Indiana offers Texas guard Josiah Rose in 2028 recruiting push

Indiana extended a scholarship offer to Dallas guard Josiah Rose in May, pushing its 2028 board well beyond the Midwest and into one of the country’s deepest talent pools. Rose, who plays at Faith Family Academy, is the kind of long, versatile perimeter prospect the Hoosiers have been targeting early as they build out the next cycle.

Rose’s profile jumps because the numbers match the frame. He is listed at 6-foot-3 with a plus-six wingspan, and over 16 games he averaged 15.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists. That is not just a scorer’s line. It is the production of a guard who can affect a game in multiple categories, which is exactly what makes young perimeter players worth betting on before the rankings settle.

For Indiana, the offer says as much about board strategy as it does about Rose himself. A player from a major Dallas-area program with that kind of length and all-around output fits a recruiting model built on upside, not geography. The Hoosiers are clearly trying to get in early on two-way guards who can grow into either a primary creator or a secondary playmaker later in the cycle, and Rose checks both boxes.

That matters for Indiana readers because it shows how wide the staff is willing to cast its net in the class of 2028. The usual recruiting map still matters, but this is not a staff shopping only in familiar Midwest neighborhoods. It is chasing size, skill and room to develop, which means in-state prospects will not be the only ones shaping how the future board looks. If Rose makes the jump his physical tools suggest, Indiana will already have a head start on a player whose ceiling could draw national attention long before signing day enters the picture.