Hoosiers Land Another Highly Coveted Defensive Lineman as Richard Thomas Commits

Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

The 2022 recruiting class is just beginning to take shape and so far, the Indiana Hoosiers are loading up on their top defensive targets. Kaiden Turner, a well-regarded interior linebacker, was the first to commit. IU then flipped Dasan McCullough, a near five-star prospect that will be playing for Bloomington South High School this fall and projects as a Stinger linebacker. Today, the Hoosiers secured the commitment of one of their top defensive line targets as Richard Thomas pledged his services to Tom Allen and the Cream and Crimson.

Richard Thomas is currently listed at 6’2” and 255 pounds and he will come to Bloomington from American Heritage High School. Thomas is yet another talented prospect IU has landed from Florida and they beat out Florida State, Arkansas, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Arizona State and several others for the Fort Lauderdale native. He is ranked the 26th best strongside defensive end and IU has recruited him to play the Bull position, a spot he projects perfectly to with his physical profile.

With the addition of Thomas, the Hoosiers have landed three of their top targets in the 2022 class and all of them project to play in the front seven of the defense. IU continues to heavily pursue other top targets on the defensive line as they look to land their most talented class yet. Caden Curry, Joe Strickland and Zane Durant are the top players to watch on the defensive line while Trevell Mullen, Jacolby Spells and James Monds look like the top targets in the secondary as official visits ramp up in less than a month.

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Hoosier Huddle will have more information on this addition to the 2022 recruiting class as it becomes available.