State Recruiting
2026 Iowa High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Iowa prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 13
- Committed Programs
- 7
- Blue-Chips
- 7
Destination programs
- Iowa5 recruits
- 3 recruits
- Iowa State1 recruits
- Missouri1 recruits
- Ohio1 recruits
Iowa recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Manson Iowa City West | LB | Iowa | 4★ | 0.928 |
| 2 | Carson Nielsen Waterloo West | OT | Iowa | 4★ | 0.912 |
| 3 | Kasen Thomas Bishop Heelan Catholic | LB | Iowa | 4★ | 0.908 |
| 4 | Jayden McGregory Valley | ATH | Missouri | 4★ | 0.897 |
| 5 | Evan Jacobson Waukee | TE | Texas A&M | 4★ | 0.897 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Roberts Ames | WR | Iowa State | 4★ | 0.894 |
| 7 | Luke Brewer Norwalk | TE | Iowa | 4★ | 0.891 |
| 8 | Colin Whitters Iowa City West | IOL | Iowa | 3★ | 0.883 |
| 9 | Draeden Punt MOC-Floyd Valley | DL | 3★ | 0.880 | |
| 10 | Tavian White Waukee | S | 3★ | 0.871 | |
| 11 | Dreshaun Ross Fort Dodge | ATH | 3★ | 0.865 | |
| 12 | Dalton DeBoer Northwest | IOL | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.860 |
| 13 | Mike Montgomery West Branch | OT | Ohio | 3★ | 0.845 |