Tracking 2014 Class Offers

I'm slightly concerned that the hawks have missed so many of their top targets in 2013 that it could be a recruiting year similar to 2008-2009. Hope not but who knows. I'm hoping that getting an early start in 2014 is going to help. They are in on a lot of OL, especially OT, which the hawks could use and seem to be standing well with them. Hope they can have a good season and spark recruiting next year and finish strong this year.
 
hawkfarmer said:
I'm slightly concerned that the hawks have missed so many of their top targets in 2013 that it could be a recruiting year similar to 2008-2009. Hope not but who knows. I'm hoping that getting an early start in 2014 is going to help. They are in on a lot of OL, especially OT, which the hawks could use and seem to be standing well with them. Hope they can have a good season and spark recruiting next year and finish strong this year.
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What are you talking about? They have 9 guys that have verballed so far. All of them are guys the hawks targeted early and got. there are like 4 of them that are nearly 4star guys.

Right now they have about the 30th ranked class in the country.
 
Overall, 2013 was a weak year for recruits out of the midwest.. likely why Iowa has so few 4*s left on their board.

Couple that with Michigan's utter dominance early on..

2014 should spring some better chances and hopefully, solidifying out class earlier this year leads to longer recruiting of the 2014 crop.
 
David79 said:
What are you talking about? They have 9 guys that have verballed so far. All of them are guys the hawks targeted early and got. there are like 4 of them that are nearly 4star guys.

Right now they have about the 30th ranked class in the country.
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They have 9 out of 22 or 23. That is 14 they still need to fill and most of their top targets are gone. Look back to 08-09 and you will see there were some really good ones in there, but not a lot of them like the last 2 years, there has been pretty good quality all the way through. Now, I don't think it will be that bad, but the reason Iowa football goes in cycles is because their recruiting has gone in cycles. If they can be more consistent like the last 2 years, then the team will likely be more consistent as well on the field.
 
hawkfarmer said:
They have 9 out of 22 or 23. That is 14 they still need to fill and most of their top targets are gone. Look back to 08-09 and you will see there were some really good ones in there, but not a lot of them like the last 2 years, there has been pretty good quality all the way through. Now, I don't think it will be that bad, but the reason Iowa football goes in cycles is because their recruiting has gone in cycles. If they can be more consistent like the last 2 years, then the team will likely be more consistent as well on the field.
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I actually think this class is likely to be ranked higher than either of the last two years. The coaching staff maybe will land 1 or 2 fewer top targets, but they're also not going to have to dip into the reserves for as many recruits this year. Thinking of recruiting classes in economic terms, this year will have a very, very large middle class; the last three classes had a pretty wide gap between the rich and the poor; and the 08-09 classes were mostly filled with the poorer end.
 
thejumper5 said:
I actually think this class is likely to be ranked higher than either of the last two years. The coaching staff maybe will land 1 or 2 fewer top targets, but they're also not going to have to dip into the reserves for as many recruits this year. Thinking of recruiting classes in economic terms, this year will have a very, very large middle class; the last three classes had a pretty wide gap between the rich and the poor; and the 08-09 classes were mostly filled with the poorer end.
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I understand what you are saying, but what is middle, is it just 3*? When we get the low 3*, guys ranked 100+ at their position is that really that good. Last year we had a few 4*, a few 2* but the 3* were very good ones. I'm not sure we will get to that level. Especially when you look at some important positions like OL, RB, WR, and TE. I'm sure it will be better than 2008-2009 but i'm not sure as good as last year. hope i'm wrong.
 
I think 5.7s are a world of difference when compared to 5.5s and a good number of 5.6s..

In fact, you never know.. Iowa talent could get re-evaluated after the season and a couple 5.7s could get bumped..
 
Recent new offers:
RB Traevohn Wrench--Gardner Edgerdton (Gardner, KS)
LB Deon Drake--Cass Tech (Detroit, MI)
QB Dimonic McKinzy--University Academy (Kansas City, MO)
 
I watched an interview that Piersbacher had at The Opening and he said he was likes the B1G schools and Stanford. Of the places that he had visited, he was surprised by Wisky.
 
spliff45 said:
I watched an interview that Piersbacher had at The Opening and he said he was likes the B1G schools and Stanford. Of the places that he had visited, he was surprised by Wisky.
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247 had an article the other day saying Iowa and Wisconsin are his leaders.

I will absolutely lose it if this kid ends up a Badger.
 
I just can't see how he could go to wisconsin, especially growing up a Hawkeye fan. And knowing that we see him as a tackle, where he could be next in a long line of Iowa LT drafted in the first round.
 
247Sports is reporting that 4-star RB Jeff Jones, star OT Ross Pierschbacher, and several other top prospects and commits from both 2013 and 2014 will be in Iowa City this weekend to attend a special barbecue. It should be a great opportunity for the Hawkeyes to woo some big fish.
 
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