Iowa Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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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 2017 class includes 17 commits, including 3 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.12. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 Iowa: Balanced class
Balanced 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
- 106.04
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 17.6%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- IA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
3.12
Blue-Chip Recruits
3(18%)
Top Pipeline State
IA • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
17 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Epenesa | SDE | 5★ | 98.7 | 6'5" | 260 lbs | Edwardsville, IL | Edwardsville | Retained |
| Tristan Wirfs | OT | 4★ | 89.4 | 6'5" | 290 lbs | Mount Vernon, IA | Mount Vernon | Retained |
| Mark Kallenberger | OT | 4★ | 89.1 | 6'6" | 250 lbs | Bettendorf, IA | Bettendorf | Retained |
| Djimon Colbert | CB | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'0" | 210 lbs | Mission, KS | Bishop Miege | Retained |
| Peyton Mansell | DUAL | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'2" | 189 lbs | Belton, TX | Belton | Retained |
| Kyshaun Bryan | RB | 3★ | 85.6 | 5'10" | 190 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| Matt Hankins | CB | 3★ | 85.2 | 6'0" | 158 lbs | Flower Mound, TX | Marcus | Retained |
| Brandon Smith | WR | 3★ | 85.2 | 6'3" | 205 lbs | Lake Cormorant, MS | Lake Cormorant | Retained |
| Ivory Kelly-Martin | RB | 3★ | 85.1 | 5'11" | 195 lbs | La Grange Park, IL | Oswego East | Retained |
| Trey Creamer | CB | 3★ | 84.3 | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Cartersville, GA | Cartersville | Retained |
| Coy Kirkpatrick | SDE | 3★ | 82.3 | 6'4" | 240 lbs | Madrid, IA | Madrid | Retained |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | CB | 3★ | 82.3 | 6'1" | 155 lbs | Newark, NJ | Weequahic | Retained |
| Daviyon Nixon | WDE | 3★ | 81.9 | 6'3" | 272 lbs | Kenosha, WI | Indian Trail Academy | Retained |
| Nate Wieland | OLB | 3★ | 80.4 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Iowa City, IA | Iowa City | Retained |
| Geno Stone | S | 3★ | 79.9 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | New Castle, PA | New Castle | Retained |
| Ryan Gersonde | P | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'4" | 180 lbs | Milwaukee, WI | Marquette University | Retained |
| Tommy Herion | PRO | 2★ | 78.0 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Wilmette, IL | Loyola Academy | Retained |
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