Weekly Recruiting Roundup: August 22, 2020

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Written by Amanda Pavelka (@AmandaPavelka3)

High school football kicked off across America this week. Out of the 14 Indiana football 2021 commits, five started their final seasons as high school players Friday night, and here is how they did.

Donavan McCulley

4-star recruit from Indianapolis, Indiana. 6’5”, 195 lb Quarterback. National Player Rank: 320th. Position Rank: 12th. State Rank: 3rd.

McCulley’s arm threw the Lawrence North Wildcats to a huge 62-34 victory over the Avon Orioles at home Friday night. He went 9-for-13 for 248 yards and four touchdowns, and totaled 157 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. 

Joshua Sales

3-star recruit from Brownsburg, Indiana. 6’6”, 285 lb Offensive Tackle. National Player Rank: 603rd. Position Rank: 48th. State Rank: 10th.

Sales led the Brownsburg Bulldogs to a whopping 38-7 away victory over Ben Davis. 

Vinny Fiacable

3-star recruit from Fort Wayne, Indiana. 6’4”, 300 lb Offensive Guard. National Player Rank: 1100th. Position Rank: 53rd. State Rank: 18th. 

Fiacable helped the Bishop Dwenger Saints to a 35-12 victory over the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals in their home opener game Friday night. 

Aaron Steinfeldt

3-star recruit from Bloomington, Indiana. 6’5”, 230 lb Tight End. National Player Rank: 736th. Position Rank: 36th. State Rank: 13th.

Had two pancake blocks in Bloomington North’s 28-23 loss at Greenwood. BN only ran 32 offensive plays.

Jordyn Williams 

3-star recruit from Cedar Hill, Texas. 6’1”, 182 lb Wide Receiver. National Player Rank: 802nd. Position Rank: 116th. State Rank: 112th.

Totaled three catches for 75 yards for Trinity Christian who fell 27-26 to Madison-Ridgeland Academy.

Cooper Jones

3-star recruit from Valparaiso, Indiana. 6’6”, 245 lb Defensive End. National Player Rank: 427th. Position Rank: 29th. State Rank: 4th. 

Jones helped Valpo to a 17-16 win in their season opener at Penn, ended with 13 tackles and a sack.


The following future Hoosiers did not play last night, and are set to kick off their seasons in the upcoming weeks:

Jaquez Smith

4-star recruit from Atlanta, Georgia. 6’1”, 190 lb Wide Receiver. National Player Rank: 173rd. Position Rank: 31st. State Rank: 17th.

Larry Smith III

3-star recruit from Jacksonville, Florida. 5’10”, 170 lb Safety. National Player Rank: 588th. Position Rank: 44th. State Rank: 87th. 

Aubrey Burks 

3-star recruit from Auburndale, Florida. 6’0”, 180lb Safety. National Player Rank: 770th. Position Rank: 58th. State Rank: 104th.

Jordan Grier 

3-star recruit from Ellenwood, Georgia. 6’0”, 185 lb Safety. National Player Rank: 1149th. Position Rank: 79th. State Rank: 105th. 

Three future Hoosiers’ senior football season have been postponed until spring:

Trenten Howland 

3-star recruit from Joliet, Illinois. 6’2”, 218 lb Athlete. National Player Rank: 733rd. Position Rank:  51st. State Rank: 22nd.

Maurice Freeman

3-star recruit from Chesapeake, Virginia.  6’0”, 190 lb Safety. National Player Rank: 1154th. Position Rank: 94th. State Rank: 30th. 

David Holloman

3-star recruit from Auburn Hills, Michigan. 5’11”, 200 lb Running Back. National Player Rank: 1027th. Position Rank: 68th. State Rank: 29th.

No high school football season:

James Evans

2-star recruit from Auckland, New Zealand. 6’1”, 207 lb Punter. Position Rank: 12th. 

Hoosier Huddle is here to keep you updated on the 2021 recruiting class and their performances. Check back every Saturday for our weekly recruiting roundup.