Iowa went back to the Chicagoland area for another offensive lineman, as Josh Janowski of Lincoln Way East in Frankfort, Illinois signed with the Hawkeyes.

Janowski signed with Iowa over offers from MAC schools Ball State, Miami University, Bowling Green and Toledo.

“I first visited for a camp in June or July [2022],” the three-star recruit told us. “I went to a junior day and toured the whole campus. As soon as I saw it – I mean, the coaches and everything were so nice – I knew that I loved it. I went on a game day visit and I knew that if I got an offer I would commit.”

Janowski got that offer and committed just two days later, becoming the second of what would become four offensive linemen to join the 2024 Hawkeye class.

Janowski played center for LWE and projects to the interior (likely guard) at the next level, as the shortest of the four offensive line recruits to join the program in 2024 — though 6'3" is hardly a disqualifier for blocking the edges. Janowski is athletic enough to pull and move in space and take on faster defenders, and has the tenacity to erase down linemen from the point of attack.

Janowski keeps a solid base under himself in pass protection, and his pad level will especially pose problems for larger defenders along the line. He'll also have a smaller step up in competition from high school to college to account for, as LWE is a Class 8A football program: the largest in the state of Illinois.