Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Iowa

The recruiting race for college football is heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2027 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Iowa using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by their 247Sports composite ratings. Here's the players from Iowa set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.

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#20. Joe Vinyard (TE)

- National rank: #1,621 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #81
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Baylor, Washington State, Air Force, Army
- High school: Waukee Northwest (Waukee, IA)

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#19. Drew Bergfeld (LB)

- National rank: #1,581 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #141
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Wake Forest
- High school: Western Dubuque (Epworth, IA)

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#18. Brendan Meaney (OT)

- National rank: #1,569 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #120
- College: Wake Forest
- Offers: New Mexico, Kansas, Kansas State, North Dakota State
- High school: Janesville (Janesville, IA)

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#17. Cade Newman (TE)

- National rank: #1,285 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #63
- College: Illinois
- Offers: Illinois, Iowa State, Wake Forest, Arkansas State, Air Force
- High school: Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny, IA)

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#16. Kyler Van Maanen (LB)

- National rank: #1,261 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #112
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa, Lindenwood, Northern Iowa, South Dakota
- High school: Pella (Pella, IA)

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#15. Bryer Putman (TE)

- National rank: #1,181 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #53
- College: Boise State
- Offers: Boise State
- High school: Wilton (Wilton, IA)

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#13 (tie). Ryan Paulsen (Edge)

- National rank: #1,155 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #96
- College: Illinois
- Offers: Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri
- High school: Central DeWitt (DeWitt, IA)

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#13 (tie). Will Clausen (IOL)

- National rank: #1,155 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #83
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma State, North Dakota State
- High school: Cedar Rapids Prairie (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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#12. Drake Buthe (IOL)

- National rank: #1,086 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #77
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota, UCF, Army, Colorado State, Florida Atlantic
- High school: Glenwood (Glenwood, IA)

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#11. Kason Clayborne (LB)

- National rank: #938 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #80
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota, Purdue, Arizona, Kansas, Kansas State
- High school: Sioux City East (Sioux City, IA)

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#10. Braylon Bingham (LB)

- National rank: #801 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #65
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa
- High school: Pleasantville (Pleasantville, IA)

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#9. Savion Miller (RB)

- National rank: #749 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #51
- College: not committed
- Offers: Miami, Minnesota, Missouri, West Virginia, Kent State
- High school: Iowa City (Iowa City, IA)

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#8. Jerrence Knoblock (DL)

- National rank: #625 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #76
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State
- High school: West Lyon (Inwood, IA)

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#7. Jaxx DeJean (ATH)

- National rank: #575 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #39
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa, Kansas State, Michigan, UAB, UNLV
- High school: Odebolt-Arthur (Odebolt, IA)

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#6. Nate Brenneman (OT)

- National rank: #524 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #47
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa, Boston College, Duke, Iowa State, Kansas
- High school: Rock Valley (Rock Valley, IA)

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#5. Will Slagle (IOL)

- National rank: #486 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #28
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Arkansas, Auburn, Duke, Iowa
- High school: Grinnell (Grinnell, IA)

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#4. Gavin Stecker (LB)

- National rank: #467 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #35
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Minnesota
- High school: Bettendorf (Bettendorf, IA)

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#3. Isaiah Hansen (RB)

- National rank: #382 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #27
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, San Diego State
- High school: Newton (Newton, IA)

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#2. Tate Wallace (LB)

- National rank: #364 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #30
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota, Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas State, Nebraska
- High school: Regina (Iowa City, IA)

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#1. Landon Blum (WR)

- National rank: #310 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #42
- College: Penn State
- Offers: Penn State, Auburn, Duke, Illinois, Iowa
- High school: Woodbine (Woodbine, IA)

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