One of Iowa’s premier high school football prospects added another major program to his list over the weekend, as Sioux City East junior Isaiah Grant landed an offer from Oregon.
Grant announced the news on X, writing, “All Glory to GOD!” and adding, “After a great conversation with (Oregon director of personnel strategy for the offense, Nick Dimario) I’m blessed to receive an offer from Oregon.”
He also shared a second post on X that repeated the same message and included Oregon football accounts and several recruiting analysts.
Oregon joins a growing list of schools that have extended Grant an offer. In recent weeks, he has also picked up official offers from Boston College and Oklahoma. Before that, he had already been offered by Georgia Tech, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas and Wisconsin.
The production backs up the attention. In his sophomore season with the Black Raiders, Grant hauled in 47 catches for 734 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 15.6 yards per reception while also working as a punt returner on four occasions. As a freshman, he got on the field and caught eight passes for 80 yards, averaging 10 yards a grab.
Recruiting services have taken notice, too. 247Sports lists Grant as the No. 3 player in Iowa high school football and the No. 38 wide receiver in the Class of 2028.
He’s a four-star prospect with a 90 grade. In the 247Sports Composite, he checks in at No. 4 in Iowa, is ranked as the 38th wide receiver, and sits at No. 247 overall.
Sioux City East is coming off a 9-2 season in 2025 and reached the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Football quarterfinals before losing to Waukee Northwest. In the playoffs, Grant delivered in a 28-14 win over Dallas Center-Grimes, catching four passes for 84 yards and a touchdown.
The Black Raiders open the 2026 season against Sioux City North this Friday, August 28. They’ll play their first five games at home at Elwood Olsen Stadium, with Norwalk, Sioux City Bishop Heelan, Sioux City West and Ankeny coming before a road game at Des Moines Roosevelt on Friday, October 1.
After that, Sioux City East returns home for Johnston in a key Class 5A matchup, then closes the regular season with Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln and Ames.
High School On SI Iowa’s preseason Top 25 has Sioux City East in the Top 10 and third in the Class 5A Top 10. Grant will be part of a core that includes Kason Clayborne, Chris Ford, Amos Collins and Tanner Boonstra, among others. Clayborne committed to Minnesota during the offseason, and Ford has committed to South Dakota.
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