Iowa Football Recruiting
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And if Downing had committed to Iowa, then he would have been on the same level as Wirfs or Kallenberger according to Iowa fans. This stuff is just stupid to argue.
Nobody knows who will be better until 3-5 years from now most likely. I knew ISU should have offered Josey Jewell when he had no offers late and was just hoping for a good offer, but nope, Rhoads didn't pull the trigger like an idiot. You could tell just watching tape of Jewell he was going to be a stud. Great athlete and a baller. And I'm sure Iowa had wished they pulled the trigger and offered Jake Knott too. You never know.
Actually, Wirfs and Kallenberger were much higher rated recruits. Those are the facts.
http://247sports.com/Player/Trevor-Downing-94601
http://247sports.com/player/tristan-wirfs-83665
http://247sports.com/player/mark-kallenberger-85961
Raise those standards and sound those sirens! A storm is brewing baby!!!
Which means absolutely nothing, that's what I'm saying oh brilliant one.
Remember the year Iowa had like a top 10 recruiting class and they landed all those stud OL, and hardly any of them panned out. Or the year they landed the 5 star OL out of Atlantic, and he never played a down for Iowa. It doesn't mean a whole lot.
Lol.. wow.... you mean the class that won them an Orange Bowl and sent 2 lineman to the NFL (would've been 3 if Dace Richardson didn't have so many injuries)including pro bowler Marshall Yanda?
You are right nobody knows how a kid will develop. With 18 years of data for Ferentz we know the odds are pretty high that the OL recruits will turn out pretty good at Iowa.
Wirfs was a Army AA, that is a different level than Downing. It just is. I would have loved to have gotten Downing, only because Iowa wanted him. Im confident that Jenkins is as good if not better than Downing and Iowa will unearth another equally as good OL before it's all said and done. Good get for ISU, as you need some better OL play for sure.
Nice get for ISU program, smart choice for him. He’d be buried on the depth chart on the OL at Iowa. He’ll be able to step in early and play a big role on the ISU line.
Agree. Huge get for ISU program. Would’ve been nice depth for our OL but makes total sense for him. He could be an impact guy at ISU.
Its more like we will get someone just as good.
We would've loved the depth he would've added, for sure.
We already have a guard committed just as good in this class.