Although we had an unfortunate cancellation of the 2020 season, the Hobart College Statesmen Football coaches jobs as recruiters never ends. Earlier this week, the first of what is sure to be another strong recruiting class announced over Twitter that they were committed to coming to Hobart.
Another in a long line of student athletes who've come up to Geneva from "Strong Island", Oceanside HS SR RB/LB Andres Duran tweeted that:
"I am beyond grateful to announce that I will be furthering my academic and athletic career at Hobart College. I am extremely thankful for my coaches, family and friends that helped me along the way." @AndresDurann on 12/14/20
With HWS ED1 decisions delivered last weekend, I'm sure more of these announcements will occur over the coming weeks. Duran will be the second OHS player on the Hobart roster as he'll join Sailors alum and current Hobart JR LB Bryan Aguilar.
As you can see from his junior season highlights, Andres brings a mix of speed, strength and natural instincts as a RB and LB. He rushed for 694 yards and 9 TDs (8.1 YPR) while adding 10 catches for 70 yards as a receiver. Standing 5' 10" and 195 lbs. Andres is stocky but a strong scraper and tackler with a nose for the football. He had 48 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 FRs as a "Mike" LB for OHS in 2019. He also starred in lacrosse for Sailors.
While time (and the 2021 preseason) will tell where the coaching staff decides to utilize Duran's talents, my initial guess is at LB given this photo op with Coach Fly during his recruiting visit back on November 3rd.
Overall, Duran seems like a quality get for the Statesmen, as his timeline indicated he was getting interest / looking at several strong programs including Southern CT State (D2), Assumption (D2), Stonehill (D3), Springfield, Cortland and Utica.
Please join me in being the first to welcome Andres and the extended Duran family to the Statesmen one!
Thanks as always for reading the blog and go 'Bart!
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