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Waterloo West’s Carson Nielsen is first commit to Iowa football’s 2026 recruiting class
Iowa football added its first commitment from the 2026 recruiting class, and it comes from in-state offensive tackle Carson Nielsen.
The Waterloo West sophomore is not ranked by 247Sports but holds a four-star rating from On3 and a three-star rating from Rivals.
Nielsen chose the Hawkeyes over offers from Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota State, Penn State, Tennessee and Wisconsin. He collected all his offers between October 2023 and March 2024.
The 6-foot-7, 275-pound tackle played on both the offensive and defensive lines for Waterloo West. He helped his team collect 1,367 rushing yards and nearly 1,000 passing yards on offense.
Alyssa Hertel is the college sports recruiting reporter for the Des Moines Register. Contact Alyssa at ahertel@dmreg.com or on Twitter @AlyssaHertel.