Iowa football recruiting · Big Ten
Iowa recruiting: 13 commits for 2027, No. 63 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
132027 commits
3.08average stars, 2027 class
No. 632027 class score
495commits since 2002 · 5 five-star
The 2027 class
13 commits · 1 four-starReilly Newman
★★★★★
Mar 30
Gavin Stecker
★★★★★
Dec 9, 2025
Tommy Riordan
★★★★★
Apr 7
Nate Brenneman
★★★★★
Apr 5
Jaxx DeJean
★★★★★
Jake Thies
★★★★★
Mar 28
Jerrence Knoblock
★★★★★
Apr 14
Bariyus Allen
★★★★★
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Braylon Bingham
★★★★★
Keyon Thomas
★★★★★
Jun 17
Kyler Van Maanen
★★★★★
Brayden Santibanez
★★★★★
Jonathan Harris
★★★★★
Latest moves
nothing newNothing logged for Iowa in the last 120 days. The newest dated moves in our archive (Jun 17, 2026):
Committed Keyon Thomas
★★★★★
Jun 17
Official visit Keyon Thomas
★★★★★
Jun 12
Official visit Daniel Yebit
★★★★★
Jun 5
Official visit Kyler Kuhn
★★★★★
Jun 5
Official visit Caleb Johnson
★★★★★
Jun 5
Our live tracker reads offer, visit and commit posts as recruits share them; coverage grows every day.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
80 offers · 7 here · 73 elsewhereDaniel Yebit
★★★★★
TCU
May 26
Braylon Williams
★★★★★
SMU
May 26
Bennett Konkey
★★★★★
Illinois
May 21
Bryce Williams
★★★★★
Nebraska
May 20
Isaiah Alvarez
★★★★★
Rutgers
May 19
Parker Newman
★★★★★
Duke
May 8
Show all 80 offers
Tyler Fryman
★★★★★
Kentucky
May 5
Lawrence Britt
★★★★★
Missouri
Apr 29
Keyon Thomas
★★★★★
Committed here
Apr 29
Brodie Campbell
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Apr 27
Ben Kolar
★★★★★
Stanford
Apr 14
Jerrence Knoblock
★★★★★
Committed here
Mar 28
Joshua Banks
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Feb 23
Justin Johnson
★★★★★
Illinois
Feb 4
Jayshon Gibson
★★★★★
UCLA
Feb 2
Gideon Gash
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Feb 1
Caleb Johnson
★★★★★
Michigan State
Jan 31
Jake Thies
★★★★★
Committed here
Jan 31
Jamison Roberts
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Jan 29
Cooper Ohnmacht
★★★★★
Kansas State
Jan 29
Ronnie Gomiller
★★★★★
Cincinnati
Jan 28
Israel Abrams
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 27
Elias Pearl
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 27
Noah Roberts
★★★★★
Texas
Jan 27
Jake Nawrot
★★★★★
Kentucky
Jan 26
Raheem Floyd
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 26
Jordan Karhoff
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jan 26
Brandon Sherrard
★★★★★
Texas
Jan 26
Turmarian Moreland
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jan 26
Brian Dillard
★★★★★
South Florida
Jan 26
Kameron Roberson
★★★★★
Houston
Jan 25
Blake Jenkins
★★★★★
Michigan
Jan 25
Javian Jones-Priest
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jan 22
Davin Davidson
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 21
David Hill
★★★★★
Wisconsin
Jan 20
David Folorunsho
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Jan 19
Darrell Mattison
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Jan 15
Barrett Kitrell
★★★★★
Nebraska
Jan 8
Nate Brenneman
★★★★★
Committed here
Jan 7
SaRod Baker
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Dec 6, 2025
Kingston Miles
★★★★★
Missouri
Oct 19, 2025
Nehemiah Ombati
★★★★★
Nebraska
Oct 18, 2025
Bode Sparrow
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Oct 8, 2025
Mason McDermott
★★★★★
Indiana
Sep 27, 2025
Ohimai Ozolua
★★★★★
Michigan State
Sep 27, 2025
Dami Sowunmi
★★★★★
Missouri
Sep 27, 2025
Gavin Stecker
★★★★★
Committed here
Jun 24, 2025
Chris Kasky
★★★★★
Missouri
Jun 18, 2025
Tommy Riordan
★★★★★
Committed here
Jun 15, 2025
Keysan Taylor
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Jun 14, 2025
Peyton Miller
★★★★★
Florida
May 28, 2025
Soren Fifer
★★★★★
Illinois
May 28, 2025
Jayce Brewer
★★★★★
Michigan
May 19, 2025
Xavier Muhammad
★★★★★
Michigan
May 16, 2025
Kaden McCarty
★★★★★
Texas A&M
May 15, 2025
Jai Jones
★★★★★
Wisconsin
May 15, 2025
Tavares Harrington
★★★★★
Michigan
May 14, 2025
Roman Igwebuike
★★★★★
Notre Dame
May 14, 2025
Karnell James
★★★★★
LSU
May 14, 2025
Jaden Baldwin
★★★★★
Pittsburgh
May 14, 2025
Reilly Newman
★★★★★
Committed here
May 8, 2025
Jaylen Mercer
★★★★★
Kentucky
May 8, 2025
Chuck Alexander
★★★★★
Iowa State
May 7, 2025
Monsanna Torbert Jr.
