Drew Surges
Iowa State Cyclones
88
Great

Drew Surges

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Projected Starter

Is Drew Surges starting?

Drew Surges is the projected starter at SS for Iowa State Cyclones.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Charles North, ranked #1,710 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 26 tackles, 1 INT, 2 PBU. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,710 Natl3-Yr Total43 tacklesTeam Share4%
Chicago, IL
Jersey
#6
Class
RS JR
Height
6'1"
Weight
205 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20252612
2024110
20231601

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8400
National Rank
#1710
High School
St. Charles North
Hometown
St. Charles, IL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 76th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 76% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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88
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Team Role

26 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement67%

Depth at SS · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 1688Drew SurgesStarter
  2. 21469Damarius Russell
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.