Maybe there is another thread about this. But looking at the Hawks signing day it is average in my eyes. But looking at the states the players are from, UI is still recruiting around the midwest. In my mind and the rest of the country is that speed wins football games, such as in the SEC and soon Big 12, but Iowa is still recruiting the fat and slow linemen. Florida and Texas are the states to go to for athletes and I am very happy to see the amount of talent we are getting out of the south. Today was a good day no matter what ranking we are in.
Iowa Recruiting Class
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Re: Signing Day Wrap-up and Review
Really? Guillory (RB commit) runs the 40 in 4.3 This may be one of the fastest classes Iowa has signed in a while. Some very good speed is coming in.
Oh, and 15 states are represented in this class:
Florida
-Blackwell
-Brinson
-Swanson
Illinois
-Herman
-Wienke
Indiana
-Hampton
-Mossbrucker
Iowa
-Ferentz
-Reisen
-Robinson
-Vandenberg
Kansas
-Guillory
Michigan
-Semmes
Missouri
-Paine
Montana
-McMillan
Nebraska
-Prater (2)
New Jersey
-Griggs
New York
-Staten
Ohio
-Bigach
-Lowe
-Gaglione
Pennsylvania
-Castillo
South Dakota
-Reiff
Texas
-Cato
-Gimm
Really? Guillory (RB commit) runs the 40 in 4.3 This may be one of the fastest classes Iowa has signed in a while. Some very good speed is coming in.
Oh, and 15 states are represented in this class:
Florida
-Blackwell
-Brinson
-Swanson
Illinois
-Herman
-Wienke
Indiana
-Hampton
-Mossbrucker
Iowa
-Ferentz
-Reisen
-Robinson
-Vandenberg
Kansas
-Guillory
Michigan
-Semmes
Missouri
-Paine
Montana
-McMillan
Nebraska
-Prater (2)
New Jersey
-Griggs
New York
-Staten
Ohio
-Bigach
-Lowe
-Gaglione
Pennsylvania
-Castillo
South Dakota
-Reiff
Texas
-Cato
-Gimm
Actually I think Iowa has an above average class. That's not a rip on them either. They've got some playmakers. I'm not sold on either of their running backs though, but that's just from watching videos.
Wienke's videos look very good. He is not a dual-threat but will be a very good pro-style QB.
Wienke's videos look very good. He is not a dual-threat but will be a very good pro-style QB.
I think Iowa recruited well on the defensive side of the ball. I have a feeling this class will represent well in 3 to 4 years. Much like ours will.
This looks like a solid class for Iowa. It’s not a Top 10 or 25 class but where has that got them recently…
KF and crew need to get back to recruiting guys that fit their system like they did with Dallas Clark, Bob Sanders, etc and not necessarily go after the 4-star guys with questionable character that were turned away by the big boys like they have been doing recently.
KF and crew need to get back to recruiting guys that fit their system like they did with Dallas Clark, Bob Sanders, etc and not necessarily go after the 4-star guys with questionable character that were turned away by the big boys like they have been doing recently.
they got guys good enough to win with their schedule and good enough to keep kirk ferentz there and thats good enough right?
average class for iowa... i would rate ISU's ahead just because it is a more athletic class that may not be as good straight out of highschool, but has much more upside, my breakdown of the iowa class is this...
QB: Wienke, and Vandenberg are no better than christiansen(who wasnt good to start with) and they will have to sit 2-3 years behind him, neither will amount to much
RB: Pinning hopes on high rated JUCO running back isnt a good idea (see JJ Bass) and a bunch of 5'9" kids need to run better than 4.5sec 40's or else they are going to get creamed. Brinson has most upside
WR/TE
rater is only 158lbs wont see the field for 2 year at least till he gets to 180-190.. staten looks like good prospect, definitely has the size, 2 decent TE... imo gimm wont be much more than a blocker herman could be effective
OL:Ferentz and McMillan both need to bulk up (esp. ferentz) may be good in 2-3 years, no immediate impact
DL:Reily Reiff will be only one to see the field next year at all others need to get bigger, Semmes and Gaglione need size to complement 4.6 in the 40
LB:
DB:Cato will be good, prater need to bulk up considering he only weighs 159 (1pound more than his WR brother) Swanson is to slow for CB maybe a saftey
ATHaine could be a solid corner, Castillo needs a redshirt year to get bigger also, probably a CB prospect also. If blackwell puts on 15pounds, he could be a good OLB will 4.5 speed... imo blackwell is the best in the iowa class
QB: Wienke, and Vandenberg are no better than christiansen(who wasnt good to start with) and they will have to sit 2-3 years behind him, neither will amount to much
RB: Pinning hopes on high rated JUCO running back isnt a good idea (see JJ Bass) and a bunch of 5'9" kids need to run better than 4.5sec 40's or else they are going to get creamed. Brinson has most upside
WR/TE
rater is only 158lbs wont see the field for 2 year at least till he gets to 180-190.. staten looks like good prospect, definitely has the size, 2 decent TE... imo gimm wont be much more than a blocker herman could be effectiveOL:Ferentz and McMillan both need to bulk up (esp. ferentz) may be good in 2-3 years, no immediate impact
DL:Reily Reiff will be only one to see the field next year at all others need to get bigger, Semmes and Gaglione need size to complement 4.6 in the 40
LB:
DB:Cato will be good, prater need to bulk up considering he only weighs 159 (1pound more than his WR brother) Swanson is to slow for CB maybe a saftey
ATH
aine could be a solid corner, Castillo needs a redshirt year to get bigger also, probably a CB prospect also. If blackwell puts on 15pounds, he could be a good OLB will 4.5 speed... imo blackwell is the best in the iowa class
Yeah, Brinson was recruited by Florida, because of his size and power.
Guillory runs the 40 in 4.3 seconds, and had 2,000+ yards last year. He was also committed to North Carolina, then Kansas State, and was deciding late between TAMU and Iowa (after de-committing).
He's a very solid pickup IMO, and will make an immediate impact.
hey do you know a guy by the name of JJ Bass??? he was 4* out of JUCO and he did nothing last year and hes 2" taller and 20lbs bigger than guillory and ran a 4.4.... just saying dont pin your hopes at RB on that kid
and oh yea.... we got the best 3 recruits of our two classes combined
Me? I base my opinions on the same thing that ya'll base your opinions on incoming ISU recruits on. So, why don't you tell me?
Best 3 recruits.... who/why? I'm curious, because you seem to think that ISU's class is so much better than Iowa's - and it very well may be. But let's be honest here, right now, there is no way any of us know how these players are going to turn out.
The only thing we can look at right now is talent coming out of high school, and according to the "experts", Iowa has more of it. That may or may not be true, but I'm not sure how you can be so certain that ISU hit a gold mine and Iowa flopped?
I thought he was injured. I guess maybe Guillory will be bad because Bass got injured, which, you know, hurt his playing.
I wouldn't say JJ Bass did nothing.
Give the kid a break. He had a whole world of expectations to live up to and did well when he wasn't injured. We will see a lot of JJ this fall, mark my words.
Give the kid a break. He had a whole world of expectations to live up to and did well when he wasn't injured. We will see a lot of JJ this fall, mark my words.
Look at how far Iowa has fallen. They're bragging about some junior college running back who will probably flunk out in one semester and about stealing last minute recruits away from Akron and Villanova.