Iowa football: Where each former five-star recruit in the Kirk Ferentz era is

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 8: Jake Rudock #15 of the Iowa Hawkeyes takes a huddle with his teammates against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first quarter on November 8, 2014 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 8: Jake Rudock #15 of the Iowa Hawkeyes takes a huddle with his teammates against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first quarter on November 8, 2014 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – JANUARY 05: (L-R) Tony Moeaki #81 and Keenan Davis #6 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate after Iowa won 24-14 against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the FedEx Orange Bowl at Land Shark Stadium on January 5, 2010 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – JANUARY 05: (L-R) Tony Moeaki #81 and Keenan Davis #6 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate after Iowa won 24-14 against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the FedEx Orange Bowl at Land Shark Stadium on January 5, 2010 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

The Iowa football program isn’t known for five-star signings, but they have happened before. Here is a look at what each of those signings is up to now.

It’s pretty rare for the Iowa football team to secure a five-star recruit. The last five-star recruit was AJ Epenesa and the last one before that was back in 2005, nearly 13 years ago. Moreover, unless something incredibly surprising happens, the 2019 class of Hawkeyes isn’t going to include a five-star either.

It’s not that the Hawkeyes don’t want five-star recruits, but it just hasn’t been in the cards. They are looking for specific types of players, players who want to be Hawkeyes and want to come in and work their butts off.

As you’ll see below, not all five-star recruits work out like they are expected to anyways, which can be incredibly deceiving for Iowa football fans as the Hawkeyes annual recruiting classes don’t typically hop into the top-25, but they continue to have consistent success. Kirk Ferentz and his staff have proven that they don’t need (or often want) the flashy five-star recruits. They would rather develop a player through their program who wants do things the Iowa football way.

Let’s take a look at each of the seven former five-star recruits (according to 247sports), and where they are now.