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 2016 class includes 10 commits, with an average star rating of 3.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2016 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
- 60.71
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- IA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
10
Average Stars
3.00
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 2016.
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
10 recruits found in 2016.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toks Akinribade | RB | 3★ | 86.3 | 6'1" | 205 lbs | Brownsburg, IN | Brownsburg | Retained |
| Nick Niemann | OLB | 3★ | 84.8 | 6'3" | 205 lbs | Sycamore, IL | Sycamore | Retained |
| Brandon Simon | WDE | 3★ | 84.7 | 6'2" | 240 lbs | Ramsey, NJ | Don Bosco Prep | Retained |
| Spencer Williams | OG | 3★ | 84.5 | 6'3" | 275 lbs | Cedar Falls, IA | Cedar Falls | Retained |
| T.J. Hockenson | TE | 3★ | 82.8 | 6'5" | 220 lbs | Chariton, IA | Chariton | Retained |
| Lance Billings | S | 3★ | 82.2 | 5'11" | 161 lbs | Lorain, OH | Clearview | Retained |
| Toren Young | RB | 3★ | 81.9 | 5'11" | 215 lbs | Madison, WI | Monona Grove | Retained |
| Kristian Welch | ATH | 3★ | 81.9 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | Iola, WI | Iola-Scandinavia | Retained |
| Austin Schulte | WDE | 3★ | 81.3 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Pella, IA | Pella | Retained |
| Cole Banwart | OG | 3★ | 80.7 | 6'4" | 280 lbs | Algona, IA | Algona | Retained |
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