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Class of 2009 players would be 5th yr Seniors if they redshirted.
If you are not a blue blood program that can rely on reloading with a roster full 4 and 5-star players, you really count on unheralded guys contributing their 3rd yr on campus and making an impact their 4th/5th yr. Guys like Rob Bruggeman who only started 1 season but played at a very high level.
Here are player from the 2009 class with Scout ranking and Scout position (although many were recruited for a diff position like Hyde).
Class of 2009:
Dominic Alvis - NR - DE gray shirt that earned scholy
Stephane Ngoumou - 2star WR-never arrived
Nolan MacMillan - 3star OT- Lots of offers including MSU, GT, L'ville. Listed on last 2-deep roster from July as backup LT
Micah Hyde - 2star QB- Offers from Cincy and MAC. Did not RS. All B1G performer in NFL now impressing at camp.
Connor Boffeli - 2star TE- ISU offered. Listed as starting LG after starting final 3 games last yr
Dakota Getz - 2star TE- had to leave team last fall due to continued injuries
Matt Murphy - 2star OT- left for NIACC and currently at MN St-Mankato
Josh Brown - 2star WR - Offers L'ville, IU, WF, So.FL. left after FR yr to be closer to home and went to Murray St
Marty Hopkins - 2star MLB - Gave up FB for school
Shane Dibona - 2star RB - injuries forced him to quit last yr
Tyler Harrell - 2star DE offers from Cincy and MAC- never made it and went to Louisville
Anthony Schiavone - 2star TE offers from Buffalo and Temple- left after 1st semester at Iowa.
Scott Covert - 2star DE offer by Pitt - switched to FB then left school after 2 yrs.
Brett Van Slotten - 2star OT- listed as starting OT. Saw action as RS FR, much more as So, and started all 12 games last year.
Brandon Wegher - 4star RB with lots of offers inclu Auburn, TT, PSU - set some FR rushing records and shined in Orange Bowl. Personal issues led to leaving school with brief stop at camp for Ok Sooners, then IWCC and now practicing at Morningside.
Keenan Davis - 4star WR lots of offers Neb, OK, ASU, IL, CO - played as True Fr and went on to start at least 24 games. FA for Miami NFL today.
Drew Clark - 2star OG with ISU offer- saw very little action in 4 yrs, then decided this summer to retire from FB and focus on Engineering degree
Jordan Cotton - 3star WR offers from Wisc, ISU, KU - listed on 2 deeps . 1st team All B1G kick returner. started 1 game at WR.
Brad Rogers - 2star FB - saw action as RS Fr. Started 1 game as So, and 7 as JR but limited due to health (heart) problems and forced to retire last fall.
Wow. That was a turd of a class just as predicted by Scout as it was ranked #75, last in B1G. Far and away Ferentz's lowest rated class.
Over last 13 seasons, Iowa has signed on average the 40th rated class. Same as Wisc and IL. MSU 43. Neb 28.
8 guys from 2009 class that have actually contributed, but 2 of them gone before SR year (Wegher and Rogers).
12 of 19 players did not make it to SR (3 or 4 for injuries).
2 exhausted their eligibility in 4 yrs and are in NFL today (Hyde drafted, Davis FA)
2 listed as starters on 2-deep roster coming into Fall Camp (Van Sloten, Boffeli) 3 if you count Cotton as KR
Not what you hope for. Actually, that couldn't have gone any worse...
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Class of 2010:
Anthony Hitchens - 2star RB offers IU, KU - No RS. 2 yr starter.
Tanner Miller - 2star S - 3 yr starter
Kevonte Martin-Manley - 2star WR w/MAC offers - won Pitt game as FR. 2nd yr Starter
CJ Fiedorowicz - 4star TE w/AZ, ND, OSU, Wisc offers- 17 starts so far.
Carl Davis - 3star DT w/IL, KU, MSU, Wisc - lots of hype coming into Fall. Listed as starter
Donavan Johnson - 3star DT w/ISU, KU, Neb, PU, TCU, ISU -left team spring '11
AJ Derby - 3star QB w/Neb, Wisc, Stan offers. Switch to LB, transfer JUCO to play QB. Walked on to Ark.
