Iowa keeps run on 2017 Cornerbacks with Florida’s 3-Star Josh Turner
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
Over the next couple of years, Iowa is setting up to have, at the very minimum, a very competitive secondary especially at cornerback. On Thursday, the Hawkeyes added a fifth potential corner in Florida’s Josh Turner.
Turner was a standout corner for American Heritage in 2015 helping the Stallions to the 3A championship game. The 6-0, 175 pound, cover corner impressed throughout his junior season and during off-season camps earning over 20 offers before committing to Iowa.
The teams hoping to land Turner included Boston College, Columbia, South Florida, Purdue, Navy, FIU, Columbia, Southern Miss, Central Florida, and Wisconsin among others. Thompson made his decision public to a national audience via Twitter posting the following statement:
Iowa has put an early heavy emphasis on recruiting defensive players for the 2017 class. Nine of the 16 commits are expected to play defense with options for Ivory Kelly-Martin and Jacob Coons.
Iowa Hawkeyes 2017 Verbal Commitment List (16)
CB Chevin Calloway, 5-10, 180, Bishop Dunne HS, Dallas, TX
CB Djimon Colbert, 6-0, 210, Bishop Miege HS, Mission, KS
CB Matt Hankins, 6-0, 158, Marcus HS, Flower Mound, TX
CB Joshua Turner, 6-0, 175, American Heritage HS, Delray Beach, FL
SS Camron Harrell, 5-11, 181, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Bradley, IL
DE Levi Duwa, 6-3, 230, Mid-Prairie HS, Wellman, IA
DE A.J. Epenesa, 6-5, 230, Edwardsville HS, Edwardsville, IL
DE Coy Kirkpatrick, 6-4, 240, Madrid HS, Madrid, IA
OT Mark Kallenberger, 6-6, 250, Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, IA
OT Tristan Wirfs, 6-4, 265, Mount Vernon HS, Mount Vernon, IA
RB Eno Benjamin, 5-9.5”, 204, Wylie East HS, Wylie, TX
RB/CB Ivory Kelly-Martin, 5-11, 195, Oswego East HS, Oswego, IL
QB Peyton Mansell, 6-2, 189, Belton HS, Belton, TX
WR Gavin Holmes, 5-11, 178, Northwest HS, Justin, TX
WR Brandon Smith, 6-3, 205, Lake Cormorant, Lake Cormorant, MS
ATH Jacob Coons, 6-3, 215, Solon HS, Solon, IA
Photo credit: pbgametime.com; No. 4 Josh Turner on the Stallions sideline.