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Iowa football recruiting 2019: Complete list of early signees
The Gazette
Dec. 18, 2018 11:37 pm, Updated: Dec. 19, 2018 7:49 pm
College football's early national signing period opened Wednesday, meaning teams around the country could officially begin revealing 2019 recruits who choose to sign letters of intent.
Iowa signed 20 prospects Wednesday. Here's a closer look.
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Shadrick Byrd
*New commit
Position: Running back
Height: 5-10
Weight: 210
Hometown: Alabaster, Ala.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Arkansas State, Duke, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Liberty, Louisiana, Louisville, North Carolina, Southern Mississippi, Troy, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest
Daraun McKinney
*New commit
Position: Defensive back
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
Hometown: River Rogue, Mich.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Ball State, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kent State, Massachusetts, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan
Alex Padilla
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Hometown: Greenwood Village, Colo.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Central Michigan, Colorado State, Georgia, Nevada, North Texas, UNLV
Sebastian Castro
Position: Defensive back
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Hometown: Oak Lawn, Ill.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Ball State, Iowa State, Minnesota, Syracuse
Joseph Miamen
Position: Tight end
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225
Hometown: Dunlap, Ill.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Illinois, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan, Wisconsin
Justin Britt
Position: Offensive line
Height: 6-4
Weight: 290
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Arizona, Cincinnati, Louisville, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Washington State, Western Michigan
Tyler Endres
Position: Offensive line
Height: 6-6
Weight: 300
Hometown: Norwalk, Iowa
247Sports Composite: 4 stars
Other offers: Iowa State, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Noah Fenske
Position: Offensive line
Height: 6-4
Weight: 295
Hometown: New Hampton, Iowa
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Chris Reames
Position: Defensive line
Height: 6-7
Weight: 225
Hometown: Van Meter, Iowa
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Army, Eastern Michigan
Sam LaPorta
Position: Tight end
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225
Hometown: Highland, Ill.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Bowling Green, Central Michigan
Tyler Goodson
Position: Running back
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190
Hometown: Suwanee, Ga.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Alabama-Birmingham, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Ball State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Colorado, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Marshall, Michigan State, Nebraska, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Syracuse, Troy, Tulane, Wake Forest, Washington State, West Virginia
Jack Campbell
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215
Hometown: Cedar Falls, Iowa
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Iowa State, Minnesota
Yahweh Jeudy
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Arkansas State, Central Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, Kansas State, Kent State, Navy, Syracuse, Toledo
Jake Karchinski
Position: Defensive line
Height: 6-4
Weight: 245
Hometown: DePere, Wis.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Ball State, Miami (Ohio), New Mexico, Syracuse, Western Michigan
Desmond Hutson
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185
Hometown: Raytown, Mo.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Logan Lee
Position: Tight end
Height: 6-5
Weight: 245
Hometown: Orion, Ill.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Northwestern, Wisconsin
Dane Belton
Position: Defensive back
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Bowling Green, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Louisville, Marshall, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Temple, Toledo, Tulane, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, Western Kentucky
Jalen Hunt
Position: Defensive line
Height: 6-3
Weight: 260
Hometown: Belleville, Mich.
247Sports Composite: 3 stars
Other offers: Ball State, Boston College, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Fresno State, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Missouri, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple, Toledo, Western Michigan
Jestin Jacobs
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
Hometown: Clayton, Ohio
247Sports Composite: 4 stars
Other offers: Akron, Ball State, Boston College, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Toledo, Vanderbilt
Ezra Miller
Position: Offensive line
Height: 6-6
Weight: 310
Hometown: Holstein, Iowa
247Sports Composite: 4 stars
Other offers: Iowa State
Walk-ons
Iowa officially announced the addition of four walk-ons Wednesday for the 2019 class.
— K Lucas Amaya (Muskego, Wis.)
— OL Nick DeJong (Pella, Iowa)
— DB Kyler Fisher (Gowrie, Iowa)
— OL Taylor Fox (Winthrop, Iowa)
The Iowa football team takes the field before a 2017 game at Kinnick Stadium. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)