Team Recruiting Class

2026 Iowa Recruiting Class

Follow the full Iowa class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.

Recruiting Hub2026 National Rankings
Recruits
13
Blue-Chips
9
Avg Rating
0.901
States
9

Class context

2026 Iowa recruiting class explained

This class page gives the 2026 Iowa signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.

The class includes 13 recruits, 9 blue-chip prospects, and players from 9 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.

Class board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitPositionStarsRatingHometownSize
1Tradon Bessinger
Davis
QB4★0.941
Kaysville, UT
Utah recruits		6'5" / 210 lbs
2Julian Manson
Iowa City West
LB4★0.928
Iowa City, IA
Iowa recruits		6'4" / 215 lbs
3Carson Nielsen
Waterloo West
OT4★0.912
Waterloo, IA
Iowa recruits		6'7" / 275 lbs
4Darion Jones
Omaha North
CB4★0.910
Omaha, NE
Nebraska recruits		6'1" / 170 lbs
5Kasen Thomas
Bishop Heelan Catholic
LB4★0.908
Sioux City, IA
Iowa recruits		6'2" / 217 lbs
6Gene Riordan
Hinsdale Central
IOL4★0.903
Hinsdale, IL
Illinois recruits		6'4" / 275 lbs
7Hudson Parliament
Brandon Valley
IOL4★0.903
Brandon, SD
South Dakota recruits		6'4" / 320 lbs
8Marcello Vitti
Divine Child
ATH4★0.892
Dearborn, MI
Michigan recruits		6'0" / 180 lbs
9Luke Brewer
Norwalk
TE4★0.891
Norwalk, IA
Iowa recruits		6'5" / 228 lbs
10Billy Weivoda
Milton
LB3★0.888
Alpharetta, GA
Georgia recruits		6'2" / 210 lbs
11Owen Linder
Chanhassen
OT3★0.883
Chanhassen, MN
Minnesota recruits		6'5" / 280 lbs
12Colin Whitters
Iowa City West
IOL3★0.883
Iowa City, IA
Iowa recruits		6'4" / 300 lbs
13Brody Schaffer
Winneconne
WR3★0.869
Winneconne, WI
Wisconsin recruits		6'1" / 184 lbs