Iowa has proven they have what it takes as a program to win the Big Ten and be competitive with the big dogs. Head coach Kirk Ferentz does not always work on getting the highest-rated recruits but instead focuses on the players in front of him.
Recruiting is so important in any sport, but with the world of college sports is ever-changing, especially with the House vs. NCAA settlement, it is important now more than ever. Ferentz does the recruiting he needs to, but he focuses more on the team in front of him.
However, Ferentz has a long history at Iowa and has shown he can make the Hawkeyes a winning team, even without the highest-rated recruits. He does, however, know how to take those recruits and make them into great players.
As news breaks for commits, targets, and flips, we’ll update this tracker.
All rankings are per 247 Sports Composites
Iowa football committed 2025 recruits
Four-star recruits
- Thomas Meyer TE - Clear Lake (Clear Lake, IA)
Three-star recruits
- Burke Gautcher LB - Sycamore (Sycamore, IL)
- Mason Woods TE - West Senior (Iowa City, IA)
- Carson Cooney LB - Oswego (Oswego, IL)
- Eli Johnson TE - River Falls (River Falls, WI)
- Lucas Allgeyer IOL - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day (Saint Louis, MO)
- Brad Fitzgibbon DL - Marist (Chicago, IL)
- Jimmy Sullivan QB - Carroll (Fort Wayne, IN)
- Cameron Herron IOL - Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN)
- Joey VanWetzinga DL - Pleasant Valley (Bettendorf, IA)
- Charles Bell CB - St. Thomas More (Prep) (Oakdale, CT)
- Drew Macpherson S - Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL)
Zero stars
- Scott Starzyk P - The Woodlands (The Woodlands, TX)
Iowa football top 2025 recruiting targets
Five-star recruits
- Iose Espensa EDGE - Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)
- Jaime Ffrench WR - Mandarin (Jakcsonville, FL)
Four-star recruits
- Christian Jones LB - Westside (Omaha, NE)
- Nick Brooks OT - John F. Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Three-star recruits
- Terrence Smith WR - West Aurora (Aurora, IL)
- Naeshaun Montgomery WR - Miami Central (Miami, FL)
- Christian Pierce LB - Brother Rice (Oak Lawn, IL)
- Chris McCorkle CB - Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota, FL)
Where is the Iowa football recruiting class of 2025 currently ranked?
Currently, the Iowa 2025 football recruitment class is ranked 63rd according to 247Sports. Kirk Ferentz has more work to do if he wants to raise Iowa's ranking before the 2025 season.