by Bill Seals
A first-year Iowa State staffer recently became the first coach to extend an offer to a Minnesota tight end in the 2021 class, and the heralded high school prospect is now planning to visit later this month.
Delano rising junior Trey Longstreet said the Cyclones got involved earlier this summer and that all led up to his receiving an offer a few weeks ago.
“(The assistant director of scouting) at Iowa State (Josh Rosenthal) got his start at St. Thomas and my older brother played there for four years, so he coached him for four years,” said Longstreet.
“That’s kind of how the connection started. I had a pretty good season last year and had a Hudl tape. They must have seen that, contacted my brother to ask about me and (the relationship) kind of grew more and more. The more they watched my highlights from last year, the more they liked me. Eventually, they called my head coach and offered.”
The 6-foot-6, 190-pound Longstreet, a multi-sport athlete who also stars on the basketball team at his high school, said coaches like everything he brings to the table at his position.
“They like my size and athleticism, how I can stretch the field as a tight end,” he said. “They told me what I should continue to work on, which is gaining some more weight, getting stronger and blocking. I’ve also been working on my athleticism and jumping ability. I’m playing a lot of basketball, so that’s helped my agility and speed.”
After getting offered, Longstreet said he contacted Rosenthal to learn more about the first program to have offered him. That conversation spurred the 2021 prospect to schedule a trip to I-State.
“We talked about the Iowa State program and how I could come down there on an unofficial visit for their first game on August 31st,” Longstreet said. “I’ve never been down there, so it would be great to do that and see the campus. I know it’s a good school.
“I’ve been watching some highlights of the team, watching stuff on Twitter about them and about the facilities and campus. It looks beautiful down there. Offensively, they like to pass it a lot, spread it out a lot and throw to the tight end.”
Longstreet said he’s also talked to one of the Cyclones’ 2020 commits, Minneapolis Minnehaha Academy’s Craig McDonald, who he’s played against. Longstreet said his dad and quarterback commit Aidan Bouman’s father are also acquaintances.
A first-year Iowa State staffer recently became the first coach to extend an offer to a Minnesota tight end in the 2021 class, and the heralded high school prospect is now planning to visit later this month.
Delano rising junior Trey Longstreet said the Cyclones got involved earlier this summer and that all led up to his receiving an offer a few weeks ago.
“(The assistant director of scouting) at Iowa State (Josh Rosenthal) got his start at St. Thomas and my older brother played there for four years, so he coached him for four years,” said Longstreet.
“That’s kind of how the connection started. I had a pretty good season last year and had a Hudl tape. They must have seen that, contacted my brother to ask about me and (the relationship) kind of grew more and more. The more they watched my highlights from last year, the more they liked me. Eventually, they called my head coach and offered.”
The 6-foot-6, 190-pound Longstreet, a multi-sport athlete who also stars on the basketball team at his high school, said coaches like everything he brings to the table at his position.
“They like my size and athleticism, how I can stretch the field as a tight end,” he said. “They told me what I should continue to work on, which is gaining some more weight, getting stronger and blocking. I’ve also been working on my athleticism and jumping ability. I’m playing a lot of basketball, so that’s helped my agility and speed.”
After getting offered, Longstreet said he contacted Rosenthal to learn more about the first program to have offered him. That conversation spurred the 2021 prospect to schedule a trip to I-State.
“We talked about the Iowa State program and how I could come down there on an unofficial visit for their first game on August 31st,” Longstreet said. “I’ve never been down there, so it would be great to do that and see the campus. I know it’s a good school.
“I’ve been watching some highlights of the team, watching stuff on Twitter about them and about the facilities and campus. It looks beautiful down there. Offensively, they like to pass it a lot, spread it out a lot and throw to the tight end.”
Longstreet said he’s also talked to one of the Cyclones’ 2020 commits, Minneapolis Minnehaha Academy’s Craig McDonald, who he’s played against. Longstreet said his dad and quarterback commit Aidan Bouman’s father are also acquaintances.
