Iowa landed a huge recruiting win by earning a commitment from five-star, in-state offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor out of Southeast Polk High School in Des Moines.
The Hawkeyes held off Alabama in Proctor’s final two and also won out over schools such as Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and USC.
According to ESPN, Proctor is the nation’s No. 6 player in the 2023 class and the No. 2 offensive tackle. Rivals also ranks Proctor as five-star commit, the nation’s No. 14 player overall, and the top offensive tackle.
Meanwhile, On3 and 247Sports both list Proctor as a four-star commit. According to 247Sports, Proctor is the nation’s No. 7 player overall and the top offensive tackle. On3 ranks Proctor as the No. 31 player nationally and the No. 4 offensive tackle. However, he is rated as a five-star commit in both the 247Sports composite rankings and the On3 consensus rankings.
In the process, the 6-foot-7, 330 pound tackle becomes Iowa’s highest all-time commit in the 247Sports composite rankings. The commitment from Proctor also continues a recent uptick in the Hawkeyes’ recruiting over the past several classes.
A look at Iowa’s top 25 all-time commits according to the 247Sports composite rankings illustrates that point. Four of the Hawkeyes’ top 25 commits since the year 2000 are from either the 2022, 2023 or 2024 classes.
In addition to Proctor, who joins him on Iowa’s top 25 all-time commits list per the 247Sports composite rankings since the year 2000? Let’s take a look below.
Greg Garmon, RB – McDowell (Erie, Pa.)
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Recruiting class: 2012
247Sports composite ranking:
How it played out at Iowa:
Greg Garmon was only in Iowa City for one season, rushing 38 times for 122 yards and pulling in eight grabs for 57 yards. The four-star recruit opted to transfer after his lone season and wound up at Butte College, a JUCO in California. He didn’t play there and his story took a sad turn when he was arrested for attempted robbery in the summer of 2014.
Jordan Walsh, OG – Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)
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Recruiting class: 2011
247Sports composite ranking:
How it played out at Iowa:
Jordan Walsh broke into the Hawkeyes’ starting lineup as a sophomore in 2013, starting all 13 games at right guard. The four-year letterman started 37 of the 46 games in which he played…