Utah State received a verbal commitment from former New Mexico State University defensive tackle Gabriel Iniguez. Iniguez is a 6-foot-2 290-pound sophomore who has two seasons of eligibility remaining. In his lone season at New Mexico State, he was credited with 24 tackles, 5.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, and 1 pass breakup. Iniguez also played one season at the City College of San Francisco (CA) in 2022, where he racked up 37.0 tackles, 8.0 tackles-for-loss, 6.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery. He also spent a COVID season and a redshirt freshman season at the University of Hawaii. He will be joining the Aggies for the 2024 season and will enroll at Utah State in January. At the time of his commitment, Iniguez held offers from Arkansas State, Colorado State, Jacksonville State, Old Dominion, UTEP, and Western Kentucky. According to 247sports coming out of the City College of San Francisco (CA), he was rated as the 207th-best JuCo player nationally, the 32nd-best defensive lineman, and the 61st-best JuCo player in the state of California. He originally held offers from Nevada, New Mexico State, and North Texas. Iniguez is the thirteenth transfer portal signing for the Aggies and the twenty-sixth commitment/signing overall for the Aggies 2024 recruiting cycle, joining former university of utah linebacker Jadon Pearson, former University of Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras, former University of Pittsburgh offensive lineman Trey Andersen, former Baylor University offensive lineman George Maile, former Arizona State University linebacker Will Shaffer, former Oklahoma State University defensive tackle Ricky Lolohea, former Kent State defensive tackle Macy “Taz” Williams, former University of Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac, former University of Oklahoma cornerback DJ Graham, former University of Charlotte defensive tackle Miguel Jackson, former university of utah quarterback Bryson Barnes, and former Texas State University EDGE rush end Bryson “Butch” Cage, Junior college players Hutchinson CC (KS) cornerback Mason Edwards, Bulter CC (KS) EDGE rush end Marlin Dean, Golden West CC (CA) safety Terrell Taylor, Golden West CC (CA) safety Marquis Brown, East Central CC (MS) cornerback EJ Fisk, Navarro CC (TX) offensive lineman Jared Pele, Golden West CC (CA) defensive tackle Braydon Bailey and Fullerton CC (CA) EDGE rush end CJ Nesmith, and high school commits Casteel High (AZ) offensive lineman Camden Jury, Lehi High (UT) tight end Grayson Brousseau, Corner Canyon High (UT) wide receiver Tate Kjar, and Mater Dei High (CA) linebacker Tanner Williams.
Utah State Football Receives a Verbal Commitment from former New Mexico State University Defensive Tackle Gabriel Iniguez
