Lebowski

Top 50 CB out Gibsonia, PA. However he'll play S. 247 Rivals On3

Yep.

The Dude abides

The bay area is about to fully learn the work ethic of IUFB/812FB.

If he can stay healthy I think he will be in the league for a long time and going to SF his rookie season is the perfect spot for him.

DT CJ West - Round 4, 113th pick QB Kurtis Rourke - Round 7, 227th pick Finished it out with a 100% prediction rate. Looking forward to the 2025 season when there will be more than 2 IUFB picks in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Top 10 Nationally Top 3 WR out of Indianaplis, IN 247 Rivals On3 There might be a legitimate shot at landing him. ND and that school up north are the only other two in Indiana.

2027 Top 10 Nationally, Top 3 WR recruit out of Indianapolis, IN (Lawrence North)

Top 70 LB out of Union, KY 247 Rivals On3

Top 50 CB out of Indianapolis, IN 247 Rivals On3

Overall/Conference/Transfer 20/6/8 - 247 29/8/1 - On3 Updated: 2/3/2026 Class Map Italic indicates the recruit has a 4 star or greater rating by one of the rating systems.  High School (22 total) OL Samuel Simpson - River Falls, WI (2/1/2025) LB Henry Ohlinger - Columbus, OH (4/21/2025) DL Rodney White - Towson, MD (4/24/2025) CB Kasmir Hicks - Indianapolis, IN (4/24/2025) LB Jacob Savage - Union, KY (4/24/2025) S Lawrence "Jay" Timmons - Gibsonia, PA (4/28/2025) DECOMMIT DL Blake Smythe - Franklin, IN (5/2/2025) LB/TE Trevor Gibbs - Crown Point, IN (5/7/2025) DL Gabe Hill - Naperville, IL (5/17/2025) OT Kenton Mondeau - Eau Claire, WI (6/2/2025) TE PJ MacFarlane - Middletown, OH (6/8/2025) WR Kortez "Tez" Rupert - East Saint Louis, IL (6/9/2025) LB Ja'Dyn Williams - Massillon, OH (6/10/2025) DL Kevontay Hugan - Sarasota, FL (6/11/2025) OL CJ Scifres - Greenwood, IN (6/14/2025) TE Parker Elmore - Columbus, IN (6/15/2025) RB Jayreon Campbell - Powder Springs, GA (6/16/2025) CB LeRon Dues - Sarasota, FL (6/17/2025) DECOMMIT QB Cash Herrera - La Jolla, CA (6/23/2025) DECOMMIT S Jamar Owens - Douglasville, GA (6/27/2025) DL Cameron McHaney - Bradenton, FL (7/1/2025) WR Walker Bryson - Rabun Gap, GA (7/4/2025) DECOMMIT Edge Ronelle Johnson - Blue Springs, MO (7/5/2025) WR Lavar Keys - Hyattsville, MD (11/16/2025) OL Ben Novak - Merrillville, IN (11/19/2025) S D'Montae Tims - Seffner, FL (11/20/2025) Transfers (17) WR Nick Marsh - River Rouge, MI form MSU (1/4/2026) S Preston Zachman - Catawissa, PA from Wisconsin (1/4/2026) Edge Tobi Osunsanmi - Wichita, KS from KSU (1/4/2026) S Jiquan Sanks - Phenix City, AL from Cincinnati (1/4/2026) QB Josh Hoover - Rockwall, TX from TCU (1/4/2026) RB Turbo Richard - Rock Hill, SC from Boston College (1/4/2026) DL Joshua Burnham - Traverse City, MI from Notre Dame (1/4/2026) Edge Chiddi Obiazor - Eden Prairie, MN from KSU (1/5/2026) TE Brock Schott - Leo, IN from Miami (1/5/2026) P Billy Gowers - Melborrne, VC AUS from Hawaii (1/7/2026) DL Joe Hjelle - Council Bluff, IA from Tulsa (1/8/2026) LS Drew Clausen - Grimes, IA from Iowa St. (1/8/2026) CB Carson Williams - Houston, TX from Montana St. (1/11/2026) WR Shazz Preston - St. James, LA from Tulane (1/12/2026) CB A.J. Harris - Phenix City, IA from Penn St. (1/12/2026) K Paddy McAteer - Mullaghbawn, Ireland from Troy (1/13/2026) OL Joe Brunner - Milwaukee, WI from Wisconsin (1/14/2026)

DL out of Towson, MD 247 Rivals On3

I am so excited to start the season!!!!! It can't get here fast enough!!! LFG!

Nail on the head!! And Garcia is ALL FREAKIN IN on IUFB. Last year he was extremely active on social media and you can just tell he's all about team ball. I really hope it works out for him. I like his passion a lot.

Works for me. He'll be competing with Daley (who I think is a home run addition) for the starting position. I could be totally wrong, but I think Daley is going to wreck havoc in the Big Ten. I'm really high on him.

He's also a drop in coverage guy. That's a big deal to free up some unique blitz packages. Not sure if he'll get a lot of playing time though. But a solid addition to the defense nonetheless.

Edge out of Severn, MD 247 Profile Will add depth and is more of a utility kind of player. Can pressure the QB, stop the run, and drop in coverage.

No disagreement from me whatsoever. If I had to guess, his father bit off more than he could chew and then got taken down a peg or two with all the aftermath of 'market value' of his son. I was just making counterpoints to whether or not the transfer was successful. We'll see if this transfer works out for him in the long run. I do think he upgraded with his position coach (my biased opinion of course) and of the P4 schools interested, the location of the school played big factor with his choice. Also, he may not even get on the gridiron this season because from what I understand that QB room is pretty stacked. I could be wrong but I view UCLAFB much like IUFB. With the right resources and coaching it'll cause havoc in the conference and twist all the Herbstreits into a human pretzel. It's going to be interesting to see how they do this year with Coach Sunseri in the locker room now.

While I don't disagree with you regarding the state's differences in taxes, I do however disagree that this transfer wasn't good for him. Most importantly, he's home with his family, which might be the motivating factor of his choice. He's also in the 2nd largest market in the country, and he arguably upgraded coaches to improve his personal growth. We'll find out if it works out for him in the long run but I understand his decision to transfer to UCLA. And if we're going to dig in the weeds about the financial differences of the two places, today if he wanted to he can invest in the southern California real estate market and never have to worry about his personal assets for the rest of his life. And the ROI compared to Knoxville, TN is exponential. Since he grew up in socal, I'm sure he's well aware of the real estate market and might be eyeing (or not) certain homes in certain neighborhoods. For example. Manhattan Beach's avg house price is $3.08M to where in Downey (his hometown) the average house price is slightly above $800k. And if he wanted to stay close to his hometown Belmont Shore's avg house price is $1.4M. But I most certainly do understand your point, he lost upfront money with this transfer and his agent didn't do him any favors. Or maybe his agent/advisors explained to him about long term investments like real estate? Which in that case did him a huge a favor. Who knows, man. It's such a different time now that NIL and the transfer portal is part of the equation now. You do bring up a disadvantage the vast majority of schools have regarding state income tax rates. There are currently 9 states that do not have an income tax. (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming) All schools in those states have an advantage to sway NIL signings. There are some disadvantages to some of the states listed, for example, cost of living and housing affordability. But folks like Nico don't have to worry about neither of those examples in any state in the union because he's getting paid a substantial amount of cash.

Don't let the transfer rankings fool you. This is a big pick up for IUFB. He's quick and will be a complimentary one two punch with Kamara. I'm also assuming IUFB will try to sign more DLs during this transfer portal cycle.