IOWA CITY — High school recruiting evaluations can be a slippery slope.

Iowa football , which is known for finding and developing diamonds in the rough, proves that.

Riley Moss was a two-star prospect in high school. So was Josey Jewell. Both turned out more than fine.

So it’s important to take those evaluations with a grain of salt.

"We don't recruit off of rankings and stars and all that," Iowa football GM/Chief of Staff Tyler Barnes said. "...I don't get any type of raise or neither does our recruiting staff for that. But you've got to dig into who the kid is, and at some point, you're going to figure out if their values match ours."

That said, it’s acceptable to take a step back and applaud what Iowa has had on the recruiting trail this cycle.

There is still time for it to flu

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