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Top WR, Iowa State commit transfers to Dowling Catholic

Jeffrey Roberts will play his senior season for Maroons and not Ames

Dana Becker

Jeffrey Roberts will play his senior season for Dowling Catholic, as the Iowa State football commit transfers from Ames.
Jeffrey Roberts will play his senior season for Dowling Catholic, as the Iowa State football commit transfers from Ames. / Jeffrey Roberts/X

The summer has brought with it a big transfer within the state of Iowa for high school football.

Jeffrey Roberts, who announced his commitment to Iowa State University earlier this year, has transferred to play his senior season with Dowling Catholic High School. Roberts was set to be a senior for the Ames Little Cyclones.

According to Keith Murphy, Roberts is eligible immediately and will not be required to miss any time on the football field because his mother took a job in West Des Moines. His enrollment was also confirmed by athletic director and head football coach Tom Wilson.

Roberts caught 38 passes for 989 yards and 12 touchdowns last year for the Little Cyclones, averaging an eye-popping 26 yards per catch. 

Dowling went 10-2 a season ago, losing to eventual state runner-up and rival West Des Moines Valley in the playoffs. They are slated to return quarterback Joey Nahas along with Ian MiddletonCoehn Shelton and Sam Drexler.

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Dana Becker
DANA BECKER

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in 2022 focused on the state of Iowa. Along with providing coverage of football and wrestling, Dana also spotlights cross country, swimming, basketball, track and field, soccer, tennis, golf, baseball and softball. He began writing for High School on SI in 2023.

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