Recruiting Roundtable

Hope this finds everyone in the Hobart College Football family well.

As usual, there hasn't been a ton of news over the off-season and from what I can see, the social media commitments for student athletes (likely ED1&2 accepts) have cooled off. At this point, we are likely waiting until mid-May to get to find out and "meet" the rest of the Class of 2026.

What we do know right now is this:

The current spring roster has 64 Statesmen on it. A few quick facts on this group are they consist of:

13 SR, 24 JR and 27 SOs. By way of comparison, the fall 2021 roster had 93 total on it. Based on that I'd expect this fall's FY class to be approximately 30 student athletes, give or take. 

Position-wise the current roster's breakdown is:

15 DB, 1 DE, 6 DL, 1 PK, 13 LB (includes inside and outside), 1 LS, 8 OL, 5 QB, 4 RB, 4 TE and 6 WR.

One key missing piece is JR LB Bryan Aguilar. He was Hobart's leading tackler (85 total) last season, but he did have that bad collision with Emmett Forde '22 in the ECAC bowl game and appears to be taking care of his health, according to my sources. Whether or not we see him again in a Statesmen uniform remains to be seen. Either way I wish him the best. 

Based on the above it would appear Hobart has good depth in the secondary, at QB, RB, TE and the LB corps. What seems a bit "light" to me are the OL and DL numbers. Even 6 WRs is a bit low compared to prior seasons. Given that, it's not a surprise to see what's come in so far in the recruiting roundup.

As of this writing, I have posted on 15 known Statesmen commits, the vast majority of which are coming up to Hobart from NJ and PA. 

Position-wise these 15 were:

6 DL/OL, 5 DB/WR (one - see Ruscetta above - is potentially a TE based on his size), 1 LB, 1 PK, 1 QB and 1 RB (who also played DB, but I view RB as his likely landing spot coming into camp).

I imagine the next 15 or so incoming student athletes will fill out other open needs. The Statesmen coaching staff has consistently stated they prefer quality over quantity, and these 15 to date do not disappoint. 

I'll probably take a break from posting for a bit but will make any updates I find out about as they happen.

Thanks as always for reading and go 'Bart!