Here are the football prospect camps that Iowa's best high school players will attend

It may be the offseason for high school football, but that doesn’t mean that some of the top players in Iowa are taking a few months off.

May, June and even July are prime months for college football programs to host prospect camps, where high school athletes from near and far put their talents on display in front of trainers and coaches.

It’s an opportunity for football players — mostly underclassmen, but some rising seniors — to have their abilities, as well as their attitude and work ethic, evaluated by some of the top coaches in college football.

For some players, their camp experience can end with a scholarship offer. For others, it’s an opportunity to put their name on a coach’s radar.

The Des Moines Register wanted to see where some of Iowa’s most talented football players were going to camp this summer. So, we reached out to over 70 of the state’s uncommitted recruits in the 2024 and 2025 classes — based on our rankings released in December.

Some players informed the Register that they were rehabbing injuries. Others don’t have their camp schedule set in stone yet, and even those that did respond can change or add to their plan.

But over 40 athletes did provide their camp schedules for the summer. We did not include specific camp dates, just the college camps that each player intends to attend.

Here are where some of Iowa’s best high school football players will be camping in the coming months.

2024 Football Recruits

Kaden Amigon, Columbus

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Drake

• Graceland

• North Dakota

• South Dakota

• Western Illinois

• Wisconsin

Graham Beckman, Liberty

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• Kansas State

• Lindenwood

• Nebraska

• North Dakota State

• Northwestern

• South Dakota State

• Wisconsin

Gianna Bennett, Des Moines Christian

• Iowa

• Indiana State

• Kansas

• Kansas State

• Minnesota

• Missouri State

• South Dakota State

• Western Illinois

Dante Cataldo, Dowling

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• Kansas

• Lindenwood

• Missouri

• Nebraska

Jaxon Cherry, Webster City

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• South Dakota State

Tono Cornell, Iowa City High

• Iowa State

• Kansas State

• Missouri

• Wyoming

Kamdyn Cross, Lewis Central

• UNI

• Grand View

• Nebraska

• South Dakota

• South Dakota State

• Southwest Minnesota State

• Wayne State

Abram Edwards, Winfield Mt. Union

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• Army

• Cincinnati

• Houston

• Lindenwood

• Northwestern

Kyler Gerardy, North Scott

• Iowa State

• UNI

• North Dakota State

• South Dakota State

Parker Getter, Glenwood

• Kansas State

• Lindenwood

• South Dakota State

Dante Hedrington, Atlantic

• Iowa

• Brown

• Columbia

• Miami (Ohio)

• Princeton

• Yale

Ashton Honore, Iowa City West

• Iowa

• UNI

• Northwestern

• Western Illinois

Chase Lamb, Waukee Northwest

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Kansas State

• North Dakota State

• South Dakota State

Will Leifker, Dowling

• Iowa State

• UNI

• DFW Showcase

• Dave Doeren Football Camp

• Kansas

• Lindenwood

• NIU

Jake Leonard, Madrid

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Drake

• Kansas State

• Northern Illinois

• St. Thomas

Dayne Mauk, Dallas Center-Grimes

• Iowa

• UNI

Brady McDonald, Independence

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• NIU

• North Dakota

• St. Thomas

Braden McShane, New Hampton

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

Santana Miller, Iowa City West

• Iowa State

• Kansas State

• Indy Mega Camp

• North Dakota State

• Northwestern

• Ohio State

• South Dakota State

Caleb Moore, Lewis Central

• Iowa State

• UNI

• South Dakota

• South Dakota State

• Wayne State

Winner Ndjibu, Iowa City West

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• North Dakota

Henrik Nimley, Waukee

• Iowa

• UNI

• Dartmouth

• Upper Iowa

• Wayne State

JeCari Patton, Des Moines Roosevelt

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Drake

• Grand View

• Lindenwood

Trent Patton, Glenwood

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• North Dakota State

• Oklahoma State

Jake Peters, Cedar Falls

• Iowa

• Kansas State

• Lindenwood

• North Dakota State

Garret Rutledge, Lewis Central

• Iowa

• Kansas State

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• North Dakota State

William Stobbe, Waukee

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Kansas State

• North Dakota State

• Wyoming

Mason VanDerBrink, Southeast Polk

• Iowa State

• Lindenwood

DJ Vonnahme, Kuemper Catholic

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• Drake

• Kansas

• Kansas State

2025 Football Recruits

Brodey Brandt, Southeast Polk

• Iowa State

Brody Clubb, Clear Creek Amana

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Kansas

• Kansas State

• Miami (Ohio)

• Nebraska

• NIU

• North Dakota State

• Northwestern

• South Dakota

• Wisconsin

Braylon Edwards, Prairie

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

Vincenzo Gianforte, Cedar Rapids Kennedy

• Iowa

• Iowa State

Will Hawthorne, Gilbert

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Cincinnati

• Kansas State

• Lindenwood

• Northwestern

Khalil Hussien, Des Moines North

• Iowa

• Iowa State

Dylan Manning, Dowling

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Grand View

• Oklahoma State

Alex Manske, Algona

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• Kansas State

• Minnesota

• Missouri

Thomas Meyer, Clear Lake

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• Kansas State

• Wisconsin

Sam Munn, Pleasant Valley

• Buena Vista

• Chattanooga

• Coe College

• Grand View

• St. Thomas

Zay Robinson, Valley

• LSU

• Missouri

• Vanderbilt

Harrison Tripp, Norwalk

• Iowa

• Iowa State

Joey VanWetzinga, Pleasant Valley

• Iowa State

• Illinois

Jack Wallace, Iowa City West

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Georgia Tech

• Indy Mega Camp

• Lindenwood

• Minnesota

• North Chicago Mega Camp

• Northwestern

Trey Wilson, Dowling

• Iowa

• Iowa State

• UNI

• Kansas

• Kansas State

• North Dakota State

Alyssa Hertel is the college sports recruiting reporter for the Des Moines Register. Contact Alyssa at ahertel@dmreg.com or on Twitter @AlyssaHertel.

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