Scout.com shows the Iowa Hawkeyes have thrown their name into the ring for three five-star recruits for 2011. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on whether these high school studs drop the Hawkeyes from their list of possible colleges or stick with them for the long haul.

Below is a list of the three athletes and a brief reason why they would fit in at Iowa.

Cyrus Kouandjio OT (6-6, 291) Dematha Catholic H.S. (Hyattsville, MD)

Kouandjio is from the same school as incoming freshman RB, Marcus Coker. Who wouldn’t love to block for a former teammate at the next level?

Braxton Miller QB (6-3.5, 199) Wayne H.S. (Huber Heights, OH)

Because everybody else goes to Ohio State. It’s time for somebody to step up to the plate and be a true trailblazer.

Jameel Poteat RB (5-11, 200) Bishop McDevitt H.S. (Harrisburg, PA)

After Robinson, Hampton, Wegher and Coker get done tearing up Big Ten defenses, it’ll be Poteat’s turn.

Extra Info:

The Hawkeyes are also interested in 11 four-start recruits.

Austin Blythe of Williamsburg is the first possible Hawkeye-state recruit listed at three stars.

Five-star recruits Cyrus Kouandjio and Jameel Poteat are on Scout.com’s 2011 recruiting board for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

It’s not too early for speculation, right?

Even though this could amount to a crap shoot so early in the game, Kirk Ferentz and his recruiting staff appear to have their sights set high for 2011. Notice all the four-star athletes, too!

Kouandjio is 2011′s No. 1 offensive tackle out of DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, Md.)–the same school of future Hawkeye RB Marcus Coker. He stands at 6-foot-6 and hits 291 pounds on the scales. While that may seem smallish, remember he’s still got his senior season to develop and add some bulk.

Watch Kouandjio’s Scout.com video. The big guy is relentless, pushing defenders back twenty yards plus!

I’ve already forgotten that kid who went to USC.

Jameel Poteat is Scout.com’s No. 5 RB recruit for 2011 out of Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, Penn.). He is 5-foot-11, 200 pounds. He’s another physically focused back who runs a 4.48 40.

If the Hawkeyes can stay in the running for these recruits down the stretch–and record another solid season–look for Iowa to possibly return to the top 10 in recruiting classes.

Let’s just hope looking for star athletes this time around pays off for Ferentz and his crew. We don’t want a repeat of how the last top 10 class disintegrated.