Hoosiers Ready to Host Star-Studded List of Recruits Saturday

Sep 12, 2025; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti watches his team warm up prior to the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images The Indiana Hoosiers are hosting a number of recruits and committed high school prospects for this Saturday’s matchup against the No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini. He is a breakdown of who will be on campus. There will be 11 committed players in attendance including 2027 4-star quarterback Jameson Purcell. There are a handful of other high priority 2027 prospects in the group as well. Class of 2026 Committed Players Walker Bryson, WR, Rabun Gap, GA 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-star (88.22) Parker Elmore, TE, Columbus, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (86.00) PJ MacFarlane, TE, Middleton, OH 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (87.11) CJ Scifres, OL, Greenwood, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (85.00) Gabe Hill, DT, Naperville, IL 247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-Star (91.97) Henry Ohlinger, LB, Columbus, OH 247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-Star (90.85) Ohlinger recently announced that he was shutting down his recruitment and ready to play for Indiana. Jacob Savage, LB, Ryle, KY, 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (87.33) Savage has made multiple trips to Bloomington for games this fall. Kasmir Hicks, CB, Indianapolis 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (88.33) Laron Dues, Safety, Sarasota, FL 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (85.78) Jackson Tolle, LS, Fishers, IN Unranked Trevor Gibbs, TE, Crown Point HS, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (87.89) Blake Smythe, DT, Franklin Community HS, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (87.11) Ja'Dyn Williams, LB, Massillion, OH 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (87.89) Class of 2026 Uncommitted Players Alex Jenkins, Punter, (Hamilton Southeastern) Fishers, IN Unranked Jenkins has no reported offers, but is a priority for the staff with Mitch McCarthy exhausting his eligibility after this year. Keelan Johnson, DT, (Putnam City HS) Oklahoma City Class of 2027 Committed Players Jameson Purcell, QB, Park Ridge, IL 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (88.00) Class of 2027 Uncommitted Players Mason Oglesby, TE, New Palestine, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (89.00) Oglesby holds 12 offers including one from Indiana. He is a high priority target for the Hoosiers as well. His other P4 offers include Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan State, Pitt, Purdue and Wisconsin. Mason McDermott, OL, Noblesville, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked McDermott has an IU offer and is another high priority target. It is still early in his recruitment and his ranking is not posted yet. He does hold an IU offer and nine total offers, but UNC is the only other P4 school to offer so far. Noah Renes, LB, (Niceville HS) Melbourne, FL 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked The linebacker out of Florida holds an IU offer and has 11 others. His Power Four offer list includes Illinois, Oklahoma, Syracuse and West Virginia. Ja’Hyde Brown, WR, Christian Academy Louisville, KY 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Brown has an IU offer and 19 total. His offer list is very impressive with the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Louisville, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Pitt, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin. Branden Sharpe, WR, Brownsburg HS, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (87.00) Sharpe is a top-10 player in Indiana and has a couple Power Four offers including IU. Dewey Young, OL, Kalamazoo Central, MI 247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-Star (92.88) Young is out of Kalamazoo Central (Derek Jeter’s high school). With 16 offers in hand already, his recruitment is just heating up. IU is one of 14 P4 offers Young has. TJ Lewis, RB, Bolingbrook HS, IL 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Lewis has an IU offer and four other offers including Purdue and Wisconsin. Jayce Brewer, DE, Franklin Central, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-Star (91.95) Brewer was recently offered by Ohio State. His offer list is already a who's who of college football. Brewer is a top 5 player in Indiana. Keysan Taylor, STUD, Guilford HS, IL 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (89.00) Taylor is a national top-400 player. He has an IU offer as well as six others. His list includes Miami (FL), Iowa and Iowa State. Dami Sowunmi, DT, Brownsburg HS, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Sowunmi has Power Four offers from Boston College, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville and Purdue. Charlie DeWitt, OL, Loveland HS, OH 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Jalen Brewster, DL, Cedar Hill HS, TX 247Sports Composite Ranking: 5-Star (99.66) Brewster is a national top-10 player and was on campus last week as well. The Hoosiers will have to compete with the best of the best for Brewster, but getting him on campus twice is a good step. Kaleb Elkins, Safety, Warren Central, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-Star (92.10) Elkins is the number two player in Indiana. IU will try and keep him in-state, but they will have to fight off Alabama and others. Kaden Buchanan, OL, Friendship Christian HS, TN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-Star (89.96) Kalel Johnson, OL, Archbishop Moeller, OH 247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-Star (92.60) Corey Laga, OL, Lemont Township, IL 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Zai'Vion Meads, DT, Atherton HS, KY 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (86.00) Garyon Hobbs, LB, Atherton HS, KY, 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (88.50) David Coleman Jr., CB, First Academy-Orlando, FL 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (87.50) Romel Koon Jr., CB, Brentwood Academy, TN 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Koon Jr. holds an IU offer and several SEC offers as well. Deontay Malone, WR, Massillon HS, OH 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Patrick O'Brien, OL, Archbishop Moeller, OH 247Sports Composite Ranking: 3-Star (87) Brady Sibbing, TE, Lees Summit North, MO 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Charlee Lawson, OL, Culver Academies, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Bryce Kish, LB, Howell HS, MI 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Chris Wilson, DE, Yorktown HS, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Keontay Toomer, Safety, Ben Davis, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Wilson Canovas, OL, Concordia Lutheran, TX 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Jaden Gilbert, WR, Bedford-North Lawrence, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Malachi Malone, OL, Yorktown, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile 2028 Uncommitted Players Luke Rubley, QB, Regis Jesuit HS, CO 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Rubley does hold an IU offer. He already has offers from Arkansas, Boston College and Florida State as well. Xavier Bowman, CB, Knoxville Catholic, TN 247Sports Composite Ranking: 4-Star (92.95) Bowman has an IU offer and should be a highly sought after defensive back in the future. Merrick Ham, DL, Marietta HS, GA 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Ham has an IU offer and several other Power Four schools are on the trail as well. Weston Hepp, TE, Georgetown HS, TX 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Theo Schott, TE, Zionsville Community HS, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: Unranked Schott’s only offer to date is Purdue Michael Henley Jr., WR, Concordia Lutheran, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Grayden Reid, Atherton HS, KY 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Demarshuwn Clemons, DE, Muncie Central, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Quincy Mills, CB, Marion County HS, TN 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Carter Charapata, Safety, Chattanooga Christian HS, TN 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile Noah Plovick, Safety, Pendleton Heights HS, IN 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile 2029 Uncommitted Players Aleem Pavagadhi, QB, Downers Grove North HS, IL 247Sports Composite Ranking: No Profile