Iowa Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City • IA
Recruiting context
Iowa recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Iowa commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2014 class includes 13 commits, with an average star rating of 2.92. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2014 Iowa: Development class
Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 65.63
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- IA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
13
Average Stars
2.92
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IA • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2014.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
13 recruits found in 2014.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Scheel | ATH | 3★ | 88.6 | 6'1" | 170 lbs | La Porte City, IA | Union | Retained |
| Markel Smith | RB | 3★ | 88.3 | 5'11" | 210 lbs | St. Louis, MO | St. John Vianney | Retained |
| Matt Nelson | TE | 3★ | 86.5 | 6'8" | 250 lbs | Cedar Rapids, IA | Xavier | Retained |
| Miles Taylor | S | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Washington, DC | Gonzaga | Retained |
| Lucas LeGrand | OT | 3★ | 85.2 | 6'5" | 260 lbs | Dubuque, IA | Dubuque Senior | Retained |
| Omar Truitt | CB | 3★ | 85.2 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Washington, DC | St. John's College | Retained |
| CJ Hilliard | RB | 3★ | 85.1 | 5'10" | 190 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | St. Xavier | Retained |
| Marcel Joly | CB | 3★ | 83.4 | 5'11" | 182 lbs | District Heights, MD | Forestville | Retained |
| Ben Niemann | OLB | 3★ | 81.8 | 6'3" | 201 lbs | Sycamore, IL | Sycamore | Retained |
| Mick Ellis | K | 3★ | 81.5 | 5'9" | 190 lbs | Allen, TX | Lovejoy | Retained |
| Terrence Harris | SDE | 3★ | 80.8 | 6'3" | 250 lbs | Paramus, NJ | Paramus Catholic | Retained |
| Josh Jackson | CB | 3★ | 80.1 | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Lake Dallas, TX | Lake Dallas | Retained |
| Ross Reynolds | OG | 2★ | 78.3 | 6'4" | 300 lbs | Waukee, IA | Waukee | Retained |
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