Iowa lands two bookend defenisve ends from Detroit

Iowa landed a commitment today from two bookend defensive ends from Detroit East English Village Prep on Monday, when juniors, Cedrick Lattimore and Chauncey Golston. The two were on a visit to Iowa with their parents, when they both decided to become Hawkeyes.

"They really had interest," Lattimore said of the Iowa coaching staff. "The coaching staff loves me, and I love the coaching staff. The people of Iowa are wonderful, and I want to get a good education."

Lattimore also doubles as a high school basketball player, and if he was taller, would probably be a Division I basketball player. Instead, the 6-5, 251-pounder collected a number of football offers, turning them all down to go to Iowa.

Golston, on the other hand, only had one offer, from Iowa, and decided that was enough for him. The 6-6, 242-pounder flew a bit under the radar, but obviously, Iowa saw a lot in him, that others didn't. Golston has a frame that coaches drool over, especially at the defensive end position, and could be a steal for them down the line.

"Iowa felt like a good fit for me," Golston said. "And they are in need of my position. The coaches like the size and leadership, and saw what the other schools didn't see in me, my potential, because of my lack of tape.

"They are going to be sorry for that mistake," Golston said of the schools who didn't recruit him.

Another big reason Lattimore and Golston committed to Iowa, was the presence of former East English Village Prep, and current Hawkeyes defensive back, Desmond King, on the team. King didn't have major offers coming out of East English Village Prep, but Iowa took a chance of him, and he made the best of his opportunities. King started all 13 games for Iowa as a sophomore in 2014, recording 64 tackles, and a team-high, three interceptions. His former teammates back in high school have recognized what he has been able to do at Iowa, and hope to have the same success there one day.

"Desmond playing there was a huge factor, because he came and thrived at Iowa, and he was also slept on," said Golston. "I talked to him briefly, and he said that I would be a good fit here."

"It was big, man," Lattimore added, on his former teammate King playing at Iowa. "I would like to play another game alongside him, and they run the same defense, so it was a big factor.

"He didn't say much when I saw him, but we did kick it, and talked. He said that I should definitely come there."

Lattimore and Golston will also have the chance to continue playing together at the next level as well. Not too many teams in the stats can say they have two starting 6-5, 240-pound Division I defensive ends, and should cause some havoc this year for the Bulldogs. The opportunity presented itself for the two to do that in college, and was too good to pass up.

"He's someone who I'm used to grinding with," Golston said of Lattimore. "We are like brothers, so it's really a bonus."

"We're twin towers at "The Ville", and I know we are capable of doing damage together," Lattimore said of Golston. "We both knew that, so why not go to the same college, and do it for Iowa?"