iowa United on the club basketball circuit, Houser often lines up as an H-Back, hauling in short throws and turning them quickly up the field. He reaches top speed quickly and makes defenders miss in space. Houser runs crisp routes, can block in the run game and looks like a matchup problem overall. His frame is such that it can add plenty of good weight in a college strength and conditioning program. That could lead to him working more in-line as well as or instead of starting in the H-Back spot.

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