By Hawk Fanatic

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa football team has added another linebacker to its 2026 recruiting class as Georgia native Billy Weivoda committed to Iowa on Friday.

The three-star recruit from Alpharetta, Georgia is the third linebacker to commit to Iowa’s 2026 recruiting class in the last week, joining Sioux City native Kasen Thomas and Iowa City native Julian Manson.

Weivoda, who is listed at 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, picked Iowa over reported scholarship offers from Vanderbilt, Memphis, Marshall, New Mexico, Jacksonville State, South Florida and Virginia Teach among others.

Weivoda attends football powerhouse Milton High School, which has won three Georgia state titles since 2018, including in each of the past two seasons. Milton also finished as a state runner-up in 2021.

“Traveling a little bit under the radar, but the Hawkeyes really like his athletic ability and potential,” veteran recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said of Wievoda.

2026 Iowa football recruits

name, position, height-weight, hometown

Billy Weivoda, LB, 6-2, 205, Alpharetta, Georgia

Julian Manson, LB, 6-4, 225, Iowa City

Kasen Thomas, LB, 6-2, 220, Sioux City, Iowa

Ronnie Hill, DB, 6-1, 183, Sterling Heights, Michigan

Carson Nielsen, OL, 6-7, 275, Waterloo, Iowa

Hudson Parliament, OL, 6-4, 285, Brandon, South Dakota

Gene Riordan, OL, 6-5, 275, Hinsdale, Illinois

Colin Whitters, OL, 6-4, 285, Iowa City

Marcello Vitti, ATH, 5-10, 170, Detroit

Owen Linder, OL, 6-5, 250, Chanhassen, Minnesota

Brody Schaffer, WR, 6-0, 190, Winneconne, Wisconsin

Diondre Smith, WR, 5-11, 175, Neptune Beach, Florida

Sawyer Jezierski, DL, 6-4, 275, Minneapolis

Isaiah Oliver, WR, 6-0, 190, Waukee#

Noah Daniel, DB, 6-0, 190, Fort Dodge#

# Committed as a preferred walk-on