Highly-touted Ohio State transfer WR Kaleb Brown visiting Iowa Hawkeyes
Could reinforcements in the passing game be on the way to Iowa City? Only time will tell, but the Iowa Hawkeyes have a high-profile transfer portal candidate in town. Ohio State Buckeyes transfer wide receiver Kaleb Brown is visiting the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Brown took to Instagram to post a short video on his story that he was inside Kinnick. Brown entered the transfer portal on May 1 and has quickly made his way to visit head coach Kirk Ferentz, wide receivers coach Kelton Copeland, and likely many more during the trip.
As @AllenTrieu posted on our VIP message board earlier today, Ohio State wide receiver transfer Kaleb Brown is in Iowa City today for a visit.
Brown posted on IG earlier today that he was inside Kinnick.
Brown was the No. 13 wide receiver in the 2022 class on 247.… pic.twitter.com/orZKVIkJzm
— Sean Bock (@SBock247) May 3, 2023
Brown spent one year at Ohio State with limited action and brings at least four years of eligibility should he want to take advantage of all of them. He has to be among Iowa’s top targets as they look to give new transfer arrival quarterback Cade McNamara as many weapons as possible in the passing game.
Here is a brief look at Brown’s vitals, his Ohio State career, his recruiting profile, and what he could mean for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Vitals
Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
Hometown | Chicago, Ill. |
Projected Position | WR |
Height | 5-foot-10 |
Weight | 197 |
Class | 2022 |
Recruiting profile
Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch
Rating
Stars | Overall | State | Position | |
247 | 4 | 78 | 3 | 13 |
Rivals | 4 | 91 | 3 | 16 |
ESPN | 4 | 87 | 2 | 9 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 188 | 27 | 6 |
247 Composite | 4 | 79 | 2 | 13 |
Ohio State career
Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
Brown hauled in one catch during his time with the Buckeyes. It happened to be against the Iowa Hawkeyes. He had one reception for five yards. His limited time did preserve the year of eligibility from being burned.
What could this mean for Iowa?
Syndication: HawkCentral
How does Kaleb Brown factor into Iowa if he becomes a Hawkeye? To put it bluntly, Brown instantly becomes the most talented athlete in the wide receiver room on paper. But that is all it is. He would have to prove himself anywhere, but, especially at Iowa where the program is built on development.
If Brown did join the Hawkeyes, he becomes the outside threat for Cade McNamara and allows Iowa to attack down the field while utilizing Luke Lachey and Erick All between the numbers.
He would join a Hawkeye receiving corps that returns Nico Ragaini and Diante Vines and welcomes the transfer portal addition of Seth Anderson.
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