2024 Cornerback Josh Philostin Commits To Indiana

Indiana coach Tom Allen has added Florida-based cornerback Josh Philostin to the 2024 recruiting class. He's a top-500 player in the nation and ranked No. 41 among cornerbacks.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana football picked up a commitment from cornerback Josh Philostin on Wednesday.

Philostin is the Hoosiers' highest-ranked recruit in class of 2024. He's ranked No. 487 overall, No. 41 among cornerbacks, No. 60 in the state of Florida and is considered a three-star recruit, per the 247 Sports Composite rankings.

At 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, Philostin attends Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Fla. He picked Indiana over a slew of offers including Arkansas, Duke, Illinois, Iowa, Louisville, Maryland, Miami, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Texas A&M, UCF, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, Wisconsin and others.

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— Josh Philostin (@gocrazy_josh) October 11, 2023

Throughout his high school career, Philostin has played cornerback, wide receiver, running back, kick returner and punt returner, but he projects to play cornerback in college. 

As a junior, he helped Cardinal Newman go 11-1 and reach the regional finals of Florida's 1M playoffs. He logged four interceptions as a junior, along with 307 receiving yards and four touchdowns, according to Max Preps. 

Philostin also runs track for Cardinal Newman. He took home a silver medal at the FHSAA 1A track meet in the 200-meter dash with a wind-legal 21.47 in spikes, and won gold as a member of the 4x100 team, according to 247 Sports. 

This commitment continues Indiana coach Tom Allen's track record of landing talented recruits from the state of Florida, especially cornerbacks and safeties. In recent years, Florida-based defensive backs to commit to Indiana include Amare Ferrell, Phillip Dunnam, Jamari Sharpe, James Monds III, Josh Sanguinetti, Tiawan Mullen and others.

Philostin is the 18th player to commit to Indiana in the class of 2024, and he could be the final to do so. Allen noted Monday that this recruiting class is nearly complete. 

"You might add a guy or two, but I don't see a lot more," Allen said,. "I'm thinking kind of the 18 to 20-ish range is kind of where you're at, and then once again, the portal becomes utilized to offset any departures that you might have that you either expected or didn't expect and to be able to keep the rooms balanced."

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