BJ Lowery - 3star CB - 9 starts last yr. Played as true FR.
DeAndre Johnson - 2star RB w/MN, Duke- hurt and transfered
Marcus Coker - 2star RB lots of offers MSU, Mich, Stan - great FR yr, suspended, transfered to Stoneybrook.
Christian Kerksey - 2 star OLB - Started 25 games so far. Played as true FR.
Don Shumpert - 2star S offers from IL, MN - playing WR on 2deeps. Played a little as FR. Hasn't recorded much for stats.
Andrew Donnal - 4 star OT Mich, BC, MSU, VA - started last yr before injury.
Brandon Sherrff - 3star OT Neb, MO, KSU, ISU - started 3 gm as RS FR and 7 last yr before injury.
Mike Hardy - 3star DE Neb, Wisc, PU, ISU - has played. Listed as co-started at DE
Austin Vier - 2star TE - had to quit with back injury
Louis Trinca-Pasat - 3star DE - IL, CO, MAC - started all 12 games last yr
Anthony Ferguson JR - 3star DE w/PSU offer - quit FB and was pursuing his degree at Iowa yet last yr.
Jim Poggi - 3star MLB Aub, OSU, PSU, TN, VA - retired with persistent injuries
Austin Gray - 3star MLB MSU, Pitt, PU, Wisc, IL -went thru fall camp '10 but chose not to enroll in school.
James Morris - 3star LB - 29 career starts.
Ok, this class has done far better. Came in ranked as #45th best.
14 of 21 have been MAJOR contributors.
11 of them STARTED multiple games.
12 listed as starters on 2-deeps now.
8 left the team, but 2 for injuries, 2 never made it to school, 1 decided to focus solely on school.
I may review the 2008 class later as I know there were a bunch of guys who never made it to graduation (or campus for that matter). This type of attrition, especially along DL and skill positions contributed greatly to our fall from Orange Bowl grace.
So, I guess the good news is, we have lots of seasoned, upper classmen playing this fall. 17 listed on two deeps, 14 as starters if I counted correctly...
If you are not a blue blood program that can rely on reloading with a roster full 4 and 5-star players, you really count on unheralded guys contributing their 3rd yr on campus and making an impact their 4th/5th yr. Guys like Rob Bruggeman who only started 1 season but played at a very high level.
Here are player from the 2009 class with Scout ranking and Scout position (although many were recruited for a diff position like Hyde).
Class of 2009:
Dominic Alvis - NR - DE gray shirt that earned scholy
Stephane Ngoumou - 2star WR-never arrived
Nolan MacMillan - 3star OT- Lots of offers including MSU, GT, L'ville. Listed on last 2-deep roster from July as backup LT
Micah Hyde - 2star QB- Offers from Cincy and MAC. Did not RS. All B1G performer in NFL now impressing at camp.
Connor Boffeli - 2star TE- ISU offered. Listed as starting LG after starting final 3 games last yr
Dakota Getz - 2star TE- had to leave team last fall due to continued injuries
Matt Murphy - 2star OT- left for NIACC and currently at MN St-Mankato
Josh Brown - 2star WR - Offers L'ville, IU, WF, So.FL. left after FR yr to be closer to home and went to Murray St
Marty Hopkins - 2star MLB - Gave up FB for school
Shane Dibona - 2star RB - injuries forced him to quit last yr
Tyler Harrell - 2star DE offers from Cincy and MAC- never made it and went to Louisville
Anthony Schiavone - 2star TE offers from Buffalo and Temple- left after 1st semester at Iowa.
Scott Covert - 2star DE offer by Pitt - switched to FB then left school after 2 yrs.
Brett Van Slotten - 2star OT- listed as starting OT. Saw action as RS FR, much more as So, and started all 12 games last year.
Brandon Wegher - 4star RB with lots of offers inclu Auburn, TT, PSU - set some FR rushing records and shined in Orange Bowl. Personal issues led to leaving school with brief stop at camp for Ok Sooners, then IWCC and now practicing at Morningside.