★★★★★
Michigan
May 1, 2025
Luke Starcevic
★★★★★
Clemson
May 1, 2025
Braylen Warren
★★★★★
Missouri
Apr 22, 2025
Kyler Kuhn
★★★★★
Missouri
Mar 8, 2025
Will Slagle
★★★★★
Iowa State
Mar 8, 2025
Mason Halliman
★★★★★
Illinois
Mar 8, 2025
Kobe Rhymes
★★★★★
Missouri
Feb 7, 2025
Eli Diane
★★★★★
Minnesota
Jan 25, 2025
Kei'Shjuan Telfair
★★★★★
Penn State
Jan 23, 2025
Cameron Wagner
★★★★★
Oregon
Jan 23, 2025
Brock Williams
★★★★★
Texas
Jan 9, 2025
Quentin Burrell
★★★★★
Michigan
Jan 7, 2025
Brayden Parks
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Oct 26, 2024
Landon Blum
★★★★★
Penn State
Jun 15, 2024
Trae Taylor
★★★★★
Nebraska
Jun 13, 2024
Cooper Terwilliger
★★★★★
Penn State
Jun 13, 2024
Myson Johnson-Cook
★★★★★
Auburn
Oct 26, 2023
Every Iowa class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 9 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2005 (No. 6).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 13 | 0 | No. 63 | Reilly Newman IOL, Gavin Stecker LB |
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | No. 27 | Tradon Bessinger QB, Julian Manson LB |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | No. 35 | Iose Epenesa DL, Burke Gautcher LB |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | No. 30 | Will Nolan OT, Gavin Hoffman TE |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | No. 46 | Ben Kueter LB, Trevor Lauck OT |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | No. 28 | Xavier Nwankpa S, Aaron Graves DL |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | No. 25 | David Davidkov OT, Connor Colby IOL |
Show every class back to 2002
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | No. 35 | Logan Jones DT, Deontae Craig WDE |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 | No. 43 | Jestin Jacobs OLB, Ezra Miller OT |
| 2018 | 28 | 0 | No. 41 | Dallas Craddieth S, John Waggoner WDE |
| 2017 | 30 | 1 | No. 40 | A.J. Epenesa SDE, Tristan Wirfs OT |
| 2016 | 25 | 0 | No. 49 | Cedrick Lattimore SDE, Nate Stanley PRO |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | No. 60 | James Daniels OC, Levi Paulsen OT |
| 2014 | 19 | 0 | No. 51 | Jay Scheel ATH, Markel Smith RB |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | No. 62 | Jon Wisnieski TE, Colin Goebel OG |
| 2012 | 27 | 0 | No. 39 | Greg Garmon ATH, Faith Ekakitie SDE |
| 2011 | 23 | 0 | No. 27 | Rodney Coe RB, Jordan Walsh OG |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 | No. 34 | C.J. Fiedorowicz TE, AJ Derby PRO |
| 2009 | 20 | 0 | No. 60 | Keenan Davis WR, Brandon Wegher RB |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 | No. 52 | John Wienke PRO, Riley Reiff OT |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 | No. 22 | Bryan Bulaga OT, Christian Ballard SDE |
| 2006 | 21 | 0 | No. 35 | Jeremiha Hunter OLB, Adrian Clayborn SDE |
| 2005 | 17 | 3 | No. 6 | Tony Moeaki TE, Dan Doering OT |
| 2004 | 14 | 1 | No. 113 | Kyle Williams OLB, Bradley Fletcher CB |
| 2003 | 19 | 0 | No. 54 | Mike Jones OT, Albert Young APB |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 | No. 112 | Calvin Davis WR, Chris Felder OL |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where Iowa recruits come from
28% of Iowa's 495 commits since 2002 came from home-state Iowa.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsDowling Catholic
6 commits
Glenville
6 commits
Cedar Falls
5 commits
Bettendorf
4 commits
Warren Central
4 commits
Xavier
4 commits
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Pella
4 commits
Marion
4 commits
Edwardsville
3 commits
Armwood
3 commits
Iowa City West
3 commits
Sycamore
3 commits
Who Iowa offered, and who won them
Of the 948 players we have on record as Iowa offers (2002-2025), 192 signed here (20%). The program that beat them most often: Michigan, 37 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | Georgia 1, Oregon 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | Missouri 1, Nebraska 1 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 7% | Notre Dame 1, Oklahoma 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | Oregon 1, Michigan 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | Oregon 1, TCU 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0% | Indiana 1, Penn State 1 |
