The semester is over, report cards are in. Well, for college football signing day, that is.

Iowa football concluded early signing day after going 8-4 in 2025, falling short of their College Football Playoff hopes, but secured some memorable moments along the way. With that, came another solid recruiting class to continue building to the future for coach Kirk Ferentz.

Here is the report card for Iowa's 2026 recruiting haul:

Rankings from 247Sports composite. No walk-ons were included on the list.

Quarterback: A

Tradon Bessinger, QB, four-star recruit (Utah)

Landing Bessinger may very well wind up being the member of the class everyone remembers the most. He profiles as a future starter for the program with 10,908 career passing yards and 127 touchdowns in high school.

Running back:

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