2024 3-Star Offensive Lineman Austin Leibfried Commits to Indiana

Austin Leibfried, a three-star offensive tackle in the class of 2024, committed to Indiana on Friday to play for head coach Tom Allen and the Hoosiers.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Coach Tom Allen and the Indiana Hoosiers received a commitment from three-star offensive tackle Austin Leibfried on Friday, making him Indiana's 16th overall commit in the class of 2024, and its 15th three-star in the class. 

100% COMMITTED! Go Hoosiers!

@CoachAllenIU @Coach_Bostad @IndianaFootball @BarnevldHoreb pic.twitter.com/RTllUlgm7I

— AustinLeibfried (@AustinLeibfried) July 14, 2023

Leibfried is a 6-foot-6, 265-pound lineman out of Mount Horeb, Wisc. He picked Indiana over eight FBS schools, including Syracuse, Air Force, Coastal Carolina, Wyoming, Western Michigan, Akron, Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois, according to 247 Sports. 

Leibfried also tagged new Indiana offensive line coach Bob Bostad in his announcement post, as the position coach was his primary recruiter at IU.

The commitment of Leibfried gives Allen's team four offensive linemen in the class of 2024, including Evan Lawrence, Mitch Verstegen and Adedamola Ajani, all three-star prospects as well. 

Indiana's 2024 recruiting class now ranks 55th overall in the country, and has moved up in the Big Ten rankings, passing the UCLA Bruins (who will have joined the Big Ten by 2024) for the 14th-overall rated class in the conference for 2024, according to 247 Sports. The Hoosiers' 2024 class also ranks ahead of Northwestern's. 

Leibfried is rated as the 84th best offensive tackle in the country in the class of 2024, according to 247, as well as the 11th best overall player out of Wisconsin in the class. 

For a team that rosters four senior offensive lineman – Zach Carpenter, Mike Katic, Max Longman and Matthew Bedford – the commitment of Leibfried is another step in building the depth and security of the Indiana offensive line for years to come. 

Leibfried's junior year highlights can be found here on his Hudl page. 

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