Keenan Davis - 4star WR lots of offers Neb, OK, ASU, IL, CO - played as True Fr and went on to start at least 24 games. FA for Miami NFL today.
Drew Clark - 2star OG with ISU offer- saw very little action in 4 yrs, then decided this summer to retire from FB and focus on Engineering degree
Jordan Cotton - 3star WR offers from Wisc, ISU, KU - listed on 2 deeps . 1st team All B1G kick returner. started 1 game at WR.
Brad Rogers - 2star FB - saw action as RS Fr. Started 1 game as So, and 7 as JR but limited due to health (heart) problems and forced to retire last fall.
Wow. That was a turd of a class just as predicted by Scout as it was ranked #75, last in B1G. Far and away Ferentz's lowest rated class.
Over last 13 seasons, Iowa has signed on average the 40th rated class. Same as Wisc and IL. MSU 43. Neb 28.
8 guys from 2009 class that have actually contributed, but 2 of them gone before SR year (Wegher and Rogers).
12 of 19 players did not make it to SR (3 or 4 for injuries).
2 exhausted their eligibility in 4 yrs and are in NFL today (Hyde drafted, Davis FA)
2 listed as starters on 2-deep roster coming into Fall Camp (Van Sloten, Boffeli) 3 if you count Cotton as KR
Not what you hope for. Actually, that couldn't have gone any worse...
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Class of 2010:
Anthony Hitchens - 2star RB offers IU, KU - No RS. 2 yr starter.
Tanner Miller - 2star S - 3 yr starter
Kevonte Martin-Manley - 2star WR w/MAC offers - won Pitt game as FR. 2nd yr Starter
CJ Fiedorowicz - 4star TE w/AZ, ND, OSU, Wisc offers- 17 starts so far.
Carl Davis - 3star DT w/IL, KU, MSU, Wisc - lots of hype coming into Fall. Listed as starter
Donavan Johnson - 3star DT w/ISU, KU, Neb, PU, TCU, ISU -left team spring '11
AJ Derby - 3star QB w/Neb, Wisc, Stan offers. Switch to LB, transfer JUCO to play QB. Walked on to Ark.
BJ Lowery - 3star CB - 9 starts last yr. Played as true FR.
DeAndre Johnson - 2star RB w/MN, Duke- hurt and transfered
Marcus Coker - 2star RB lots of offers MSU, Mich, Stan - great FR yr, suspended, transfered to Stoneybrook.
Christian Kerksey - 2 star OLB - Started 25 games so far. Played as true FR.
Don Shumpert - 2star S offers from IL, MN - playing WR on 2deeps. Played a little as FR. Hasn't recorded much for stats.
Andrew Donnal - 4 star OT Mich, BC, MSU, VA - started last yr before injury.
Brandon Sherrff - 3star OT Neb, MO, KSU, ISU - started 3 gm as RS FR and 7 last yr before injury.
Mike Hardy - 3star DE Neb, Wisc, PU, ISU - has played. Listed as co-started at DE
Austin Vier - 2star TE - had to quit with back injury
Louis Trinca-Pasat - 3star DE - IL, CO, MAC - started all 12 games last yr
Anthony Ferguson JR - 3star DE w/PSU offer - quit FB and was pursuing his degree at Iowa yet last yr.
Jim Poggi - 3star MLB Aub, OSU, PSU, TN, VA - retired with persistent injuries
Austin Gray - 3star MLB MSU, Pitt, PU, Wisc, IL -went thru fall camp '10 but chose not to enroll in school.
James Morris - 3star LB - 29 career starts.
Ok, this class has done far better. Came in ranked as #45th best.
14 of 21 have been MAJOR contributors.
11 of them STARTED multiple games.
12 listed as starters on 2-deeps now.
8 left the team, but 2 for injuries, 2 never made it to school, 1 decided to focus solely on school.
I may review the 2008 class later as I know there were a bunch of guys who never made it to graduation (or campus for that matter). This type of attrition, especially along DL and skill positions contributed greatly to our fall from Orange Bowl grace.
So, I guess the good news is, we have lots of seasoned, upper classmen playing this fall. 17 listed on two deeps, 14 as starters if I counted correctly...
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