Iowa football’s 2017 recruiting class picked up an incredible amount of steam in the final 100 hours or so before Signing Day on Wednesday.
Kirk Ferentz and his staff added numerous impact recruits in the final days who will likely contribute to the team in the coming years, on top of a solid base of in-state recruits whom people expect the Hawkeyes to clean up every year. Here are all 22 of the newest Hawkeyes (in alphabetical order):
*Star rankings are taken from Rivals.com.
Kyshaun Bryan (3 stars)
Running back, 5-10, 200 pounds
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
Djimon Colbert (3 stars)
Defensive back, 6-1, 215 pounds
Shawnee Mission, Kansas (Bishop Miege HS)
Jacob Coons (3 stars)
Tight end, 6-3, 215 pounds
Solon (Solon HS)
Max Cooper (2 stars)
Wide receiver, 6-0, 175 pounds
Waukesha, Wisconsin (Catholic Memorial HS)
Trey Creamer (3 stars)
Athlete, 6-0, 170 pounds
Cartersville, Georgia (Cartersville HS)
Levi Duwa (3 stars)
Defensive end, 6-3, 240 pounds
Wellman, Iowa (Mid-Prairie HS)
A.J. Epenesa (5 stars)
Defensive end, 6-5, 270 pounds
Edwardsville, Illinois (Edwardsville HS)
Ryan Gersonde (N/A)
Punter, 6-4, 185 pounds
Milwaukee (Marquette University HS)
Matt Hankins (3 stars)
Cornerback, 6-1, 175 pounds
Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS)
Camron Harrell (3 stars)
Defensive back, 5-11, 180 pounds
Bradley, Illinois (Bradley-Bourbonnais HS)
Mark Kallenberger (3 stars)
Offensive tackle, 6-6, 260 pounds
Bettendorf (Bettendorf HS)
Ivory Kelly-Martin (3 stars)
Running back, 5-11, 195 pounds
Plainfield, Illinois (Oswego East HS)
Coy Kirkpatrick (3 stars)
Offensive line, 6-5, 275 pounds
Madrid, Iowa (Madrid HS)
Peyton Mansell (3 stars)
Quarterback, 6-3, 210 pounds
Belton, Texas (Belton HS)
Henry Marchese (2 stars)
Wide receiver, 6-3, 180 pounds
Vernon Hills, Illinois (Stevenson HS)
Daviyon Nixon (3 stars)
Defensive line, 6-5, 290 pounds
Kenosha, Wisconsin (Indian Trail Academy)
Brandon Smith (3 stars)
Wide receiver, 6-3, 205 pounds
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi (Lake Cormorant HS)
Ihmir Smith-Marsette (3 stars)
Wide receiver, 6-2, 176 pounds
Newark, New Jersey (Weequahic HS)
Geno Stone (2 stars)
Defensive back, 6-0, 195 pounds
New Castle, Pennsylvania (New Castle HS)
Joshua Turner (3 stars)
Defensive back, 6-0, 180 pounds
Delray Beach, Florida (American Heritage HS)
Nate Wieland (2 stars)
Linebacker, 6-1, 220 pounds
Iowa City (City High)
Tristan Wirfs (4 stars)
Offensive tackle, 6-5, 315 pounds
Mount Vernon, Iowa (Mount Vernon HS)
Walk-ons (in alphabetical order):
Will Anthony: defensive line, Pleasantville, Iowa
Ben Campos: linebacker, West Des Moines
Keegan Glaus: linebacker, Le Claire, Iowa
Cole Hahn: kicker, West Des Moines
Tommy Herion: quarterback, Chicago
Jack Koerner: defensive back, Des Moines
Tommy Kujawa: Greendale, Wisconsin
Joe Lugwig: linebacker, Middleton, Wisconsin
Kyler Schott: offensive line, Coggon, Iowa
Bryce Schulte: athlete, Cedar Rapids
