"You’re beating Oklahoma and you’re beating Texas, winning the Fiesta Bowl and all those types of things," Rick Garretson, the head coach at Chandler High School in Arizona, told The Des Moines Register last summer. has five Cyclones among top 10s at their respective positions before the 2022 NFL draft. They’ve gone from selling hope back in 2016, to actual proof of results. ![]() Anderson is coming to Ames after playing the past two seasons for Minnesota.Ĭampbell and his staff are capitalizing on the success they’ve brought to the program. Linebacker Colby Reeder transferred from Delaware to the Cyclones. He’s enrolling early, too, which makes me wonder if that’s behind some defensive linemen on their way out. At 6-4 and 300 pounds, he’ll get a head start on being field-ready. Maybe, and the fact he’ll start school in January shows how determined he is to make an immediate impression.ĭomonique Orange chose Campbell’s program over Ohio State, Oregon and Texas A&M. Is landing him the reason for receivers being among Iowa State’s transfers? He’s a 6-foot-2, 185-pounder who chose the Cyclones over Indiana, Kansas State and Maryland. Hard to say, but it could certainly be a factor.įour-star receiver Greg Gaines of Tampa Bay, Florida, has immediate playing time potential. Were returnees concerned that incoming players could threaten their playing time? ![]() If it can attract talent like the 2022 class, what’s to say that kind of very good recruiting can’t continue?Īnd you wonder why 12 players are transferring? Look at the Class of 2022. It’s also an indicator of something we figured all along: Iowa State will be one of the top two football powers in the new Big 12. Iowa State coach Matt Campbell couldn't be happier about landing the school's best recruiting class. Still, it’s a snapshot into where Cyclones football could land, when the conference shuffle finishes shuffling. That’s more meaningful later than sooner, probably, depending on how quickly recruits are ready for major college’s prime time. It shows that Kansas State, BYU, TCU, Houston and Kansas have some catching up to do. It shows that West Virginia, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Baylor and UCF are somewhere in the middle. Nine will enroll in time for the next semester.Ĭurrent adjusted Big 12 rankings (minus those that are leaving and including those that are joining) show Iowa State and Oklahoma State are at the top. ![]() Players representing 10 positions returned letters of intent Wednesday, and this includes a punter and a defensive tackle who picked the Cyclones over offers from Ohio State, Oregon and Texas A&M. While you may have been buying into the national speculation that Campbell was on his way out, well, he was out all right. More: 10 Signing Day thoughts on Iowa State football's 2022 recruiting class Regardless, that's significant, because after Texas and Oklahoma are finally gone is when the importance of the 2022 class kicks in.
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