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| 2016 | 41 | 4 | 10% | Ohio State 4, Michigan State 3 |
| 2015 | 64 | 7 | 11% | Ohio State 6, Penn State 4 |
| 2014 | 71 | 14 | 20% | Stanford 3, Notre Dame 3 |
| 2013 | 65 | 15 | 23% | Notre Dame 5, Nebraska 5 |
| 2012 | 89 | 14 | 16% | Michigan 8, Missouri 5 |
| 2011 | 72 | 19 | 26% | Notre Dame 7, Michigan 3 |
| 2010 | 63 | 12 | 19% | Wisconsin 5, Missouri 4 |
| 2009 | 61 | 15 | 25% | Rutgers 5, Michigan 4 |
| 2008 | 65 | 14 | 22% | Missouri 5, Illinois 5 |
| 2007 | 57 | 13 | 23% | Ohio State 4, Wisconsin 3 |
| 2006 | 51 | 14 | 27% | Pittsburgh 4, Alabama 3 |
| 2005 | 41 | 12 | 29% | Tennessee 2, Michigan 2 |
| 2004 | 68 | 13 | 19% | Michigan State 3, Nebraska 3 |
| 2003 | 57 | 14 | 25% | Notre Dame 4, Boston College 3 |
| 2002 | 40 | 11 | 28% | Nebraska 2, Colorado 2 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there37 players
36 players
35 players
29 players
25 players
25 players
The coaches who signed them
Kirk Ferentz has signed 495 commits since the 2002 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Ferentz 2001-2026 · 209-109 | 495 | 3.05 | 5 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsPhil Parker
36 commits
3.03 avg stars
Kelvin Bell
26 commits
3.23 avg stars
Seth Wallace
25 commits
3.29 avg stars
Abdul Hodge
11 commits
3.27 avg stars
Jon Budmayr
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jay Norvell
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Show all 27 position coaches
Billy Vandemerkt
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Tevyn Montgomery
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Tim Lester
1 commits
4.00 avg stars
Omar Young
0 commits
Ladell Betts
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Brian Ferentz
92 commits
3.09 avg stars
Kelton Copeland
10 commits
3.00 avg stars
George Barnett
3 commits
3.33 avg stars
Ken O'Keefe
8 commits
3.00 avg stars
Reese Morgan
52 commits
3.14 avg stars
Derrick Foster
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Tim Polasek
4 commits
2.75 avg stars
LeVar Woods
20 commits
2.88 avg stars
Bobby Kennedy
8 commits
3.00 avg stars
Greg Davis
7 commits
2.83 avg stars
Chris White
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jim Reid
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Darrell Wilson
8 commits
2.71 avg stars
Rick Kaczenski
5 commits
3.50 avg stars
Erik Campbell
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Lester Erb
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (19 coaches)
Tom Moore
Senior Consultant to the Head Coach/Offensive Advisor
Tim Lester
Offensive coordinator
Seth Wallace
Assistant head coach/Assistant defensive coordinator/linebackers
Phil Parker
Defensive coordinator/secondary
Brock Sherman
Senior Analyst/Assistant Special Teams Coordinator
Kevin Spencer
Senior Consultant to the Special Teams Coordinator
Chris Polizzi
Special teams coordinator
Kelvin Bell
Defensive line
Billy Vandemerkt
Quarterbacks
Jay Norvell
Running backs
Tevyn Montgomery
Student Assistant/Running Backs
Abdul Hodge
Tight ends/fullbacks
Jon Budmayr
Wide receivers
Jay Niemann
Assistant defensive line/defensive recruiting coordinator
Drew Heitland
Assistant Director, Football Sports Performance
Kohle Helle
Assistant Director, Football Sports Performance
Allan Reyes
Assistant Director, Football Sports Performance
Cody Myers
Associate Director, Football Sports Performance
Raimond Braithwaite
Director, Football Sports Performance
Quick answers
How many commits does Iowa have in the 2027 class?
Iowa has 13 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Reilly Newman, a 4-star IOL from West Chester.
What was Iowa's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2005 class (No. 6 nationally): 17 commits, 3 five-stars and 5 four-stars.
Where does Iowa recruit the most?
Iowa: 137 of Iowa's 495 commits since 2002 came from there.
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
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Nebraska
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