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Julian Manson staying home

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Four-star linebacker Julian Manson is headed to Iowa. (Photo from Manson)

Class of 2026 linebacker Julian Manson is staying home. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound junior from Iowa City West announced today that he will be following in his father’s footsteps and playing college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The son of Jason Manson, who played quarterback at Iowa and is now director of player of development for the Hawkeyes, Julian has grown up around the program. Still, he made sure to do his due diligence and research all of his options during the recruiting process, which included scholarship offers from Kansas State, Minnesota, Miami, Arizona, New Mexico, Miami-OH, Kent State, Dartmouth, and North Dakota State. But all roads kept leading back to Iowa City for the four-star prospect.

A versatile playmaker on both sides of the ball, Manson finished his junior year with 52 catches for 867 yards and 13 touchdowns on offense and 86.5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss on defense.

A four-star prospect, On3 currently ranks Manson at No. 80 overall in the Class of 2026.

Overall, Manson is commitment No. 12 for the Hawkeyes in the Class of 2026 as he joins offensive linemen Carson Nielsen, Hudson Parliament, Gene Riordan, Owen Linder, and Colin Whitters, wide receivers Brody Schaffer and Diondre Smith, defensive backs Marcello Vitti and Ronnie Hill, defensive lineman Sawyer Jezierski, and linebacker Kasen Thomas on Iowa’s list. The Hawkeyes have also added preferred walk-ons Isaiah Oliver and Noah Daniel in the class as well.

Stay with HawkeyeReport.com for the latest on Iowa football recruiting.

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