Offensive Lineman Evan Parker Commits To Indiana Football

Offensive Lineman Evan Parker Commits To Indiana Football

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana has two commitments in the class of 2025 so far, and they’re both

offensive linemen. Evan Parker announced his commitment to Indiana Monday afternoon, joining

fellow offensive lineman Matt Marek in the Hoosiers’ 2025 recruiting class.

Parker is a 6-foot-4, 295-pound offensive lineman from Carmel High School in Indiana. He was a team captain and made the Junior All-State team following the 2023 season. Parker is considered a three-star recruit by the 247Sports Composite rankings, which slots him No. 741 in the nation, No. 59 among interior offensive linemen and No. 12 among 2025 recruits from the state of Indiana.

Parker’s commitment comes shortly after visiting Bloomington for Indiana’s Junior Day on Jan. 27. He picked Indiana over offers from Akron, Austin Peay, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Colorado State, Illinois State, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Toledo and Western Michigan. Parker also received interest from schools like Notre Dame, Penn State, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Purdue, West Virginia and Cincinnati. Indiana previously offered Parker under former head coach Tom Allen, and new head coach Curt Cignetti’s staff re-offered Parker on Jan. 17.

Despite hiring a largely new coaching staff, Cignetti kept Bob Bostad as offensive line coach; Allen had hired Bostad before the 2023 campaign. The starting left guard Mike Katic and left tackle Carter Smith are back for the Hoosiers, who lost starting center Zach Carpenter (Miami), right guard Matthew Bedford (Oregon), and right tackle Kahlil Benson (Colorado) from the previous campaign.

Additionally, transfer offensive lineman Nick Kidwell (James Madison), Trey Wedig (Wisconsin), and Tyler Stephens (James Madison) were acquired by Indiana. Indiana adds offensive lineman Adedamola Ajani, Evan Lawrence, Austin Leibfried, and Mitch Verstegen to their recruiting class for 2024.

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