[thejumper5]

Relevant to Iowa:
#82 OT Ryan Ward-Iowa
#120 DL Faith Ekakitie
#135 LB Quanzell Lambert
#154 DL Danny O'Brien
#155 DL Jaleel Johnson-Iowa
#182 WR Canaan Severin
#211 WR Amara Darboh
#224 WR Andre McDonald
#226 OL Jordan Diamond
#235 RB Greg Garmon
#244 OL Alex Kozan

For the sake of reference, the number of players Iowa has landed that were in the final Rivals250 since 2006:
2006: 2
2007: 4
2008:0
2009: 2
2010: 3
2011: 4
Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals.com Rivals250 2012

[Montanahawk]

Thanks. Not sure where Diamond was before on the rivals.com list but, that seems low for his reputation. Ward, and Jaleel, happy about them. They may come in play as redshirt frosh(want to redshirt those linemen when possible). Love to get them all, of course, but of the non-commits it seems we have the best chance with Kozan, McDonald, and Garmon. Obviously, it's a real fluid situation. My "dream" remainders would be Garmon, Faith E., Diamond, Severin, Lambert, and McDonald. Getting "just" three of them would make me happy.

[smoot27]

I wonder where Blake Larson and Dan Doering rated on that list?

[Cyclones17]

If you are going to get highly ranked guys, you'd love to get them on your line. That's impressive to have 2 guys like you do with the possibility of more.

I'm guessing Ward projects as a tackle?

[thejumper5]

Originally Posted by smoot27

I wonder where Blake Larson and Dan Doering rated on that list?

Doering was #27 in '05. Larsen was pre-Rivals online days, but he was widely considered the #1 OL prospect in the country, which would make him a top-15 overall player in most classes.

[thejumper5]

Originally Posted by Cyclones17

If you are going to get highly ranked guys, you'd love to get them on your line. That's impressive to have 2 guys like you do with the possibility of more.

I'm guessing Ward projects as a tackle?

I definitely think Ward could project as a RT, but I'm not sure he has the length to play the LT spot. I could see him at guard or tackle. He is exceptionally mobile for a kid that is as large as he is and as young as he is. I think he will do very well if he can stay injury free.

[ssckelley]

Wow that is a huge difference between how Scout & Rivals have Diamond rated.

[thejumper5]

Originally Posted by ssckelley

Wow that is a huge difference between how Scout & Rivals have Diamond rated.

Diamond's ranking across services:
Scout: 5-star, #10 OT
Rivals: 4-star, #25 OT
ESPN: 4-star, #14 OT
247sports: 4-star, #9 OT

[ISUhawk]

Gregory committed to Ark and we don't have a shot at O'Brien do we?

[ssckelley]

#45 overall on Scout and #226 on Rival

[thejumper5]

Originally Posted by ISUhawk

Gregory committed to Ark and we don't have a shot at O'Brien do we?

Yes, Gregory (not Rivals250, but Rivals #11 Dual-Threat QB) committed to Arkansas yesterday.

Some think O'Brien is a silent verbal to Michigan or at least a lean, and while I don't think we'll end up landing him, I don't think we're out of it by any means.

[TylerSash]

Wow, a bunch of those guys are CRIMINALLY underrated.

[sonofjim]

Originally Posted by Montanahawk

Thanks. Not sure where Diamond was before on the rivals.com list but, that seems low for his reputation. Ward, and Jaleel, happy about them. They may come in play as redshirt frosh(want to redshirt those linemen when possible). Love to get them all, of course, but of the non-commits it seems we have the best chance with Kozan, McDonald, and Garmon. Obviously, it's a real fluid situation. My "dream" remainders would be Garmon, Faith E., Diamond, Severin, Lambert, and McDonald. Getting "just" three of them would make me happy.

I think from the sounds of it Garmon and McDonald are the most legitimate possibilities on your dream list. It does appear we're in Ekakitie's top 4 along with Georgia Tech., Oregon and BC. The other one I hold out hope for is Lambert.

[Montanahawk]

Originally Posted by sonofjim

I think from the sounds of it Garmon and McDonald are the most legitimate possibilities on your dream list. It does appear we're in Ekakitie's top 4 along with Georgia Tech., Oregon and BC. The other one I hold out hope for is Lambert.

FYI-Garmon's saying he's going to visit UM for this weekend's game against WMU.

I'd love to get Lambert. LB, is probably my favorite unit, but as a MLB type not sure we'll have the ready PT for that position. Maybe they envision him moving to Nielsen spot till Morris leaves.

[thejumper5]

Originally Posted by Montanahawk

FYI-Garmon's saying he's going to visit UM for this weekend's game against WMU.

I'd love to get Lambert. LB, is probably my favorite unit, but as a MLB type not sure we'll have the ready PT for that position. Maybe they envision him moving to Nielsen spot till Morris leaves.

I imagine he would redshirt, play ST and be a backup for a year, and compete for PT as a soph. If he's more ready than that out of the gate or there's an injury issue, he might play right away (a la Morris last year), but I never like to expect a player to play as a true frosh before they get to campus.