Iowa State Adds In-State TE/DE John Nagel to 2017 Class
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
The Cyclones added some in-state winning talent on Friday with the announcement that John Nagel was committing to Iowa State.
Nagel is a two-way player for West Delaware High School. The 6-6, 230 pound, talent helped the Hawks to a 14-1 record against 3A competition in 2015 working his way onto recruiting boards. The Hawks are off to a hot start in 2016 going 4-0 with wins over Independence, Mt. Vernon, Assumption, and Center Point-Urbana.
Iowa State offered on Sept. 11 working against scholarships extended from teams like Northern Iowa, Army, Eastern Michigan, Illinois State, Northern Illinois, and Air Force.
Nagle can line up inside and outside in the passing attack. He is a big target with long arms proving time and time again to be able to adjust to passes in and around him to secure a big catch.
The Cyclones bumped their recruiting class total back to 20 with the addition of Nagel. Cornerback Octavious Morgan, a Greenwood (SC) native at Butler C.C., decommitted on Sept. 9 after officially visiting on Sept. 2. Morgan also holds offers from Arkansas, West Virginia, and Baylor.
Iowa State 2017 Verbal Commitment List (20)
SS Jordan Ulmer, 6-1, 185, Bellevue HS, Bellevue, MI
CB Richard Bowens III, 6-0, 175, St. Mary’s HS, West Bloomfield, MI
CB Quran Hafiz, 6-0, 170, Sandalwood HS, Jacksonville, FL
LB Jake Hummel, 6-2, 210, Dowling Catholic HS, West Des Moines, IA
LB O’Rien Vance, 6-2, 210, George Washington HS, Cedar Rapids, IA
DE Cordarrius Bailey, 6-3, 215, Clarksdale HS, Clarksdale, MS
DE Angel Dominguez, 6-3, 250, St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Lenexa, KS
DE Deven Lamp, 6-3, 218, Cedar Hill HS, Cedar Hill, TX
DT Ray Lima, 6-3, 310, El Camino C.C., Torrance, CA
DT Kamilo Tongamoa, 6-5, 320, Merced College, Merced, CA
OT Tyler Jost, 6-6, 265, Libertyville HS, Libertyville, IL
OT Alex Kleinow, 6-6, 287, West Senior HS, Iowa City, IA
OT Colin Newell, 6-5, 260, Ames HS, Ames, IA
OT Jeff Nogaj, 6-5, 291, Johnstown HS, Johnstown, OH
TE Charlie Kolar, 6-6, 227, Norman North, Norman, OK
TE/DE John Nagel, 6-6, 230, West Delaware HS, Manchester, IA
QB Devon Moore, 6-4, 215, Waterloo West HS, Waterloo, IA
WR Matthew Eaton, 6-4, 205, Pearl River C.C., Poplarville, MS
WR Josh Johnson, 5-11, 170, Central Arkansas Christian, Maumelle, AR
ATH Kam White, 6-2, 203, Clinton HS, Clinton, MS
Photo credit: widerightnattylite.com; No. 85 John Nagel goes up for a TD pass.