OL Aidan Rafferty Signs With Indiana Football
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Written By Kris Shankle
Aidan Rafferty, 6’6”, 280 pounds, Washington, DC (Gonzaga), OT, 247 Composite Ranking: 3-Star (86.75)
Aidan Rafferty was a huge recruit for the program on and off the field. Rafferty is a very skilled football player with strong hands and great footwork, which for an offensive lineman, those two traits seem to come in handy. IU has a lot of their line coming back next year, but struggled a lot at times this year, so Rafferty has all the chances in the world to see some immediate playing time next year. The coaching staff knew that they wanted quality and not quantity in this year’s class, because they don’t have many spots to fill. Rafferty and fellow commit Nick Marozas were targeted early and the staff was rewarded once they landed both. Aidan helped his Gonzaga squad to a 8-4 (3-2) record, but lost to St. Johns to end the year.
One thing Rafferty wasn’t lacking for was attention by power 5 schools. He held offers from Arizona, Boston College, Maryland, Louisville, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, NC State and a few others. One thing that sticks out about that offer list, is the fact he also has numerous Ivy League offers as well. When I said he was a factor off the field that is what I was getting at. Plenty of kids get an offer or maybe two from Ivy League schools, but Aidan has several and it shows just how smart he is. He is going to be one of the players from this class that helps turn things around for the program. Something about the kid just makes you know he is going to do just fine once he hits Bloomington.
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